大象传媒

This week's show commences with the anniversary of Ray Charles' Hit The Road Jack topping the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1961. Incidentally, this day also marks the centenary of Joe Rosenthal, the man who took the picture of the US marines hoisting their big flag over Iwo Jima, which leads us to the playing of Ry Cooder's Rally Round the Flag.

But perhaps the most poignant event that can be marked on this day is the 70th anniversary of the death of Helen Morgan, one of the most uncelebrated of the great singers of her era. So to commemorate her achievements we hear not only two of her hits but also a song by Ann Blyth, who portrayed Morgan in her biopic and the performance of Why Was I Born from the movie, which was actually voiced by Gogi Grant.