It is my pleasure to welcome you to my stop on the Girl From The Savoy blog tour and to round off what has been a wonderful tour. Without further ado, I’ll hand you over to the lovely Hazel and the beautiful playlist that helped inspire her writing.
While I was writing The Girl from The Savoy, I often listened to music from the era. There is something so haunting about these high-pitched, warbling voices and something so exciting about the music of the emerging jazz bands such as the Savoy Orpheans, the resident band at The Savoy during the period in which the novel is set. I hope you enjoy discovering some of these forgotten songs, most of which you can listen to through YouTube while watching some fabulous footage of the era!
‘Good-bye, Good Luck, God Bless You’ Henry Burr, 1916
‘If You Were the Only Girl in the World (and I Were the Only Boy)’ Henry Burr, 1917
‘There’s a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway’
Elsie Baker, 1916
‘Parisian Pierrot’ from London Calling! 1923
‘Fascinating Rhythm’ from Lady, Be Good, Carl Fenton Orchestra, 1924
‘Look for the Silver Lining’ from Sally, Marion Harris, 1921
‘The Merry Widow Waltz’ Marek Weber and His Orchestra
‘The Charleston’ various recordings, but I love the Savoy Orpheans, HMV recording, 1925
‘Charleston, Charleston, Show Me the Way’ Savoy Havana Band, 1925
‘It Had to Be You’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1924
‘Tiger Rag’ The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 1917
‘Limehouse Blues’ Gertrude Lawrence
‘I Don’t Believe It, But Say It Again’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1926
‘Baby Face’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1926
‘Yes Sir, That’s My Baby’ Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, 1926
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