Tuesday, August 29, 2006

"CHENEYPALOOZA!" UPDATE

Two bits of information pertinent to the Bastille Day RADIOLA! in honor (?) of Cheney's visit. I just discovered that the original part three of this program was edited wrong and has been playing in its erroneous form on Live365 for weeks. I've corrected the soundfile, which will be removed at after this Friday. Owing to the popularity (in certain circles) of this program, I have archived it (in its correct form) permanently at a-info radio with both 32k and 128k versions available HERE.

A new RADIOLA! will be heard this Friday at 7 PM ET on WHCL--the playlist is still a gleam in my mind's eye.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

No Radiola Friday--But Nostalgia Nonetheless!!

I won't be doing the show this Friday, August 25, but Mark Fuller, the host of The Big Sound of Retro Radio, will be in the studio from 6-8 PM ET on WHCL. Mark is a veteran DJ, and his program will take you back 30 or 40 years to EXACTLY what local radio used to sound like. He uses vintage recordings, commercials, and jingles for the uncanny effect of radio deja vu.

Then, at 8 PM ET, Jonathan Mead will present a show of great music that you are unlikely to hear on any other radio station. Jonathan hosts WHCL's World Music program "Anywhere But Here" on Monday nights, but his Friday shows do not shun music from these shores.

Many thanks to Mark and Jonathan for filling in for me this week!

Friday, August 18, 2006

"Revolutionary Rhythm" 6 PM ET, August 18, 2006

(Week 52)

UPDATE: The recording of this program was beset with so many technical glitches that it required considerable editing before being uploaded to Live365. Plus, I tended to get on too many topics that are not germane to the music. I apologize for this truncated RADIOLA!--and to anyone who may actually have heard the program go out live. Masochists can download the restored, unexpurgated version HERE.

It's to the barricades in this special four-hour edition of RADIOLA! Of course, not all revolutions are wide in scope--some are merely personal. And those, perhaps, are the most radical of all.

The RADIOLA! Revolution begins tonight at 6 PM ET on WHCL. (It will not be televised.)

