Program List
Listen to the Music
Doobie Brothers (1972)
by Tom Johnston, arr. Deke Sharon
Early 20th Century Roots:
Goodbye My Coney Island Baby / We All Fall
by Les Appleton / George Goodwin and George Meyer (1924)
Whiffenpoof Song
Yale Whiffenpoofs (1909)
by Tod B. Galloway, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy
Mein Kleiner Gruner Kaktus
Comedian Harmonists (1934)
by Bert Reisfeld and Rolf Marbot, arr. Harry Frommermann (adapted by Paul Langford)
Wimoweh (Mbube)
Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds (1939)
by Solomon Linda (additional words and music by Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Pete Seeger)
1930s-1940s:
The Object of My Affection
Boswell Sisters (1935)
by Jimmie Grier, Pinky Tomlin, and H. Coy Poe; arr. Patrick Sinozich
Paper Doll
Mills Brothers (1943)
by Johnny S. Black, arr. Sinozich
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Andrews Sisters (1941)
by Don Ray and Hughie Prince, arr. Sinozich
1950s:
Earth Angel
The Penguins (1954)
by Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin Gaynel Hodge, arr. Paul Langford
Mr. Sandmann
The Chordettes (1954)
by Pat Ballard, arr. Langford
Sh-Boom
The Chords / Crew Cuts (1954)
by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, arr. Langford
Sincerely
The Moonglows / McGuire Sisters (1954)
by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed, arr. Langford
I Only Have Eyes For You
The Flamingos (1959)
by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, arr. Langford
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
Four Aces (1955)
by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster, arr. Langford
Oh Happy Day
Edwin Hawkins Singers (1968)
by Edwin Hawkins, arr. Sinozich