Songs By Sinatra

CBS, Old Gold
Orch Conducted by: Axel Stordahl
Co-Star: Peggy Mann (11/20/46-12/18/46), Jane Powell (from 1/2/47) - With: The Pied Pipers
Cy Walter, André Previn, Skitch Henderson-p at various shows
Announcer: Marvin Miller, Art Gilmore, Bill Lazar, Dan Seymour

Opening Theme: Night And Day
Closing Theme: Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)

Wednesday (9 - 9:30)

Opening Theme Closing Theme

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Cy Walters & Peggy Mann rehearse with Frank in this cover photo from down beat (12/16/46)
From the same issue, here's a shot of The Pied Pipers. See an ad for Songs By Sinatra in the Photos Section.




Shows from Hollywood

9/12/45

Guests: Martha Tilton, Bing Crosby's sons

    Stars In Your Eyes

    If I Loved You

    Embraceable You (w/ Martha Tilton)

    "WWII Songs" Medley: Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition / Pistol Packin' Mama (PP)

      / The White Cliffs Of Dover / Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (MT) / Is You Is Or Is

      You Isn't (PP) / They're Either Too Young Or Too Old (MT) / I Don't Want To Walk Without

      You / Don't Fence Me In (PP) / Sunday, Monday Or Always / Blues In The Night (MT) /

      White Christmas (w/ Martha Tilton & The Pied Pipers)



9/19/45

Guest: Peggy Lee

    On The Atchison, Topkea And The Santa Fe

    My Melancholy Baby

    The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    I Fall In Love Too Easily

    The House I Live In



9/26/45

Guest: Dinah Shore

    I'm Gonna Love That Girl

    Begin The Beguine

    Homesick-That's All

    Three O'Clock In The Morning (w/ Dinah Shore)

    Show Me The Way To Go Home (w/ Dinah Shore)

    The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful (w/ Dinah Shore)



10/3/45

Guest: (no guest)

    Aren't You Glad You're You

    You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me



10/10/45

Guests: Frances Langford, Ginny Simms

    There's No You

    All The Things You Are (w/ The Pied Pipers)



Shows from New York City

10/17/45

Guest: Gene Kelly

    What Makes The Sunset?

    I Fall In Love Too Easily

    I Begged Her (w/ Gene Kelly)

    The Charm Of You



10/24/45

Guest: Tommy Dorsey

    I'll Buy That Dream

    Without A Song

    "Dorsey" Medley: This Love Of Mine / Oh! Look At Me Know / Marie /

      After I Say I'm Sorry / There Are Such Things /Song Of India /

      Everything Happens To Me (w/ Tommy Dorsey and The Pied Pipers)

    I'll Never Smile Again (w/ Tommy Dorsey and The Pied Pipers)



10/31/45

Guest: Fred Allen

    It's Only A Paper Moon

    Don't Forget Tonight, Tomorrow

    Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    On The Atchison, Topeka And The Sante Fe (w/ Fred Allen)

    It's Been A Long, Long Time (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Nancy (With The Laughing Face)



11/7/45

Guest: Lawrence Tibbett

    Just One Of Those Things

    Homesick-That's All

    Was The Last Time I Saw You (The Last Time)

  Stephen Foster Medley: Camptown Races / Beautiful Dreamer (w/ Lawrence Tibbett)



11/14/45

Guest: The Andrews Sisters

    That's For Me

    A Kiss Goodnight (w/ Patty Andrews)

    How Deep Is The Ocean

    "At The Paramount" Skit (includes Rum & Coca Cola [parody]) (w/ The Andrews Sisters)

    Empty Saddles (w/ The Andrews Sisters)



11/21/45

Guests: Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Prima

    America The Beautiful

    Till The End Of Time

    "Thanksgiving" Medley: Home On The Range / Oh! What A Beautiful Morning / The Land

      Of Sky Blue Waters (w/ Marilyn Maxwell)

    The House I Live In

Note: Night And Day & Put Your Dreams Away themes not sung on this broadcast



11/28/45

Guests: Lillian Romondi, Nat King Cole

    One More Dream

    Nancy (With The Laughing Face)

    Lover Come Back To Me (w/ Lillian Romondi)

    I Found A New Baby (w/ Nat King Cole)



12/5/45

Guest: Earl Wilson, Bob Mitchell Boys Choir

    Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

    I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

    Along The Navajo Trail / Kentucky Home / If I Loved You / Jingle Bells (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Somebody Loves Me (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    "Christmas" Medley: O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Joy To The World (BMBC) / Silent Night

      (w/ The Bob Mitchell Boys Choir)

Note: Sinatra is presented with the Page One Award by Earl Wilson



12/12/45

"Birthday Show"

    Aren't You Glad You're You

    It Might As Well Be Spring

    Button Up Your Overcoat (w/ June Hutton)

