Big thank you to Neil Guthrie for the donation of some of these family records. They belonged to Martha and Geordie Hardie. Lonnie Donegan- Betty, Betty, Betty, Tom Foy- Lizzie, Mimosa 5in record- My Kid, Jutkika Roy- Hindustani song, David McCallum- Scottish melodies,  Callendar Cable Works Band- Swallows Serenade, Miss Lydia Russell You're driving me crazy, Bobby Comber- Peg leg Jack, Buddy Prince- Little pal, Florrie Ford- Ta ta be lucky and lets pretend we're having fun. Bing Crosby-...

Stonking tunes from Tex Beneke, Frankie Froba, Teresa Brewer, Fats Waller, Anita O'Day, Lulu Zeigler, Lorrae Desmond, Lonnie Donegan, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Leslie Hutchinson, Sugar Cile Robinson, Jimmie Rodgers, Harry Torrani, Phyllis Robins, McCravy Brothers, Geoffrey Goodheart, Tiny Bradshaw, Bob Crosby, Marion Mann and Frankie Laine.

Thanks to John Hearn. Judy Garland and Fred Astaire- A couple of swells, Perry Como- Magic Moments and Catch a fallen star, Marino Marini- Volare, Edmundo Ross- Rumba Royale, Roberto Inglez- Autumn leaves,  Mantovani- La Cumparista, Benny Goodman- These foolish things remind me of you, Felix Mendelssohn- Scotlandia, Herijati- Kenaghan Masa- (Indonesian song), Carman Cavallaro- Lovely look at, The star gazers- An old beer bottle, Billy Cotton-Two on a tandem, The French can- can, Hang on the...

Ernie Ford- Shot gun boogie, Teddy Johnston- Mandolin Serenade, William Schwartz- song in Yiddish, Nick Lucas- My bundle of love and Moonbeams, Ester Walker-  You gotta know how to love and Hard to get Gertie, Carl, Natalie and Arnold Golmetch- Greensleeves to a ground, Jimmy Young- No arms can ever hold you, Perry Como- Idle gossip, Weston Brothers- Scottish Memories, Robert Wilson- Down in the glen and Victor Sylvester- Autumn Leaves.

The Wang, Wang Blues- Teresa Brewer, Take me in your arms- Les Paul and Mary Ford, The Duke's idea- Charlie Barnet, Keep your seats please- George Formby, I never knew heaven could speak- Bob Crosby, vocals Marion Mann, Effie Atherton-Dennis the Menace, Jimmie Rodgers- Away out on the mountain, Harry Torrani- The watermill yodel

The Six Swingers- Hot Pie, The Stargazers- I see the moon, Savoy Havana Band- A kiss in the dark, Jay Whidden- I'll see you again, Paul Specht- I'm knee deep in daisies, Jelly Roll Morton- Oh didn't he ramble, Mugsy Spanier- Hesitating blues, G.H Elliott- I want to go to Idaho, Ethel Smith- Charmaine, (Whispering) Jack Smith- Ain't she cute, Kay Starr, Tony Martin, Gene Autry and Jo Stafford, Anne Stephens- Buckingham Palace, Rudy Vallee- You're driving me crazy, Charlie Barnet- I like to riff.

We have Winifred Atwell- Cross hands boogie, Mario Lanza- Drinking song, Billy Williams- Little Willie's Woodbines, Mr Herbert Payne- The sunshine of your smile, Nat Gonella- Capri caprice. Frankie Vaughn, Perry Como, Geraldo and Billy Cotton. Joe Petersen- Home on the range, Guy Lomardo- All my love, Blue Hungarian band- The skaters Waltz, Edith Lorand- The woman's heart, Don Roberton- The happy whistler and with Lou Dinning You're free to go. And you are but do come back!

Mr Hatherley Clarke (counter tenor)- Till we meet again, Florian Forde- Love me in the Lancashire way, Robert Woodville- There we are then, Herbert Payne- Blighty, Charlie Collins- Paddy Malone's Aeroplane, Fred Douglas- On the first dark night of the year, J.C Scatter- Blaydon Races, Randolph Sutton, Alfredo and his band-Cheer up and smile, Radio Melody Boys- There's happiness ahead, Sam Brown- Dancing with tears in my eyes, Jack Payne- The kid from Spain, Jay Wilbur- Miss Otis regrets

Softly as in a morning sunrise- Harry Parry, What is this thing called love- Tommy Dorsey, vocals by Connie Haines, Fine brown frame Nellie Lutcher, Let's play love - Bob Skyles, Beautiful dreamer Archie Lewis, Whisper again that you love me-Al Dexter, Ain't misbehaving - Hutch, Look at 'em doing it- The Original Dixieland Jazz Band(1919), Sophie Tucker, Solemn and gay. Moonlight Waltz, I'm gonna die with a broken heart and my darling Texas cowgirl - Bob Skyles.

