[MUSIC] Help me find some music

[Oli]

The record player thread reminded me of something I've been looking for. Ever since playing Fallout 3 I am looking for music of that type. I think it's 40's-50's music (might be wrong, I'm an ignorant fuck) but I was wondering if you had some advice/artists you could give me I defiantly have to check out.

For example, stuff like this;

[wickit]

hmmmm
40's (bigband) swing maybe

Count Basie
June Christy
to name but a few

[Faceman]

[Face]

One of the best Jazz recordings of all time IMO. No vocals though.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ix=jazz+at+the

[Oli]

I'm looking for voices too, I shall look into the bigband genre and see what pops up.

[MeleeMe?]

http://legalgeekery.com/2008/11/08/fallout-3-song-list/

[straybullet]

Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday are my favorite jazz vocalists.
Nat King Cole - Route 66

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit


As far as swing/big band jazz is concerned, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington are all good places to start. Personally I find the guitar work of Charlie Christian, possibly the first electric guitarist, great to listen to.

[Ska Wars]

Ever since playing Fallout 3 I am looking for music of that type.

Most of the music in Fallout 3 falls under the 'Great American Songbook' sub-genre. Wikipedia has a pretty good list of musicians that were included in the movement.

Linkage!

I'd just go through the list on there and search for them in YouTube.

[Zirconium Blade]

The old crooners were backed by big bands.

[Face]

Amazon.com: Swing Kids: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: James Horner: Music