A Century of American Music
~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)
Annotation
Cover and inside. The sections of discs:
Disc A
1. Stephen Foster
2. Civil War Songs
3. Ragtime-Honky Tonk Piano
4. Latin Craze
5. Rock & Roll (note: contrary to cover, no Bill Haley's performance)
6-8. Country & Western
Disc B
1. Dixieland Jazz
2. Gay 90's
3. Just After the 'Gay 90's' - George M. Cohan Songs
4. More Broadway Show Hits from:
Jerome Kern, 'Cat & the Fiddle', 1931
Jerome Kern, 'Sally', 1921
Rodgers & Hammerstein, 'Carousel', 1945
Lerner & Lowe, film 'Gigi', 1957
Irwing Berlin, 'Annie Get Your Gun', 1945
Irwing Berlin, 'Music Box Review', 1921
5. Era of the Pop Singers
Disc C
1. Presenting the Best of Jolson
2. Roaring 20's - Charleston Dance
3. Dance Band Era
4. Famous Singers like
5. Big Broadway Show Hits from:
Jerome Kern, 'Show Boat', 1927
Victor Herbert, 'Mlle. Modiste', 1905
Jerome Kern, 'Roberta', 1933
George Gerschwin, 'Porgy & Bess', 1935
Rodgers & Hammerstein, 'Oklahoma', 1943
Rodgers & Hammerstein, 'The King & I', 1951
Lerner & Lowe, 'My Fair Lady', 1956
Rodgers & Hammerstein, 'South Pacific', 1950