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Let Me Call You Sweetheart

The song you hear ”Let Me Call You Sweetheart” by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra was recorded in 1934 on the Decca label. You’re on the Sound Beat. “Let Me Call You Sweetheart“ was originally written by Leo Freidman and Beth Slater Whinston in 1910. The song was a big hit for Author Clough in ...

January 13, 2026
Casey Jones

One of the most popular tales in American folk history.

January 7, 2026
Tell Tchaikowsky to Move!

That riff can only mean one thing…you’re listening to Chuck Berry…and you’re on the Sound Beat. Okay, two things.

January 3, 2026
There be Sirens!

Have you heard the siren’s call today? You might have, and not even known it.

November 24, 2025
Groovin’ High

Groovin’ on the Beat…

November 21, 2025
The Black Maria

The first copyrighted film was not a comedy, a thriller, but a…(ahem)…bodily function

October 8, 2025
Atomic Cocktail

Up and Atom! It’s the Music of the Atomic Age, and…

October 1, 2025
Sousa’s “El Capitan”

Everyone knows John Philip Sousa for his marches. And, okay, so….yes, this is a march too, but so much more.

September 21, 2025
Happy Days Are Here Again

Perhaps the most popular song in American campaign history, and its very unlikely source.

September 13, 2025
If I Had A Hammer

The Hammer Song has been pounding out social change since 1949.

September 6, 2025