Wednesday, March 29, 2006

"I've Got a Little List" (March 31, 2006)

(Week 32)

RADIOLA! returns to the airwaves Friday, March 31 at 8 PM ET on WHCL-FM with an all-new, all-shellac edition featuring plenty of vintage classical/pop crossover and generous portions of early novelty/comic material, seasoned with genuine surface noise throughout (for those who like their music extra crispy). It'll be uploaded to my Live 365 station by this Saturday. Enjoy!

Larry Clinton and his Orch. (Bea Wain, vo.) – I’ve Got a Little List (1939) – Victor 78 RPM
Wendell Hall – Angry (1925) – Victor 78 RPM
Arthur Pryor’s Band – William Tell Overture (c. 1904) – Victor 78 RPM (speed corrected)
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Oriental Fox Trot (1922) – Victor 78 RPM
Chuck Campbell and his Orch. (Irving Kaufman, vo.) – Evening Star (1928) – Diva 78 RPM
Venuti and Lang – Doing Things (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Arthur Fields – How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (1918) – Columbia 78 RPM
Billy Williams – All the Silver in the Silvery Moon (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Marion Harris – Jazz Baby (1919) – Victor 78 RPM
Louisville Master Players – Dreaming of You (1929) – Van Dyke 78 RPM
Leo Reisman and his Orch. – Blue Shadows (1928) – Columbia 78 RPM
Jan Garber and his Orch. – Mamie (1925) – Victor 78 RPM
Art Gillham – Thinking (1926) – Columbia 78 RPM
Gene Austin – I Wish I Had Died in My Cradle (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
The Dixie Stars (Al Bernard & J. Russell Robinson) – My Sweetie Turned Me Down (1925) – Columbia 78 RPM
Tito Schipa – Amapola (1928?) – Victrola (Red Seal) 78 RPM
Sacasas Royal Havana Orchestra – Cuatro Vidas (1941) – Decca 78 RPM
Hit of the Week Orch. – La Paloma (1932) – Hit of the Week 78 RPM
Mildred Bailey and her Orch. – My Reverie (1938) – Vocalion 78 RPM
Connie Boswell (w/ Bob Crosby’s Bobcats) – Martha (1937) – Decca 78 RPM
Larry Clinton (Ford Leary, vo.) – Sweet Little Buttercup (1939) – Victor 78 RPM
Victor Light Opera Company – Gems from “Pinafore” (1922?) – Victor 78 RPM
Arthur Fields – Let’s Bury the Hatchet (1918) – Columbia 78 RPM
Billy Murray – Profiteering Blues (1920) – Victor 78 RPM
Frank Williams – My Girl Uses Mineralava (1923) – Cameo 78 RPM
Moore and Davis – Old Black Joe (1922) – Columbia 78 RPM
Frank Banta – An Operatic Nightmare (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Art Tatum – Elegie (1940) – Decca 78 RPM
Emery Deutsch and his Orch. – Long Hair Swing (1939) – Bluebird 78 RPM
Tommy Dorsey and his Orch. – Song of India (1937) – Victor 78 RPM
Chick Webb and his Little Chicks – Sweet Sue, Just You (1937) – Decca 78 RPM
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Goodbye (1935) – Victor 78 RPM

Friday, March 24, 2006

Dorothy Fields Tribute Encore (March 24, 2006)

This was Program 6 in the RADIOLA! series. It was one of my better shows last summer, and so I felt it was worthy of rebroadcast. Also included is an extra hour of vintage music (not included in the playlist below). I'll be offering new shows again starting next week.

