
Connie Haines and Skitch Henderson
Graham chats to singer Connie Haines who remembers the very early days of her singing career. He’s also in conversation with arranger and conductor Skitch Henderson.
Graham chats to singer Connie Haines who was born on January the 20th, Connie remembers the very early days of her singing career with the big bands. He’s also in conversation with arranger and conductor Skitch Henderson who was born on January the 27th. Skitch recalls an interesting evening playing with Tommy Dorsey’s band in California. Graham’s musical theme this week is “The great saxophone-playing bandleaders”!
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Music Played
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Hour 1
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Nat King Cole
Who's Sorry Now
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Ella Fitzgerald
Hooray For Love
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Where's That Rainbow
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John Dankworth
Applecake
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
One Note Samba
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Tommy Dorsey
Rhumboogie
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Frank Sinatra
Time After Time
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Stéphane Grappelli
Tangerine
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Rosemary Clooney & Cathi Campo
The Coffee Song
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Jimmy Dorsey
Contrasts
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Peggy Lee
My Heart Belongs To Daddy
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Nancy Wilson
Dearly Beloved
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Sarah Vaughan
Make Someone Happy
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Quincy Jones
A Sunday Kind Of Love
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Hour 2
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Matt Monro
Come Back To Me
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Ken Mackintosh
Harlem Nocturne
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Doris Day
The Lady's In Love With You
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The Four Freshmen
Accentuate The Positive
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Tommy Dorsey
Sleepy Lagoon
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Frank Sinatra
Body And Soul
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Skitch Henderson
As Long As I Live
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Mel Tormé
Sweet Georgia Brown
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Trudy Richards
A Wonderful Guy
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Charlie Barnet
Pompton Turnpike
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Sérgio Mendes
Batucada
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Woody Herman
Lady McGowan's Dream
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Joe Williams
Alright, Okay, You Win
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Julie London
You And The Night And The Music
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Tony Bennett
Daydream
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Sam Donahue
Convoy
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Broadcasts
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