The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s

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1Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-27)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Rudy Vallee3:39
2All of Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:57
3It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:11
4Hungarian Varsovienne
Henry Ford's Old Fashioned Dance Orchestra3:14
5Detroit Moan
recording of:
Detroit Moan (from 1936-10-15 to present)
writer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey and The Chicago Four2:58
6We Sure Got Hard Times Now
Barbecue Bob3:28
7Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:22
8I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra2:35
9Mean Low Blues
Blues Birdhead3:15
10Happy Days Are Here Again
alto saxophone:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (on 1929-10-29) and Glen Gray (on 1929-10-29)
banjo:
Gene Gifford (on 1929-10-29)
bass:
Stanley Dennis (on 1929-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Tony Briglia (on 1929-10-29)
piano:
Joe Hall (US jazz pianist, swing era) (on 1929-10-29)
tenor saxophone:
Pat Davis (on 1929-10-29)
trombone:
Pee Wee Hunt (on 1929-10-29) and Billy Rauch (US jazz trombonist) (on 1929-10-29)
trumpet:
Bobby Jones (Jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-10-29), Joe Hostetter (on 1929-10-29) and Frank Martinez (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-10-29)
violin:
Mel Jenssen (US jazz violinist) (on 1929-10-29)
instrumental recording of:
Happy Days Are Here Again (on 1929-10-29)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Casa Loma Orchestra, conducted by Glen Gray3:21
11There's a New Day Comin'
Ted Lewis and His Band2:56
12I Surrender, Dear
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1934-09-26)
double bass:
Hank Wayland (on 1934-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Billy Gussak (on 1934-09-26)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1934-09-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1934-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1934-09-26)
trombone:
Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1934-09-26)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1934-09-26)
instrumental recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1934-09-26)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Red Norvo and His Swing Septet3:13
13Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1932-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra4:11
14Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday43:13
15Headin' for Better Times
recording of:
Headin' for Better Times (on 1931-01-12)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher
Ted Lewis and His Band3:00
16NRA Blues
Bill Cox2:53
17Are You Makin' Any Money?
Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers2:53
18He's in the Ring (Doin' the Same Old Thing)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
Memphis Minnie3:10
19With Plenty of Money and You
vocals:
Skinnay Ennis (on 1936-10-26)
recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You (on 1936-10-26)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra3:06
20Dawn of a New Day
Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights2:33
21Whistle While You Work
recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") (from 1937-12-30 to present)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Artie Shaw and His New Music2:40

Credits

Release

art direction:Tracy Boychuk (designer)
liner notes:Henry Hampton
producer:Lawrence Cohn
Rena Kosersky
remastering:David Mitson
remastered at:Sony Music Studios (Los Angeles) in Santa Monica, California, United States
ASIN:US: B0000029E7 [info]