Thursday, August 25, 2011

"What's Shakin'?" August 26, 2011

(Week 274)

What indeed? This RADIOLA! didn't feel a thing.

RADIOLA! streams continuously from my Live365 station. Rumors of a podcast persist.

Tickets for the Sunday Sept. 11, 2011 appearance of the Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians (led by Al Pierson) at the Rome Capitol Theatre may be obtained HERE. The host of this program will be playing the Moller pipe organ prior to the concert and introducing the band.

Gene Austin - I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (1929) - Victor 22033 B
Honolulu Serenaders - Honolulu Stomp (1927) - Victor 21120 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (take 3) (1927) - Victor 25354 B
All Star Orch - Deep In The Arms of Love (1929) - Victor 22197 A
The Ambassadors (Katzman) - When Autumn Leaves Are Falling (1926) - Vocalion B 15279
Al Bernard - Times Am a' Gittin' Hard (1927) - orig Grey Gull 2403 (Dr. Demento collection)
Aileen Stanley and Johnny Marvin - Under the Moon (1927) - orig Victor 20787
Jane Green - My One And Only (1927) - Complete Recordings (Superbatone) (orig Victor 21145 A)
Carl Fenton's Orch - Ji Ji Boo (1922) - Brunswick 2325 B
Ted Lewis and his Band - Louisville Lou (1923) - Columbia A 3892
The Dixie Stompers - Snag It (1927) - Velvet Tone 1353 V
Bert Williams - I'll Lend You Anything (1910) - Columbia A 915
Nora Bayes - Love Nights (1920) - Columbia A3347
Bessie Smith - Easy Come, Easy Go Blues (1924) - Complete Recordings Vol 2 (Frog DGF 41)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2004) - “The Aviator” Columbia/Sony CK 93628
Andy Senior - Squeeze Me - recorded July 19, 2011 Rome Capitol Theatre
Marty Grosz And Hot Winds - The Panic Is On (2008) - The Classic Sessions (Arbors ARCD 19379)
Victor Concert Orch - Pinafore Selection Part 2 (1916) - Victor 18176 B
Joseph Samuels and his Orch - Virginia Blues (1922) - Actuelle 020737
Frank Westphal and his Orch - Home in Pasadena (1924) - Columbia 108 D
Fleetwood Orch (Ben Bernie) (Arthur Fields v) - Lonesomest Girl In Town (1926) - Vocalion B 15202
Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers - Blue Guitar Stomp (1927) - Victor 20955 B
Havana Novelty Orch (Paul Small v) - Little Spanish Dancer (1930) - Victor 22602 B
Nick Lucas - For Old Times' Sake (1928) - Brunswick 3965
Gene Austin - Maybe! Who Knows (1929) - Victor 22033 A
Victor Young and his Orch (Boswell Sisters v) - Sing a Little Jingle (1931) - orig Brunswick 6128
Atilla the Hun - The Horrors Of War (1938) - West Indian Rhythm Vol 2 (Bear Family)
The Lion - Hooray Hoorah (1939) - West Indian Rhythm Vol 6 (Bear Family)
King Radio - Matilda (1939) - West Indian Rhythm Vol 6 (Bear Family)
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Pete Woolery v) - Welcome Stranger (1936) - Victor 25264 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Peggy Healy and John Hauser v) - You're The Top (1934) - Victor 24769 A
Jan Garber and his Orch (Jack Gifford v) - Take In The Sun, Hang Out The Moon (1926) - Victor 20360 A

Thursday, August 18, 2011

"Fresh Out of Dodge" August 19, 2011

(Week 273)

This RADIOLA! is back from being away from it all.

RADIOLA! streams continuously at my Live365 station. Podcast, anyone?