Fred Rich and his Orch. – Revolutionary Rhythm (1929) – The Old Masters mb101
Boswell Sisters – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1932) – Collectables Col-CD-6461
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Mart Britt and his Orch. – Sadness Will Be Gladness (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Ted Lewis and his Band – Headin’ For Better Times (1931) – Retrieval RTR 79014
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Sunny Side Up (1929) – The Old Masters mb108
Teddy Wilson and his Orch. (Billie Holliday, vo.) – I Wished on the Moon (1935) – Columbia/Legacy C3K 47724
Red Norvo and his Orch. (Mildred Bailey, vo.) – Our Love is Here to Stay (1938) – Properbox 57
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – You Turned the Tables on Me (1936) – Past Perfect BG Box Set
Dewey Jackson’s Peacock Orch. – Capitol Blues (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-036 JAZZ
Dixieland Jug Blowers – National Blues (1927) – Frog DGF6
Tony Parenti’s New Orleanians – In the Dungeon (1928) – Acrobat ACRCD 135
Emmett Miller – Take Your Tomorrow (1928) – Columbia “The Minstrel Man From Georgia”
Al Jolson – Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5195
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Bolshevik (1926) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Arthur Pryor’s Band – La Marseillaise (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Johnny Johnson and his Orch. – Rhythm Saved the World (1936) – Melotone 78 RPM
Dennis King – Song of the Vagabonds (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Eddie Lang – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79015
Sophie Tucker – There’ll Be Some Changed Made (1927) – Take Two TT404CD
Chicago Rhythm Kings – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1928) – Gold Sound DCD-772-1
Fred Astaire – Let’s Face the Music and Dance (1936) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Bing Crosby – We’re a Couple of Soldiers (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Royal Rhythm Boys – Peace Brother Peace (It’s Truly Wonderful) (1939) – Classics 753
Jack Jackson and his Band – Roll Along, Prairie Moon (1934) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Rolling Down the River (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8026 (track 14)
Gus Arnheim and his Orch. – Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On (1931) – Take Two TT410CD
Lee Wiley – Let’s Call it a Day (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52943
Connie Boswell – A New Moon is Over My Shoulder (1934) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52943
Bessie Smith – Do Your Duty (1933) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Break it Down (1934) – The Old Masters mb109
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Shake it and Break it (1933) –Document 1016
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – Tear it Down! (1935) – Decca 78 RPM
Atilla the Hun – Women Will Rule the World (1935) – Rounder CD 1141
Lotte Lenya – Pirate Jenny (1954) – MGM LP “Threepenny Opera”
Scott Merrill, George Tyne, and Company – Army Song (1954) – MGM LP “Threepenny Opera”
Bing Crosby – Out Of Nowhere (1931) – Sony Music Special Products A 23672
Paul Robeson – Little Man, You’ve Had a Busy Day (1934) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 5
Dick Powell – The Road is Open Again (1933) – Legacy/Columbia CK 66978
Duke Yellman and his Orch. – My Troubles Are Over (1928) – Diamond Cut DCP-202D
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Happy Days Are Here Again (1930) – Take Two TT408CD
Happy-Rose Orch. – Get Happy (1930) – Archeophone 3002
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Droppin’ Shucks (1926) – Columbia CK 44049
Varsity Eight – T.N.T. (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-062
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – T.N.T. (1925) – Columbia C4K 57176
Annette Hanshaw – My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (1928) – Sensation Annette Hanshaw Vol. 5
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – The Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together (1929) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 3
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – Wa-Da-Da (1929) – Sony Music Special Products WK 75004
Harry Roy and his Orch. – What a Difference a Day Made (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch – (I’ve Got a) New Deal in Love (1935) – Circle CCD-20
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (1933) – Timeless CBC 1-065
The Carpal Tunnel Kid – Burn Down de Wal-Mart (2005)
West End Jazz Band – Song of the Dawn (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Cliff Edwards – It’s Only a Paper Moon (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
The High Hatters – I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All) (1929) – Roaring 20s (Intersound)
Jack Teagarden – A Hundred Years From Today (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
Count Basie and his Orch. (Jimmy Rushing, vo.) – London Bridge is Falling Down (1938) – Giants of Jazz CD 53193
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Runnin’ Wild (1937) – Four Star FS-40006
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Jazznocracy (1934) – Acrobat ACRCD 165
Ruth Etting/Ted Lewis – Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon (1927) – Take Two TT509CD
Ethel Merman – I’m Marching Along With Time (1938) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 473
Fred Astaire – They All Laughed (1937) – Charly CDCD 1075
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Look What I’ve Got (1933) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Casa Loma Orch. – Dance of the Lame Duck (1932) – Hep CD 1051
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang and their All-Star Orch. – Farewell Blues (1931) – Decca GRD-609
Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again (1939) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 10
Woody Guthrie – Dusty Old Dust (1940) – Bluebird 82876 50958 2
American Symphony Orchestra – Songe d’automne (1918) – Edison Amberol Cylinder
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Friday, August 11, 2006

"Occupational Hazards" August 11, 2006

(Week 51)

This week we explore the world of work. Fortunately, this Job Fair is entirely musical, which is a great relief to me.

Career Day begins at 7 PM EDT on WHCL--proper attire is recommended.