    Day By Day

    Lily Belle (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Ol' Man River



Shows from Hollywood

12/19/45

Guest: Ella May Morse, The Vagabonds

    I'm An Old Cowhand

    Along The Navajo Trail

    White Christmas (w/ The Pied Pipers)



12/26/45

Guest: Bob Mitchell Boys Choir

    Great Day

    Symphony

    "1945 Hits" Medley: Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral / Accentuate The Positive / I'm

       Beginning To See The Light / If I Loved You / Sentimental Journey /

       Saturday Night / Laura / Lily Belle / Lullaby (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Let's Start The New Year Right (w/ Bob Mitchell Boys Choir)

    You'll Never Walk Alone (w/ The Pied Pipers)



1/2/46

Guest: Peggy Lee

    Chickery Chick

    Dearest Darling

    It's Been A Long, Long Time (w/ The Pied Pipers)

  You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (w/ Peggy Lee)

    Over The Rainbow (w/ The Pied Pipers)



1/9/46

Guests: Lina Romay, Skitch Henderson

    Some Sunday Morning

    Slowly

    Medley: I'll Be Seeing You / Paper Doll / Try A Little Tenderness /

       Somebody Loves Me / Where Or When / Blue Skies (w/ Skitch Henderson)

    No Can Do (w/ Lina Romay)

    Day By Day



1/16/46

Guests: Andy Russell, Clark Dennis

    Aren't You Glad You're You

    Oh! What It Seemed To Be

    Medley: Besame Mucho / Amor / The Charm Of You / I Cried For You / Put

       Your Dreams Away / Magic Is The Moonlight / Where The Blue Of The

       Night (w/ Andy Russell)

    Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess



1/23/46

Guest: Skitch Henderson

    You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

    Symphony

    "Old Folks" Medley: In The Gloaming / It Had To Be You (PP) / Who? / Dear Old Girl /

       When Day Is Done (PP) / Dear Little Boy Of Mine / The Girl Of My Dreams /

       When You Wore A Tulip / Goin' Home (w/ Skitch Henderson & The Pied Pipers)

    Begin The Beguine



1/30/46

Guest: Benny Goodman Sextet

    One More Dream

    Dearest Darling

  I Only Have Eyes For You (w/ Benny Goodman Sextet)

    It Might As Well Be Spring

    Home On The Range



2/6/46

Guest: Bob Hope

    Don't Forget Tonight, Tomorrow (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    That Old Black Magic

    These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) [parody] (w/ Bob Hope)

    "Billboard" Medley: Symphony / I Can't Begin To Tell You / Let It Snow / I'm Always

       Chasing Rainbows / It's Been A Long, Long Time / Bell-Bottom Trousers

    Day By Day



2/13/46

Guest: Jack Carson

    Somebody Loves Me (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Oh! What It Seemed To Be

    Don't Bring Lulu [parody] (w/ Jack Carson)

    The Song Is You



Show from Palm Springs, KCMJ Radio

2/20/46

Guest: Gov Jimmy Davis (LA)

    Aren't You Glad You're You

    Full Moon And Empty Arms

    You Are My Sunshine (w/ Gov Davis & The Sunshine Serenaders)

    All The Things You Are (w/ The Pied Pipers)



2/27/46

Guest: Jimmy Durante

    Sweet Lorraine (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    All Through The Day

    Far Away From Away You (w/ Jimmy Durante)

    Day By Day

    Closing theme Put Your Dreams Away also sung by Jimmy Durante



3/6/46

Guests: Skinnay Ennis, Carlos Ramirez, Bob Crosby

    Gimmie A Little Kiss

    Whispering (w/ Skinnay Ennis)

  Figaro (w/ Carlos Ramirez)

    I'm Always Chasing Rainbows



3/13/46

Guest: Nat King Cole Trio

    Some Sunday Morning

    The Shamrock Song

  Exactly Like You (w/ Nat King Cole Trio)

    The House I Live In



Show from San Francisco

3/20/46

Guest: Van Johnson

    Personality

    Embraceable You

    Personality (w/ Van Johnson)

    From This Day Forward



3/27/46

Guest:

    One More Dream

    Begin The Beguine

    Spring Is Here

    Medley (w/ Skitch Henderson)

    All Through The Day



4/3/46

Guest:

    Aren't You Glad You're You

    Dearest Darling

    Medley: In The Gloaming / Who / Dear Old Girl / Dear Little Boy Of Mine

    Full Moon And Empty Arms

    The House I Live In

    It Might As Well Be Spring

    Lily Belle

    All The Things You Are

    Night And Day



4/10/46

Guest: Gene Kelly

    Two Hearts Are Better Than One

    I Fall In Love With You Everyday

    Don't Forget Tonight, Tomorrow

    There Are Smiles

    Old Mill Stream

    I Begged Her

    Summertime (w/ Gene Kelly)

