Big Band Saturday Night on 89.5-1

Saturdays at 8pm

Big Band Saturday Night has been a staple of Tulsa radio for more than 17 years! Alan Lambert's show transports you to the world of Sinatra, The Andrew Sisters, Rosemary Clooney, Helen Forrest, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Harry James plus gives you contemporary takes by the likes of Michael Buble', Harry Connick,Jr., Bette Midler, Natalie Cole and Barry Manilow.

Saturday nights from 8-10pm on Public Radio 89.5-1

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Playlist

December 22, 2012

8:00 PM
Theme from "Route 66" TV Series (Big Band Saturday Night Theme Song)
Artist : Nelson Riddle
Album : Best of Nelson Riddle
Catalog : CDP 7 91228-2
Label : Capitol
8:01 PM
Jingle Bells
Artist : Benny Goodman
Album : The Birth of Swing 1935-1936
Catalog : 61038-2
Label : Bluebird
8:04 PM
Santa Baby
Artist : Madonna
Album : A Very Special Christmas
Catalog : CD 3911
Label : A & M
8:06 PM
Begin the Beguine
Artist : Artie Shaw
Album : Artie Shaw Greatest Hits
Catalog : 6894-2
Label : RCA Victor/BMG
8:10 PM
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Artist : Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
Album : Merry Christmas (Vinyl)
Catalog : MCA-15024
Label : MCA
8:13 PM
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Artist : Cincinatti Pops Big Band Orchestra
Album : Route 66 That Nelson Riddle Sound
Catalog : CD-80532
Label : Telarc
8:17 PM
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Artist : Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting
Album : Johnny Mercer Capitol Collectors Series
Catalog : CDP 7 92125 2
Label : Capitol
8:19 PM
Sweethearts on Parade
Artist : Pete Fountain
Album : Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans
Catalog : GRD-2-658
Label : Decca Jazz
8:22 PM
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Artist : Tony Bennett and Antonia Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra
Album : A Swingin' Christmas
Catalog : 88697 32250-2
Label : RPM/Columbia
8:27 PM
Contrasts
Artist : Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Album : Jimmy Dorsey's Greatest Hits
Catalog : D2-77411
Label : Curb
8:30 PM
The Christmas Waltz
Artist : Frank Sinatra
Album : Christmas with Frank Sinatra and Friends
Catalog : CRE-31672
Label : Concord
8:33 PM
Stardust
Artist : Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band
Album : The Lost Recordings
Catalog : 68320-2
Label : RCA Victor
8:38 PM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Artist : Bing Crosby
Album : Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby(Vinyl)
Catalog : MCA 15024
Label : MCA
8:41 PM
Sleigh Ride
Artist : Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Larry O’Brien
Album : In the Christmas Mood
Catalog : 15 418
Label : Laserlight
8:45 PM
Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket
Artist : Dean Martin
Album : Dean Martin Capitol Collectors Series
Catalog : CDP 7 91633 2
Label : Capitol
8:48 PM
Volare
Artist : Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Album : Best of Nelson Riddle
Catalog : CDP 7 91228-2
Label : Capitol
8:51 PM
I’d Like to Hitch a Ride with Santa Claus
Artist : The Andrews Sisters
Album : A Merry Christmas
Catalog : 088 112 337-2
Label : MCA
8:56 PM
Mele Kalikimaka
Artist : Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
Album : A Merry Christmas
Catalog : 088 112 337-2
Label : MCA
9:00 PM
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Artist : Michael Buble’
Album : Michael Buble' Christmas
Catalog : 528350-2
Label : 143 Reprise
9:03 PM
Santa Claus Came in the Spring
Artist : Benny Goodman
Album : The Birth of Swing 1935-1936
Catalog : 61038-2
Label : Bluebird
9:06 PM
A Marshmellow World
Artist : Vaughn Monroe
Album : Christmas Swing
Catalog : SLT-2-48712
Label : Direct Source Special Products
9:10 PM
Dream of You
Artist : Si Zentner Orchestra
Album : Alive in Las Vegas
Catalog : KD-77002
Label : Klavier
9:13 PM
Toyland
Artist : Doris Day
Album : Christmas in TV Land
Catalog : BK 67434
Label : Nick at Night Records/550 Music/Epic
9:16 PM
Serenade in Blue
Artist : Charlie Spivak
Album : The Uncollected Charlie Spivak
Catalog : HCD-105
Label : Hindsight
9:19 PM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Artist : John Gary
Album : The John Gary Christmas Album
Catalog : 75080
Label : Briarwood
9:22 PM
Cherry Point
Artist : Frank Capp Orchestra
Album : In a Hefty Bag
Catalog : CCD-4655
Label : Concord Jazz
9:25 PM
Rock and Roll Waltz
Artist : Kay Starr
Album : Kay Star Capitol Collectors Series
Catalog : CDP 7 94080 2
Label : Capitol
9:28 PM
Two O’Clock Jump
Artist : Harry James
Album : Big Band Favorites
Catalog : CDL-9477
Label : Cema Special Products
9:31 PM
Here Comes Santa Claus
Artist : Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
Album : Merry Christmas (Vinyl)
Catalog : MCA 15024
Label : MCA
9:34 PM
Winter Wonderland
Artist : Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers
Album : Johnny Mercer Capitol Collectors Series
Catalog : CDP 7 92125 2
Label : Capitol
9:37 PM
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Artist : Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Larry O’Brien
Album : In the Christmas Mood
Catalog : 15 418
Label : Laserlight
9:41 PM
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Artist : Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires
Album : It's Christmas Time
Catalog : 75517449312
Label : RCA/BMG
9:44 PM
Jingle Bells
Artist : Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
Album : A Merry Christmas
Catalog : MCA 15024
Label : MCA (Vinyl)
9:47 PM
Frosty the Snowman
Artist : Jimmy Durante
Album : Rudolph, Frosty and Friends Favorite Christmas Songs
Catalog : LK 67766
Label : Sony
9:49 PM
The Christmas Song
Artist : Perry Como
Album : A Perry Como Christmas
Catalog : 68041-2
Label : RCA
9:54 PM
White Christmas
Artist : Bing Crosby
Album : Merry Christmas
Catalog : MCA 15024
Label : MCA (Vinyl)
9:57 PM
Theme from "Route 66" TV Series (Big Band Saturday Night Theme Song)
Artist : Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Album : Best of Nelson Riddle
Catalog : CDP 7 91228-2
Label : Capitol

