45 RPM

45 RPM is a well produced nostalgic music  series with comfortable and informative show host Sam Waldron playing songs from the 40s and 50s. Each program is based on a theme that Sam weaves through the music. The hour with Sam passes too quickly.

45 RPM Show 33+, Rebroadcast of Ep 19, Doris Day & Pat Boone

“45 RPM Show 33+ – Rebroadcast of Ep 19, Doris Day & Pat Boone”  Broadcasts: Monday, August 27th at 8pm Saturday, September 1st at 4pm Show 33+, “Doris Day Pat Boone,” focuses on two popular 1950s singers and movie stars. The show includes excerpts from a telephone interview with Pat Boone. Included are comparisons of three songs they each recorded: “Secret Love,” “Two Hearts ,Two Kisses,” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Original Air Date: May 14th, 2018 Track List String of Pearls The Glenn Miller Orchestra A Guy is a Guy Doris Day Why Baby Why Pat Boone Two […]

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45 RPM Ep 33 – “Forgotten 50s”

“45 RPM Ep 33 – Forgotten 50s”  Broadcasts: Monday, August 20th at 8pm Saturday, August 25th at 4pm Show 33, “Forgotten Fifties,” features popular songs and performers from the “forgotten” pre-rock-and-roll years 1950 through 1954. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Bill Haley and the Comets, Johnnie Ray, The Four Knights, Nat King Cole, The Crew Cuts, Patti Page, and Joni James. Original Air Date: August 20th, 2018 Track List String of Pearls The Glenn Miller Orchestra If I Give My Heart to You Doris Day That’s Amore Dean Martin Sentimental Me The Ames Brothers Kiss of Fire Georgia Gibbs […]

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45 RPM Ep 32 – “Top Hits of 1947”

“Top Hits of 1947”  Broadcasts: Monday, August 13th at 8pm Saturday, August 18th at 4pm Show 32, “Top Hits 1947,” includes every #1 Billboard best-selling record of 1947 plus several other recordings of note from that year. Performers include Vaughn Monroe, The King Cole Trio, Peggy Lee, Al Jolson, The Harmonica Madcaps, Tex Williams, Frank Sinatra, and Arthur Godfrey. Original Air Date: August 13th, 2018 Track List String of Pearls The Glenn Miller Orchestra The Old Lamp Lighter Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra I Love You For Sentimental Reasons The King Cole Trio Open the Door Richard Count Basie and […]

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45 RPM Ep 31 – You’ll Never Guess

“You’ll Never Guess”  Broadcasts: Monday, August 6th at 8pm Saturday, August 11th at 4pm Show 31, “You’ll Never Guess,” is a grab-bag of music and entertainment without restraint, including some music that host Sam Waldron regards as his personal “guilty pleasures.” Performers include Ricky Nelson, Nat King Cole, Ray Conniff and his Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Slim Whitman, Uncle Lumpy, and Sam Waldron himself impersonating a 1951-era radio announcer. Original Air Date: August 6th, 2018 Track List String of Pearls The Glenn Miller Orchestra Let’s Fall in love Nat King Cole Watch What Happens Tony Bennett Teenager in Love Dion and […]

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45 RPM Ep 30 – 1940s Dance Party

“1940s Dance Party”  Broadcasts: Monday, July 30th at 8pm Saturday, August 4th at 4pm Show 30, “1940s Dance Party,” presents 20 songs for fast and slow dancing plus tips for hosting your own ‘40s dance party with invitations, decorations, food and beverages. Performers include Lester Lanin, Ed Ames, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Les and Larry Elgart, Harriet Nelson, Guy Lombardo, Mel Torme, and the orchestra of Eddie Duchin. Original Air Date: July 30th, 2018 Track List String of Pearls The Glenn Miller Orchestra You Are My Sunshine Blue Baron and the Three Blue Notes A Zoot Suit for […]

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