    It Ain't Necessarily So

    Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess



4/17/46

Guest: Shirley Ross

    You Won't Be Satisfied

    Day By Day

    The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

    Homesick-That's All

    San Antonio Rose

    Without A Song



4/24/46

Guest: The Slim Gaillard Trio

    Who's Sorry Now

    They Say It's Wonderful

    All Through The Day

    Cement Mixer (w/ The Slim Gaillard Trio)

    Slowly

    You Are Too Beautiful



5/1/46

Guest:



5/8/46

Guest:



5/15/46

Guests:

    How Cute Can You Be

    Don't Marry That Gal

    You Go To My Head

    Tea For Two (w/ June Hutton)

    Full Moon And Empty Arms

    You Are Too Beautiful

    Night And Day

    These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)



5/22/46

Guest:

    All The Things You Are



5/29/46

Guest: Rise Stevens

    They Say It's Wonderful

    Day By Day

    Shoo Fly Pie

    Cement Mixer

    I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

    You Go To My Head

    Strange Music (w/ Rise Stevens)

    Full Moon And Empty Arms

    Night And Day

    Ol' Man River



6/5/46

Guest:

    Come Rain Or Come Shine

    How Cute Can You Be

    I Don't Know Why

    Something Old Something New



Summer Break



Shows from Hollywood

9/18/46

Guest: Frances Robinson

    The Coffee Song

    Somewhere In The Night

    South America Take It Away (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    They Say It's Wonderful (w/ Frances Robinson & The Pied Pipers)

    Come Rain Or Come Shine



9/25/46

Guest: Sandra Gould

    Night And Day

    Blue Skies

    Medley: And The Band Played On / I Wonder What's Become Of Sally / After

      The Ball / I Wonder Who Kissing Her Now / On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City

    The Things We Did Last Summer

    September Song



10/2/46

Guest: Kathy Lewis

    I'd Be Lost Without You

    Among My Souvenirs

    Medley: Poor Butterfly / On A Sunday Afternoon / Meet Me Tonight In

      Dreamland / My Gal Sal (w/ André Previn)

    Try A Little Tenderness

    That Old Black Magic



10/9/46

Guests: Kathy Lewis, L. B. Mayer

    Five Minutes More

    This Is Always

    Medley: Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie / My Melancholy Baby (w/ André Previn)

    If You Were The Only Girl In The World (w/ Kathy Lewis)

    There's No Business Like Show Business (w/ The Pied Pipers)

Note: L. B. Mayer presents Sinatra Modern Screen's Most Popular Actor for 1946



10/16/46

Guest:

    A Great Day

    East Side, West Side

    Bedelia

    Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon

    If I Had My Way Dear

    South America Take It Away

    Lost In The Stars



10/23/46

Guest:

    Brazil

    The Things We Did Last Summer

    Medley: By The Sea / For Me And My Girl / I'm Sorry Dear / On The Boardwalk In

      Atlantic City (w/ André Previn)

    Soliloquy



10/30/46

Guest: -none-

    Ole Buttermilk Sky

    This Time

    You'll Always Be The One I Love / Love Is Just Around The Corner / Galloping

      Ghost Of Central High

    Embraceable You



11/6/46

Guest: Jimmy Durante

    My Sugar Is So Refined

    Try Pretending

    Oh How I Miss You Tonight

    You've Gotta Start Off Each Day With A Song (w/ Jimmy Durante)

    All The Things You Are



11/13/46

Guest: Martha Tilton

    The Coffee Song

    And Then It's Heaven

    Everybody Loves My Baby

    I Don't Know Why

    That Old Feeling

    My Romance (w/ Martha Tilton)

    Lullaby Of Broadway



Shows from New York City

11/20/46

Guest: -none-

    Ole Buttermilk Sky

    Somewhere In The Night

    Medley: The Girl That I Marry / Blue Moon / Someone To Watch Over Me (w/ Cy Walters)

    They Didn't Believe Me (w/ Peggy Mann)

    Begin The Beguine



11/27/46

Guest:

    Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

    You'll Always Be The One I Love

    I Concentrate On You

    "Thanksgiving" Medley: Battle Hymm Of The Republic, Zip A Dee

       Doo Dah (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    The House I Live In

Note: No studio audience this week



12/4/46

Guest: The Page Cavanaugh Trio

    The Whole World Is Singing My Song

    Try Pretending

    Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me (w/ The Page Cavanaugh Trio)

    Dear Little Boy Of Mine

    Tea For Two (w/ Peggy Mann)

    There's No Business Like Show Business (w/ The Pied Pipers)

