
Artie Shaw and Helen O'Connell
Composer, arranger, author, bandleader and clarinet virtuoso Artie Shaw remembers how he came to record “begin the beguine”, the record that put him well and truly on the map.
Composer, arranger, author, bandleader and clarinet virtuoso Artie Shaw remembers how he came to record “begin the beguine”, the record that put him well and truly on the map. Also, singer Helen O’Connell recalls happy days singing, touring and making movies with Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra. Plus, with New Year just around the corner, Graham’s musical theme this week is “The Calendar”.
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Music Played
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Hour 1
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Nat King Cole
Ballerina
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Ella Fitzgerald
I Was Doing Alright
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Tony Bennett
Honeysuckle Rose
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Sérgio Mendes
Pretty World
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Michael Bublé
The Summer Wind
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Artie Shaw
Begin The Beguine
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George Shearing
I'll Remember April
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Frank Sinatra
Just In Time
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June Christy
Whee Baby!
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Vic Damone
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
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New York Voices
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
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Sarah Vaughan
Autumn In New York
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Peggy Lee
I'm Gonna Go Fishing
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Dick Haymes
It Might As Well Be Spring
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Tommy Dorsey
Comin' Through The Rye
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Hour 2
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Mel Tormé
Sing For Your Supper
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Bing Crosby
Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter
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Frank Sinatra & Keely Smith
Nothing In Common
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
Looks Like December
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Jamie Cullum
Too Close For Comfort
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Jimmy Dorsey
Star Eyes
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Clare Teal
December
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Les Brown
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
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Matt Monro
I'll Take Romance
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The Four Freshmen
Day By Day
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Henry Mancini
Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
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Betty Hutton
His Rocking Horse Ran Away
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Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby
We Wish You The Merriest
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Nancy Wilson
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
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Billy May
Bacchanalia
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Broadcast
- Mon 30 Dec 2013 01:00ѿý Radio Somerset, ѿý Radio Bristol, ѿý Radio Wiltshire & ѿý Radio Gloucestershire