California Melodies


(4.7 stars; 6 reviews)

This 1940-42 series features composer Dave Rose and singing star Maxine Gray putting on a concert each week featuring some of Rose's great compositions.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Meet Dave Rose 29:23
Gaucho Serenade 10:24
First Song - Lady Be Good 29:44
First Song - It's A Blue World 29:18
First Song - How High The Moon 29:46
First Song - Devil May Care 29:30
First Song - Blue Moon 29:39
First Song - The Caroica 29:30
Beyond The Blue Horizon 29:44
Somebody Loves Me 29:50
First Song - Dardenella 29:44
First Song - Devil May Care 29:42
The Barkarol 29:17
First Song - In The Gloaming 29:44
First Song - To A Wild Rose 29:50
First Song - Hymn To The Evening Star 29:47
First Song - Deserted City 29:49
First Song - Juanita 29:46
First Song - My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice 29:48
First Song - Selections From Faust 29:56
First Song - Song Of The Island 29:40
First Song - Barkarol 29:45
First Song - Humorsque 29:31
First Song - Destalajubia 30:06
First Song - Liberstraum 29:35
First Song - In The Dear Old Southland 29:57
First Song - Elegies 29:47
First Song - Going No Place Fast 30:12
First Song - Mustang 29:43
First Song - Song Of The Islands 29:54
In The Hall Of The Mountain King 29:45
First Song - Finiqulu Finiqula 29:57
Beautiful Love 29:43
First Song - I Love A Parade 29:50
First Song - A Tribute To Hollywood Boulevard 29:44
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny 29:53
First Song - America 29:52
I'll Take Romance 28:01
First Song - Waltztime Kiss 27:54
First Song - Tribute To George Gershwin 27:39

Reviews

Beautifully orchestrated


(5 stars)

I cannot add much to what the first reviewer said. Fine snd mellow. Just what you need for drives and late at night. I'd never heard of this series. Thanks.

Wow awesome


(5 stars)

Nice, mellow tunes from back in the day. Thank you so much for these, they're really good easy-listening :)

David Rose - Don Lee - KHJ


(4 stars)

The composer's full name was David Rose. Some years later he had a hit with "The Stripper". The originating radio station was KHJ. KHJ was a Don Lee owned and operated radio station in Los Angeles. At the time of these performances there were perhaps two or three million people in California. Generally speaking, the pace was substantially slower and more in touch with nature, as reflected in these recordings.