Songs & Music Played to Meher Baba

Begin the Beguine

" DOCK OF THE BAY " Otis Redding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Sittin%27_On%29_The_Dock_of_the_Bay

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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.

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

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

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