Series 34, Prog 4

THE HARRY WOODS SONG BOOK

Harry Woods (born Henry MacGregor Woods) was a legendary Tin Pan Alley songwriter and pianist. Despite being born with a deformed left hand (some accounts note his right), he developed a unique piano style and went on to compose some of the most enduring classics of the Great American Songbook.

Over his prolific career, Woods composed more than 360 songs, contributing heavily to Hollywood and British musical films in the 1920s and 1930s. His most famous compositions included Try a Little Tenderness, When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along and the Billie Holiday staple, What a Little Moonlight Can Do. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 1970.

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Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday

Paddlin' Madelin' Home/Row, Row, Row - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two for the Road

Try a Little Tenderness - Carmen McRae: As Time Goes By/Carmen McRae Alone - Live at The Dug

Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby - Adrian Rollini Orchestra & Joey Nash (aka Bell Boys of Broadway): 78rpm single

I’ll Never Say Never Again - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra featuring Helen Ward: single

(Ho Ho Ha Ha) Me Too - Kay Starr: Jazz Singer

When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Eydie Gormé: Vamps the Roaring '20’s

The Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Peter Skellern: A String of Pearls

When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart - Al Bowlly with Ray Noble & His Orchestra: 78rpm single

When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful - “Fats” Waller: “Fats” Waller (EP)

Side by Side - Ray Charles & Betty Carter: Ray Charles and Betty Carter

I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover - Wayne Newton: Red Roses for a Blue Lady

Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain) - Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll

We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye - Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll

River, Stay 'Way From My Door - Frank Sinatra: All the Way

What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth by Day

Harry MacGregor Woods 

(November 4, 1896 - January 14, 1970)

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, what a little moonlight can do..."

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