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Additional authors

1. Cowles, Eugene
2. Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
3. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
4. Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
5. Wheaton, Anna
6. Harrod, James
7. Day, Edith
8. Steel, John, 1900-1971
9. Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975
10. Astaire, Fred
11. Astaire, Adele
12. Lawrence, Gertrude
13. Coyne, Joseph
14. Hale, Binnie
15. Oldham, Derek
16. Welchman, Harry
17. Hignell, Rose
18. Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941
19. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
20. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
21. Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
22. Merman, Ethel
23. Carson, Jack, 1910-1963
24. Oakes, Betty
25. Webb, Clifton, 1889-1966
26. Tamara
27. Duncan, Todd
28. Brown, M. Anne
29. Murray, Wynn
30. Rubenstein, Ruth
31. Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986
32. Huston, Walter, 1884-1950
33. Martin, Mary, 1913-1990
34. Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
35. Segal, Vivienne
36. Kaye, Danny
37. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
38. Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985
39. Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992
40. Raitt, John, 1917-2005
41. Wilson, Dooley, 1894-1953
42. Hill, Ruby
43. Nicholas, Harold
44. Green, Adolph
45. Alexander, Cris, 1920-2012
46. Reardon, John, 1930-1988
47. Yarnell, Bruce
48. Orbach, Jerry
49. Smith, Rufus
50. Logan, Ella, 1913-1969
51. Brooks, David (Vocalist)
52. Bell, Marion
53. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969
54. Bolger, Ray
55. Channing, Carol
56. Pinza, Ezio
57. Kaye, Stubby
58. Silver, Johnny
59. Deane, Douglas
60. Bigley, Isabel
61. Brynner, Yul
62. Booth, Shirley
63. Russell, Rosalind
64. Adams, Edie, 1927-2008
65. Ballard, Kaye
66. Carroll, Diahann
67. Verdon, Gwen
68. Weede, Robert
69. Sullivan, Jo
70. Harrison, Rex
71. Andrews, Julie
72. Coote, Robert, 1909-1982
73. Cook, Barbara
74. Chaplin, Sydney
75. Holliday, Judy
76. Preston, Robert, 1918-1987
77. Lawrence, Carol, 1932-
78. Kert, Larry
79. Gardner, Rita
80. Nelson, Kenneth, 1930-1993
81. Watson, Susan, 1938-
82. Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985
83. Walker, Nancy, 1922-1992
84. Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
85. Alberghetti, Anna Maria
86. Morse, Robert, 1931-2022
87. Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977.
88. Streisand, Barbra
89. Karnilova, Maria

