We look back…even though we weren’t there. Our show this week will celebrate the American songbook and popular music in the darkest of times: the year 1932. The clouds were only starting to clear in the heart of the Great Depression and the music was hopeful, sometimes saccharine, and the songwriting talent abundant. The performances were not bad either. The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Mildred Bailey, and many others contributed. Tune in on our morning look at the popular sounds of 1932.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination | A Great Big Bunch Of You | Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935 |  |
| 2 | Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors | Bend Down Sister | Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove | |
| 3 | Ozzie & Harriet Nelson | It's Gonna Be You | The Nelson Touch | |
| 4 | The Mills Brothers | Chinatown My Chinatown | Sweeter Than Sugar | |
| 5 | The Mills Brothers | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | This Is Art Deco | |
| 6 | Boswell Sisters | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Boswell Sisters | |
| 7 | Boswell Sisters | Stop the Sun Stop the Moon | Boswell Sisters | |
| 8 | Jeanette MacDonald | Isn't It Romantic | Hits of '32 | |
| 9 | Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors | We`ve Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky | Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove | |
| 10 | Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees | Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Bed) | gimriper2u@yahoo.com | |
| 11 | George Formby | I Told My Baby With The Ukelele | I'm The Ukulele Man | |
| 12 | Cab Calloway | Eadie Was A Lady | Best Of The Big Bands | |
| 13 | Ivie Anderson | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | An Introduction To Ivie Anderson | |
| 14 | Bill "Bojangles" Robinson | Doin' The New Lowdown | A Tribute To Black Entertainers #1 | |
| 15 | Louis Armstrong | All Of Me | The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp | |
| 16 | The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra | Diga, Diga, Do | The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2 | |
| 17 | The Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Mighty Sweet | Rhythm Spasm | |
| 18 | Helen Morgan with Victor Young & His Orchestra | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen | |
| 19 | Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra | One Hour With You | Paper Moon | |
| 20 | Al Bowlly | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries | Just A Bowl Of Cherries | |
| 21 | Mildred Bailey | Rockin' Chair | Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody | |
| 22 | Paul Robeson | Ol' Man River | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 23 | The Mills Brothers | Goodbye, Blues | Hits of '32 | |
| 24 | Gene Austin | A Ghost Of A Chance | Voice Of The Southland | |
| 25 | Bing Crosby | I Found A Million Dollar Baby | Henry & June | |
| 26 | Bing Crosby | Paradise | Hits of '32 | |
| 27 | Bing Crosby | Dinah | Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1 | |
| 28 | Leo Reisman And His Orchestra;Milton Douglas | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From The Musical Review "Americana") [Remastered 2003] | Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down Series | |
| 29 | Sam Browne with Ambrose & His Orchestra | The Sun Has Got His Hat On [Remastered 2003] | Hits of '32 | |