Jerry Klein’s 90th Birthday Mixtape

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MIX NOTES:

Celebrate Jerry’s birthday with a mix of music selected by his kids!  We hope this will make you think of him—and possibly sing along with him!

THE LIST & TRACK NOTES:

1. Sunny Side of the Street by Jon Batiste

   1. Amy remembers Jerry singing this song in the mornings before school, encouraging her to “grab your coat and get your hat”.

2. Once in Love with Amy by Frank Sinatra

3. Ida – Sweet as Apple Cider by Bill Haley and His Comets

   1. For Jerry’s mom – Ida Dunsker Klein

4. Margie by Eddie Cantor

   1. This song influenced the naming of Jerry’s sister Marjorie Klein Portis… who his daughter Margy Klein was named for.

5. Nancy by Frank Sinatra

   1. For Jerry’s wife -- Nancy Hahn Klein

6. Paper Doll (Original) by The Mills Brothers

7. Night and Day by Fred Astaire

   1. At 8 years old, Jerry and his friend Herschel would sing this song whenever they walked by the house of the little girl they both had a crush on!

8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald

9. Almost Like Being In Love by Seth MacFarlane

   1. Jerry loved the musical Brigadoon

10. The Heather on the Hill by Patrick Wilson & Kelli O’Harah

    1. Another great song from Brigadoon

11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot by Suzy Bogguss

    1. When Brad and Mark pull out their guitars, Jerry is sure to request this classic.

12. Wabash Cannonball by Box Car Willie

13. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

14. 500 Miles by Rosanne Cash

15. This Land is Your Land by Old Crow Medicine Show

16. Oh My Darling Clementine by Freddy Quinn

17. White Coral Bells by The Laurie Berkner Band

    1. For Jerry’s first wife -- Arlene Rosen Klein

18. Goodnight Irene by Eric Clapton

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