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8:08 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Perry Como on Big Band Saturday Night

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"Hey, Alan Lambert, here! This weekend on Big Band Saturday Night, lots of rare music and plenty of memories. We'll be saying happy birthday day to crooner Perry Como. Join me at 8 o'clock on 89.5...Big Band Saturday Night."

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9:33 am
Sat May 11, 2013

Bob Crosby on Big Band Saturday Night

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Alan Lambert with you...join me this weekend for the Bob Crosby story! His great instrumental and vocal hits as well as his fascinating tale. 8 o'clock, 89.5 on Big Band Saturday Night. We're now celebrating 18 years on Tulsa radio.

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6:36 pm
Thu April 25, 2013

Steve & Eydie on Big Band Saturday Night

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Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

The dynamic duo of show biz and The Great American Songbook. Steve & Eydie are in the spotlight this week on Big Band Saturday Night! Join me at 8 o'clock right after John Wooley's Swing On This at 7 pm on Public Radio 89.5.

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10:00 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Bobby Hackett on Big Band Saturday Night

Alan Lambert here. This week on Big Band Saturday Night...a guy who blew that smooth cornet for some of the best in big band: Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman as well as his own orchestra. Join me for the story and tunes of Bobby Hackett! You will be musically inspired.

Big Band Saturday Night at 8 o'clock on Public Radio 89.5-1 FM. Join me!!

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1:51 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Kay Starr on Big Band Saturday Night

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This Saturday on Big Band Saturday Night... Oklahoma's own Kay Starr! Her story and her music on Big Band Saturday Night at 8 o'clock on Public Radio 89.5-1. 

"Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".

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1:08 pm
Tue March 26, 2013

Big Band Saturday Night's Alan Lambert to be Honored at the Newsies Awards

TULSA PRESS CLUB TO HONOR LOCAL MEDIA ICON 

Alan Lambert to be honored at March 28 Newsies Awards. Big Band Saturday Night is heard every  Saturday on Public Radio 89.5-1 from 8-10 pm.

Veteran Tulsa broadcaster Alan Lambert has been named the Tulsa Press Club’s newest Media Icon, and will be recognized during the Press Club’s annual Newsies Awards, which will be held March 28 at the Campbell Hotel.

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12:35 pm
Fri March 22, 2013

Ray Anthony Featured On Big Band Saturday Night

Hi everyone, Alan Lambert here…

He played trumpet for Glenn Miller and has taken his own orchestra from the swing era right into the new millennium. All of this, while developing a record label and publishing company…

Hear RAY ANTHONY: his story and his music, this week on Big Band Saturday Night, 89.5 at 8 o’clock.

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12:37 pm
Sat March 16, 2013

Coleman Hawkins (Instead) on Big Band Saturday Night

Our planned program featuring Ray Anthony will be delayed until March 23rd.

Meanwhile, this weekend, I will bring you the story and the music of Coleman Hawkins. He came to prominence as a member of Fletcher Henderson's big band. He was said to mix the style of Louis Armstrong with his own robust tone that set a new bench mark for all tenor sax players. Join us for Big Band Saturday Night at 8 o’clock on Public Radio 89.5-1. And a Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!

Alan Lambert

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2:44 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Ray Anthony Featured On Big Band Saturday Night

Hey everyone...Alan Lambert here. Ray Anthony will be my featured this week on Big Band Saturday Night. Ray is 91 Saturday and still active with his record label and publishing company. Enjoy his story and his music. Also, I'll' present some great tunes for St. Patrick's Day! Listen at 8:00 PM on 89.5 FM, Public Radio Tulsa.

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9:06 pm
Wed March 6, 2013

Frankie Laine Featured This Week On Big Band Saturday Night

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He was one of the most popular crooners of any age...Frankie Laine! His songs and his story on this week's Big Band Saturday Night.

Some new recordings from another major star of yesterday and today...Tony Bennett. Plus Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry James and Artie Shaw are always in our spotlight.

Join Host Alan Lambert for Big Band Saturday Night, this Saturday evening at 8 PM on Public Radio 89.5-1

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