"Didn't He Ramble!" August 21, 2009

(Week 175)

This RADIOLA! celebrates guitarist Lawrence Lucie, who died this past week at age 101.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming here). The show will soon be available on my Live365 station.

Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen - Oh, Didn’t He Ramble! (1939) - orig Bluebird B-10429
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Down South Camp Meeting (1934) - orig Decca 213
Willard Robison (w/Ipana Troubadours) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orch - Firebird (1933) - orig Decca F-3717
Teddy Wilson and his Orch (BH) - It’s Too Hot For Words (1935) - orig Brunswick 7511
Putney Dandridge and his Orch - That’s What You Think (1935) - orig Vocalion 3007
Mills Blue Rhythm Band (Chuck Richards v) - In a Sentimental Mood (1936) - Col 3148-D
Henry “Red” Allen and his Orch - I Wished on the Moon (1935) - orig Vocalion 2997
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen - Buddy Bolden’s Blues (1939) - orig Bluebird 10434
Benny Carter and his Orch - Swing It! (1933) - orig Columbia CB-628
Chu Berry and his Stompy Stevedores - Now You’re Talking My Language (1937) - orig Variety 532
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Moten Stomp (1938) - orig Vocalion 4180
Teddy Wilson and his Orch (BH) - These Foolish Things (1936) - orig Brunswick 7699
Henry Red Allen and his Orch - You (1936) - orig Vocalion 3244
Putney Dandridge and his Orch - Shine (1935) - orig Vocalion 3024
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Until The Real Thing Comes Along (1936) - orig Columbia 3147-D
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - Ev’rything’s Been Done Before (1941) - orig Decca 3825
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orch - How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (1933) - orig Decca F-3972
The Chocolate Dandies - I Never Knew (1933) - orig Columbia 2875-D
Benny Carter and his Orch - Symphony in Riffs (1933) - Columbia 2898-D
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen - Winin’ Boy Blues (1939) - orig Bluebird 10429
Teddy Wilson and his Orch (BH) - It’s Like Reaching For the Moon (1936) - orig Vocalion 7702
Putney Dandridge and his Orch - Isn’t It a Lovely Day? (1935) - orig Vocalion 3006
Chu Berry and his Stompy Stevedores - Indiana (1937) - orig Variety 587
Henry “Red” Allen and his Orch - Rug Cutters’ Swing (1934) - orig Banner 22178
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - St. Louis Wiggle Rhythm (1936) - orig Columbia 3135-D
Pete Johnson and his Boogie Woogie Boys (Joe Turner v) - Cherry Red (1939) - orig Columbia 35959
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orch - Music at Midnight (1933) - orig Decca F-3836
The Chocolate Dandies - Krazy Kapers (1933) - orig Okeh 41568
Billie Holiday and her Orch - Body and Soul (1940) - orig Columbia 37836
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - In The Gloaming (1941) - orig Decca 3825
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Wrappin’ It Up (1934) - orig Decca 157