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How Music Changed

How Music Changed

250 different artists and topics that changed music history forever. Most of them analyzed in great detail, with historical information, opinions, and various bits of trivia.

What Is This Thing Called Love - Billie Holiday

The Life and Music of Billie Holiday: The War Years

Episode 11

As strange as it may sound, it doesn’t seem as if World War II had any sort of profound effect on Billie Holiday – she apparently had enough of her own problems to worry about.

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    Long Ago and Far Away – Charlie Watts

    The Great American Songbook: The End of the War Years

    Episode 23

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      Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition – Kay Kyser & his Orchestra

      The Great American Songbook: 1943-44

      Episode 22

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        Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrews Sisters

        The Great American Songbook: The War Years

        Episode 21

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          Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – B.B. King

          The Great American Songbook: A New Decade            

          Episode 20

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            I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Charlie Parker

            The Great American Songbook: 1938-39

            Episode 19

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               Skeeter Davis & NRBQ

              The Great American Songbook: 1938

              Episode 18

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                In the Still of the Night – Charlie Parker

                The Great American Songbook:1937

                Episode 17

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                  A Fine Romance – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

                  The Great American Songbook: 1935-1936

                  Episode 16

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                    Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw

                    The Great American Songbook: 1935, The Classic Era

                    Episode 15

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                      Summertime – Miles Davis

                      The Great American Songbook: 1934

                      Episode 14

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                        Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters

                        The Great American Songbook: 1933-34

                        Episode 13

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                          It’s Only a Paper Moon – Nat King Cole

                          The Great American Songbook: 1933

                          Episode 12

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