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Why the Twenties Roared
The Golden Gate Radio Orchestra takes us on a trip to an unusual decade! We present here eighteen favorite and archetypal tunes popular in the 1920s, typical of the optimistic, ebullient, whimsical attitude of the times. The music reflects that decade's dashing spirit.
DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, "Fats" Waller, Irving Berlin, "Duke" Ellington and many more are represented here, in an array of vocals and instrumentals. In most of the selections, the Orchestra works from the original arrangements. This is how it sounded on the radio in the Twenties -- but we have eliminated most of the static.
1. Cornfed! - Instrumental 2:27
2. Miss Annabelle Lee - Wally Rutherford, Vocal 3:11
3. Can't We Be Friends? - Instrumental 5:14
4. Birth of the Blues - Jack Shnider, Vocal 4:53
5. Black Bottom - Instrumental 3:17
6. Button Up Your Overcoat - Anne Marie Gabrielli Jefferson, Vocal
3:34
7. Ain't Misbehavin' - Instrumental 5:28
8. Hard-Hearted Hannah - Joy Eaton, Vocal 3:49
9. Monkey Doodle-Doo - Instrumental 3:49
10. Someone to Watch Over Me - Joy Eaton, Vocal 4:14
11. East St. Louis Toodle-o - Instrumental 5:22
12. Toot Toot Tootsie - Jack Shnider, Vocal 3:40
13. Charleston - Instrumental 3:05
14. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine - Anne Marie Gabrielli Jefferson,
Vocal 6:25
15. Back in Your Own Back Yard - Peter Weiglin, Jack Shnider, Vocal
3:30
16. Mississippi Mud - Instrumental 3:10
17. Sweet Georgia Brown - Wally Rutherford, Vocal 2:55
18. Varsity Drag - Instrumental 3:22
Total Playing Time: 72:22