Popular Songs Of 1921

Remember how I used to do those Popular Songs of (Year) posts? Well, I never really stopped. I just got distracted for half a year or so. Here is the latest such post. In the coming days and weeks, I'll be covering the years 1931, 1941, 1951, and so forth, all the way till I get to 2011. So, stay tuned, people! And also, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Al Jolson  ~  "April Showers"  (Yes, the blackface is problematic. But it's a product of the time in which it was created. Sad, but true.)

2)  Marion Harris  ~  "Look For The Silver Lining"

3)  Fanny Brice  ~  "My Man"

4)  Van & Schenck  ~  "Ain't We Got Fun?"

5)  Original Dixieland Jazz Band  ~  "St. Louis Blues"

6)  Paul Biese Trio ft. Frank Crumit  ~  "Mimi"

7)  Aileen Stanley  ~  "My Mammy"

8)  Ben Selvin's Knickerbockers  ~  "Say It With Music"

9)  The Benson Orchestra Of Chicago  ~  "Bimini Bay"

10)  Billy Murray & Billy Jones  ~  "Down By The Ohio"

11)  Eddie Cantor  ~  "Margie"

12)  Ethel Waters  ~  "There'll Be Some Changes Made"

13)  Frank Crumit  ~  "Sweet Lady"

14)  Isham Jones Orchestra  ~  "Wabash Blues"

15)  Mamie Smith  ~  "What Have I Done?"

16)  Nora Bayes  ~  "Make Believe"

17)  Patrick Waddington  ~  "Night May Have Its Sadness"

18)  Prince's Dance Orchestra  ~  "Deep In Your Eyes"

19)  Richard Crooks  ~  "Arise O Sun"

20)  Ted Lewis & His Band  ~  "Second Hand Rose"

21)  Vincent Lopez Orchestra  ~  "I'm Just Wild About Harry"

22)  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra  ~  "Wang Wang Blues"

23)  Marion Harris  ~  "I'm A Jazz Vampire"

24)  Igor Novello  ~  "And Her Mother Came, Too"

25)  Jerome Kern  ~  "Shimmy With Me"

Even More Songs About Rainbows

Here's a theme I keep coming back to (and will again, at least once more), mainly because there are so many good songs that qualify. So here you have 'em...Even More Songs About Rainbows. And....enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Rainbow”

2)  Al Jolson  ~  “There’s A Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder”

3)  Blackmore’s Night  ~  “Past Times With Good Company” / “Rainbow Blues”

4)  Klaxons  ~  “Gravity’s Rainbow”

5)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “Under The Rainbow”

6)  Wyman Low & The Ravers  ~  “Rainbow Generation”

7)  Nerina Pallot  ~  “Rainbow”

8)  Europe  ~  “Rainbow Bridge”

9)  CocoRosie  ~  “Rainbowarriors”

10)  SAFIA  ~  “Cellophane Rainbow”

11)  Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton  ~  “Rainbowland”

12)  Baba B.  ~  “Another Rainbow”

13)  Bruce Hornsby & Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Rainbow’s Cadillac”

14)  Owl City  ~  “Rainbow Veins”

15)  Dodie  ~  “Rainbow”

16)  The Marmalade  ~  “Rainbow”

17)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “Plastic Rainbow”

18)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Rainbow Demon”

19)  Elisa  ~  “Rainbow”

20)  Don Williams  ~  “Wrong End Of The Rainbow”

21)  Swissters  ~  “Rainbow Child”

22)  Joe Diffie  ~  “Somewhere Under The Rainbow”

23)  The Seekers  ~  “Chase A Rainbow (Follow Your Dream)”

24)  Cut Copy  ~  “Black Rainbows”

25)  Rival Empire  ~  “Rainbow II”

26)  Chris LeDoux  ~  “Between The Rainbows And The Rain”

27)  Sydera  ~  “Rainbow”

28)  Sugar Ray  ~  “Rainbow”

29)  CocoTia  ~  “Rainbow”

30)  Al Jarreau  ~  “Rainbow In Your Eye”

Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final installment in a miniseries of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Because 70 years is a long time ago, and these songs are still amazing! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye”

2)  Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ft. Gloria Wood  ~  “Woody Woodpecker Song”

3)  Freddy Martin & His Orchestra ft. Glenn Hughes  ~  “On A Slow Boat To China”

4)  Dinah Shore  ~  “Buttons And Bows”

5)  Al Jolson  ~  “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?”

6)  Jimmy Wakely  ~  “One Has My Name”

7)  Frankie Laine  ~  “Rosetta”

8)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams”

9)  Roy Rogers  ~  “ Blue Shadows”

10)  Merle Travis  ~  “Merle’s Boogie Woogie”

11)  Al Trace & His Orchestra ft. Bob Vincent  ~  “You Call Everybody Darlin’”

12)  Dick Haymes ft. Four Hits And A Miss  ~  “Little White Lies”

13)  Russ Morgan & His Orchestra  ~  “So Tired”

14)  Pee Wee King  ~  “Tennessee Waltz” / “You Belong To Me”

15)  Art Mooney  ~  “I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover”

16)  Vaughn Monroe  ~  “Someday You’ll Want Me To Want You”

17)  Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra ft. Charles La Vere  ~  “Maybe You’ll Be There”

18)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Toolie Oolie Doolie”

19)  Glenn Miller Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke  ~  “St. Louis Blues March”

20)  Cowboy Copas  ~  “Tennessee Moon”

21)  Hawkshaw Hawkins  ~  “Doghouse Boogie”

22)  Tex Williams  ~  “Talking Boogie”

23)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ft. Harry Prime & The Clark Sisters  ~  “Until”

24)  Bing Crosby  ~  “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”

25)  Roy Acuff  ~  “Waltz Of The Wind”

Popular Songs Of 1947, Vol. 2

Did you like that last batch of Popular Songs from 1947? Good? Then here's more. No? Then don't check these out. More of the same here...and it's all good stuff! Enjoy!  ~  JH 

1)  Nat King Cole  ~  “(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons”

2)  Dinah Shore  ~  “You Do”

3)  Bing Crosby ft. Fred Waring & The Glee Club  ~  “The Whiffenpoof Song”

4)  Frankie Laine  ~  “All Of Me”

5)  Ted Weems Orchestra  ~  “Heartaches”

6)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “I’ll Step Aside”

7)  Al Jolson  ~  “April Showers”

8)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “It’s A Sin”

9)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Near You”

10)  Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five  ~  “Texas And Pacific”

11)  Perry Como ft. Dinah Shore  ~  “When You Were Sweet Sixteen”

12)  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys ft. Tommy Duncan  ~  “Sugar Moon”

13)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “I’ve Got A Crush On You”

14)  The Ink Spots  ~  “Sincerely Yours”

15)  Merle Travis  ~  “Missouri”

16)  James Baskett  ~  “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah”  (Fun fact: Actor/singer James Baskett became the first African-American male to receive an Oscar, for his performance in this film, Song Of The South.)

17)  Red Foley & The Cumberland Valley Boys  ~  “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?”

18)  Doris Day & Buddy Clark  ~  “Confess”

19)  Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra ft. Don Cornell  ~  “That’s My Desire”

20)  Jane Russell  ~  “Do It Again”

21)  Dinah Shore  ~  “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So”

22)  Woody Herman Orchestra  ~  “Four Brothers”

23)  Frankie Laine  ~  “A Sunday Kind Of Love”

24)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Ivy”

25)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “I Couldn’t Believe It Was True”