Muriel's Playlist

My grandmother Muriel had so much style.  Born in 1919, she was between 18 and 25 in the pictures of her below, from the late 1930s to early 1940s.  Aren't they amazing?!

Her passions were music (see "Muriel's playlist" below), reading, fashion and art.  For awhile, she was making pottery and would let all of the grand kids use her pottery wheel and make creations.  I have such fond memories of being in that damp Michigan basement, getting my hands dirty with clay, water and paint.  I miss her very much.

 


Here is her high school portrait from 1938:

 

Muriel's Playlist

1.  Moonlight serenade - Glenn Miller
2.  Them There Eyes - Peggy Lee
3. Summertime - Billie Holiday
4. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
5. The Girl From Ipanema -  Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto
6. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington 
7. September in the Rain - Dinah Washington
8. The Way You Look Tonight - Billie Holiday 
9. Am I Blue - Ethel Waters  
10. Moonglow - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
11. I Can Dream Can't I - The Andrew Sisters
12. If I Didn't Care - The Ink Spots
13. You Made Me Love You - Judy Garland
14. Smile - Nat King Cole
15. How Deep is the Ocean - Peggy Lee
16. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
17. The Man I Love - Billie Holiday
18. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots
19. Paper Doll - The Mills Brothers
20. It's Been A Long Long Time - Harry James
21. Blue Moon - Julie London
22. I'm in the Mood for Love - Tommy Dorsey
23. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong   

Love Letter to Paris, a playlist

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Love letter to Paris playlist:

01.  La Vie En Rose – Madeleine Peyroux
02. Since I Fell For You – Vince Guaraldi Trio
03. Quelequ'un m'a dit – Carla Bruni
04. I've Never Heard That Song Before - Harry James and Helen Forrest
05. A Sunday Kind of Love – Beth Rowley
06. Je Ne Veux Aime Pas – Françoise Hardy
07. The Last Time I Saw Paris – Johnny Hodges
08. La Javenais – Madeleine Peyroux
10. Ne Me Quitte Pas – Nina Simone
11. Starlit Hour - Ella Fitzgerald
12. Sit Tu Vois Ma Mere - Sidney Bouchet
13. The Shadow of Paris - Henry Mancini and his orchestra
14. La Valse d'Amelie – Yann Tiersen
15. J’ai Deux Amours – Josephine Baker
16. La Madrague – Brigitte Bardot
17. Novelette in Fourths – George Gershwin

18. Stardust - Hoagie Carmichael

19. It's Only a Paper Moon - Cliff (Ukulele Ike) Edwards

20. The Last Time I Saw Paris – Johnny Hodges

21. I Love Paris - Ella Fitzgerald
22. If I Didn't Care - The Ink  Spots

23.  I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday

 These beautiful images above are from one of my favorite photographers, Little Brown Pen, who has an amazing book out called Paris in Color that can be purchased at Amazon or Anthropologie!