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• 1890-1899 selected hits and standards
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• 1940-1949
• 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• 1950–1954 selected standards and hits
• 1955-1959
• 1960s: selected performers
• 1960s: selected songs
• 1970s: selected performers and songs

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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday – 1990 documentary, directed by Matthew Seig; based on the book of the same name written by Robert O’Meally

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(above) header tab 5 generation browse demonstration: Page Index > Songbook site index > Songwriter > Songwriters to 1954 > Berlin, Irving > Berlin pages (11) — correction: The page Irving Berlin: selected songs of 1909 and 1910 is now included in the Berlin drop down index.

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Goodbye Burt #4…..All Kinds of People

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All Kinds of People (Bacharach & David)

Burt Bacharach — from side one of the 1971 album Burt Bacharach, A&M Records SP-3501  — also issued in January 1971 on the single A&M 1241, (also AM-1241), b/w “She’s Gone Away”

featured vocalist: Cissy Houston

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Marion Maerz – German version titled “Auf dieser Erde,” with lyric by Michael Kunze, released in 1971 on the album Singt Burt Bacharach, Reprise Records 44 135 — In 2009, the album was released in CD format in Europe, with the order of recordings rearranged, under the title Burt Bacharach Songbook.

from the 11 December 1971 episode of the ZDF network television series Disco

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The 5th Dimension — from their 1972 album Individually & Collectively, Bell Records 6073

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Jerry Butler — final track on his 1972 LP The Spice of Life, Mercury Records SRM 2 7502

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Terry Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus — originally included on the 1972 album The Very Best of Burt Bacharach / Hal David, Columbia House DS 859

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Dionne Warwick — from her 1998 LP Dionne Sings Dionne

Goodbye Burt #3…..Bacharach and David medleys, 1968-2016

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All songs in the medleys to follow have music by Burt Bacharach and words by Hal David except as noted.

Andy Williams, with Burt Bacharach conducting and on piano — from the 1968 TV special Andy Williams’ Kaleidoscope Company — originally broadcast 28 April 1968 (NBC)

• Walk On By
• There’s Always Something There to Remind Me
• The Look of Love
• What’s New Pussycat?
• Wives and Lovers
• Say a Little Prayer for Me
• What the World Needs Now is Love

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Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Glen Campbell — from the television special Dionne Warwick – Souled Out, originally aired on 17 June 1969

• What’s New Pussycat?
• Wives and Lovers
• Dreams of the Everyday Housewife (Chris Gantry)
• This Guy’s in Love with You
• The Look of Love
• Do You Know the Way to San Jose
• By the Time I Get to Phoenix (Jimmy Webb)
• Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb)
• Galveston (Jimmy Webb)
• Walk On By
• Magic Moments
• Alfie
• The Straight Life (Bobby Goldsboro)
• I Say a Little Prayer
• I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
• Gentle on My Mind (John Hartford)

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Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach — from the television special Kraft Music Hall Presents an Evening with Burt Bacharach, originally aired in June 1970

• Walk on By
• Do You Know the Way to San Jose
• I Say a Little Prayer
• I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
• Don’t Make Me Over
• Alfie

+ Make It Easy on Yourself

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Goodbye Burt #2…..selected Bacharach & David songs sung by B. J. Thomas

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Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (m. Burt Bacharach, w. Hal David)

From Wikipedia:

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.^[3] The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that “it won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me.”^[4][5]

The single by B. J. Thomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in January 1970 and was also the first American No. 1 hit of the 1970s. The song also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[6] Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song of 1970. According to Billboard magazine, it had sold over 2 million copies by March 14, 1970, with eight-track and cassette versions also climbing the charts.^[7] It won an Oscar for Best Original Song.^[3] Bacharach also won Best Original Score.

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issued in October 1969 on the single Scepter SCE-12265, b/w “Never Had It So Good,” which was drawn from the B. J. Thomas album Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, Scepter Records ‎SPS 580 (and SPS-580), released on 14 October 1969

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This Guy’s in Love with You (m. Burt Bacharach, w. Hal David) – also from the 1969 B. J. Thomas album Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, Scepter Records

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Everybody’s Out of Town (m. Burt Bacharach, w. Hal David) – from the 1970 B. J. Thomas LP Everybody’s Out Of Town, Scepter SPS-582, SPS 582

Goodbye Burt #1 – selected instrumentals, 1966 to 1969

All numbers composed by Burt Bacharach. I’ll try to add details regarding each of these compositions and the recordings ASAP.

1966

Nikki — recording by The Burt Bacharach Orchestra & Chorus issued in December 1966 on the single Liberty 55934 / F-55934, b/w “Juanita’s Place”

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1969

“Knowing When to Leave,” “Pacific Coast Highway,” and “She’s Gone Away” appear on the 1969 Burt Bacharach album Make It Easy on Yourself. Several vocal versions of “Knowing When to Leave” had already been recorded and released in 1968.

Knowing When to Leave (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)

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Pacific Coast Highway

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She’s Gone Away

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Bonus…vocalese!

South American Getaway – from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

David Crosby: selected songs, 1967-1970

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The Lee Shore (David Crosby)

The final two lines of the lyric in this version goes, “But perhaps I’ll see you, the next quiet cove … I furl my sails.” In all of the many other versions that I’ve heard, both studio and live, old and recent, he sings “place” instead of “cove.”

