Doc Ferrara Banjo Samples

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Easy Listening Banjo for those who just enjoy
old fashioned toe tapping music.

"Banjo Remedies", the first album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features bass accompaniment by Don Fitton with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services".

Selections provide 40:10 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Deed I Do and I Love You Medley (H. Archer) 2:46
2. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Gaskill-Mc Hugh) 2:43
3. Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay (Botsford and Havez) 3:20 Full Song
4. Shine (Dabney) 2:17
5. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (F. Ahlert) 2:51
6. All By Myself (Irving Berlin) 2:57
7. Nobody's Sweetheart (Kahn) 3:08 Audio Sample
8. Danny Boy (Traditional-arr. Tim Allan) 2:14
9. If I Had You (Shapiro-Campbell-Connelly) 3:37
10. Dill Pickles (Charles L. Johnson) 2:50
11. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Gray) 2:29
12. Dixie Medley (Gilbert-Muir) 2:35
13. When My Baby Smiles at Me (Munro) 2:48
14. Them There Eyes (Tinkard, Tracy, Tauber) 2:35

"Banjo Memories", the second album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features piano accompaniment by Bob Bryan with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services".

Selections provide 48:07 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Whispering (Schonberger) 2:34 Full Song
2. Cuddle Up A Little Closer (K. Hoschna) 2:24
3. I Cried For You (Freed-Arnheim-Lyman) 2:45 Sample
4. Alabama Jubilee (J. Yellen-S.L. Cobb) 2:26 Full Song
5. Stephen Foster Medley * (Traditional) 4:24
6. Spanish Medley: 3:25
- Yours (G. Roig)
- Spanish Eyes (C. Singleton-E. Snyder-B. Kaempfert)
7. Sleepy Time Gal (Lorenzo-Whiting) 2:54
8. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You ** (R. Morgan-L. Stock-J. Cavanaugh) 3:25
9. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Pinkard) 2:43 Sample
10. All Of Me (Simons-Marks) 2:58
11. Linger Awhile (Owens-Rose) 2:52
12. My West Virginia Home (Traditional-Ferrara) 2:30
13. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? (H. Cannon) 2:40
14. Hoedown Medley (Traditional) 2:30
15. Makin' Whoopee (G. Kahn-W. Donaldson)
- The Glory of Love (B. Hill) 3:25
16. Salute To America (Traditional) 4:12

* Muted banjo accompaniment by Dr. Richard Ferrara
** Plectrum guitar accompaniment by Dr. Richard Ferrara

"Banjo Favorites", the third album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features piano accompaniment by Bob Bryan with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services".

Selections provide 43:53 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Down Yonder - It Is True What They Say About Dixie - Swanee
(Medley - Giltert; Lerner-Marks; Caesar-Gershwin) 2:36
2. Dark Town Strutters Ball - Yes Sir That's My Baby (Medley - Brooks, Kahn-Donaldson) 2:24
3. Don't Take Your Love From Me * (H. Nemo) 3:03
4. Angry (Mecum & Brunies-Cassard) 2:07 Sample
5. World Waiting For The Sunrise (Lockhart-Seitz) 3:15
6. At Sundown - Avalon (Medley - Donaldson; Desylva-Vincent-Jolson) 3:02
7. Fascination - Melody of Love * (Medley - Marchett; Engleman-Dillmore) 3:29
8. Oh By Jingo (Brown-Von Tilzer) 2:24 Sample
9. San Francisco - Toot Toot Tootsie - California Here I Come
(Medley - Kaper-Jurmann: Kaun-Erdman-Russo; Olson-Desylva-Meyer) 2:55
10. Carolina in the Morning (Donaldson-Kahn) 2:40
11. Grizzly Bear Rag (G. Botsford) 3:00
12. Oh Lady Be Good (Gershwin) 2:26
13. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Creamer-Layton) 2:49
14. What'll I Do * (Irving Berlin) 3:16
15. Down By The Ohio (A. Olman) 1:59
16. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm-Bennett-Gray-Lown) 2:28

* Muted banjo accompaniment by Dr. Richard Ferrara

"Banjo On Walloon ", Banjo on Walloon is a musical tribute to a lake area, which is similarly representative of many beautiful and tranquil lake areas of Michigan. Many happy gatherings and float boat parties over the years inspired my hobby of singing and playing old time favorites with the banjo. Hail To Walloon are lyrics written to the tune "Heart Of My Heart". It describes the happy life of those who visit or reside on the Walloon Lake area. This CD shares the inspiration with you.

Selections provide 48:12 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Indiana (McDonald-Hanley) 2:34
2. Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Burke) 2:56
3. Me And My Shadow (Jolson-Dreyer) 3:09
4. Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson) 2:14
5. Dr. Jazz (Melrose, Oliver & Stetzel) 2:21
6. Five Foot Two (R. Henderson) 2:49
7. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Donaldson-Overstreet) 1:58
8. When You and I Were Young Maggie (Frost-McHugh) 3:41
9. Girl Friend Medley - includes: If I Could Be With You (Creamer & Johnson), Pretty Baby (Van Alstyne-Kahn) 3:07
10. Southern Medley - includes: South (Charles, Moten, & Hayes), Honeysuckle Rose (F.Waller) 3:41
11. Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin) 2:42
12. Memories Medley - includes: Memories (Van Alstyne), My Buddy (Donaldson-Kahn) 2:47
13. Roll On You Mississippi (E. West, J. McCafferey-D. Ringle) 2:26
14. Sounds Of Italy - Italian Medley 4:53
15. Sounds Of Ireland - Irish Medley 4:49
16. Hail To Walloon - Lyrics by Dr. R Ferrara (B. Ryan) 2:05