Are You Making Any Money?

This is a very nice collection though I've yet to see the PBS documentary for which it was the soundtrack. Urban legend has it that Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday inspired hundreds of suicides, though this has never been substantiated. The Chick Bullock tune here was the impetus for beginning my collection, I now have roughly 350 of Bullock's known 740 or so recordings. Also included is an example of Henry Ford's attempts to instill "culture" in his poor, uncultured, poorly educated and (often) immigrant workforce. As if they had no culture of their own! Enjoy. +

Tracks

01 Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? - Rudy Vallee
02 All Of Me - Louis Armstrong
03 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
04 Hungarian Varsovienne - Henry Ford's Old Fashioned Dance Orchestra
05 Detroit Moan - Victoria Spivey and Her Chicago Four
06 We Sure Got Hard Times Now - Barbecue Bob
07 Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground) - Blind willie Johnson
08 I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
09 Mean Low Blues - Blues Birdhead (James Simons)
10 Happy Days Are Here Again - Casa Loma Orchestra
11 There's A New Day Comin' - Ted Lewis & His Band
12 I Surrender, Dear - Red Norvo & His Swing Septet
13 Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
14 Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday
15 Headin' For Better Times - Ted Lewis & His Band
16 NRA Blues - Bill Cox
17 Are You Makin' Any Money? - Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers
18 He's In The Ring (Doin' The Same Old Thing) - Memphis Minnie McCoy
19 With Plenty Of Money And You - Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
20 Dawn Of A New Day (Official Song of the New York World's Fair) - Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
21 Whistle While You Work - Artie Shaw and His New Music