Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman & His Orch, Bobby Leecan's NEED MORE BAND, Richmond Starlite Quartet, Mound City Blue Blowers, Mills Brothers, Denison Sacred Harp Singers and more!
Abe Schwartz Klezmer Band, Scrapper Blackwell, Leadbelly, Gene Goldkette Band w Steve Broen slapping that bass, Joe Falcon & Clemo Breux, Reverend McGee , Memphis Jug Band and more!
From the 1900s-1940s AL JOLSON and EDDIE CANTOR were beloved performers. Both beginning in Vaudeville and moving to Broadway, Films and Radio ( and in Cantor's case Television!)
Both early influences to me as a budding record collectior - tgis episode includes a tribute to their artistry
A 78 rpm listening session at Joe's house, join us for the musical fun.. Mississippi John Hurt plays the Blues, Jazz, Country and Miss Annette Hanshaw!
Earl McDonald's Louisville Jug Band, Sam McGee, Duke's Cotton Club Orchestra, Venuti & Lang w Red McKenzie and all their pals join Joe for a stompin', rompin' Sunday Nite session! - a few hot versions of the standard INDIANA featured
Perhpas the most important ind influential of the 1920s-early 30s "Classic Female Blues Singers" were Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith and Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. This episode explores some of their backrounds and recordings
From the Triangle Harmony Boys, Frank Stokes and Daddy Stovepipe to Gus Canon's Jug Band EVERYBODY in the folk, Country and blues idiom had a song about out fowl friends! we just chicken scratch the surface in this episode!
TUNES FROM THE CLASSIC 1928 EDDIE CANTOR BROADWAY MUSICAL AS WELL AS OTHER TUNES ABOUT "MAKIN' WHOOPEE" FROM MOZELLE ALDERSON, EDDIE WALTERS TO LONNIE JOHNSON!
THE ROBERT JOHNSON CLASSIC - THE SONG THAT SPAWNED NUMEROUS MYTHS ABOUT THE POOR DELTA MAN AND HIS ALEDGED DEAL WITH DEVIL!. ALSO JOINING US IS LONNIE JOHNSON, MEMPHIS MINNIE, BING CROSBY WITH THE DORSEY BROTHERS, BOB WILLS TEXAS PLAYBOYS AND MORE!
Sam McGee, Cleo Brown and Buddy Moss singing about their fancy automobiles join the gang of pre-war jazz, blues and country goodies!
It is said that the Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis - and MEMPHIS was a key recording location for the likes of Victor and Columbia records and others during the pre-WW2 era - we will play some Tennessee musicans, Blues, Country, Jazz and some recordings made in that state during the late 1920s-mid-1930a
Joe explore's Jelly Roll Morton' s DON'T YOU LEAVE ME HERE originally titled ALABAMY BOUND and published in New Orleans in 1909 by one Robert Hoffman who likely is the true composer - several cool version are played along with an eclectic assortment of other pre-war musical goodies!
Berlin's songwriting career began with his first publication circa 1907 MARIE FROM SUNNY ITALY and hit it's stride a few years later with his ALEXANDER's RAGTIME BAND. This episode presents some of his early work up until the late 1930s - From Fred Astaire to "Hallelujah!"...
This episode features some of the great "Territory Bands" tht resided and recorded in California in the 1920s-30s as well as some of the personalities and performers who recorded in LA and Hollywood in that pre-1936 era
Louis Armstrong in Paris 1934- his two sides verion of SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET - one featuring his trumpet playing, the other his vocals will be played as well as ana rray of Joe's favorite stuff!
This legendary tune, first written and performed i the 1910s has made its way from the ragtime era, 1920s Blues and Country recordings to the rock n' roll era - this episode offers a few cool versions of this all time folk music classic
Joe explores the early years of Jazz Vocalist - Entertainer CAB CALLOWAY - from his early years with "The Missourians" to hos early Hollywood career - hotter' than el'
From Fred Astaire, Bill Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers TAP DANCING was often featured on phonograph records ..besides the usual round-up of JOE's FAVORITE STUFF we will feature Fred, Bill and the Nicholas Boys singing AND dancin!
Billie Holiday, Kokomo Arnold, Bing Crosby and some of my favorites for this Memorial Day Weekend 2025 edition!
We re-create a 78 rpm "Listening Session" at the home of some seasoned collectors - an eclectic mix including THE HATTON BROTHERS, DUKE ELLINGTON, SLIM SMITH, PAPA HARVEY HULL, CHARLIE JORDAN, SEVEN FOOT DILLY and more!
