Thursday, April 30, 2009

"The Big Odometer" May 1, 2009

(Week 160)

This RADIOLA! celebrates (and somewhat deplores) the process of aging. But there's no ambivalence about the WHCL stream--I've bypassed Shoutcast, and HERE, at last, is a working stream link!

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL 88.7 FM in Clinton, NY (or stream it here). I'll post the show on Live365 within a day or two.

Henry Burr - Silver Threads Among the Gold (1903) - Archeophone ARCH 5502
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Baby's Birthday Party (1930) - Victor 22581 (ToNY)
Ipana Troubadours (Willard Robison, v) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! - (1929) Columbia 1779-D
Bessie Smith - Dyin' By the Hour (1927) - Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Gene Austin - St James Infirmary (1930) - Take Two TT414CD
California Ramblers (Arthur Hall, v) - Give Me Today (1926) - 1925-1928 Timeless CBC 1-053
Sonny Clay and his Orch - In My Dreams (1928) - Frog DGF52
Spike Hughes and his Orch - The Way I Feel Today (1930) - Decca F-2139
The Red Heads - Nothin' Does-Does Like It Used to Do-Do-Do (1927) - Perfect 14888
Eddie Cantor - The Older They Get The Younger They Want 'Em (1920) - Emerson 10212
Marion Harris - I'm Gonna Make Hay While The Sun Shines In Virginia (1916) - Archeophone 5001A
Lee Morse - Too Tired (1924) - Echoes of a Songbird 1924-1930 Jasmine JASCD 646 (CD1)
Henry King and his Orch (Don Reid, v) - The Night Is Young (1935) - Columbia 2998 D (ToNY)
Roy Fox and his Band -Young And Healthy (1933) – Toast of New York
Ray Noble and his Orch - Long As You've Got Your Health (1937) - Victor 25504
Bertha Lewis - Silver is the Raven Hair (1930) - Patience (Pulse PBXCD 469-4)
Catherine Russell - So Little Time (So Much To Do) (2008) - Sentimental Streak (World Village 468075)
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Feelin' No Pain (1927) - Brunswick 3626
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - She's No Trouble (1928) - South (1926-1929) Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Mahogany Hall Stomp (1929) - Columbia 88697301272 Disc 4
Red McKenzie - Time On My Hands (1931) - Sensation 8 05455 24233 9
The Boswell Sisters - When I Take My Sugar To Tea (1931) - ASV Living Era CD AJA 5190
Putney Dandridge and his Orch - That Foolish Feeling (1936) - Vocalion 3409 (ToNY)
Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne, v) - A Fine Romance (1937) - Vocalion CDEA 6002
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch (SB) - What's The Use (1930) - Tram! Volume 2 The Old Masters mb108
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - When You And I Were Young, Maggie (1934) - Brunswick 7358 (ToNY)
Freddy Martin and His Orch (Elmer Feldkamp, v) - The Last Round-Up (1933) - Renovation 7002
Johnny Hamp and his Orch (Johnny McAfee, v) - Tomorrow Is Another Day (1936) - Bluebird B-6836
Ruth Etting - Tomorrow Who Cares? (1934) - Columbia 2954-D (ToNY)
Fred Astaire - Let's Face The Music And Dance (1936) - Song And Dance Man Charly CDCD 1075
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - 'Taint Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do (1940) - JSP CD 952A
Ray Noble and his Orch (Al Bowlly, v) -Younger Generation (1932) - HMV Sessions Vol 4

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

SHOUTCAST BYPASSED--HOORAY!

To stream WHCL-FM for RADIOLA! or any other Hamilton College Radio programming, click on THIS LINK.

Yes, it REALLY WORKS! (And the link has been fixed in the sidebar as well.)

Friday, April 24, 2009

"Twelve" April 24, 2009

(Week 159)

This RADIOLA! is essentially a mixtape offered in celebration of my twelfth wedding anniversary--there's nothing cryptic here (for a change).

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with streaming HERE). I'll upload this program to my Live365 station soon.