Hal Kemp (Skinnay Ennis vocal) -- Happy Times -- Brunswick 78
Charles W. Hamp -- Heigh Ho! Ev'rybody, Heigh Ho! (THEME) -- Colmubia 78
Waring's Pennsylvanians -- Collegiana -- The Roaring Twenties (Flapper CD)
Ben Pollack and his Orch. (as "Louisville Rhythm Kings") -- In a Great Big Way -- Ben Pollack Vol. 2 (Jazz Oracle CD)
Casa Loma Orch. -- Exactly Like You -- Casa Loma Stomp (HEP CD)
The Lion and Atilla the Hun -- Guests of Rudy Vallee -- Calypso Breakaway (Rounder CD)
The Tiger -- Money is King -- Calypsos from Trindad (Folklyric CD)
Wilmoth Houdini -- Song No. 99 -- Poor But Ambitious (Folklyric CD)
Annette Hanshaw -- I Can't Give You Anything But Love -- The Girl Next Door (Take Two CD)
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys -- I Must Have that Man -- Columbia 78
The Mills Brothers (with Duke Ellington's Orch.) -- Diga, Diga, Doo -- Four Boys and a Guitar (Columbia Legacy CD)
Lonnie Johnson -- 6/88 Glide -- Steppin' on the Blues (Columbia CD)
Joe Venuti's Blue Four -- Tempo di Modernage -- JSP CD set
Benny Goodman Sextet -- Soft Winds -- Columbia CD
Oliver Cobb -- Cornet Pleadin' Blues -- Jazz Bands 1926-1930 (Historical LP)
Barbecue Joe and his Hot Dogs -- Big Butter and Egg Man -- Wingy Mannone and his Orch. (Classics CD)
Goofus Five -- Heebie Jeebies -- Timeless CD
Lillie Delk Christian -- Baby -- Armstrong & Hines 1928 (Smithsonian LP set)
Charleston Chasers -- Cinderella Brown -- ASV CD
Louis Armstrong -- Sunny Side of the Street -- Portait of the Artist as a Young Man (Columbia CD set)
Riley Puckett -- In a Little Gypsy Tea Room -- Montgomery Ward 78
Johnny Marvin -- Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon -- Victor 78
"David Harris" (Ernie Hare? Wendell Hall?) -- My Papa Doesn't Two Time No Time -- National Music Lovers 78
Frances Langford -- I'm in the Mood for Love -- Those Were The Days (Columbia CD set)
Billie Holliday -- A Fine Romance -- Giants of Jazz (LP set)
Fred Astaire -- The Way You Look Tonight -- Song and Dance Man (Charly CD)
Chick Bullock -- Should I? -- Perfect 78
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees -- Outside -- Velvet Tone 78
Jimmie Noone and his Apex Club Orch. -- Sweet Sue -- King Jazz CD
Ray Starita (Betty Bolton vocal) Wake Up, Chill'un, Wake Up -- Best of the British Dance Bands (AVID CD)

Saturday, March 18, 2006

"A Thorough Shellacking" Encore (March 18, 2006)

This was the eighth program in the Radiola series, broadcast at the end of last Summer's mini-season. If you like genuine surface noise from 78 RPM oddities, this show is for you. Also included are some choice numbers by the West End Jazz Band. I will do another program of non-reissued material in the near future. Enjoy!

