Florida Collection

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Discover the original recordings that either talk about Florida or mention cities within in the collection below.

Along Miami Shore by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

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Florida by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians; The Lombardo Trio

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Florida Road Workers (Poem) by Langston Hughes

(First 40 seconds of track is Florida Road Workers Poem)

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Miami and the Senior Citizens (Comedy Act) by Myron Cohen

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Album Recorded Live at Eden Roc Miami Beach, Florida

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Tamiami Trail by Gene Austin

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You can also listen to a version by Harry Reser

   

On Miami Shore by Eddy Brown

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You can also listen to a version by Fritz Kreisler and Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra

   

 

In Miami by Arthur Fields

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Miami by Al Jolson and Carl Fenton's Orchestra

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Miami Beach Rhumba by Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra; Aladdin & The Boyd Triplets

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You can also listen to a version by Seymour Rechtzeit and Irving Fields

   

Moon Over Miami by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

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You can also listen to a version by Lud Gluskin

   

While Miami Dreams by Joseph C. Smith and his Orchestra

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Way Down on Tampa Bay by Peerless Quartet

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Key West Rhumba by Irving Fields Trio

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Jacksonville Gal by The Cotton Pickers

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Tallahassee by Dinah Shore and Woody Herman

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You can also listen to a version by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra