Hi Everybody!! Another great program is up on the website for you to enjoy!! Another regular edition of the program for you to enjoy as the summer rolls along and we will have regular shows for the next few weeks before we get into the special holiday programming. But more about that later. In the meantime enjoy the show, with the finest in vintage and modern Jewish music, culled from our family archive of over 110 years of great recordings!! Don’t forget to be our ambassadors and to spread the good word about Washington Jewish Radio by forwarding the website to everyone you can. Ben and I thank you for your support!! Enjoy the show!!
PROGRAM OF SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014
Ki Maluchov-Akiva Margalit and the choir of Yeshivat Beit El-1981
V’hoyu Limshiso-Rebbe Nachman’s Songs-1988
Orcha Hamidbar-Shoshanna Damari-1951
Tif Vi Di Nacht (Deep As The Night)-Molly Picon-1938
Kodosh Hi Lachem-Simcha Weber-1998
Yiboneh Hamikdosh-Martin Davidson-1977
Beilebelle (spoof of the Frankie Laine hit “Jezebel”)-Leo Fuchs-1950
Shabbat Shalom (spoof of the Beatles hit “Can’t Buy Me Love”)-Guns and Charoses-1994
Roiselleh From Texas (spoof of “The Yellow Rose Of Texas”-Mickey Katz-1958
Shabbos Lied (Shabbos Song)-Shmuel Zanvil Wertzberger-1984
To Life-Barry Sisters-1966
Uleh Levanah-Efraim Mendelson-1997
On the Cantorial Feature, we hear two selections by the “Chazzan Ha Dor”, by the Cantor of his generation, the great Moshe Koussevitzky (1899-1966) as we observe the 48th anniversary of his passing, which occurred on August 23, 1966. His was a brilliant lyric tenor, with unmatched power and brilliance. We hear two famous selections from the series which he recorded for RCA Victor from 1947 until 1952. He is accompanied on both selections by the orchestra of Warner Bass (1908-1988), famous Jewish conductor.
1. Akavyo Ben Mahalalel-1948
2. Birkas Kohanim-1950
BEN’S SELECTIONS ON THE PROGRAM:
Baruch Hagever-Lev Tahor
Eishes Chayil-Yehuda
Hashem Li V’Lo Erah-Chevra
Misod Chachomim-Benny Friedman
Ohaiv Sholom-Eli Gerstner
Odom Zocheir Zichronot-Manginah
So there’s the lineup for this week’s program and Ben and I hope you enjoy it!! Thanks for listening and for all your support!! Ben and I hope you enjoy it!! Have a great week!!