Crosby, Stills & Nash — long version of an outtake from the 1970 CSN album Déjà Vu

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Everybody’s Been Burned (David Crosby)

The Byrds — from the album Younger Than Yesterday, released 6 February 1967

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Guinnevere (David Crosby) — from the self-titled Crosby, Stills & Nash debut album, released 29 May 1969

• David Crosby – guitars, vocals
• Graham Nash – vocals

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Wooden Ships — music: David Crosby, lyrics: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner

David Crosby — wordless demo recorded in March 1968

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Crosby, Stills & Nash — from the debut album

• David Crosby – co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Stephen Stills – co-lead vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards
• Graham Nash – harmony vocals
• Dallas Taylor – drums

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Déjà Vu (David Crosby)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — from their 1970 album Déjà Vu

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David Crosby and Graham Nash – live at BBC concert, 1970

set list (title/songwriter):

• Simple Man (Graham Nash)
  
• Marrakesh Express (Nash)
  
• Guinnevere (David Crosby)
  
• Tree with No Leaves (Crosby) – originally titled “Song with No Words”
  
• Teach Your Children (Nash)
  
• Lee Shore (Crosby)
  
• Traction in the Rain (Crosby)
  

Autumn (Maltby and Shire) – 1964

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Autumn (David Shire, Richard Maltby Jr.)

Barbra Streisand — from the album People, (US) Columbia CS 9015, released in September 1964; also issued in November 1964 on the promo only 45 rpm single Columbia JZSP 79183 / JZSP 79184, as the B-side of “I’m All Smiles”

lyric: genius.com, International Lyrics Playground

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Andy Williams — recorded in 1965; unreleased until it was included on the 2003 compilation CD B Sides and Rarities, Collectables Records, COL-CD-7529

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The song was included in the musical revue Starting Here, Starting Now, which, according to Wikipedia, was first produced at the Manhattan Theater Club in 1976 under the title Theater Songs by Maltby and Shire.

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Margery Cohen — from Starting Here Starting Now (Original Cast Recording), RCA Red Seal ABL1-2360, released in 1977

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Christina Matula — Little Theatre of Alexandria (Alexandria, VA); published to YouTube on 15 January 2010

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Margery Cohen — 17 December 2013 performance, at 54 Below in NYC

• Margery Cohen – vocal
• Jeremy Robin Lyons – piano

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Mary Kate Hughes — published to YouTube on 30 August 2015

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Tidy Gill — 9 February 2018 performance at the First Christian Church in Selma, California

• Tidy Gill – vocal, soprano
• Jordan Williams – piano

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Tania Grubbs Quintet — from the self-released 2020 CD album Live at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, recorded 24 May 2019 at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar in Nyack, NY

personnel:

• Tania Grubbs – vocal
• David Budway – piano
• Ron Affif – guitar
• Jeff Grubbs – bass
• James Johnson III – drums

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Dena Underwood — published to YouTube on 12 October 2019

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Brandon Contreras and Brian Walters – from the ROAR series of Lion Party Films; video published to YouTube, and to Facebook, on 4 November 2019

ROAR series, Lion Party Films: YouTube, Facebook

• Brandon Contreras – vocal
• Brian Walters – piano

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Charlotte Maltby — 9 March 2020, from the 35th Annual Bistro Awards at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC — Charlotte is introduced by her father, Richard Maltby Jr. He and his songwriting collaborator David Shire received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the event.

• Charlotte Maltby – vocal
• Deniz Cordell – piano

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Kelvyn Koning — published to YouTube on 18 September 2020

In the Quiet of an Autumn Night

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In the Quiet of an Autumn Night (Pat Ballard, Charles Henderson) – recorded in September 1934 by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, with vocal by Buddy Clark; also recorded by Henry King and his Orchestra (v. Joseph Sudy), Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra (directed by Carroll Gibbons, v. Brian Lawrance), Geraldo and His Sweet Music (v. Cyril Grantham), and Nick Lucas

Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal: Buddy Clark — recorded on 14 September 1934, in NYC; issued on the 78 rpm single Brunswick 6982 (link fixed, 9/15/2022), c/w “Isn’t It a Shame?”

audio file, Ogg Vorbis (1.5 MB), from the Freddy Martin Collection 1932-1935 (Standard Labels) (COMPLETE) page at archive.org:

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VBR MP3 (6.3 MB)

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Henry King and his Orchestra (as Don Walker and his Orchestra), vocal: Joseph Sudy — recorded in New York on 17 September 1934; issued on the 78 rpm single Vocalion 2803, c/w “Isn’t It a Shame”

audio file, VBR MP3 (2.5 MB), from the Henry King And His Orchestra 78rpm Collection page at archive.org:

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New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, directed by Carroll Gibbons, vocal: Brian Lawrance — recorded c. 10-15 January 1935; issued on the 78 rpm single (UK) His Master’s Voice B.D. 111, as the B-side of “The Object of My Affection”

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Geraldo and His Sweet Music,  vocal: Cyril Grantham – recorded on 25 January 1935; issued in 1935 on the 78 rpm single (UK) Columbia FB 1016 as the B-side of “Here is My Heart” (m. Ralph Rainger, w. Leo Robin)

Diamond in the back, sunroof top

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Be Thankful for What You Got (William DeVaughn) William DeVaughn, 1974

Just be thankful for what you’ve got
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Diamond in the back, sunroof top
Diggin’ the scene
With a gangsta lean
Gangsta whitewalls
TV antennas in the back

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It’s a Musical World

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YouTube provider VideotapeFTW says:

Originally from the musical The Good Old Bad Old Days, “It’s a Musical World” featured in Emu’s World’s third series – this episode first broadcast on 16th March 1983.