Six Jumping Jacks – Where Do You Work-a John? (1926)– The Old Masters mb120
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ for Baby (1933) – RCA 09026-68682-2
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Harry Roy and his Band – Heigh Ho! (1938) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
Phil Harris and his Orch. (Leah Ray, vo.) – The Cop on the Beat (1932) – Take Two TT416CD
Chick Bullock and his Orch. – I’m an Old Cowhand (1936) – IAJRC CD 1013
Ruth Etting – Ten Cents a Dance (1928) – Columbia Legacy C2K 52943
Ramona & Roy Bargy – Raising the Rent (1933) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Gertrude Lawrence – The Physician (1933) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5030
Benny Goodman and his Orch. (Mildred Bailey, vo.) – Junk Man (1934) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Luis Russell and his Orch. – New Call of the Freaks (1929) – JSPCD 308
Jimmie Lunceford – Rhythm is Our Business (1934) – Charly CDCD1118
Frank Crumit – I’m a Specialist (1931) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Frank Crumit – There’s No One With Endurance Like the Man Who Sells Insurance (1935)
Pinky Tomlin – A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid (1935) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
Wilmoth Houdini – Poor But Ambitious (1940) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7010
The Lion – The Vendor’s Song (1938) – Rounder CD 1142
Moxy Fruvous – King of Spain (1993) – Atlantic 82563-2
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Going–Going–Gone (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-299-2
Harry Roy and his Band – I Want the Waiter With the Water (1940) – ASV Living Era CD AJA5225
Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orch. – The Peanut Vendor (1930) – Take Two TT507CD
Bessie Smith – Kitchen Man (1929) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Lonnie Johnson – He’s a Jelly Roll Baker (1940) – Bluebird 07863-66064-2
Vance Dixon and his Pencils – Meat Man Pete (1931) – Frog DGF 38
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – Business in F (1931) – The Old Masters mb121
Clyde McCoy and his Orch – Business on the QT (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-155-2
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Business in Q (1932) – The Old Masters mb109
Original Cast of “Hot Chocolate” – Big Business Pt 1 & 2 (1929) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business (1940) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Annette Hanshaw – When I’m Housekeeping for You (1930) – Annette Hanshaw vol. 7/Sensation
Annette Hanshaw – Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love (1930) – Annette Hanshaw vol.7/Sensation
Bernie Stevens and his Orch. – Wipin’ the Pan (1929) – Diamond Cut DCP-202D
Antobal’s Cubans (Chick Bullock, vo.) – El trapero (Old Clothes) (1937) – Harlequin HQCD 123
George Formby – The Window Cleaner (No. 2) (1937) – Hallmark 300282
Tom Lehrer – The Old Dope Peddler (1953) – Rhino R2 72776
Paul Whiteman and his Orch – Old Man River (1928) – Roaring 20s Disc 2/Intersound
Eddie Lang and his Orch. – Walkin’ the Dog (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Irving Mills and his Hotsy Totsy Gang – Railroad Man (1930) – Sensation 769 748 025-2
Ethel Waters – Organ Grinder Blues (1928) – Frog DGF14
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Shoe Shiner’s Drag (1928) – Tomato R2 70384
Duke Ellington & his Orch. (Ivie Anderson, vo.) – Shoe Shine Boy (1936) – Crescendo 7207
Fiddlin’ John Carson – Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Them All (1934) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Bing Crosby – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Fred Astaire (w/Ray Noble) – The Yam (1938) – Charly CDCD 1075
Dixieland Jug Blowers – If You Can’t Make it Easy, Get a Job and Go to Work (1927) – Frog DGF6
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – ‘Til Times Get Better (1929) – Retrieval RTR79013
Curtis Mosby and his Dixieland Blue Blowers – Weary Stomp (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Mildred Bailey and her Orch. – Washboard Blues (1938) – Properbox 57 (disc 3)
Nelson Eddy – Stouthearted Men (1940) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57712
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Sweet Sue, Just You (1935) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Friday, August 04, 2006

"The Big Questions" August 4, 2006

(Week 50)

This RADIOLA! has none of the answers--and only some of the questions. Excursions are also made into songs of an ethical nature. The program will begin tonight at 7 PM EDT on WHCL. Omphalosceptics, take note:

