Discover Staff Favorites from 2021

By , January 14, 2022 8:41 pm
rsa-staff-favorites-from-2021-recorded-sound-archives-fau-librariesDid you know that FAU Libraries has a sound archive which you can access and listen to recordings for research from the comforts of your own home?

Last year, the Recorded Sound Archives digitized 473 albums along with 3,912 songs for those to access reaching over 128 countries, and receiving 168,085 hits from all over the world.

 

As a New Year’s gift and a welcome to the FAU community we wanted to share a few staff favorites from 2021.

 

Discover Staff Favorites from 2021

  1. Bolero by Larry Adler
  2. There’s a Lull in My Life by Ella Fitzgerald
  3. Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes by Belford Hendricks’s Orchestra; Dinah Washington
  4. Berceuse by Ruby Helder
  5. The Wedding Samba by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians; Kenny Gardner
  6. Out O’ Breath by Gloria De Haven; Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; The Lombardo Trio
  7. Kiss of Fire by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; Kenny Gardner
  8. Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight by The Lombardo trio; Kenny Gardner; Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
  9. Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; The Lombardo Trio; Kenny Gardner
  10. Tales of the Olympian Gods by Ronald Colman

 

 

And let us know in the comments, some of your favorite vintage artists, albums and songs.

Please note, due to copyright some items may only be available as a 45 second snippet.

If you are a Researcher or Educator in need of full access to these recordings, click here.

FAU Students, Faculty and Staff can listen to recordings unrestricted by logging into the Research Station using their FAU NET ID.

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