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=**THE RAVENS**= You’re Always In My Dreams (Gannon-Kent)
 * Mahzel (Means Good Luck) **(Wayne-Beekman) Benny Goodman [‘47, Capitol 416], the Ravens [‘47, National 9034]
 * For You **(Dubin-Burke) sung by John Boles in ‘30 film ‘Captain of the Guard’ [‘30, Victor 22373], also Joe Green [‘31, Columbia 2429-D] and Leo Reisman w. Frank Munn [‘31, Victor 22670]. It was recorded by Glen Gray’s Casa Loma Orchestra, with a Kenny Sargent vocal [‘33, Brunswick 6066]. The Ravens version was in 1947 [National 9034]. Several versions were released at the end of 1948: Artie Wayne [Capitol 15140], Gordon Jenkins [Decca 24478], and Perry Como [RCA Victor 20-3099]. Rick Nelson had a pop hit in 1964 [Decca 31574]
 * Ol’ Man River **(Hammerstein-Kern) was featured in the ’28 show ’Show Boat’, sung by Jules Bledsoe. It was recorded by Paul Whiteman [Victor 21218 with Bing Crosby, Victor 35912 with Paul Robeson], the Revelers [Victor 21241], and Al Jolson [Brunswick 3867]. There were versions by Luis Russell [‘34, Perfect 15995], the Golden Gate Quartet [‘39, Bluebird 8190] and the Ravens [‘47, National 9035].
 * Would You Believe Me **(Tobias/Jerome/Heindorf) Tony Martin [‘46-‘47 ?, Mercury], Claude Thornhill featuring Fran Warren [‘47, Columbia 37325], the Ravens [‘47, National 9035].
 * Summertime ** (Gershwin/Gershwin) was from the Gershwin’s ‘folk opera’ ‘Porgy and Bess’ It has become a standard, recorded by Billie Holiday [‘36, Vocalion 3333], Bob Crosby [‘38, Decca 2205], the Ravens [‘47, 9038]Al Hibbler [‘47, Sundrise 2007], Sam Cooke [‘57, Keen 34013], Nina Simone [‘60, Colpix 143], Billy Stewart [‘66, Chess 1966]
 * Fool That I Am **(Hunt) Floyd Hunt w. Gladys Palmer vocal [‘47, Miracle 104], Billy Eckstine [‘47, MGM 10097], the Ravens [‘48, National 9040], Etta James [‘61, Argo 5390]
 * Together ** (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) was a big hit in 1928, with versions by Franklyn Baur [Victor 21220], Cliff Edwards [Columbia 1295-D], Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton on vocals [Victor 35883], and Nick Lucas [Brunswick 3749]. It was featured in the 1944 film ‘Since You Went Away’, with new versions by Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes [Decca 23349], Guy Lombardo featuring Tony Craig [Decca 18617], and Dinah Shore [Victor 20-1594]. The Ravens’ version was from 1948 [National 9042]. Connie Francis revived it for a 1961 hit [MGM 13019].
 * September Song **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Anderson-Weill) was introduced by Walter Huston in the 1938 musical ‘Knickerbocker Holiday’[‘38, Brunswick 8272, and ‘46, Decca 40001]. It has become a standard, recorded by Frank Sinatra [‘46, Columbia 37161], the Dardanelle Trio [‘46, RCA Victor 20-1993], Bing Crosby [‘47, Decca 23754], Sarah Vaughan [‘47, Musicraft 500], the Ravens [‘48, National 9053], Don Byas [‘48, Savoy 626], Stan Kenton [‘51, Capitol 1480], Liberace [‘52, Columbia 38709], Billy Ward & the Dominoes [‘57, Decca 30514] and Jimmy Durante [‘63, Warner 5382].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Once in a While **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Edwards-Green) was a hit for Tommy Dorsey [’37, Victor 25686]. Other versions are by Horace Heidt [’37, Brunswick 7977], Ozzie Nelson [’37, Bluebird 7256], Louis Armstrong [‘38, Decca 1560, and ‘52, Decca 28306], the Ravens [’47, National 9038], Herb Jeffries [‘51, Coral 60530], Patti Page [‘52, Mercury 5867], and the Chimes [‘60, Tag 444]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">It’s Too Soon to Know **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Chessler) was the first big hit for the Orioles [‘48, Natural 5000], and has also been recorded by the Ravens [‘48, National 9056], Ella Fitzgerald [‘48, Decca 24497], Dinah Washington [‘48, Mercury 8107], Etta James [‘61, Argo 5402], Irma Thomas [‘61, Minit 633], Esther Phillips [‘65, Atlantic 2251]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Turk/Ahlert) was introduced in 1937: Wayne King [Victor 22817], Benny Krueger featuring Smith Ballew [Brunswick 6185], Russ Columbo [Victor 22801], and Kate Smith [Columbia 2139-D]. It was popular again in 1946 : Tommy Dorsey featuring Stuart Foster [RCA Victor 20-1901], Frank Sinatra [Columbia 36918], SkinnayEnnis [Signature 15033], and the Andrews Sisters [Decca 18899], and again in 1961: Linda Scott [Canadian American 129].