Cotton and Morpheus - That's My Weakness Now (1928) - Brunswick 3969
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (1936) - RCA Victor 88697301292-1
Ipana Troubadours (Willard Robison, v) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! - (1929) Columbia 1779-D
Jack Shilkret's Orch (Billy Murray, v) - If You Knew Susie (1925) - Victor 19675-A
Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks - Here Comes My Ball and Chain (1928) - The Old Masters mb113
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - No One Else But You (1928) - Columbia 88697301272 (CD 4)
Red McKenzie - I Found You (1931) - Sensation 805455242339
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson - I Wished On The Moon (1935) - ASV Living Era CD AJA 5185
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm (Bob Goday, v) - In The Still of the Night (1937) - Bluebird B-7185-A
Howard Godfrey and the Waldorfians (Al Bowlly, v) - That's What I Like About You (1931) - 1931 Sessions
Jackie Taylor Orch (Boswell Sisters, v) - That's What I Like About You (1930) - Boswell Sisters Vol. 2
Jack Teagarden and his Orch (w/Fats Waller) - That's What I Like About You (1931) - JSP 928C
California Ramblers - Ev'rything Is Hotsy Totsy Now (1925) - Timeless CBC 1-053
Original Memphis Five - I'm More Than Satisfied (1928) - Timeless CBC 1-049
Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys - We (My Honey and Me) (1927) - Jasmine JASCD 646/2
Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys - Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love (1930) - Jasmine JASCD 646/2
Bessie Smith (with Eddie Lang) - Kitchen Man (1929) - Alexander's Ragtime Band Excelcior EXL-2-5317
Al Bernard and Frank Kamplain - Prancin' Dancin' Yodelin' Man (1925) - Vocalion A 15211
Paul Whiteman - The Kinky Kids Parade (1925) - Victor 19753-A
Radio Syncopators (Arthur Fields, v) - I Can't Sleep In The Movies Anymore (1929) - Madison 50051
The Radio Imps (prob. Jerry Macy and Ed Smalle) - We Love It (1928) - Domino 21476-B (Canada)
Annette Hanshaw - I'm Somebody's Somebody Now (1927) - The Twenties Sweetheart Jasmine JASMCD 2542
Lou Gold and his Orch (Irving Kaufman, v) - I'm Doin' That Thing (1930) - Perfect 15341 B
Helen Kane - I Owe You (1930) - Victor 22407-B
Richard Himber and His Orchestra (Joey Nash, v) - Everything I Have Is Yours (1933) - Renovation 7002
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Save It, Pretty Mama (1928) - Columbia 88697301272 (CD 4)
Vaughn de Leath and Irving Kaufman - You Took Advantage Of Me (1928) - Living Era CD AJA 5468
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm (Chas Chester, v) - Did I Remember? (1936) - Bluebird B-6476-A
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch (Dan Grissom, v) - I Love You (1939) - Vocalion 4979
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin’/Two Sleepy People (1943) - Complete Recorded Works, Vol 6 JSP 952D
Russ Columbo - Goodnight Sweetheart (1931) - Prisoner of Love ASV Living Era CD AJA 5234

Saturday, April 18, 2009

HOW TO STREAM WHCL

UPDATE: Stream WHCL from THIS LINK. It's much easier!

After two weeks of getting complaints about people not being able to stream my program, I here offer a brief tutorial on how to listen to the Shoutcast stream of WHCL. If going through the Shoutcast page, click on "Tune In."


The Shoutcast player will then pop up and most likely will not work on your computer. But there's a remedy. Click on the button "Listen in Winamp or Other Player."


This will open a new window and you'll have the option of listening in your default media player. After you choose that option and click on "Save," the next time you access the WHCL stream through the Shoutcast page, the stream will play in your default player.


Problem solved!

Friday, April 17, 2009

SHOUTCAST ISSUES

UPDATE: Stream WHCL from THIS LINK. It works perfectly!

I note that many listeners were unable to avail themselves of the live WHCL Shoutcast stream for RADIOLA! last week owing to the new "player" that Shoutcast is forcing on its users. What I've been able to determine is that the original playlist (.pls) file still works for the WHCL stream. I'll be happy to send the playlist file as an attachment to all listeners who wish to listen to RADIOLA! or any other WHCL programming. Simply write to me at my public email address and I'll send a reply with the file attached.

I apologize for any inconvenience the new Shoutcast configuration may have caused last week.

"Goin' to Town" April 17, 2009

(Week 158)

This RADIOLA! is an effective mixture of last week's leftovers, some great jazz bands, and other delights.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with streaming HERE). The show should appear on my Live365 site soon.