Gene Austin - My Idea of Heaven (1927) - Victor 20569 B
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - Look At The World and Smile (take 2) (1927) - Victor 20472 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Windsor Hotel Orch (Harold Leonard) (Lester O'Keefe v) - No Foolin' (1926) - Vocalion B 15356
All Star Orch - I'll Close My Eyes To The Rest of The World (1929) - Victor 22197 B
Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) (IK v) - I Found a Round-A-Bout Way to Heaven (1926) - Vocalion A 15351
Ruth Etting - Lonely Little Bluebird (1928) - Columbia 1454 D
Whispering Jack Smith - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along (1926) - Victor 20069 B
Gene Austin - Telling It To The Daisies (1930) - Victor 22416 B
Harold Veo's Orch - The Zoo Step (1917) - Victor 18372 B
The Red Caps - Hollywood (1923) - Okeh 4989 A
The Original Indiana Five - The Chant (1926) - Everbody Stomp (Frog DGF23)
Esther Walker - Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care) (1919) - Victor 18613 B
Billy Murray - And He'd Say Oo-La La! Wee-Wee (1919) - Columbia A2765
Frank Crumit - Insufficient Sweetie (1924) - Victor 19549 A
Bryan Wright - The Legend of Lonesome Lake (2009) - Breakin' Notes (Rivermont)
Victor Concert Orch - Pinafore Selection Part 1 (1916) - Victor 18176 A
Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band - The Grass is Always Greener (2000) - Blue Roses of Far and Near (Stomp Off CD1361)
Bert Williams - Constantly (1910) - Columbia A 915
Irving Kaufman - Oh! Oh! Oh! Those Landlords (1919) - Columbia A2765
The Original Indiana Five - What Can A Poor Fellow Do (1928) - Everbody Stomp (Frog DGF23)
Lee Sims - Take My Heart (1936) - Decca 875 B
The High Hatters (Johnny Marvin v) - Overnight (1930) - Victor 22566 B
Havana Novelty Orch (Paul Small v) - Lady, Play Your Mandolin (1930) - Victor 22597 A
Nick Lucas - Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky (1928) - Brunswick 3965
Ruth Etting - Happy Days and Lonely Nights (1928) - Columbia 1454 D
Glenn Cross and his Orch - Where The Blue of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day (1931) - Perfect 15539 A
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Pete Woolery v) - Love Is Like a Cigarette (1936) - Victor 25264 A
Bert Firman and his Orch (Sam Costa v) - Don't Play With Fire (1937) - Victor 25661 A
Jan Garber and his Orch (Russ Brown v) - Gazing At a Blazing Fire (1936) - Brunswick 7820
Quintette of the Hot Club of France - Swing Guitars (1937) - Victor 25601 B
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven (Edythe Wright v) - He's a Gypsy From Poughkeepsie (1937) - Victor 25577 B
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Live and Love Tonight (1934) - Victor 24617 B

Thursday, August 11, 2011

"Slight Housekeeping" August 12, 2011

(Week 272)

This RADIOLA! insists on sweeping it all under the carpet.

RADIOLA! streams continuously on my Live365 station. You may have some luck with the podcast.

Frank Crumit - Get Yourself a Broom and Sweep Your Troubles Away (1924) - Victor 19549 B
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - Broadway Rhythm (1935) - Decca 549 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Jan Garber and his Orch - Steppin' Around (1926) - Victor 20367 B
The Southerners (Frank Luther v) - Yours and Mine (1930) - Victor 22592 A
Tuxedo Orch (Reser) (IK v) - Sevilla (1926) - Vocalion B 15417
Gene Austin - Muddy Water (1927) - Victor 20569 A
The Happiness Boys - It's In The Bag (1927) - Victor 21174 B
Johnny Johnson and his Statler Pennsylvanians - We (1927) - Victor 21058 A
Charles Dornberger and his Orch - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (1923) - Victor 19138 A
New Orleans Jazz Band - Copenhagen (Take 2) (1924) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8033
The Original Indiana Five - Pensacola (1926) - Everybody Stomp (Frog DGF23)
Esther Walker - Sahara (Now We're Dry Like You) (1919) - Victor 18613 A
Lou Holtz - That's My Baby (1923) - Victor 19079 B
Nora Bayes (w Art Hickman's Orch) - I Could Have Had You (But I Let You Get By) (1920) - Columbia A3347
Harry Jans-Harold Whalen - Well! Well! Well! (1927) - Victor 21022 A
Harry Jans-Harold Whalen - A Couple o' Good Guys Gone Wrong (1927) - Victor 21022 B
Criterion Quartet - Life's Railway To Heaven (1925) - Brunswick 2931 B
Sandford's Famous Dance Orch - Daddy, You've Been a Mother to Me (1920) - Emerson 10228
The Benson Orch of Chicago - Mean, Mean Mamma (1923) - Victor 19138 B
Jesse Crawford - Dinah (1926) - Victor 20000 B
Leonard Joy's All String Orch (Chester Gaylord v) - On a Little Balcony in Spain (1930) - Victor 22592 B
Jean Goldkette's Orch (Harold Stokes dir v) - That's What Puts The “Sweet” in Home, Sweet Home (1928) - Victor 21800 A
Whispering Jack Smith - Tonight's My Night With Baby (1926) - Victor 20069 A
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - This Is The Missus (1931) - Victor 22783 A
Snooks and the Memphis Ramblers (Wally Ashby v) - Dip Your Brush in the Sunshine (1931) - Victor 22720 A
Lee Sims - There's a Small Hotel (1936) - Decca 875 A
Jan Garber and his Orch (Fritz Heilbron v) - My Sugar Takes Me With a Grain of Salt (1936) - Brunswick 7820
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - There's Rhythm in Harlem (1935) - orig Columbia 3071 D
Gene Austin - Peace of Mind (1929) - Victor 22068 B
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf Astoria Orch (Dinah Shore v) - Jungle Drums (1939) - Victor 26426 B
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch (Franklyn Baur v) - Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (1928) - Victor 21233 A