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">White Christmas **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Berlin) see Elvis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Silent Night **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Gruber-Mohr-Young), the German Christmas carol ‘Stille Nacht’, was published in English in 1871. Earlier recordings include versions by the Haydn Quartet [’05, as ‘Silent Night, Hallowed Night’ by the Edison Male Quartet, Victor 4511], Ernestine Schumann-Heink [’08, in German, ‘Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht‘, Victor 88138], Elsie Baker [’12, ‘Silent Night, Hallowed Night’, Victor 17164], the Neapolitan Trio [’17, ‘Silent Night, Holy Night‘, Victor 18389], and Paul Whiteman with Bing Crosby [‘28, Columbia 50098]. It was a big solo hit for Bing Crosby [‘35, Decca 621] and has been recorded by many since, including Luis Russell [‘47, Apollo 1087], Sister Rosetta Tharpe [‘49, Decca 48119], Ravens [‘49, National 9062], Mahalia Jackson [‘50, Apollo 235], Pilgrim Travelers [‘53, Specialty 856].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Always **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Berlin) was a major hit in 1926, with versions by Henry Burr [Victor 19959], George Olsen [ Victor 19955], Vincent Lopez [Okeh 40567], Nick Lucas [Brunswick 3088], and Lewis James [Columbia 564]. It was revived in the 1944 film ’Christmas Holiday’, sung by Deanna Durbin, with hit recordings by Sammy Kaye, featuring Tony Alamo [Victor 20-1610], Guy Lombardo featuring Stuart Foster [Decca 81634], Gordon Jenkins featuring Dennis Day [Capitol 125] and Paul Lavalle [Musicraft 297]. It has also been recorded by the Ink Spots [‘47, Decca 24140], Ravens [‘48, National 9064], and Sammy Turner [‘59, Big Top 3029]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Deep Purple **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(DeRose-Parish) had several popular versions in 1939: Larry Clinton featuring Bea Wain [Victor 26141], Jimmy Dorsey featuring Bob Eberly [Decca 2295], Guy Lombardo [Decca 2215], Bing Crosby [Decca 2374], and Artie Shaw featuring Helen Forrest [Bluebird 10178]. It was recorded by Paul Weston [’49, Capitol 15294], the Ravens [‘49, National 9065], Sarah Vaughan [‘51, Columbia 39446], Billy Ward & the Dominoes [‘57, Liberty 55099]. Nino Tempo and April Stevens had a barely recognizable hit version in 1963 [Atco 6273], and this was revived by Donny & Marie Osmond in 1976 [MGM/Kolob 14840].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Careless Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(trad) Bessie Smith [‘25, Columbia 14083], Lonnie Johnson [‘28, Okeh 8635], Joe Turner [‘41, Decca 7827], Charioteers [‘41, Okeh 6220], Four Tunes [‘49, RCA Victor 50-0008], Ravens [‘49, National 9085], Fats Domino [‘51, Imperial 5145], Ray Charles [‘62, ABC-Paramount 10345]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Someday (You‘ll Want Me to Want You) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Jimmy Hodges) was published in 1940, and featured in the 1946 film ‘Sioux City Sue’, and recorded that year by the star Gene Autry [Columbia 37079], Elton Britt [Bluebird 33-0521; also ‘49, RCA Victor 20-3090], and the Hoosier Hot Shots [Decca 18736]. It was recorded by Vaughn Monroe [‘49, RCA Victor 20-3510], the Mills Brothers [‘49, Decca 24694], the Ravens [‘49, National 9089], the Drifters [‘54, Atlantic 1043], Jodie Sands [‘58, Chancellor 1023], Della Reese [‘60, RCA Victor 47-7706], Brook Benton [‘60, Mercury 71722]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Monaco-Young) was recorded by Jan Garber featuring Fritz Heilbron [‘33, Victor 24444], Glen Gray feauting Pee Wee Hunt [‘34, Brunswick 6708], and Harry Reser’s Orchestra [‘34, Columbia 2840].