" DOCK OF THE BAY " Otis Redding

Other songs that were played to Meher Baba

 

 

The main source of the following information detailing the music played to Meher Baba is courtesy of   "Mehera-Meher"   ( 3 book set )  Vol. 1  pages 507-509

 

 

Alfredo & Orchestra

 

Medley of Strauss Waltzes ( Strauss )

Spanish Gypsy Dance ( Marquina )

 

 

 

Marian Anderson

 

He's got the whole World in his hands ( trad.)

I know Lord laid his hands on me  ( African-American spiritual )

Trampin'  ( African-American spiritual )

Go down Moses ( Let my people go )  ( trad.)

 

 

 

Charles Gounod - based on a piece of Bach

 

Ave Maria

 

 

 

Don Azpiazu & his Havana Casino Orchestra

 

The Peanut Vendor ( Moises Simons ) 1931

 

 

 

Harry Belafonte

 

Cocoanut Woman ( Belafonte

Mary's Boy Child ( Jester Hairston )

 

 

 

Maurice Chevalier

 

Louise

 

 

 

Noel Coward

 

Mad Dogs & Englishman ( N. Coward )

Mrs. Worthington ( N. Coward )

Tim McKew is an entertainer from Melbourne, Australia who is world  renowned as the best Coward impersonator.

 

 

 

Richard Crooks

 

Ah ! Sweet Mystery of Life ( Herbert )

The Songs of Songs ( Moya )

 

 

 

Bing Crosby

 

Lullaby ( Cradle Song ) ( Brahms Opus 49 No6 ) - May 1941 - NOT AVAILABLE

You and I -  May 1941

 

 

 

The Cuban Havana Dance Band

 

The Continental ( Conrad Magidson )

La Cucaracha ( d'Lorah )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh5u5dmeABI

 

Doris Day

 

Que Sera, Sera - Whatever will be will be (  Evans Livingston )

 

 

 

Havanna Novelty Orchestra

 

Mama Inez ( Grenet )

CHICK HENDERSON

with JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA

 

"BEGIN THE BEGUINE"

 

 

 

The High Hatters

 

I'm following you

 

 

 

Hilo Hawaiian Ochestra

 

Hawaiian Nights ( Roberts )

 

 

 

Ronnie Hilton

 

He

 

 

 

Leslie A. "Hutch" Hutchinson

 

Begin the Beguine ( C. Porter )

 

 

 

Jack Hylton & Orchestra

 

On the sunny side of the Street ( Fields, McHugh )

 

 

 

Al Jolson

 

April Showers ( Silvers, DeSylva )

Carolina in the Morning***

Swanee ( Gershwin, Caesar )

*** this song was written in the "Mehera-Meher" book as "Springtime in the Carolinas" - no such record found

 

 

 

Fritz Kriesler  ( Austrian violinist )

 

Student Prince in Heidelberg

Indian Love Call

 

 

 

Laurie London

 

He's got the whole World in his hands ( trad. )

 

 

 

Ed Lloyd & Band

 

What's good for the goose is good for the gander ( Friend )

 

 

 

Annunzio Mantovani & Orchestra

 

Umbrella Man ( Rose/ Stock/ Cavanaugh - 1938 )

 

 

 

Ray Noble & Orchestra

 

Grinzing Waltz ( Benatzky )

Isle of Capri ( Grosz, Kennedy )

" ISLE OF CAPRI "

 

Written by Wilhelm Grosz & lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy ( 1934 )

Recordings :

Lew Stone & Band - vocals Nat Gonella ( 25th July 1934 ).

Ray Noble & Orchestra - vocals Al Bowlly ( 30th August 1934 ). Version played to Baba.

Gracie Fields ( 9th October 1934 )

Freddy Martin's Orchestra - vocals Elmer Feldkamp ( 3rd December 1934 )

Also sung by : Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Frankie Lane, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, The Gaylords, Jackie Lee & Orchestra and Tino Rossi.

Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly

Vocalist :   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly

Orchestra : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Noble

Ray Noble & his Orchestra
Ray Noble & his Orchestra

 

The Novelty Players

 

Happy Birthday to you ( trad. ) **Note : The video does not feature The Novelty Players.

 

 

 

Donald Peers & Janet Osborne

 

Papa loves Mama  ( Chabrier, Roberts )

 

 

 

Maurice Ravel  ( director of Assoc. des Concerts Lamoureux )

 

Bolero - 2nd part ( M. Ravel )

 

 

 

Jim Reeves

 

Diamonds in the Sand ( Kikillus, Gibson )

Snow Flake ( Ned Miller )

Take my hand, precious Lord ( Dorsey )

There's a Heartache following me  ( Baker )

Welcome to my World  ( Winkler, Hathcock )

 

 

 

Paul Robeson

 

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

My Lord, What a Morning ( Burleigh )

My old Kentucky home ( Stephen Foster )

Ol' Man River ( J.Kern, O.Hammerstein 11 )

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ( trad. )

PAUL ROBESON

 

 On December 18th, Baba, Chanji and Agha Ali boarded the English ship S. S. Narkunda for their voyage to India. Baba had taken the Paul Robeson records back with him and would have them played in his cabin. On December 23rd, it was observed that Baba wept while listening to Robeson sing Feed My Sheep – thinking of the new lovers he had left behind and their grief at his departure.

Lord Meher Volume 4, Page 1510

** Note : Video of this recording is not available

   

 

 

 

Leopold Stokowski & the Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 ( Liszt )

 

 

 

 

Maxine Sullivan

 

I Dream of Jeannie with the long brown hair ( Stephen Foster )

 

 

 

 

Marek Weber et son Orchestre

 

Artists' Life ( Strauss )  ** Note : The video does not feature Marek Weber

Danube Waves  ( Ivanovici )

Le Beau Danube Bleu  ( Johann Strauss )

 

 

 

Mario Visconti

 

Negra Consentida ( Parave )

Se Va La Vida ( Donato, Zemtio y Luis Mario )

 

 

 

Paul Whitman & Orchestra : Vocals - Peggy Healy & John Hauser

 

You're the Top ( C. Porter )