Kay Starr - Best of The Standard Transcriptions OUT-OF-PRINT (2 CDs)

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Here it is folks, over an hour and a half of previously unreleased Kay Starr material!! In 1950 the young Kay Starr cut no less than fifty-nine tracks for the Standard Transcription Service, with backing from such leading lights as Les Paul, Joe Venuti, the Billy Butterfield Quintet, Buzz Adlam, and the Dave Matthews and Eddie Pripps Orchestras. Courtesy of Ms. Starr herself, Grammy winning writer Will Friedwald takes you on a tour of this simply exquisite material from a still-overlooked queen of the pop divas. Exclusive photos, too. A pop and jazz tour de force!! 

Track Listing 

1. DISC 1: Kay Starr Voice Track, Joe Venuti Les Paul
2. VT: "Cut down the orchestra to a combo…"
3. What Goes Up Must Come Down (And Baby You've--)
4. My Future Just Passed
5. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
6. Betcha I Getcha
7. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
8. VT: "Let's go way back in the files…"
9. Ain't Misbehavin'
10. Honeysuckle Rose
11. What A Difference A Day Made
12. The Dixieland Band
13. There's A Lull In My Life
14. With Buzz Adlam:I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
15. A Woman Always Understands
16. It's Watcha Do With Watcha Got
17. VT: "I would like to sing…"
18. Pretty Baby
19. So Tired
20. Please Love Me
21. Them There Eyes
22. VT: "So many of you…"
23. The Lonesomest Gal In Town
24. If I Could Be With You
25. DISK 2: Kay Starr Voice Track: "Torrid 20's…"
26. With Buzz Adlam: You've Got To See Your Mama--
27. With Dave Matthews Orch: He's A Good Man To Have--
28. It's A Good Day
29. VT: "Hello Everybody..."
30. The Best Things In Life Are Free
31. Leave A Memory Or Two
32. Mama Goes Where Papa Goes
33. Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone
34. Vagabond Shoes
35. VT: "Some tunes climb to the top…"
36. Nevertheless
37. Maybe You'll Be There
38. He's Funny That Way
39. With Buzz Adlam: Who Hit Me
40. VT: Back In The '30s…"
41. For You (1930)
42. Down Among The Sheltering Pines
43. Was That The Human Thing To Do
44. You Broke Your Promise
45. VT: "Here's a tune that made quite a hit…"
46. Here I'll Stay
47. It's Too Soon To Know
48. Missouri Waltz (Hush-A-Bye Ma Baby)
49. Lonesome
50. Powder Your Face With Sunshine