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative title

1. Shows, songs, and stars
2. Shows, songs, and stars.

Subject

1. Musicals > Excerpts

Contents

1. The fortune teller. Gypsy love song (Eugene Cowles) -- Twirly-whirly. Come down, ma evenin' star (Lillian Russell) -- Little Johnny Jones. Life's a funny proposition, after all (George M. Cohan) -- The Honeymoon Express. You made me love you (Al Jolson) -- Oh, boy! Till the clouds roll by (Anna Wheaton ; James Harrod) -- Irene. Alice blue gown (Edith Day) -- Ziegfeld follies of 1919. A pretty girl is like a melody (John Steel) -- Shuffle along. Baltimore buzz (Noble Sissle) -- Lady, be good. Fascinating rhythm (Fred and Adele Astaire) -- Oh, Kay! Someone to watch over me (Gertrude Lawrence) -- No! no! Nanette! I want to be happy (Joseph Coyne, Binnie Hale) -- Rose-Marie. Indian love call (Edith Day ; Derek Oldham) -- The student prince. Deep in my heart, Dear (Harry Welchman ; Rose Hignell) -- Show boat. Can't help lovin' dat man (Helen Morgan) ; Ol' man river (Paul Robeson) -- Blackbirds of 1928. Doin' the new low down (Bill Robinson) -- Whoopee. Makin Whoopee (Eddie Cantor) -- Girl crazy. I got rhythm (Ethel Merman) -- Of thee I sing. Of thee I sing, baby (Jack Carson ; Betty Oakes) -- The band wagon. Hoops (Fred and Adele Astaire) -- Gay divorce. Night and day (Fred Astaire) -- As thousands cheer. Easter Parade (Clifton Webb) -- Roberta. Smoke gets in your eyes (Tamara) -- Anything goes. I get a kick out of you (Ethel Merman) -- Porgy and Bess. Bess, you is my woman now (Todd Duncan ; Anne Brown) -- Babes in Arms. Johnny One-Note (Wynn Murray) --
2. Pins and needles . Chain Store Daisy (Ruth Rubenstein) -- The cradle will rock. The cradle will rock (Howard Da Silva) -- Kinckerbocker holiday. September song (Walter Huston) -- Leave it to me. My heart belongs to daddy (Mary Martin) -- Dubarry was a lady. Friendship (Bert Lahr ; Ethel Merman) -- Cabin in the sky. Taking a chance on love (Ethel Waters) -- Pal Joey. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered (Vivienne Segal) -- Lady in the dark. Tschaikowsky (Danny Kaye) ; Jenny (Gertrude Lawrence) -- This is the army. Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning (Irving Berlin) -- One touch of Venus. Speak low (Mary Martin ; Kenny Baker) -- Oklahoma! Oklahoma (Alfred Drake) -- Carousel. Soliloquy (John Raitt) -- Bloomer girl. The eagle and me (Dooley Wilson) -- St. Louis woman. Come rain or come shine (Ruby Hill ; Harold Nicholas) -- On the town. New York, New York (Adolph Green ; Cris Alexander ; John Reardon) -- Annie get your gun. There's no business like show business (Ethel Merman ; Bruce Yarnell ; Jerry Orbach ; Rufus Smith) -- Finian's rainbow. How are things in Glocca Morra? (Ella Logan) -- Brigadoon. Almost like being in love (David Brooks ; Marion Bell) -- Lonely house. Street scene (Brian Sullivan) -- Where's Charley? Once in love with Amy (Ray Bolger) -- Kiss me, Kate. Where is the life that late I led? (Alfred Drake) -- Gentlemen prefer blondes. Diamonds are a girl's best friend (Carol Channing) --
3. South Pacific. A wonderful guy (Mary Martin) ; Some enchanted evening (Ezio Pinza) -- Guys and dolls. Runyonland music ; Fugue for tinhorns ; Follow the fold (Stubby Kaye ; Johnny Silver ; Douglas Deane ; Isabel Bigley) -- The King and I. Shall we dance? (Gertrude Lawrence ; Yul Brynner) -- A tree grows in Brooklyn. He had refinement (Shirley Booth) -- Wonderful town. Ohio (Rosalind Russell ; Edith Adams) -- The golden apple. Lazy afternoon (Kaye Ballard) -- Fanny. Welcome home (Ezio Pinza) -- Peter Pan. I gotta crow (Mary Martin) -- House of flowers. A sleepin' bee (Diahann Carroll) -- The pajama game. Hey there (John Raitt) -- Damn Yankees. Whatever Lola wants (Gwen Verdon) -- The most happy fella. Like a woman loves a man ; My heart is so full of you (Robert Weede ; Jo Sullivan) -- My fair lady. The rain in Spain (Rex Harrison ; Julie Andrews ; Robert Coote) -- Candide. Glitter and be gay (Barbara Cook) -- Bells are ringing. Just in time (Sydney Chaplin ; Judy Holliday) -- The music man. 76 trombones (Robert Preston) -- West Side story. Tonight (Carol Lawrence ; Larry Kert) -- Gypsy. Rose's turn (Ethel Merman) -- The sound of music. Do re mi (Mary Martin) -- Fiorello! Little tin box (Howard Da Silva) -- The fantasticks. Try to remember (Jerry Orbach ; Rita Gardner ; Kenneth Nelson) -- Bye bye Birdie. A lot of livin' to do (Dick Gautier ; Susan Watson) -- Do re mi. Adventure (Phil Silvers ; Nancy Walker) -- Camelot. Camelot (Richard Burton) --
4. Carnival! Mira (Anna Maria Alberghetti) -- How to succeed in business without really trying. I believe in you (Robert Morse) -- A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. Comedy tonight (Zero Mostel) -- She loves me. Ice cream (Barbara Cook) -- Funny girl. People (Barbra Streisand) -- Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! (Carol Channing) -- Fiddler on the roof. Sunrise, sunset (Zero Mostel ; Maria Karnilova).

