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The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s ()

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  1. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  2. All of Me
  3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  4. Hungarian Varsovienne]
  5. Detroit Moan
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  1. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  2. All of Me
  3. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  4. Hungarian Varsovienne]
  5. Detroit Moan
  6. We Sure Got Hard Times
  7. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
  8. I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue (With the Sole of My Shoe)
  9. Mean Low Blues
  10. Happy Days Are Here Again
  11. There's a New Day Coming
  12. I Surrender, Dear
  13. Creole Love Call
  14. Gloomy Sunday
  15. Headin' for Better Times
  16. NRA Blues
  17. Are You Making Any Money?
  18. He's in the Ring (Doing the Same Old Thing)
  19. With Plenty of Money and You (Oh! Baby What I Couldn't Do)
  20. Dawn of a New Day
  21. Whistle While You Work
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Great Depression: American Music in the '30s collects popular songs from one of the nation's most challenging eras. Songs like Victoria Spivey's "Detroit Moan," Billie Holliday's "Gloomy Sunday," Bill Cox's "NRA Blues," and Rudy Vallee's "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" convey the hard times and despair synonymous with that period, while Ted Lewis' "There's a New Day Comin'" and "Headin' for Better Times," Hal Kemp's "With Plenty of Money and You," and Artie Shaw's "Whistle While You Work" add an optimistic touch. Great ...

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The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s 1993, Columbia

UPC: 074645758923

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