Note: No studio audience this week



12/11/46

Guest: Fred Allen

    It's All Over Now

    You Keep Coming Back Like A Song

    Come Rain Or Come Shine

    Among My Souvenirs

    In My Merry Oldsmobile (w/ Fred Allen)

    Ol' Man River



12/18/46

Guest:

    Jingle Bells

    You'll Always Be The One I Love

    Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    Embraceable You (w/ Peggy Mann)

    Silent Night (w/ The Pied Pipers)



Shows from Hollywood

12/25/46

Guest: Jane Powell

    Zip A Dee Do Dah (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (w/ Page Cavanaugh, celeste)

    Medley: Pretty Baby / It's All Over Now / Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet

    The Song Is You (w/ Jane Powell)

    When Day Is Done (w/ The Pied Pipers)



Jane Powell joins show

1/1/47

Guest:

    The Coffee Song

    My Melancholy Baby

    Always

    I'll Never Smile Again (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    People Will Say Were In Love (w/ Jane Powell)

    You'll Never Walk Alone



1/8/47

Guest:

    On The Other End Of A Kiss

    The Old Lamplighter

    You'll Always Be The One I Love

    Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us

    Lover Come Back To Me (w/ Jane Powell)

    Where Or When



1/15/47

Tribute To Jerome Kern

Guest:

    I Won't Dance

    The Touch Of Your Hand

    Why Was I Born

    All Through The Day

    Make Believe (w/ Jane Powell)

    All The Things You Are (w/ Jane Powell)



1/22/47

Guest:

    It's A Good Day

    This Is The Night

    When You're Away (w/ Jane Powell)

    Hush-A-Bye Island

    (I Got A Woman, Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way

    For Sentimental Reasons (w/ The Pied Pipers)



1/29/47

Guest:

    A Great Day

    I Believe

    Lullaby Of Broadway

    My Romance

    My Sugar Is So Refined

    Night And Day

    Over The Rainbow

    Pretending

    That's Were I Came In



Note: Sinatra not on the following three shows, Jane Powell subs as host:

2/5/47

Guest: Jack Carson



2/12/47

Guest: Ozzie & Harriet



2/19/47

Guest:



Note: Sinatra returns

2/26/47

Guest: Jimmy Durante

    Night And Day

    I Believe

    It's The Same Old Dream (w/ The Pied Pipers)

    You've Gotta Start Off Each Day With A Song (w/ Jimmy Durante)



3/5/47

Guest:

    It's A Good Day

    You'll Always Be The One I Love

    The Brooklyn Bridge

    La Ci Darem La Mano (w/ Jane Powell)

    For Sentimental Reasons



3/12/47

Guest:

    I'll Close My Eyes



3/19/47

Guest:

    Linda

    Roses In The Rain

    If You Are But A Dream

    The Song Is You (w/ Jane Powell)

    It's The Same Old Dream



3/26/47

Guest: Page Cavanaugh Trio

    If This Isn't Love

    Time After Time

    That's How Much I Love You Baby

    The Anniversary Song (w/ Jane Powell)

    If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You



4/2/47

Guest:

    April Showers

    Maybe You'll Be There

    What Am I Gonna Do About You



Shows from New York City

4/9/47

No Guest

    Managua Nicaragua

    My Number On Dream

    Nancy (With The Laughing Face)

    My Romance (w/ Jane Powell)

    It's The Same Old Dream (w/ The Pied Pipers)



4/16/47

Guest:



4/23/47

Guest: Irving Berlin

    Blue Skies

    The Girl That I Marry

    Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon

    "Berlin" Medley: Always / A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (JP) / Alexander's

       Ragtime Band (w/ IB, PP) (w/ Irving Berlin, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers)

    Help Me To Help My Neighbor



Show from New Orleans

4/30/47

Guest: Jean Sablon



Shows from Hollywood

5/7/47

Guest: Bob Hope

    Almost Like Being In Love

    The Anniversary Song

    It's The Same Old Dream

    That's My Weakness Now (w/ Bob Hope)

    I Believe (Parody) (w/ Bob Hope)



5/14/47

Guest: George Burns & Gracie Allen

    You Can't See The Sun

    Swooning Skit, includes sections of All Or Nothing At All

    Time After Time

    Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us (w/ George Burns)

    Begin The Beguine



5/21/47

Guest: Phil Silvers

    That's How Much I Love You Baby

    As Long As I'm Dreaming

    The Anniversary Song

    Stella By Starlight

    Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back



5/28/47

Guest: Johnny Mercer

    Accentuate The Positive

    If You Are But A Dream

    Laura

    That Old Black Magic

    There's No Business Like Show Business (w/ Johnny Mercer)

    Time After Time



6/4/47

Tribute To George Gershwin

Guest:

    Soon

    Embraceable You

    Bess, You Is My Woman Now (w/ Jane Powell)

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    Love Walked In



  

           
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