Call number

1. *LDCO 17 (F)

Note

1. Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: RD 036.
2. CBS Special Products: A4 20833 (A 20484--A20487).
3. Compact discs.
4. Analog recordings.
5. Program notes including bibliograpy and performer biographies (132 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

1. Recorded on various dates, 1906-1964.

Title

1. American musical theater [sound] recording : shows, songs, and stars.

Imprint

1. [S.l.] : Smithsonian Collection of Recordings ; New York : CBS Records, Inc., p1989.

Performer

1. Various performers.

Event

1. Recorded on various dates, 1906-1964.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Cowles, Eugene, performer.
2. Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922, performer.
3. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
4. Jolson, Al, 1886-1950, performer.
5. Wheaton, Anna, performer.
6. Harrod, James, performer.
7. Day, Edith, performer.
8. Steel, John, 1900-1971, performer.
9. Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975, performer.
10. Astaire, Fred, performer.
11. Astaire, Adele, performer.
12. Lawrence, Gertrude, performer.
13. Coyne, Joseph, performer.
14. Hale, Binnie, performer.
15. Oldham, Derek, performer.
16. Welchman, Harry, performer.
17. Hignell, Rose, performer.
18. Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941, performer.
19. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, performer.
20. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949, performer.
21. Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964, performer.
22. Merman, Ethel, performer.
23. Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, performer.
24. Oakes, Betty, performer.
25. Webb, Clifton, 1889-1966, performer.
26. Tamara, performer.
27. Duncan, Todd, performer.
28. Brown, M. Anne, performer.
29. Murray, Wynn, performer.
30. Rubenstein, Ruth, performer.
31. Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986, performer.
32. Huston, Walter, 1884-1950, performer.
33. Martin, Mary, 1913-1990, performer.
34. Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977, performer.
35. Segal, Vivienne, performer.
36. Kaye, Danny, performer.
37. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989, performer.
38. Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985, performer.
39. Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992, performer.
40. Raitt, John, 1917-2005, performer.
41. Wilson, Dooley, 1894-1953, performer.
42. Hill, Ruby, performer.
43. Nicholas, Harold, performer.
44. Green, Adolph, performer.
45. Alexander, Cris, 1920-2012, singer.
46. Reardon, John, 1930-1988, performer.
47. Yarnell, Bruce, performer.
48. Orbach, Jerry, performer.
49. Smith, Rufus, performer.
50. Logan, Ella, 1913-1969, performer.
51. Brooks, David (Vocalist) Performer
52. Bell, Marion, performer.
53. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969, performer.
54. Bolger, Ray, performer.
55. Channing, Carol, performer.
56. Pinza, Ezio, performer.
57. Kaye, Stubby, performer.
58. Silver, Johnny, performer.
59. Deane, Douglas, performer.
60. Bigley, Isabel, performer.
61. Brynner, Yul, performer.
62. Booth, Shirley, performer.
63. Russell, Rosalind, performer.
64. Adams, Edie, 1927-2008, performer.
65. Ballard, Kaye, performer.
66. Carroll, Diahann, performer.
67. Verdon, Gwen, performer.
68. Weede, Robert, performer.
69. Sullivan, Jo, performer.
70. Harrison, Rex, performer.
71. Andrews, Julie, performer.
72. Coote, Robert, 1909-1982, performer.
73. Cook, Barbara, performer.
74. Chaplin, Sydney, performer.
75. Holliday, Judy, performer.
76. Preston, Robert, 1918-1987, performer.
77. Lawrence, Carol, 1932- performer.
78. Kert, Larry, performer.
79. Gardner, Rita, performer.
80. Nelson, Kenneth, 1930-1993, performer.
81. Watson, Susan, 1938- performer.
82. Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985, performer.
83. Walker, Nancy, 1922-1992, performer.
84. Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, performer.
85. Alberghetti, Anna Maria, performer.
86. Morse, Robert, 1931-2022, singer.
87. Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977.
88. Streisand, Barbra, performer.
89. Karnilova, Maria, performer.

Added title

1. Shows, songs, and stars.

Publisher no.

1. Smithsonian Collection of Recordings RD 036
2. A4 20483--20487
3. A4 20483
4. A 20484
5. A 20485
6. A 20486
7. A 20487

Research call number

1. *LDCO 17 (F) Program notes on file.