Selected additional 1930s hits, standards, and other notable songs
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These are selected songs not included in my annual standards and hits pages. Some appear in other Songbook feature pages, as noted. However, some songs included in other features covering the 1930s may not be included here.
Internal pages:
- 1930 — I’m in Training for You
- 1930 — It Seems to be Spring
- 1930 — Sweepin’ the Clouds Away
- 1932 — Hot Voodoo
- 1932 — Who’s Your Little Who-Zis?
- 1934 — It’s Time to Say Goodnight
- 1934 — Midnight, the Stars and You
- 1935 — When April Comes Again
External:
- 30 — Blue Is the Night
- 30 — Ten Cents a Dance
- 30 — Dancing on the Ceiling
- 30 — assorted 1930 hits, samples— Samples of hits found in this video not included elsewhere on the site include “Fool Me Some More,” “Words Can’t Express What I Feel,” “Blue Is the Night,” “Poor Lil Me,” “The Man From the South,” “I Owe You,” “Corrine, Corrina,” “Eleven Thirty Saturday Night,” “Little White Lies,” “‘I Just Couldn’t Take It, Baby,” “In Dat Morning”
- 31 — Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ozzie Nelson & his Orchestra
- 33 — Temptation
- 34 — All I Do is Dream of You
- 34 — Stars Fell on Alabama – Billie Holiday
- 36 — I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
- 36 — I Got the Spring Fever Blues (Sue Werner, Kay Werner, Dave Bauer) —
- 37 — The Lady is a Tramp
- 37 – Spring Cleaning — recorded by Fats Waller and his Rhythm — quote: “No, lady, we can’t haul your ashes for 25 cents. That’s bad business!”
- 38 — I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) – Billie Holiday and her Orchestra
- 38 — I’ll Be Seeing You (m. Sammy Fain, w. Irving Kahal) – 1958 recording by Jo Stafford, below
See also:
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Blue is the Night (Fred Fisher) sung by Charles Lawman, recorded 17 May 1930; video by bsgs98