George Formby- When I'm cleaning windows, Oi- Flanagan and Allen. Roy Fox- The treasure of Sierra Madre. Bob Crosby and Marion Mann with Never knew Heaven could speak and Speak to me of love. Jimmie Rodgers- Everyone's doing it in Hawaii and Frankie and Johnny. Sophie Tucker- Life begins at forty and Nellie Lutcher with Hurry on down . Jack Hylton, Hoagy Carmichael, George Wettling, Hutch and Italian Samba from Tino Vailati. Johnny Duncan with The last train to San fernado. Mugsy Spanier-...

Blues in my condition- Cootie Williams, Numbers Boogie- Sugar Chile Robinson, My Alf- Susette Tarri, Wang, wang Blues- Teresa Brewer, To Menneker- Lulu Ziegler, Forever and ever- Dinah Shore, Bradshaw's boogie- Tiny Bradshaw, Your feets too big, Dragging in my heart, Shorten bread- Fats Waller, Down and out blues- Flanagan and Allen, Gin mill blues- Joe Sullivan, Swinging with the accordion man- Bob Skyles, Roberto Murolo, Earth Kitt- Monotonous, When the sun goes down- Lonnie Donegan and Hal...

Tex Benneke- St Louis Blues March, Lionel Hampton- The Munson Street breakdown, Lucky Thompson, Albert Ammons- , Anita O'Day, Harry Parry, Carl Barriteau- Primrose Hill, Hal McIntyre- Why don't you fall in love with me, Harlan Lattimore- Chant of the weeds, Bob Crosby- Tin roof blues, Lorrae Desmond- On the waterfront,  Les Paul and Mary Ford, Mugsy Spanier , Joe Sullivan and Joe Turner, Andy Kirk and his clouds of joy- Take those blues away, Billy Banks- Oh Peter and Spider crawl.

Cupid on the cake, from Jock McDermott. Our oldest record for a long time is By the light of the silvery moon.  A 1910 rendition of this classic song by Mr Jack Charman. Also up Hutch, from 1929, Delia Murphy, Frankie Laine, Nat King Cole,  Maurice J Gunsky , Max Bacon and three from the insane Red Ingles. Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar sing Ukulele Lady from 1922. Nellie Lutcher- He's a real gone guy. Carl Barriteau was born in Trinidad and came to London in 1937. Two from him, vocals by Mae...

Dame Clara Butt from 1918. The top English contralto of her era. Three jolly tunes from eight inch budget record labels. Don Porto's Novelty band(Harry Bidgood), Alfredo and his band and Billy Whitlock. Comedian Sandy Powell is on a Broadcast budget record too.   Also the prolific English baritone Stanley Kirkby, Turner and Layton, Lorrae Desmond, Roberto Inglez, Ron Goodwin, Tennessee Ernie and Mantovani. We finish with Bob Crosby and Looping the Loop from 1938.

Two from Bob Crosby and two Shakespeare sonnets. Two from Bob Skyles and the Skyrockets- Lets play love and My darling Texas cow girl. Elias and his zig zag jive flutes . Red Nichols. Nat Gonella, Harry Parry and Lionel Hampton. The High Hatter, Paul Laval, Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti. Duke of Harlam and his Flunkies. The three boogie woogie pianos of Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons. Pine Top Smith, Blues and Boogie Woogie pioneer with two tracks on reissue 1928 recording....

Two from the 1950s to start us off. Lorrae Desmond and Gogi Grant. Lesser known British band singers Majorie Kingsley, Jean Farrar, Mae Cooper and my favourite Doreen Villiers. Jazz vocal and guitar from Mary Osborn. Two tradition Scottish songs Esther Yunson and NIna Rae. Madeline Green sings with Earl Hines. Ivy Benson and her girl band were hugely popular during WW2 and into the 1950s. Ivy plays the sax but no credit to the vocalist. 

Three from Harry Torrani: Sitting in a jailhouse, The Prairie Yodel and Mockingbird Yodel. Both sides of a Hoosier Hot Shots: Sentimental gentleman from Georgia and Meet me by the icehouse Lizzie. Johnny Denis: My, my ain't that something. Hank Williams gives us Howling at the moon. Hank Snow: Down the trail of aching hearts. Lonnie Donegan is back with Dead or alive. Les Allen: Empty saddles. Peter Lind Hayes with Life gits Teejus don't it. Brilliant song.  

