Chapter |
Song |
1. |
Sentimental Journey, Les Brown and His Orchestra (with Doris Day) (1945) |
2. |
The Honeydripper, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1945) |
3. |
Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1938) |
4. |
I Wonder, Cecil Grant (1944) |
5. |
Crawlin’ King Snake, Big Joe Williams (1941) |
6. |
Lili Marlene, Marlene Dietrich (1938) |
7. |
God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday (1941) |
8. |
Hot Time in the Town of Berlin, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1944) |
9. |
Death Valley Blues, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1941) |
10. |
This Land Is Your Land, Woody Guthrie (1944) |
11. |
Y’a pas de printemps, Edith Piaf (1944) |
12. |
Stormy Weather, Lena Horne (1941) |
13. |
Trouble So Hard, Vera Hall (1937) |
14. |
Dream, the Pied Pipers (1945) |
15. |
L’âme au diable, Léo Marjane (1943) |
16. |
Down, Down, Down, the Mills Brothers (1941) |
17. |
Going Home, Paul Robeson (1958) |
18. |
Twilight Time, Les Brown and His Orchestra (1945) |
19. |
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1945) |
20. |
My Mama Don’t Allow Me, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1944) |
21. |
Che puro ciel, Kathleen Ferrier (1946) |
22. |
I’m on My Last Go-Round, Lead Belly (1942) |
23. |
Gloomy Sunday, Billie Holiday (1941) |
24. |
“Murder,” He Says, Dinah Shore (1943) |
25. |
Songs My Mother Taught Me, Nellie Melba (1916) |
26. |
You Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone, Tampa Red (1944) |
27. |
La vie en rose, Edith Piaf (1946) |
28. |
It’s a Good Day, Peggy Lee (1946) |
29. |
As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson (1946) |
30. |
Nature Boy, King Cole Trio (1948) |
31. |
Still a Fool, Muddy Waters (1951) |
32. |
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon), Sarah Vaughan (1949) |
33. |
I’m Gonna Dig Myself a Hole, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1951) |
34. |
Unforgettable, Nat “King” Cole (1951) |
35. |
Pink Champagne, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1950) |
36. |
How High the Moon, Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) |
37. |
Moanin’ at Midnight, Howlin’ Wolf (1951) |
38. |
Hey, Good Lookin’, Hank Williams (1951) |
39. |
Hymne à l’amour, Edith Piaf (1950) |
40. |
You Belong to Me, Jo Stafford (1952) |
41. |
Night Train, Jimmy Forrest (1952) |
42. |
Thinking and Drinking, Amos Milburn (1952) |
43. |
Blue Moon, Billie Holiday (1952) |
44. |
Hound Dog, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1953) |
45. |
All Night Long, Muddy Waters (1952) |
46. |
Songs and Dances of Death: Lullaby, Jennie Tourel and Leonard Bernstein (1950) |
47. |
Jock-A-Mo, Sugar Boy Crawford and His Cane Cutters (1953) |
48. |
Earth Angel, the Penguins (1954) |
49. |
Mr. Sandman, the Chordettes (1954) |
50. |
The Great Pretender, the Platters (1955) |
51. |
Death of an Angel, Donald Woods and the Vel-Aires (1955) |
52. |
Little Bitty Pretty One, Thurston Harris (1957) |
53. |
Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) |
54. |
Milord, Edith Piaf (1959) |
55. |
Come On, Let’s Go, Ritchie Valens (1958) |
56. |
Wonderful World, Sam Cooke (1960) |
57. |
Will You Love Me Tomorrow, the Shirelles (1960) |
58. |
Walk—Don’t Run, the Ventures (1960) |
59. |
At Last, Etta James (1960) |
60. |
Stand by Me, Ben E. King (1961) |