Endicott Johnson Workers Chorus
The Shoe Tunes
The Shoe Tunes, a chorus of 80+ voices, and other musicians from across the Greater Binghamton area recorded songs from vintage Endicott Johnson Workers Chorus repertoires. In 2009, the Shoe Tunes, conducted by Ken Turner and Jennfier Chudacik, Johnson City High School Music Dept, recreate an Endicott Johnson Workers Chorus concert, a Sunday concert in En Joie Park, and welcome community musicians to showcase songs of the nationalities drawn to the Triple Cities to the shoe factories - Czech, Irish, Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Ukrainian..
Liner notes include a contextual essay - EJ and its Music - by labor historian, Melvyn Dubofsky, Emeritus Professor of History, Binghamton University.
Tracks
Click on song titles for sheet music
| Adopter | Track # | Title | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vanuga Family | 1 | 50th Anniversary of EJ (1931) | George F. Johnson, EJ Workers Band |
| 2 | EJ Chorus remembers | EJ Music Memories | |
| Robert C. Johnston Family | 3 | EJ Chorus traditional opening medley | Shoe Tunes |
| Kyle & Patricia Brown | 4 | The Endicott Johnsons (1919) | Shoe Tunes |
| 5 | Shine on Harvest Moon | Shoe Tunes | |
| 6 | Sundays in he park with George F. | EJ Music Memories | |
| 7 | George M. Cohan medley | European Brass | |
| Johnson City Rotary Club | 8 | High School Cadets March | Dr. Bill Black, Wurlitzer 153 |
| 9 | A maiden fair to see, HMS Pinafore | Steve Nanni & Summer Savoyards | |
| Naima Kradjian | 10 | Cry me a river | Naima Kradjian |
| Lou and Jane Roma | 11 | Return to Sorrento | Gene Perry, accordian |
| Stan Hayes, Sr. | 12 | Count your blessings | Wayne Beddoe*,with Aimee Heavey, piano |
| 13 | Industrial King March (1919) | Richard VanAuken, organ | |
| Paul & Teri Komar | 14 | Marching Along Together, (EJ 1930s) | Shoe Tunes |
| 15 | Scuffing Along Together (1948) | Jack Caprio, for Hart & Caprio | |
| Michael & Nancy Sherwood | 16 | As Time Goes By | Ed Abram, piano |
| 17 | EJ Shoes after San Francisco Bay Blues | Carousel Harmony Chorus | |
| 18 | Darktown Strutters Ball | Southerntiersmen Chorus | |
| Donna A. Lupardo | 19 | The Guide Step | Shoe Tunes |
| 20 | Przasniczka - The Spinner | Valentina Kozlowski, Ewa Mackiewicz-Wolfe piano | |
| 21 | Koline, Koline | Dan Sablitch, button accordian | |
| 22 | Rockin' the Kolomyjka | European Brass | |
| 23 | Inamorata waltz | European Brass | |
| Barbara & Chuck Goodwin | 24 | Immigrant Eyes | Lou Ligouri, guitar |
| Mark & Pat Kriebel | 25 | Danny Boy | John Andrews, with Maureen Helms,piano |
| Naima Kradjian | 26 | On a clear day | Naima Kradjian |
| Everett & Katherine Kimball | 27 | The Prayer | Shoe Tunes |
| 28 | EJ Chorus closing ode (1950s) | Shoe Tunes |
Shoe Tunes Chorus & Friends