Two from Harry Roy, Harry Parry and Harry Torrani. Ernest Tubb, the Texan Troubadour and Carrie Tubb, popular English soprano in early 20th century . Grace Moore- One night of love, Wayne Naughton- Nonchalant Nonsense, Lew Stone- Shades of Hades and Thompson's old grey mule, Ruby Wright- Boy you got yourself a girl and Nat Gonella- Georgia's gorgeous girl. Edythe Bakers- Birth of the blues from 1927.  Ernest Butcher sings I limp as I go along. Lenny Carson and whizz kids with Hug me, kiss...

Hoosiers Hot Shot and Ella Lou Robertson. Master Joe Peterson, Vic Lewis, Harry Gold and his Pieces of Eight, Harry Parry, Jimmy Bylthe's Ragamuffins and Flannagan and Allen Durium card record- Auf Wiedersehen my dear and Rain on the roof from 1934. Thorley Waters, Mindy Carson and Cathy Carr. A great song from Ben Malone, I don't work for a living. He's a mystery artist. Our oldest record is from 1917, the Royal Cremona Orchestra. Molly Picon gives us Song of the tenement. That's all folks!

Three romantic favourites at Forgotten Songs. Frankie Froba was an American jazz pianist, active from the 1920s until the 50s. Here he plays with the Jimmy Atkins Trio.  Always makes me chuckle- Love song in 34 bars. We get properly soppy with our other two tracks. Nat King Cole with My Flaming Heart and Eartha Kitt singing Lazy afternoon. Both superb vocalists obviously, but I think these rank among their finest performances. Songs not just for Valentines day!

Harry Parry - Black eyes and Blues for eight. Three from Harry Roy. Wingy Manone with Manone Blues. Kay Starr, Joan Regan, Felix Mendelssohn and Roland Peachy, Clown Argo and Co. Alfi and Harry with The trouble with Harry. Freddy Mills, world champion boxer 1948-50, gives us a selection of singalong party songs. Ethel Smith- Tico, Tico. Next a real oddity on a hand written MSS record label. a metal 78 of Get ready, get set, jump. Andy Iona with Indebted to you. 

Nat Gonella, Greenock male voice choir, William Hannah, The Avenue Tango Band,  Anton Walbrook, Benjamino Gigli, Carrol Gibbons, Benny Goodman, vocals by Helen Forrest, The Bluejays, Roland Blair- I cover the waterfront and, on a six inch The Victory label, The waters of kilarney. Frank Ferera is back with his wife Louise Greenus, The  Happy six, Mr Sydney Coltham. Satya Chowdhury, Phil Green and his Basin Street band. Ted Heath and Blacksmith Blues, vocals by Lita Rosa. Stay safe, stay...

Dennis Potter's seminal TV 1978 drama was choc full of great music and songs from the 1930s, largely from British dance bands and orchestras. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell and Gemma Craven starred and did a great job of lip syncing to the likes of Al Bowlly, Roy Fox , Lew Stone, Bert Ambrose, Arthur Tracey, Maurice Winnick, Jack Paine, Jack Hylton, Billy Cotton and Henry Hall. They all feature in this episode, as does George Hall and Flannigan and Allen.

Hot Lips Page and Randy Hall, I tin whistle you. Earl Grant with Hunky dunky doo. Pianist, organist and singer. Sadly he died young at 39 in 1970. Lys Assia, Eddy Arnold, Alma Cogan, Charlie Gracie, Fat Domino, Lonnie Donegan, Ames Brothers, Winifred Atwell, Rose Murphy, Rose Brennan , Eve Boswell. Jill Day, Jim Dale, actor, song writer, director, composer. Jack Scott, Canada's greatest Rock and Roll artist.  Two belters from him, Leroy and My True Love. Stay safe

From Harry Parry, Angry, Lonesome Road, I never knew(vocals:  Primrose Hayes, can find nothing about this woman) and Pontiac. Hot Lips Page and Randy Halls and the Tin fluters. Joe Sullivan and Big Joe Turner: Low down, dirty shame blue and I can't give you anything but my love. Also up Harry Roy and Marjorie Kingsley, Roberto Inglez, Nat King Cole andCharlie Barnet Munson Street Breakdow from Lionel Hampton. We end with the Tanner Sisters and a Maggie Teyte with with Plassir d'amour.