Billy Jones and Ernie Hare – Does the Spearmint Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight? (1924)
Emmett Miller – Right or Wrong (1929) – Columbia/Minstrel Man from Georgia
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
George Olsen and his Music – Who? (1925) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5388
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – How Long Has this Been Going On? (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Good for You, Bad for Me (1930) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Charlie Palloy – What Have We Got to Lose? (1933) – The Old Masters mb118
Bing Crosby – What Do I Care, It’s Home! (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
Frank Crumit – What Kind of a Noise Annoys an Oyster (1930) – CDD 3407
Pickett-Parham Apollo Serenaders – Alexander, Where’s the Band? (1926) – Classics 661
King Oliver and his Orch. – Can I Tell You? (1929) – JSP CD3404
Louis Armstrong & his Orch. – (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue?(1929) – Columbia 46148
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – What Are You Thinking About Baby? (1931) – The Old Masters mb121
Ted Wallace and his Orch. – What Do You Say? (1928) – The Old Masters mb110
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Was That the Human thing to Do? (1932) – The Old Masters mb102
Florrie Forde – Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1909) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5363
Bert Williams – I’m Neutral (1915) – Archeophone ARCH 5003
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (1925) – Columbia 57596
Guy Lombardo and his Orch. – How Deep is the Ocean? (1932) – Columbia CK 44407
Bob Causer and his Cornelians – What Would You Do? (1932) – IAJRC CD1013
Six Jumping Jacks – The Pump Song (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
Al Bowlly – Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (1932) – Charly CDCD 1136
The Boswell Sisters – Why Don’t You Practice What You Preach? (1934) – Retrieval RTR 79009
Ruth Etting – Could I? I Certainly Could (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5008
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? (1929) – Giants of Jazz CD 53220
Henry “Red” Allen and his N.Y. Orch. – How Do They Do It That Way? (1929) – Classics 540
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Why Should I Cry Over You? (1933)
Bing Crosby – Can’t We Talk it Over? (1931) – Columbia CK 44304
Cliff Edwards – Good Little, Bad Little You (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043
Clayton, Jackson and Durante – Can Broadway Do Without Me?(1929) – Pro Arte CDD 483
The Radiolites – How Many Times? (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-089
Russ Carlson and his High Steppers – Thou Shalt Not (1932) – The Old Masters mb115
Sunny Clapp and his Band O’ Sunshine – Come Easy, Go Easy Love (1931) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Chovevo – Por Que? (1936) – Harlequin HQ CD 72
West End Jazz Band – Have You Got Any Castles? (2002) – Legacy 2K 101
West End Jazz Band – Any Ice Today, Lady? (2004) – Legacy 2K 104
Annette Hanshaw – I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All?) (1929) – Annette Hanshaw Vol. 7 (Sensation)
Annette Hanshaw – Ain’tcha? (1929) – Annette Hanshaw Volume 7 (Sensation)
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Ain’t-cha Glad? (1933) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Is That Religion? (1930) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 105
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Believe it Beloved (1934) – 07863-66618-2
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – I Believe in Miracles (1935) – Circle CCD-20
Boswell Sisters – Wha’Dja Do To Me? (1931) – Pro Arte CDD 550
Harry Richman – King For a Day (1928) – Pro Arte CDD 483
Blind Alfred Reed – How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (1929) – Bluebird 82876-50958-2
The Knickerbockers – Why Do You Suppose? (1929) – The Old Masters mb117
Charlie Davis and his Orch. - When? (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Dancing in the Dark (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA
Dorsey Brothers and their Concert Orch. – Was it a Dream? (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8004
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1928) – King Jazz KJ 152 FS
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC 539

Thursday, August 03, 2006

RICHARD SUDHALTER NEEDS OUR HELP

A benefit concert to help Richard Sudhalter, author of Bix: Man and Legend and Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael, is scheduled for Sunday, September 10. From the Big Broadcast Bulletin Board:

Dan Levinson and Randy Sandke present
A Benefit Concert for
RICHARD M. SUDHALTER
Author, Musician, Jazz Historian

Richard M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz. An author (Bix: Man and Legend, Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael), musician, historian, researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been largely unable perform any of these functions since suffering a massive stroke in 2003. In addition, he was recently diagnosed with MSA—Multiple System Atrophy. With tremendous medical bills mounting, his friends Randy Sandke and Dan Levinson, with the help of Albert Haim and Dorothy Kellogg, are organizing a benefit concert to help ease his financial burden.

You can do your part by attending the event on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 from 7-10 p.m. at ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York, NY. The minimum donation is $40.00.

To order tickets, send a check made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to:

Dorothy Kellogg
P.O. Box 757
Southold, NY 11971

You may also order tickets online with a credit card by using the PayPal account danlevinson@aol.com.

If you cannot attend but would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please mail a check for any amount made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to Dorothy Kellogg at the address above, or send your contribution using the PayPal account danlevinson@aol.com.

ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.

For more information, contact Dan Levinson at (212) 533-1704 or danlevinson@aol.com.

MUSICIANS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:
Harry Allen, Tom Artin, Dan Barrett, Eddie Bert, Francesca Biagi, Giampaolo Biagi, James Chirillo, Bill Crow, Kevin Dorn, Eddie Erikson, Jim Ferguson, Chuck Folds, Joel Forbes, Dave Frishberg, Wycliffe Gordon, Marty Grosz, Jeff Healy, Sy Johnson, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin, Jon-Erik Kellso, Becky Kilgore, Bill Kirchner, Steve Kuhn, Dan Levinson, Marion McPartland, Joe Muranyi, Brian Nalepka, David Ostwald, Sam Parkins, Nicki Parrott, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Polcer, Scott Robinson, Molly Ryan, Randy Sandke, Mark Shane, Daryl Sherman, The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, Keisha St. Joan, Andy Stein, Carol Sudhalter, Frank Tate, Jackie Williams.

We all owe a profound debt of gratitude to Richard for his extraordinary, life-long efforts to elucidate, preserve and disseminate the music we love. This is our opportunity to reciprocate.