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  • Episode 333, Did You Know

    August 22, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 333, Did You Know, reveals little-known facts about prominent mid-20th century performers along with some of their best music. Songs include With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming, Money Honey, Change Partners, That’ll Be the Day, The…

  • Episode 332, Songs About Boats

    July 28, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 332, Songs About Boats, pays musical tribute to everything from rowboats to oceans to water skiers. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Charles Tenet, Joy Hodges, Bobby Darin, The Andrews Sisters, Neil Sedaka, Burl Ives, and 10…

  • Episode 331, Benny Goodman Tribute

    June 29, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 331, Benny Goodman Tribute, focuses on the music and still-evolving legacy of a pioneer of the Swing Era who turned the clarinet into an instrument worthy of being the star in a concert. In addition to Goodman’s band, performers…

  • Episode 330, 1956 My Way

    June 29, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 330, 1956 My Way, is a unique musical guided tour back to one of the most diverse periods of mid-20th-century music, featuring up-and-coming artists as well as veterans. Performers include The Four Preps, Elvis Presley, Cathy Carr…

  • Episode 329 1950s Gospel

    June 6, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 329 1950s Gospel, features 14 prominent gospel acts from the 1950s, including the very first interracial commercial recording made in the United States. Performers include Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharp, The Dixie…

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  • Episode 328, Now the Words

    May 20, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 328, Now the Words, showcases nine iconic swing-era big band songs like In the Mood, Tuxedo Junction and Take the A Train … and pairs them with vocal recordings that include lyrics. Performers include Jerry Vale, Frank Sinatra, The…

  • Episode 327, Obscure 1950s Females

    May 8, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 327, Obscure 1950s Females, features 16 talented singers who never rose to superstar status but left great music. Performers include Hellen Merrill, Margie Bowes, Sue Raney, Lula Reed, Laura Allyn, Lurlean Hunter, Mavis Rivers, and…

  • Episode 326, 1940-1941 My Way

    April 28, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 326, 1940-1941 My Way gives 21st century listeners Sam Waldron’s unique musical and sociological window into the early years of World War II and the late years of the Swing Era. Performers include Tommy Tucker, Dinah Shore, Glenn…

  • Episode 325, Six Years of Rock and Roll

    April 14, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 325, Six Years of Rock and Roll, features 20 famous recordings from 1954 through 1959, with performances by The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ricky Nelson, Johnnie and the Hurricanes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles…

  • Episode 324, New Love

    April 4, 2025 · 57 min

    Episode 324, New Love, includes 17 recordings about the wonder of brand new love. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro, Betty Ann Blake, Russ Morgan, Johnny Mathis, Dorothy Collins, Eddie Fisher … and nine more. 45…

  • Episode 323, Jim Reeves

    March 12, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 323, Jim Reeves, traces the career of a pioneer country performer whose career was cut short by a plane crash when he was just 40. Recordings include Four Walls, The Blue Side of Lonesome, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Mexican Joe…

  • Episode 322, Music for Breaking Up

    March 1, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 322, Music for Breaking Up, includes 16 songs about what happens when love goes astray. Artists include Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Vic Damone, Kitty Wells, Rosemary Clooney, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and eight others. 45 RPM…

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About the show

Each week, Sam Waldron hosts “45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s” a musical journey back to the days when he was young. Each one-hour show combines stories and recordings centered on a theme.