Al Katz and his Orch - I Lift Up My Finger and I Say Tweet Tweet (1929) - Columbia 1997-D
Luis Russell And His Orchestra (Chick Bullock, v) - Goin' To Town (1931) - Timeless CBC 1-010
Ipana Troubadours (Willard Robison, v) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! - (1929) Columbia 1779-D
Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra - Ace In the Hole (1926) - Timeless CBC 1-059
Cecil Scott and His Bright Boys - In A Corner (1929) - Timeless CBC 1-010
McKinney's Cotton Pickers - It's a Precious Little Thing Called Love (1929) - Frog DGF 25
Al Bernard - Who's That Knockin' At My Door (1927) – Edison Diamond Disc Recording
Marion Harris - Lovey Came Back (1923) - Brunswick 2494-A
Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans (IK) - The Wedding of the Painted Doll (1929) - Diva 2894-G
Dixie Serenaders - River Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - Frog DGF 53
Shilkret's Rhyth-Melodists - When You're With Somebody Else (1928) - Victor 21298-B
Five Harmaniacs - Coney Island Washboard (1926) - Victor 20293-B
Nora Bayes - The Portugese, The Argentines, and The Greeks (1920) - Columbia A2980
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - I Miss My Swiss (1925) - Victor 19753-A
Ambrose and his Orch (Evelyn Dall) - I'm All In (1936) - Vocalion CDEA 6002
West End Jazz Band - Hot Mustard (2008) - "Sunny Side Up" (Rivermont BSW-2208)
Catherine Russell - My Old Daddy's Got A Brand New Way To Love (2008) - Sentimental Streak
Luis Russell And His Orchestra - You Rascal You (1931) - Timeless CBC 1-010
Sonny Clay and his Orch - Devil's Serenade (1928) - Frog DGF 53
McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Don Redman, v) - Miss Hannah (1929) - Frog DGF 25
Nora Bayes - Prohibition Blues (1919) - Columbia A2823
Marion Harris (Phil Ohman p) - It Had to Be You (1924) - Brunswick 2510-A
The Astorites (Charles Hart, v) - Me and My Shadow (1927) - Harmony 412-H
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - I Can't Get the One I Want (1924) - Banner 1384-A
Dixie Serenaders - Cho-King (1931) - Frog DGF 53
Cecil Scott and His Bright Boys - Springfield Stomp (1929) - Timeless CBC 1-010
Henry Burr - Are You Lonesome To-night (1927) - Victor 20873-A
Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra - New St. Louis Blues (1926) - Timeless CBC 1-059
McKinney's Cotton Pickers - I'd Love It (1929) - Frog DGF 25
Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne v) - Lost In A Fog (1934) - Vocalion CDEA 6002
Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers - 'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So (1928) - Mosaic MD8-213/2
Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra - Farewell Blues (1932) - Timeless CBC 1-059

Thursday, April 16, 2009

My March 7, 2009 Show at Thornberry's Now Posted on Soundclick!

I've just posted selections from my performance of my own songs at Thornberry's in Utica, NY on March 7. Here is the link to my Soundclick page. Click on "music" for the full list.


Even though I hadn't played my own stuff in public for over eight years, this show turned out very well. It was so good, in fact, that I've decided to charge 99 cents for mp3 downloads from that performance. (Listening through Soundclick on your computer is free, as always. And there are lots of free mp3 downloads in addition to the ones I'm charging for.)

It was a fun evening--as you will hear!

Thursday, April 09, 2009

"Shellac Surplus" April 10, 2009

(Week 157)

After reflecting on last week's all-male lineup, this RADIOLA! concedes that you can't spell "shellac" without "she."

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with streaming HERE). This program will be uploaded to my Live365 station forthwith.

Little Jack Little - Miss Annabelle Lee (1928) - Columbia 1122-D
Al Katz and his Orch - My Wife is on a Diet (1929) - Columbia 1997-D
Ipana Troubadours (Willard Robison, v) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! - (1929) Columbia 1779-D
Shilkret's Rhyth-Melodists - Chlo-e (1928) - Victor 21298-A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - He's a Good Man to Have Around (1929) - Columbia 1866-D
Joe Morgan's Palais D'Or Orch (“Charles Lawman,” v) - Just a Gigolo (1931) - Banner 32072-A
Nora Bayes - Taxation Blues (1919) - Columbia A2823
Miss Patricola - Hot Lips (1922) - Vic 18967-A
Biltmore Hotel Orch (Hazay Natzy, dir) - Electric Girl (1924) - Gennett 5180-B
Donald Lindley, trumpet (Arthur Schutt, p) - Sweet Stuff (1925) - Columbia (UK) 3939
Four Aristocrats - Schultz is Back Again (1927) - Victor 20465-B
Five Harmaniacs (C Shugart, v) - Sadie Green Vamp of New Orleans (1926) - Victor 20293-A
Marion Harris - A Good Man is Hard to Find (1919) - Victor 18535-A
Dolly Kay - Got to Have My Daddy Blues (1921) - Columbia A3534
Margaret Young - Insufficient Sweetie (1924) - Brunswick 2764-A
Ted Lewis and his Band - She's Funny That Way (1928) - Columbia 1656-D
Dick Robertson - Oh, Is She Mad at Me! (1928) - Brunswick 4090
Bennie Krueger and his Orch - 31st Street Blues (1924) - Brunswick 2571-B
University Six - Beale Street Blues (1926) - Diva 2414-G
Arkansas Travelers - Red Head Blues (1927) - Harmony 601-H
Little Jack Little - Who is Your Who? (1928) - Columbia 1122-D
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Wasting My Love on You (1930) - Columbia 2333-D
Four Aristocrats - I Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love (1927) - Victor 20465-B
Dolly Kay - Wabash Blues (1921) - Columbia A3534
Duncan Sisters (Phil Ohman p) - Rememb'ring (1923) - Victor 19206-A
Marion Harris (Phil Ohman p) - How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (1924) - Brunswick 2510-B
The Washingtonians - Stack O'Lee Blues (1928) - Harmony 601-H
The Harmonians (IK) - A Garden in the Rain (1929) - Diva 2894-G
The Astorites - Hallelujah! (1927) - Harmony 412-H
Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys - Loving You the Way I Do (1930) - Columbia 2333-D
Dick Robertson - She's Wonderful (1928) - Brunswick 4090
Marion Harris - After You've Gone (1918) - Victor 18509-A