Victor Light Opera Company – Gems from “No, No, Nanette” – Victor 78
Anonymous Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture – Columbia 78
Charles W. Hamp – Heigh Ho! Ev’rybody, Heigh Ho! – Columbia 78
Jan Garber and his Orch. – Under the Moon – Victor 78
Nat Shilkret and his Orch. – You’re Wonderful – Victor 78
Russo and Fiorito’s Oriole Orch. – That Certain Party – Victor 78
Irving Kaufman – Oh, Susie Behave – Columbia 78
Cliff Edwards (“Samuel Spencer”) – Where the Lazy Daisies Grow – National Music Lovers 78
Miss Patricola – I’ve Got My Habits On – Victor 78
Adrian Schubert and his Orch. (“Al Alberts”) – Loving You – Cameo 78
Cliquot Club Eskimos – My Sunday Girl – Columbia 78
Russo and Fiorito’s Oriole Orch. – I Wish’t I Was in Peoria – Victor 78
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok – Still in the 20s (Legacy 2k CD)
Johnny Marvin and Ed Smalle – Blue Skies – Victor 78
Four Aristocrats – I Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love – Victor 78
Al Jolson and Bing Crosby – The Spaniard that Blighted My Life – Decca 78
Johnny Hamp and his Orchestra – Tomorrow is Another Day – Bluebird 78
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm – Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – Bluebird 78
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm – Swamp Fire – Bluebird 78
Johnny Marvin – There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder – Victor 78
Babs and her Brothers – Swing It – Decca 78
Good Old New York – Jelly Roll Morton Seven – General 78
Dennis Scott (organ) with Leah LaBrea (vocal) – I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling – Sweet & Hot Dance Movie Palace Style (Legacy 2k CD)
Wilbur C. Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band – Rainy Day Blues – Columbia 78
Original Memphis Five – Memphis Glide – Pathe Actuelle 78
California Ramblers (“Golden Gate Orchestra”) – Dustin’ the Donkey – Perfect 78
West End Jazz Band – The Pay-Off – We’re In the 20s (Legacy 2k CD)
Harry Roy and his Orch. – Lullaby of Broadway – Best of the British Dance Bands (Avid CD)
Harry Reser and his Orch. – Our Bungalow of Dreams – Pathe Actuelle 78
Seattle Harmony Kings – How Many Times? – Victor 78
Russo and Fiorito’s Oriole Orch. – I Wanna Go Where You Go – Victor 78
Ray Starita and his Orch. – Wake Up, Chill’un, Wake Up – Best of the British Dance Bands (Avid CD)

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Second Summer Special Encore

Owing to the hiatus in the WHCL broadcast scedule, I am uploading some programs from last year. Here is the playlist for the Second Summer Special, now available on Live 365:

California Ramblers – Magnolia (1927) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5017
Savoy Bearcats – Hot Notes (1926) – Frog DGF8
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – I’ve Had My Moments (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5138
Leroy Smith and his Orch. – St. Louis Blues (1928) – Frog DGF8
Jean Sablon – Par Correspondance (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5167
Zavaidoc Teodorescu – Dragostea e ca si o raie (1928?) – Columbia 78
Zarah Leander – En juvel i malardrottingens krona (Swedish, 1930?) – ZYX 11116-2
Lotte Lenya – Pirate Jenny (1954) – MGM LP
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Sensation (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-069
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Four or Five Times – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5017
West End Jazz Band – Please Don’t Cut Out My Sauerkraut (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Little Ramblers – Swamp Blues (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-037 JAZZ
Goofus Five – Wang Wang Blues (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-017 JAZZ
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Memphis Shake (1926) – Frog DGF6
Guy Lombardo – Where the Shy Little Violets Grow (1928) – Sony A-59749
West End Jazz Band – Where the Shy Little Violets Grow (2004) – Legacy 2K 104
West End Jazz Band – Forty-Second Street (2004) – Legacy 2K 105
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Stormy Weather (1933) – Document CD 1016
The Lion – I am Going to Buy a Bungalo (1938) – Rounder CD 1077
Attila the Hun – I Don’t Want No Bungalo (1938) – Rounder CD 1077
Bill Rogers – West Indian Weed Woman (1934) – Rounder CD 1039
George Robey – Archibald, Certainly Not! (1914?) – Empress RAJCD 834
George Formby – The Lancashire Toreador (1937) – Hallmark 300282
Nellie Wallace – Three Times a Day (1920?) – Empress RAJCD 834
Savoy Orpheans – Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues (1927) – Avid AVC 539
Percival Mackey & Band – Time on My Hands (1931) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Oscar Rabin & Band – Could Be (1939) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Zarah Leander – Falling in Love Again (Swedish, 1930) – ZYX 11116-2
Marlene Dietrich – Falling in Love Again (German 1930) – Cocktail Hour Double Take CRG 218015
Jean Trenchant – Mademoiselle Adelaine (1936) – Disques Swing CDSW 8419
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (1928) – ASV CD AJA 5318
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Singapore Sorrows (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015
West End Jazz Band – Tin Ear (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Leroy Smith and his Orch. – Rhapsody in Blue (1928) – Frog DGF8
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – I Found a Million Dollar Baby (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Louis Armstrong – Mahogany Hall Stomp (1929) – Columbia CK 46148
Ray Miller and his Orch. – My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-041 JAZZ
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Sweet Sue (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015

Friday, March 10, 2006

March 10, 2006--No soap, no Radiola!

