| Chapter | Song |
|---|---|
| 1. | Sentimental Journey, Les Brown and His Orchestra (with Doris Day) (1945) |
| 2. | The Honeydripper, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1945) |
| 3. | Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1938) |
| 4. | I Wonder, Cecil Grant (1944) |
| 5. | Crawlin’ King Snake, Big Joe Williams (1941) |
| 6. | Lili Marlene, Marlene Dietrich (1938) |
| 7. | God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday (1941) |
| 8. | Hot Time in the Town of Berlin, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1944) |
| 9. | Death Valley Blues, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1941) |
| 10. | This Land Is Your Land, Woody Guthrie (1944) |
| 11. | Y’a pas de printemps, Edith Piaf (1944) |
| 12. | Stormy Weather, Lena Horne (1941) |
| 13. | Trouble So Hard, Vera Hall (1937) |
| 14. | Dream, the Pied Pipers (1945) |
| 15. | L’âme au diable, Léo Marjane (1943) |
| 16. | Down, Down, Down, the Mills Brothers (1941) |
| 17. | Going Home, Paul Robeson (1958) |
| 18. | Twilight Time, Les Brown and His Orchestra (1945) |
| 19. | Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (1945) |
| 20. | My Mama Don’t Allow Me, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1944) |
| 21. | Che puro ciel, Kathleen Ferrier (1946) |
| 22. | I’m on My Last Go-Round, Lead Belly (1942) |
| 23. | Gloomy Sunday, Billie Holiday (1941) |
| 24. | “Murder,” He Says, Dinah Shore (1943) |
| 25. | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Nellie Melba (1916) |
| 26. | You Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone, Tampa Red (1944) |
| 27. | La vie en rose, Edith Piaf (1946) |
| 28. | It’s a Good Day, Peggy Lee (1946) |
| 29. | As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson (1946) |
| 30. | Nature Boy, King Cole Trio (1948) |
| 31. | Still a Fool, Muddy Waters (1951) |
| 32. | East of the Sun (and West of the Moon), Sarah Vaughan (1949) |
| 33. | I’m Gonna Dig Myself a Hole, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1951) |
| 34. | Unforgettable, Nat “King” Cole (1951) |
| 35. | Pink Champagne, Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers (1950) |
| 36. | How High the Moon, Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) |
| 37. | Moanin’ at Midnight, Howlin’ Wolf (1951) |
| 38. | Hey, Good Lookin’, Hank Williams (1951) |
| 39. | Hymne à l’amour, Edith Piaf (1950) |
| 40. | You Belong to Me, Jo Stafford (1952) |
| 41. | Night Train, Jimmy Forrest (1952) |
| 42. | Thinking and Drinking, Amos Milburn (1952) |
| 43. | Blue Moon, Billie Holiday (1952) |
| 44. | Hound Dog, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1953) |
| 45. | All Night Long, Muddy Waters (1952) |
| 46. | Songs and Dances of Death: Lullaby, Jennie Tourel and Leonard Bernstein (1950) |
| 47. | Jock-A-Mo, Sugar Boy Crawford and His Cane Cutters (1953) |
| 48. | Earth Angel, the Penguins (1954) |
| 49. | Mr. Sandman, the Chordettes (1954) |
| 50. | The Great Pretender, the Platters (1955) |
| 51. | Death of an Angel, Donald Woods and the Vel-Aires (1955) |
| 52. | Little Bitty Pretty One, Thurston Harris (1957) |
| 53. | Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) |
| 54. | Milord, Edith Piaf (1959) |
| 55. | Come On, Let’s Go, Ritchie Valens (1958) |
| 56. | Wonderful World, Sam Cooke (1960) |
| 57. | Will You Love Me Tomorrow, the Shirelles (1960) |
| 58. | Walk—Don’t Run, the Ventures (1960) |
| 59. | At Last, Etta James (1960) |
| 60. | Stand by Me, Ben E. King (1961) |