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IHTSB Apr 6, 2025

Today we’ll be listening to the work of two songwriters, composer Jimmy McHugh and lyricist Dorothy Fields. These two songwriters produced a lot of music between the 1920s and the 1950s, both together as a highly successful song writing team and also while working with other songwriters of the period. Much of what they wrote ended up on the stage or on the screen, in various revues and shows, and there are some very familiar songs in their repertoire. And we’ll hear them today along with some not quite so well known to us, performed by a host of singers and orchestras. These are very nice songs that have certainly stood the test of time. Enjoy some classic songs!!

IHTSB playlist

Artist Year Song Time

1. Nat King Cole Trio 1949 Exactly Like You 2:42

2. Billie Holiday 1944 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:02

3. Doris Day 1952 I’m in the Mood for Love 2:27

4. Buddy Clark 1935 I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way 2:36

5. Ray Bauduc 1945 When My Sugar Walks Down the Street 2:36

6. Alice Faye 1935 I've Got My Fingers Crossed 2:50

7. Peggy Lee 1948 I Got Lucky In The Rain 2:14

8. Glenn Miller 1940 I'd Know You Anywhere 2:33

9. Ella Fitzgerald 1963 You Couldn't Be Cuter 3:17

10. Artie Shaw, Helen Forrest 1939 This Is It 2:57

11. Bing Crosby 1945 Close As Pages In a Book 3:08

12. Benny Goodman 1935 Hooray For Love 2:38

13. Fred Astaire 1936 The Way You Look Tonight 3:08

14. Vic Damone 1951 Don't Blame Me 2:49

15. Duke Ellington 1932 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:05