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Oh Babe! **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Prima-Kabak) was a hit for its writer, Louis Prima [‘50, Robin Hood 101], and many others: Kay Starr [’50, Capitol 1278], the Ames Brothers [’50, Coral 60327], Jimmy Preston [‘50, Derby 748], Larry Darnell [‘50, Regal 3298], Wynonie Harris with Lucky Millinder[‘50, King 4418], Roy Milton [‘50, Specialty 381], Benny Goodman with Jimmy Ricks vocal [‘50, Columbia 39045].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’m So Crazy For Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Fountain) Cap-Tans [‘50, Dot 1009], Lonnie Johnson [‘50, King 4411], Ravens [‘50, Columbia 39070]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mam’selle **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (Gordon-Gooding), from the film ’The Razor’s Edge’, was a big hit in 1947, for Art Lund [MGM 10011] and many others: Frank Sinatra [Columbia 37343], Dick Haymes [Decca 23861], the Pied Pipers [Capitol 396], Ray Dorey [Majestic 7217], Dennis Day [RCA Victor 2211] and Frankie Laine [Mercury 5048]. The Ravens’ version is from 1951[Okeh 6888].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Whiffenpoof Song **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Minnegerode-Pomeroy-Galloway-Vallee-Hart), theme song for the Yale Glee Club, published 1909, featured in the 1935 film ‘Winged Victory’, recorded by Rudy Vallee [’37, Bluebird 7135; ‘46, Enterprise 181; ‘47, Columbia 36461], Tex Beneke [‘46, RCA Victor 1859], Bing Crosby with the Fred Waring Glee Club [‘47, Decca 23990], Robert Merrill [‘47, RCA Victor 10-1313], Four Notes [‘48, Paradise 116], Ravens [‘51, Okeh 6825], Louis Armstrong [‘54, Decca 29153], Art Neville [‘57, Specialty 592].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">If I Love Again **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Murray-Oakland) from the 1932 musical ‘Hold Your Horses’; recorded by Paul Whiteman featuring Bob Lawrence [’33, Victor 24517] and several others over the years.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">That Old Gang of Mine **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Rose-Dixon-Henderson), sung by Van & Schenck in ‘The Ziegfield Follies of 1823’, recorded by Billy Murray & Ed Smalle [Victor 19095], the Benson Orchestra [Victor 19136], Benny Krueger [Brunswick 2485], Irving and Jack Kaufman [Emerson 10657], Ernest Hare & Billy Jones [Edison 51235], and the Criterion Quartet [Vocalion 14646]. The Ravens recorded it in 1951 [Okeh 6843].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chloe **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (Kahn-Moret) originated in 1928: Singing Sophomores [Columbia 1257-D], the All Star Orchestra [Victor 21149], Shilkret’s Rhyth-Melodist [Victor 21298], Paul Whiteman featuring Austin Young [Victor 35921], and Bessie Brown [Brunswick 3817]. In 1945 it was featured in the film ‘Bring On the Girls’, and was recorded by Duke Ellington [Victor 20-1547] and parodied by Spike Jones [Victor 10-1654]. It was recorded by Louis Armstrong [‘53, Decca 28524] and the Ravens [‘52, ‘Chloe-E’, Mercury 5853].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Begin the Beguine **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Porter) was published in 1935, sung by June Knight in the musical ’Jubilee’, recorded by Xavier Cugat featuring Dan Reid [’35, Victor 25133]. It is best known in its version by Artie Shaw [’38, Bluebird 7746]. It has also been recorded by Tony Martin [’39, Decca 2375], Eddie Heywood [‘44, Commodore 1514 and ‘45, Decca 23398], Frank Sinatra [‘46, Decca 37064], and the Ravens [‘52, Mercury 5800].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Wagon Wheels **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(DeRose-Hill) was sung by Everett Marshall in the 1934 show ‘The New Ziegfield Follies‘, with recordings by Paul Whiteman featuring Bob Lawrence [Victor 24517], George Olsen [Columbia 2881-D], and Paul Robeson [Victor 24635]. The Ravens’ recording is from 1952 [Mercury 5764].