Straighten up and fly right
Subtitle: rhythm and blues from the close of the swing era to the dawn of rock'n'roll
Contributors: Turner, Joe, 1911-1985; Johnson, Pete, 1904-1967; Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965; Moore, Oscar; Miller, Johnny (Composer); Gant, Cecil, 1913-1951; Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975; Walker, T-Bone, 1910-1975; Harris, Wynonie, 1915-1969; Bradshaw, Tiny, 1905-1958; Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982; Thornton, Big Mama; Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006; Til, Sonny, -1981; Muddy Waters, 1915-1983; Lionel Hampton Orchestra; Golden Gate Quartet; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five; Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc; Marshall F. Granros Collection
Series: Recorded anthology of American music; Recorded anthology of American music
Publisher: New World Records
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Jazz; Rhythm and blues music; Rock music; Blues (Music); Jazz vocals; Blues music; Music, Popular (Songs, etc.); United States
Other titles: Rhythm and blues from the close of the swing era to the dawn of rock 'n' roll
Notes: Durations on labels.

At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.

Forms part of: Marshall F. Granros Collection.

Program notes, in part by Don Heckman, discographical information, and lists of personnel ([4] page) on and bound in container.

Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra ; Pete Johnson ; Joe Turner ; Golden Gate Quartet ; Nat King Cole ; Oscar Moore ; Johnny Miller ; Cecil Gant ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five ; T-bone Walker ; Wynonie "Blues" Harris ; The Ravens ; Tiny Bradshaw and his orchestra ; Lightnin' Hopkins ; The Clovers ; Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton ; Ruth Brown ; Sonny Til and the Orioles ; Muddy Waters.

Recorded 1938-56.
Table of contents: title: Flying home  -- Sid Robin, Benny Goodman, and Lionel Hampton; title: Roll 'em Pete  -- Pete Johnson and Joe Turner; title: The sun didn't shine  -- Roosevelt Fennoy; title: Straighten up and fly right  -- Nat King Cole and Irving Mills; title: I wonder  -- Cecil Gant and Raymond Leveen; title: Choo choo ch' boogie  -- Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milton Gabler; title: Call it stormy Monday  -- Aaron Walker; title: Good rockin' tonight  -- Roy Brown; title: Give me a simple prayer  -- J. Kohen; title: Well, oh well  -- Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann, and Henry Bernard; title: Hello, Central  -- Sam Hopkins; title: One mint julep  -- Rudolph Toombs; title: Hound dog  -- Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Johnny Otis; title: Mama, he treats your daughter mean  -- Johnny Wallace, Herbert J. Lance, and Charles Singleton; title: Crying in the chapel  -- Artie Glenn; title: Hoochie coochie man -- Muddy Waters.