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Peggy Lee's first Decca record was the original "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" (Irving Gordon) in 1952. The single peaked at number twenty-six. Irving Gordon also wrote the standards, "Unforgettable", "Me, Myself And I", "Delaware" by Perry Como, "Mama From

From the cylinder recorded by Bob Roberts here's "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (Clark - Muir - Abrahams) from 1912. This proved to be a chart topper and the number two song of the year. The song was inspired by the composer's nephew dressed as a cowboy. In 1947

Eddy Howard recorded his first hit, "To Each His Own" (Livingston - Evans) composed for the film of the same name even though it didn't appear in the movie. This was the first of many versions including those by The Ink Spots, Freddy Martin, Tony Martin