“Tribute to the Big Bands"
Host: Mary Lou Metzger with guest Rocky Rockwell
Original Air Date: October 8, 1960:
The Band remembers Glenn Miller with “In the Mood,” Tommy
Dorsey is saluted with “Marie” and Benny Goodman with his Let’s Dance.”
Jack Imel presents “When My Baby Smiles at Me” to honor Ted Lewis, and
the show ends with a tribute to the “Boss” and his theme song “Bubbles
in the Wine.”
Note: The name in parentheses is the band leader or performer who was known for that song.
"Rhapsody in Blue (Paul Whiteman)
"Boo Hoo (Guy Lombardo)
"The Waltz You Saved For Me (Wayne King)
"Marie (Tommy Dorsey)
"Thinking of You (Kay Kyser)
"Who Wouldn’t Love You (Kay Kyser)
"You Made Me Love You (Harry James)
"When My Baby Smiles at Me (Ted Lewis)
"In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
"Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway)
"Tonight We Love (Freddy Martin)
"Date With an Angel (Hal Kemp)
"Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman)
"Oodles of Noodles (Jimmy Dorsey)
"Cocktails for Two (Spike Jones)
"My Dear (Jan Garber)
"Hot Lips (Henry Busse)" - Norman Bailey on trumpet
"Does Your Heart Beat for Me (Russ Morgan)
"Oh Johnny (Orrin Tucker)
"One O’clock Jump (Count Basie)
"Sunny Side of the Street (Louis Armstrong)
"Daddy (Sammy Kaye)
"Leap Frog (Les Brown)
"Smoke Rings (Glen Gray)" - Kenny Trimble on trombone
"Sunrise Serenade (Frankie Carle)
"Rippling Rhythm (Shep Fields)
"Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington)
"Ida (Red Nichols)
"Sugar Blues (
"Sleep (Fred Waring)
"Woodchopper’s Ball (Woody Herman)