The Phono Project: Recent Episodes
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“It’s A Long, Long Way To Tipperary” was written in 1912 by Jack Judge and Harry Williams, and then recorded in 1914 by John McCormack. This was McCormack’s most notable work, telling the story of an Irish worker living in London that expresses his sorrow as he misses his homeland, Tipperary, Ireland. Welcoming signs in […]
In 1958 Sheb Wooley released the song “The Purple People Eater”. “The Purple People Eater” is one of his early & most noteworthy releases. The novelty song is one of the few cases where a comedy track has topped the charts at number 1. This was Wooley’s only Hot 100 hit. The track also has […]
Blind Willie Johnson was a man of many different talents. Even though he had a brief career with only a span of thirty songs, he still managed to become one of the most influential practitioners of the blues. The young boy who was burned by lye went on to become a street-corner evangelist. He earned […]
One cold November night in 1975 at the Chicago Amphitheater, legendary Blues singer Howlin’ Wolf made his last stage appearance at a concert among other Blues legends. Having suffered heart attacks and kidney failures for almost a decade prior to this event, Howlin’ Wolf quite literally rose from his deathbed to perform that night. Despite […]
Mozart- la nozze di figaro was sang by bori lucrezia. She sang this song in many opera events since her debut in Paris in the summer of 1910. She also was the leading role in 39 operas. She even appeared in a total of 629 times. She has done a fundraising to keep the metropolitan […]
Marian Anderson made history as a black opera singer, and yet opera was rarely in her repertoire. In her concert programs, Anderson usually favored lieder (German art songs) and African American spirituals. Released in 1931, this recording of “O Don Fatale” from Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo is one of the rare instances where Anderson lends […]
I know what you’re thinking, Mask Off? Please no more talk about the pandemic. But don’t worry, this mask refers to one that man has been struggling with since the beginning of time, love. Mask off was recorded by Richard Hayes, and backed by Jimmy Carol’s Orchestra. At this time in Richard Hayes recording career […]
“At Last” was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren originally in 1941 and performed first by Glenn Miller and his orchestra in 1942. Almost 20 years later, singer Etta James, recorded an arrangement of the song, improvising the melody in 1960. This song quickly grew very popular and Etta James was soon to be […]
Released in 1935, “Don’t Waste Your Tears on Me” was written and performed by country singer Gene Autry. A very somber song about regret that came out right before a turning point in his career. Which would lead Autry into becoming a multimedia icon. In September of the same year, Autry would be given his […]
The song Do I Love You (Because You’re Beautiful), is not only featured in the Cinderella Movie version by Rodgers and Hammerstien but dates back to 1957 before this Broadway show became the movie that is well known today. This song is sung by the prince about the girl he meets at the ball, Cinderella. […]