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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 5-23-12 May Birthdays

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: May 23, 2012

On this week’s show we celebrated the birthdays of several great musical artists who entered this mortal coil during the merry month of May. Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm EDT at: http://www.radiofairfax.org The show is broadcast live; no recorded shows are archived. Some fans choose to record it on their computers to listen to later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Uheuhene” the 1930 performance by Sol Hoopii on Vocals and Steel Guitar, Sol K. Bright on Rhythm Guitar & birthday boy George Kainapau on Ukulele, taken from the collection: Vintage Hawaiian Music – The Great Singers: 1928-1934.

  2. “Kansas City Man Blues” the 1923 song performed by birthday girl Mamie Smith & The Harlem Trio, which included Clarence Williams on Piano, Buddy Christian on Banjo and birthday celebrant Sidney Bechet on Soprano Sax, taken from the collection: Mamie Smith – The Essential.

  3. “Wai’alae” by our May birthday celebrant IZ from his recording: In Dis Life.

  4. “Fishin’ Blues” by birthday boy Taj Mahal from his 1971 LP: The Real Thing, recorded live at the Fillmore East in New York.

  5. “Isto Aqui O Que É” (Silver Sandal) by the Brazilian singer and pianist Eliane Elias from her CD released last year: Light My Fire, featuring birthday boy Oscar Castro-Neves on Guitar.

  6. “Voce Eu,” composed by Vincius de Moraes & birthday celebrant Carlos Eduardo Lyra, perfomed by his fellow birthday boy, the master clarinetist Ken Peplowski from his CD: Grenadilla, featuring Harold Alden on Guitar.

  7. “Lucky Southern” the Keith Jarrett composition performed by Brazilian master percussionist Airto Moreira on his 1972 LP: Free, produced by birthday boy Creed Taylor and featuring birthday celebrants Ron Carter on Bass and Keith Jarrett on Piano, as well as George Benson on Electric Guitar & Hubert Laws on Flute.

  8. “Magic Island,” composed by birthday boy Ken Darby and performed by Arthur Lyman on his 1955 LP: The Legend of Pele, which was recorded at the Henry J. Kaiser Aluminum Geodesic Dome in Honolulu.

  9. “Everybody Does It in Hawaii,” the 1929 recording by birthday boy King Oliver of the Jimmie Rodgers song, featuring Roy Smeck on Steel Guitar, taken from the compilation: Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon.

  10. “Honeysuckle Rose,”[By Fats Waller & Andy Razaf, taken from the collection of late 1940s radio transcriptions titled: Kay Starr – Performance, featuring Joe Venuti on Violin and Les Paul on Electric Guitar.

  11. “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing),” the 1956 performance by birthday girl Rosemary Clooney from the CD: Jazz Singer, Backed by the composer Duke Ellington with His Orchestra, including Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax, Harry Carney on Baritone Sax and Clark Terry on Trumpet.

  12. “Rhumba Re-Bop” the 1945 recording by Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars featuring birthday celebrant Mary Lou Williams on Piano, with Marjorie Hyams on Vibes and Mary Osborne on Guitar, taken from the anthology: The Continental Sessions, Volume 3

  13. “The Hornet” the 1945 performance by birthday boy Artie Shaw from the collection: The Best of Artie Shaw.

  14. “Talkin' to Myself About You,” the 1947 recording by birthday girl Peggy Lee from The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [DISC 1], featuring her husband and birthday boy Dave Barbour on Electric Guitar.

  15. “Something's Gotta Give” performed by birthday boy Bing Crosby with Buddy Cole and His Trio Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer "The Dream's on Me" – A Celebration of His Music. Originally written for the 1955 movie: Daddy Long Legs and later Joanne Woodward stripped to it in the 1963 movie: The Stripper.

  16. “Pick Yourself Up,” sung by May birthday celebrant Ann Hampton Callaway on her 2004 CD: Signature, featuring Kenny Barron on Piano. The song was written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern for the 1936 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie: Swing Time.

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