Afterglow Special - The Great American Songbook Blacklist
Host: Mark Chilla
Info: The Hollywood Blacklist didn’t only affect the film industry. This week on Afterglow, we explore the repercussions it had for musicians in the 1950s, like Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, Yip Harburg, and Frank Sinatra. [Originally aired 7/23/18]


Segment 1 [00:00-01:00 - Billboard]


Segment 2 [01:00-06:00 - news hole]
Harry Belafonte
Swing Dat Hammer (Traditional)
Swing Dat Hammer (Sony, 1960)
0:01:00, 4:41


Segment 3 [06:00-35:00 - outcue: "I'm Mark Chilla, and you're listening to Afterglow"]:
Sidney Bechet
Strange Fruit [Excerpt] (Meeropol)
The Legendary Sidney Bechet (Bluebird, 1988)
0:06:00, 1:37

Billie Holiday
Strange Fruit (Meeropol)
Billie Holiday: The Centennial Collection (Columbia, 2015)
0:07:37, 3:12

Frank Sinatra
The House I Live In (Robinson/Meeropol)
The Essential Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years (Sony, 2010)
0:12:08, 3:20

Pete Seeger
Black And White [Excerpt] (Robinson/Arkin)
Love Songs For Friends & Foes (Smithsonian Folkways, 2004)
0:16:33, 0:33

Paul Robeson
Ballad For Americans (Robinson/LaTouche)
The Original Recording Of Ballad For Americans And Great Songs Of Faith, Love And Patriotism (Vanguard, 2006)
0:18:05, 10:08

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Taking a Chance on Love [Excerpt] (Duke/LaTouche/Fetter)
Benny Goodman And His Great Vocalists (Sony, 1995)
0:28:32, 0:44

Original Broadway Cast
Runyonland Music [Excerpt] (Loesser)
Guys And Dolls: Original Broadway Cast Album (Verve, 2000)
0:29:40, 0:31

Louis Armstrong
Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat (Loesser)
The Decca Singles: 1949-1958 (Verve, 2016)
0:30:22, 3:15

Eddie Costa Quartet
Luck Be A Lady [Excerpt] (Loesser)
Bill Evans's Finest Hour (Verve, 2001)
0:33:51, 1:07


Segment 4 [35:00-36:00 - Midpoint Music Bed]: 
Artie Shaw
Frenesi [Excerpt] (Dominguez)
Artie Shaw: The Centennial Collection (Bluebird, 2004)
0:35:00, 1:00


Segment 5 [36:00-59:00]:
Artie Shaw
Begin The Beguine [Excerpt] (Porter)
Artie Shaw: The Centennial Collection (Bluebird, 2004)
0:36:00, 1:07

Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? [Excerpt] (Gorney/Harburg)
American Songbook Series: E.Y. Harburg (Smithsonian, 1994)
0:37:17, 2:35

Judy Garland
Over The Rainbow [Excerpt] (Arlen/Harburg)
American Songbook Series: Harold Arlen (Smithsonian, 1992)
0:39:57, 0:35

Margaret Whiting
Old Devil Moon [Excerpt] (Lane/Harburg)
American Songbook Series: E.Y. Harburg (Smithsonian, 1994)
0:40:37, 0:53

Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, feat. The Oscar Peterson Trio
Necessity (Lane/Harburg)
Frank Sinatra In Hollywood (1940-1964) (Reprise, 2002)
0:42:09, 3:01

Original Broadway Cast
You Too Can Be A Puppet [Excerpt] (Fain/Harburg)
Flahooley (Original Broadway Cast 1951) (Salt & Pepper, 2013)
0:45:39, 1:07

Lena Horne
Ain't It The Truth (Arlen/Harburg)
The Essential Lena Horne - The RCA Years (Sony, 2010)
0:47:23, 4:03

Hazel Scott
Round Midnight [Excerpt] (Monk)
Round Midnight (Fresh Sound, 2011)
0:51:43, 2:03

Frank Sinatra
High Hopes (John F. Kennedy Campaign Song) [Excerpt] (Van Heusen/Cahn)
Public Domain
0:53:47, 1:05

Frank Sinatra
Nice 'N' Easy (Spence/Keith/Bergman)
Nice 'N' Easy (Capitol, 1991)
0:55:02, 2:44

Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Brotherhood Of Man [Excerpt] (Loesser)
The Jazz Giants Play Frank Loesser: Heart And Soul (Prestige, 1997)
0:57:57, 1:03