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The Classics of a Generation
Nostalgia Music presents this superb compilation of classics from the inter-war generation, with a variety of well-known artists.
Preview “03. Smilin’ Joe”
| 1 | Wake Up And Dream | George Metaxa |
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| 2 | My Heart Stood Still | Edythe Baker |
| 3 | Smilin' Joe | The Plantation Orchestra |
| 4 | There's Life In The Old Girl Yet (From 'London Calling') | Maisie Gay |
| 5 | A Good Man Is Hard To Find | Lee White |
| 6 | Dapper Dan | Jack Buchanan & The Trix Sisters |
| 7 | When The 'Ansom Cabs Was Lined Up On The Rank Herbert Mundin | |
| 8 | Little Boy Blues | June Bobby Comber Chick Endor Dennis Cowles and Chorus with Adelphi Theare Orchestra cond. By Sidney Baynes |
| 9 | That Wonderful Lamp | Beatrice Lillie |
| 10 | Ladies Bar | Elsa Lanchester |
| 11 | Double Damask | Cicely Courtneidge |
| 12 | When The Sun Goes Down | Melville Gideon |
| 13 | Silly Little Hill | Jessie Matthews |
| 14 | Miss Annabelle Lee | Jack Smith & the Whispering Orchestra |
| 15 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Joyce Barbour |
| 16 | Germs | Alfred Lester |
About the artists
Many of these artists started out in smaller venues, to reflect the chamber status of early musical theatre, but with increasing reputation came increasing acclaim and larger venues. Their careers started in America but moved to Europe and outwards across the globe.
About the songs
These songs are drawn from a variety of sources, encompassing a variety of genres and musical languages. This compilation effectively shows how the language of musical theatre and stage&screen evolved over the early 20th-century resulting in the glorious soundtracks of the ‘Golden Age’ and today’s soundtracks.