Friday, April 03, 2009

"Shellac Surfeit" April 3, 2009

(Week 156)

With over three crates of recently acquired 78s as yet undeployed, this RADIOLA! has to be about the source documents.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with streaming HERE) for a panoply of surface noise. This program will be uploaded to my Live365 station in due course.

Jack Hylton and his Orch - If You Can't Sing Whistle (1931) - Victor 22693-A
Chu Berry Ensemble - Limehouse Blues (1937) - Parlophone R 3038
Ipana Troubadours (Willard Robison, v) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! - (1929) Columbia 1779-D
Casino Dance Orch (Scrappy Lambert, v) - Too Busy (1928) - Perfect 14999
Ted Lewis and his Band - Wear a Hat With a Silver Lining (1928) - Columbia 1656-D
Elmer Schoebel's Friars’ Society Orch - Copenhagen (1929) - Brunswick 80065 A
Al Jolson - You're a Dangerous Girl (1916) - Columbia A 2041
Nat M. Wills - Parody on Eight Familiar Songs (1913) - Victor 17894-A
Arthur Pryor's Band - Gen. Mixup U.S.A. (1912) - 17142-B
Joe Morgan's Palais D'Or Orch (DR as “Alma Trix,” v) - I Had to Lose You (1931) - Banner 32072-B
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - I'm Coming Virginia (1927) - Parlophone R 2687
Sam Lanin and his Orch (Chester Hale, v) - That's My Weakness Now (1928) - Perfect 14999 B
Six Brown Brothers - That Moaning Saxophone Rag (1914) - Victor 17677-B
Rudy Wiedoeft (Frank Banta, piano) - Saxarella (1923) - Victor 19167-B
Harry Reser (w/Rega Dance Orch) - Everybody Step (1921) - Okeh 4452-B
Elmer Schoebel's Friars’ Society Orch - Prince of Wails (1929) - Brunswick 80065 B
Ted Lewis and his Band (w/Dusty Travelers Quartette) - Dinah (1930) - Columbia 2181-D
Van Eps Trio - The Original Fox Trot (1915) - Victor 17677-A
The Cotton Pickers - Got to Cool My Doggies Now (1922) - Brunswick 2338-B
Old Time Band Orch - Wolverine Blues (1938) - Bluebird B-7816-B
Al Bernard (Sammy Stept, piano) - There's Everything Nice About You (1926) - Romeo 360-A
Irving Kaufman - Blue Skies (1927) - Banner 1932-A
Utica Institute Jubilee Singers - Honey (1927) - Victor 20506-B
Peerless Quartette - On the Old Dominion Line (1916) - Columbia A 2041
The Cotton Pickers - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (1922) - Brunswick 2338-A
WMCA Broadcasters (IK as “Ivan Terribilsky,” v) - Katinka (1926) - Harmony 180-H
New Mayfair Novelty Orch (Al Bowlly, v) - Twentieth Century Blues (1931) - Victor 24090-B
Chu Berry and his Stompy Stevedores - Ebb Tide (1937) - Parlophone R 3038
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch - White Heat (1934) - Bluebird B-5713-A
Hoosier Hot Shots - Etiquette Blues (1938) - Vocalion 4024
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Wrappin' It Up (1934) - Decca 157 B
Ted Lewis and his Band (w/Dusty Travelers qt) - The Lonesome Road (1930) - Columbia 2181-D