Thursday, August 04, 2011

"Our Friend, The Prune" August 5, 2011

(Week 271)

This RADIOLA! goes in search of moral and dietary fiber.

RADIOLA! streams continuously on my Live365 station. The podcast is here.

Si Higgins and his Sodbusters (Fred Hall) (Arthur Fields v) - The Prune Song (1928) - Harmony 739 H (Leifert collection)
Glen Echo Serenaders (Keller Sisters & Lynch v) - I'm Walking Around in Circles (1926) - Vocalion B 15427
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
The High Hatters (Johnny Marvin v) - Cheerful Little Earful (1930) - Victor 22566 A
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - Slow River (take 4) (1927) - Victor 20926 B
The Troubadours (Harold Yates and Cooper Lawley v) - Dream Kisses (1927) - Victor 21000 B
Ford and Glenn - Dream Train (1928) - Columbia 1720 D
Rudy Vallee and his CT Yankees - Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (1931) - Victor 22783 B
The High Hatters (Belle Mann v) - Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home (1929) - Victor 22046 B
Harold Veo's Orch - Don't Leave Me Daddy (1917) - Victor 18372 A
Ben Selvin and his Orch - You Told Me to Go (1925) - Vocalion A 15129
New Orleans Jazz Band - It Had to Be You (1925) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8033
Alma Rotter (Panus Trio acc) - Why? (Pyper) (1926) - Okeh 40645 B
Lou Holtz - Oh Sole, Oh Me! (1923) - Victor 19079 A
American Quartet - Mocking Bird Rag (1912) - Victor 17204 B
Leon Redbone - Crazy Blues (1977) - Double Time (Warner Bros BS 2971)
Leon Redbone - Winin' Boy Blues (1977) - Double Time (Warner Bros BS 2971)
Messrs Ernest Pike and Peter Dawson - Watchman, what of the night (1909) - Zonophone X 44191
Albert Campbell-Henry Burr - Where the Moonbeams Gleam (1912) - Victor 17204 A
California Ramblers - On Such a Night (1924) - Columbia 91 D
Coon Sanders Orch (JLS v) - What a Girl! What a Night! (1928) - Victor 21803 B
Snooks and the Memphis Ramblers (Wally Ashby v) - Let a Little Pleasure Interfere With Business (1931) - Victor 22720 B
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Bing Crosby v) - Young and Healthy (1933) - Columbia CK 44407
Walter O'Keefe - The Tattooed Lady (1933) - Victor 24416
Havana Novelty Orch - Oh Mama! (1930) - Victor 22597 B
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Cocktails For Two (1934) - Victor 24617 A
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Ramona v) - I Get a Kick Out of You (1934) - Victor 24769 B
Lionel Hampton and his Orch - Stompology (1937) - Victor 25601 A
The Lion - Vitalogy (1938) - Calypso Carnival 1936-1941 (Rounder CD 1077)
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf Astoria Orch (Dinah Shore v) - La Cumparsita (1939) - Victor 26426 A
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - When Day is Done (1927) - Victor 20456 B