Movies & Musicals
Julie Andrews as Maria reminds us in this tuneful, historical, and heartfelt musical to "start at the very beginning, a very good place to start"*
Sound of Music***
Want to take a ride for a sentimental journey? The train leaves at this time...you better not miss it!*
Seven***
Weep no more my lady, weep no more today. We'll sing one song for my old home in this southern US state*
Kentucky***
Known as "The Man in Black", this country legend is famous for songs like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire"*
Johnny Cash***
This band leader was known for the song "In the Mood" and became one of the most popular figures of the Swing Era
Glenn Miller
This singer's hit "Jailhouse Rock" became a legendary song in the rock-and-roll world*
Elvis Presley***
Written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931, Dooley Wilson (Sam) performs the hit "As Time Goes By" in this award winning 1942 film*
Casablanca***
The Star-Spangled Banner
Written in 1946, this popular country music waltz written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King went on to become a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording from Patti Page*
The Tennessee Waltz***
Known for the song "This Land is Your Land", this folk singer is often associated with the 1930s labor movement
Woody Guthrie
Known as "The First Lady of Song", this vocalist recorded timeless jazz standards such as "Summertime", "Blue Skies" & "Mack the Knife"*
Ella Fitzgerald***
Known as the "Queen of Soul", she was famous for hits like "Respect" and "Chain of Fools"
Aretha Franklin
With music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, this musical features classic songs such as "Ol' Man River", "Make Believe", and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man".
Show Boat
The famous opera The Magic Flute was composed by this Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Harry Belafonte sings a popular calypso tune about leaving behind a woman in Kingston town in this country
Jamacia
If I had this, I could sing out love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land*
Hammer***
This jazz singer wrote many hits, including this one describing love as "extra-ordinary"*
Nat King Cole***
This material girl had massive success with "Like a Prayer" and was a pioneer of 1980s pop music
Madonna
This 1954 film features a young Judy Garland performing the classic song "The Trolley Song"
Meet Me in St. Louis
The song "Love and Marriage", from the TV show Married with Children, was originally a hit for this duo
Crooner Dean Martin swears that nothing could be finer than to be here in the morning
Carolina
Originally written in 1966 at an airport, this John Denver song is about an unfaithful traveling musician*
Leaving on a Jet Plane***
Gaining a love for music in the Little Burgundy community of Montréal, Oscar Peterson became a jazz legend known primarily for tickling this instrument
Piano
This musician, who recently passed in 2023, has a style of his own. Drawing from genres such as pop, folk, and calypso music his notable songs are perfect to listen to on a beach getaway!*
Jimmy Buffet***
This composer wrote soundtracks for movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jaws, just to name a few!
John Williams
As part of his 1906 musical "George Washington, Jr.," this legendary composer, playwright, actor and musical entertainer wrote a song inspired by an encounter he'd had with a Civil War veteran
George M. Cohan
In honor of St. Patrick's Day soon approaching, this folk group native to Ireland is famous for songs like "Whiskey in the Jar", "Seven Drunken Nights" & "Limerick Rake"
The Dubliners (Also Accepted: The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group)
Dolly Parton recalls a box of rags that someone gave to her and how her momma put the rags to use in this descriptive 1971 song
Coat of Many Colors
On November 7th, 1965, Herb Albert and this band of his brought the house down on the Ed Sullivan show with their performance of "A Taste of Honey"
The Tijuana Brass
This musical era lasted from the 17th to 18th centuries and enlisted a style characterized by drama, movement, and rich detail
Baroque