There will be no broadcast of RADIOLA! tonight on WHCL-FM. Hamilton College is on break and the station will be shut down for the duration. This coincides with a bit of minor upheaval here, so I won't be updating the Live 365 site with additional material for at least the next day or so. I regret any inconvenience this may cause.

Alternatively, I could post a past program if anyone has a special request to hear something that is no longer on the Live 365 archive. (My first two programs from last summer were not recorded.) Check out my playlists and if there is a show that especially appeals to you, I may be able to honor your request. Write me at the email link at the top of the links column.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

"Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" (March 3, 2006)

(Week 31)

I decided to go metaphysical this week, with a musical tour of Heaven, Hell, and None of the Above. This mini-course in Comparative Religion begins Friday at 8 PM ET, on WHCL 88.7 FM so bring your notebooks, your number two pencils, and an open mind. (No fair gazing into the navel of the person next to you.)

Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life! (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Harold Leonard’s Red Jackets – Fate (1922) – Gennett 78 RPM
Ocarina Soloist – William Tell Overture – Columbia 78 RPM
George Olsen and his Music – Someone to Watch Over Me (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5388
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Is That Religion (1930) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 182
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. (Elmo Tanner, vo.) – On Revival Day (1930) – Classics 641
Louis Armstrong & his Orch. – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) – JSP CD 3401
Mills Blue Rhythm Band – Red Devil (1931) – Hep CD 1008
Bob Causer and his Cornelians (Dick Robertson, vo.) – Hell’s Bells (1932) –Pro Arte CDD 440
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch – In the Merry Month of Maybe (1931) – Old Masters mb109
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – Maybe–Who Knows? (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Tommy Dorsey – Maybe (1933) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Bing Crosby – Pennies From Heaven (1936) – Charly CDCD1071
Charlie Palloy – You’ll Never Get to Heaven That Way (1933) – The Old Masters mb118
Cliff Edwards – Half-Way To Heaven (1928) – Sony Music Special Products A 26475
The Lion – Death (1939) – Rounder CD 1141
Wilmoth Houdini – The Devil Behind Me (1935) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7010
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell (1996) – Mammoth MR0137-2
Bessie Smith – Devil’s Gonna Get You (1928) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Lonnie Johnson – She’s Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight (1930) – Columbia CK 46221
Henry Burr – Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) – Victor 78 RPM
Frank Crumit (w/Nat Shilkret) – Just a Night for Meditation (1928) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5002
Paul Mares and his Friars Society Orch. – Reincarnation (1935) – Acrobat ACRCD 157
Coleman Hawkins – When Buddha Smiles (1938) – Excelsior EXL-2-5319
Mildred Bailey (w/Paul Whiteman) – ‘Leven Pounds of Heaven (1931) – Old Masters mb103
Fred Astaire – Cheek to Cheek (1935) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
West End Jazz Band – Gotta Dance My Way to Heaven (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
Ethel Waters – Trav’lin’ All Alone (1929) – Classics 721
Ben Selvin and his Orch. (vo?) – Dancing in the Dark (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Coon Sanders’ Nighthawks – That’s All There Is (There Ain’t No More) (1925)– Old Masters mb111
Fletcher Henderson – Sing You Sinners (1936) – Columbia/Legacy C3K 57596
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Sweet Sue (1928) – Joker LP Box Set
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up Chill’un Wake Up (1929) –Avid AVC539