Vintage Music:
A Halloween Playlist

Halloween is upon us.
I celebrate through music.
Halloween is not Halloween without good Halloween music.

So today on the blog, I want to share with you
some of my favorite songs that are ideal for
a vintage Halloween playlist.

{First of all, I must establish the fact
that the information shared on today’s blog post
is verified by Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
accessed through the Gale Virtual Reference Library,
as well as the Biography in Context section of Gale,
allmusic.com,
and each video comes from YouTube.}

According to Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians,
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
was the man to originally record the song
“I Put a Spell on You”.

This song somewhat stands apart from the others in this playlist, as you will see.
Or hear, rather.

However, this is an essential song that I do not
want to exclude from this playlist.

And so, I am not going to.

Tommy Dorsey recorded the song
“Satan Takes a Holiday”
in August of the year 1937.

https://youtu.be/eITKaaIY1fU

Glenn Miller had his last number one
with his 1944 hit
“That Old Black Magic”.

I don’t think this song would typically
be considered strictly a song for Halloween,
but its title and lyrics go along with our theme
and I absolutely adore Glenn Miller
so in he goes to this playlist.

https://youtu.be/WrV1IvbjNZc

According to allmusic.com,
Duke Ellington recorded “Haunted Nights”
in the year 1929.

https://youtu.be/kxb1y9JInaQ

And finally,
according to the Biography in Context section of Gale,
Artie Shaw recorded the song
“Nightmare” in the year 1938.

This is one of my all-time favorite songs
and it is perfect for a Halloween playlist.

https://youtu.be/22z-JJSd9mA

If you would like,
you may tell me which song you like best from this playlist,
and share with me your favorite Halloween song.

Happy Halloween to you all!

Citations:

Helander, Brock. “Animals, The.” Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn, vol. 1, Schirmer, 2001, pp. 90-91. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=scccld_main&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CCX3491800435&it=r&asid=5612f193d4896940f2bc9575667a0ad0. Accessed 28 Oct. 2017.

“Dorsey, Tommy (actually, Thomas Francis Jr.).” Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn, vol. 2, Schirmer, 2001, pp. 921-924. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=scccld_main&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CCX3491803181&it=r&asid=d03462fb9e05b84059085ad91639d85f. Accessed 27 Oct. 2017.

“Miller, (Alton) Glenn.” Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn, vol. 4, Schirmer, 2001, pp. 2447-2449. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=scccld_main&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CCX3491808766&it=r&asid=48388e2caec74c6ded8b67709cca85b2. Accessed 28 Oct. 2017.

Dahl, Bill. “Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links.” AllMusic, AllMusic, www.allmusic.com/artist/screamin-jay-hawkins-mn0000309458.

“Artie Shaw.” Contemporary Musicians, vol. 57, Gale, 2006. Biography in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1608004678/BIC1?u=scccld_main&xid=1e7c7d47. Accessed 28 Oct. 2017.