Blue Smoke for Sunday 22 May 2011
Part one looks at the early stars of New Zealand recording...
Music Details - Canaries and Crooners:
Track: Blue Smoke
Artist: Pixie Williams and the Ruru Karaitiana Quintet
Composer: Ruru Karaitiana
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: White Cliffs of Dover
Artist: Jean McPherson, at Trentham Military Camp
Composer: Burton-Kent
Source: RNZ music collection, Wellington
Track: I Wouldn’t Take a Million
Artist: Jean McPherson, with Majestic Cabaret/2YA Radio Dance Band
Composer: Warren-Gordon
Source: RNZ music collection, Wellington
Track: All I Want from You
Artist: Jean McPherson with Findlay Robb
Composer: Fritz Rotter
Source: RNZ music collection, Wellington
Singer Marion Waite
Track: Tallahassee
Artist: Marion Waite, with the Freddie Gore 2YA Orchestra
Composer: Loesser
Source: RNZ Sound Archives D10418a
Track: Mockin’ Bird Hill
Artist: Esme Stephens, the Duplicats with the Johnny Thomson Trio
Composer: Vaughan Horton
78rpm disc: Zodiac Z102
Track: How High the Moon
Artist: Esme Stephens with the Crombie Murdoch Orchestra
Composer: Lewis-Hamilton
78rpm disc: Stebbing S101
Track: I’ll String Along With You
Artist: Mavis Rivers with the Rhythm Club
Composer: Dubin-Warren
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: All of Me
Artist: Mavis Rivers with the George Campbell Trio
Composer: Marks-Simons
78rpm disc: Stebbing S125
Track: Dancing in My Socks
Artist: Pat McMinn and the Stardusters with Crombie Murdoch’s Nickelodeons
Composer: Kane-Green-Kriegsman
Album: The Great Kiwi Tanza Recordings
Catalogue Number: Rajon 411
Track: Bimbo
Artist: Pat McMinn with Crombie Murdoch and his Rhythm
Composer: Rod Morris
78rpm disc: Tanza Z222
Track: Opo the Crazy Dolphin
Artist: Pat McMinn, Bill Langford and the Crombie Murdoch Trio
Composer: Crombie Murdoch
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: A Dreamer’s Holiday
Artist: John Hoskins, Henry Rudolph’s Harmony Serenaders and the Alex Lindsay Strings
Composer: Ganlon-Wayne-Collins
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: Busy Line
Artist: Knaves
Composer: Stemos-Stanton
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: The Kentuckian Song
Artist: Buster Keene and Dorothy Brannigan
Composer: Irving Gordon
Album: Kiwi Nostalgia Hits of the 50s
Catalogue Number: BMG 139283
Track: Memories Are Made of This
Artist: Graham Godber and the Stardusters
Composer: Gilkyson-Dehr-Miller
Album: The Great Kiwi Tanza Recordings
Catalogue Number: Rajon 411
Track: Rock Around the Island
Artist: Stardusters with Bill Wolfgramm and Ray Gunter
Composer: Ken Darby
Album: The Great Kiwi Tanza Recordings
Catalogue Number: Rajon 411
Track: Open up your heart
Artist: Three Lads with Crombie Murdoch Rhythm
Composer: Stuart Hamblen
Album: The Great Kiwi Tanza Recordings
Catalogue Number: Rajon 411
Track: Dungaree Doll
Artist: Austin Moon
Composer: Sherman Edwards
Album: The Great Kiwi Tanza Recordings
Catalogue Number: Rajon 411
Track: McNamara’s Band
Artist: Knaves
Composer: O’Connor
Source: RNZ music collection, Wellington (originally from 1940s NBS seriesNew Zealand Presents, held at RNZ Sound Archives, Christchurch)