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love Is the Thing **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Washington-Young) was recorded by Ethel Waters [‘33, Brunswick 6564] the Casa Loma Orchestra [‘33, Brunswick 6584], Andy Kirk featuring Pha Terrell [’40, Decca 2962], and Billy Eckstein [‘46, National 9125]. It was recorded by the Ravens’ lead singer Jimmy Ricks [‘52, Mercury 8296] and was the title song to Nat King Cole’s number one 1957 LP [Capitol 824].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rough Ridin’ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Ella Fitzgerald-Jones-Tennyson) Ella Fitzgerald [‘52, Decca 27948], Jimmy Ricks & the Ravens [‘53, Mercury 70213]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Without a Song **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Rose-Youmans-Eliscu), sung by Lois Deppe in the 1929 show ’Great Day’, was recorded by Paul Whiteman featuring Bing Crosby [Columbia 2023-D]. Joe Alexander & his Highlanders [‘46, Excelsior 177], Billy Eckstein [‘48, National 9061], Ravens [‘53, Mercury 702420], Checkers [‘53, King 4675], Roy Hamilton [‘55, Epic 9125], Isley Brothers [‘59, RCA Victor 47-7657], Ray Charles [‘65, ABC Paramount 10663]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Going Home **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Dvorak) was adapted by Edward Arms Fisher in 1922 from Antonin Dvorák’s 1893 Symphony No. 9, known as the New World Symphony [according to Jacobs]. It was recorded by the Boswell Sisters [‘34, Brunswick 6951], Art Tatum [‘49, Capitol H-269 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Art Tatum Encores //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">]. Glenn Miller played it on radio broadcasts between 1940 and 1944, and his Army Air Force Band recorded it on V-Disc in 1943.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Lonesome Road **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Austin, Shilkret) was featured in the 1929 film version of ‘Show Boat’, dubbed in by Jules Bledsoe. Recordings include Gene Austin [‘28, Victor 21098], Nat Shilkret featuring Willard Robinson [‘29, Victor 21996], Ted Lewis [‘30, Columbia 3181], the Boswell Sisters [‘34, Brunswick 6951], Bing Crosby [‘39, Decca 2257], Jimmy Lunceford [‘39, Vocalion 4831], Lonnie Johnson [‘44, Bluebird 34-0714], 4 Tunes [‘49, RCA Victor 50-0042], Jimmie Ricks [‘54, Mercury 70330], Pilgrim Travelers [‘54, Specialty 872]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’ve Got You Under My Skin **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Porter), sung by Virginia Bruce in the 1936 film ‘Born to Dance’, was recorded by Ray Noble featuring Al Bowlly [‘36, Victor 25422], Hal Kemp featuring Skinnay Ennis [‘36, Brunswick 7745], Frances Langford with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra [‘36, Decca 939], and parodied by Stan Freberg [‘51, Capitol 1711]. The Four Seasons revived it in 1966 [Philips 40393].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Count Every Star **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(Gallop-Coquatrix) has been successful for Ray Anthony featuring Dick Noel [’50, Capitol 979], Dick Haymes with Artie Shaw’s Orchestra [‘50, Decca 27042], Hugo Winter halter [‘50, RCA Victor 78-3697], the Ravens [‘50, National 9111], and the Rivieras [‘58, Coed 503]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Marie **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (Berlin) was featured in the 1928 film ‘The Awakening’. It was recorded by the Troubadours with Lewis James [‘28, Victor 21746], Franklyn Baur [Victor 21787], Rudy Vallee [‘29, Harmony 834-H and Velvetone 1834-V], Tommy Dorsey featuring Jack Lawrence [‘37, Victor 25523], the Ravens [rec. 47-rel. ‘51 Renditions 5001], Four Tunes [‘53, Jubilee 5128], and the Irish group, the Bachelors [‘65, London 9762].