1952 Studio Cast - Oklahoma! [1952 Studio Cast]

This classic recording, featuring Nelson Eddy, Kaye Ballard, and Portia Nelson, was a key part of Columbia Records chief Goddard Lieberson's effort to establish the label as a major vehicle for American theater music. The album itself is a joy, capturing Eddy late in his career but still in good voice and Ballard, Nelson, and the others early in their respective careers, with the best musical forces that the largest record label in the world could muster (which were considerable). Read More