Monday, December 29, 2014

"New Year's Dance Party 2015" December 31, 2014

(Week 411)

This RADIOLA! rings in the New Year after wringing out the old.

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The Singing Sophomores - Clap Yo' Hands (from Oh Kay!) (1926) - Columbia 4619 (UK)
Edgar Hayes and his Orch - In the Mood (1938) - Decca 1882 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
Frank Farrell and his Orch - Magnolia (1927) - Lincoln 2640
Frank Teschmacher's Chicagoans - Jazz Me Blues (1928) - UHCA 61
Fats Waller and his Buddies - Won't You Get Off It, Please (1929) - HMV EA3717
Allen Kearns and Peggy Beatty (Jack Clarke and George Myddleton p) - When Do We Dance? (1926) - Columbia 4078 (UK)
Frank Crumit - S'Wonderful (1927) - Victor 21029 B
Johnny Johnson and his Orch (Harry McDaniel v) - I'd Like to Find the Guy Who Wrote the Stein Song (1930) - Victor 22493 A
Joseph C. Smith's Orch - Happy (1919) - Victor 18715B
Ray Miller and his Orch - Somebody Loves Me (1924) - Brunswick 2669 A
Johnny Bayersdorffer and his Orch - The Waffle Man's Call (1924) - HJCA HC69 (orig Okeh 40133)
The Duncan Sisters - The Argentines, the Portugese and the Greeks (1923) - Victor 19113 A
Harry Fay - Show Me the Way to Go Home (1925) - Parlophone E5361 (UK)
Ella Shields - If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie (1925) - Columbia 3734 (UK)
Victor Light Opera Co - Gems from Robin Hood Pt 1 (Smith-De Koven) (1926) - Victor 35784 A
Victor Light Opera Co - Gems from Robin Hood Pt 2 (Smith-De Koven) (1926) - Victor 35784 B
The Singing Sophomores - Then I'll Be Happy (1925) - Columbia 3965 (UK)
Johnny Marvin - Sweethearts on Parade (1928) - Victor21820 B
Jack Payne and the BBC Dance Orch - What Is This Thing Called Love? (1929) - Columbia 5332 (UK)
Leo Reisman and his Orch (Frank Luther v) - Sing Something Simple (1930) - Victor 22538 A
Hollywood Dance Orch (Irving Mills) (Sid Garry v) - This is Heaven (1929) - Imperial 2130
All Star Orch (Melody Three v) - Waiting at the End of the Road (1929) - Victor 22073 A
Gene Austin and his Orch - What Is It? (1931) - Oriole 2333 B
Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne v) - Lullaby of the Leaves (1932) - HMV B 6191
Ed Loyd and his Orch (Dick Robertson v) - Look What I've Got (1933) - Perfect 15761 B
Emil Coleman and his Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - I Love Love (1930) - Brunswick 4977
Buddy Lane and his Orch (v) - Too Late (1931) - Crown 3231 B
Bob Causer and his Cornelians (Freddy Martin) (Elmer Feldkamp v) - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Love (1933) - Melotone 12791
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (Kenneth Sargent v) - A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder (1934) - Decca 192 A
William Farmer and his Simplon Club Orch (Pete Cantor v) - Let's Fall in Love (1933) - Melotone 12881
Noel Coward - Cavalcade Vocal Medley Pt 1 (1931) - HMV C 2431
Noel Coward - Cavalcade Vocal Medley Pt 2 (1932) - HMV C 2431
Ted Fio Rito and his Orch (Billy White v) - Tomorrow is Another Day (1930) - Victor 22501 A
Johnny Johnson and his Orch (Bob Treaster v) - What's the Use? (1930) - Victor 22493 B
Leo Reisman and his Orch (Frank Luther v) - Lucky Seven (1930) - Victor 22538 B
Dick Robertson and his Orch - Ho Hum! (1931) - Melotone M 12162
Hal Kemp and his Orch (Skinny Ennis v) - Ain't-Cha' Glad (1933) - Brunswick 6656
Dorsey Brothers Orch - Annie's Cousin Fanny (1934) - Decca 117 A
Joe Venuti's Blue Four - Apple Blossoms (1929) - Odeon A286015 B
Luis Russell and his Orch - Freakish Blues (1931) - HMV B4897
Art Tatum - I Would Do Anything For You (1934) - Decca 1373 A
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (Pee Wee Hunt v) - You're a Builder Upper (1934) - Decca 193 A
Claude Hopkins and his Orch - Zozoi (1934) - Decca 674 A
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Japanese Sandman (1935) - Decca 382 A
Ray McKinley's Jazz Band - New Orleans Parade (1936) - Decca 1019 B
Red McKenzie and his Orch - The Trouble With Me is You (1937) - Variety VA 589
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - St. Louis Blues (1930) - Columbia 50256 D
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Mood Indigo (1931) - Columbia 2531 D
Allen Burns and his Orch (Freddy Martin) (Elmer Feldkamp v) - Why Can't This Night Go On Forever (1933) - Melotone M 12611
Henry King and his Hotel Pierre Orch (Joseph Sudy v) - April in Paris (1933) - Victor 24478 A
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (Kenneth Sargent v) - Moonglow (1934) - Brunswick 6937
Richard Tauber - I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1928) - Parlophone AR 1017 (Australia)
Jack Payne and his Band (Jack Gordon v) - Paradise (1932) - Imperial 2721
Gene Austin and his Orch (Lou Gold dir) - If I Didn't Have You (1931) - Oriole 2345 B
Joe Morrison and the Four Esquires (w Harry Jackson's Orch) - Lazy Bones Got a Job Now (1935) - Brunswick 7574
Artie Shaw and his Orch (Peg LaCentra v) - South Sea Island Magic (1936) - Brunswick 7721
Patricia Norman (w Music by Meakin) - The Debutante's Lament (1939) - Vocalion 4763
Chick Bullock - Let's Face the Music and Dance (1936) - Melotone 6-04-01
Jan Garber and his Orch (Lee Bennett v) - Accent on Youth (1935) - Victor 25110 B
Art Tatum and his Swingsters - Body and Soul (1937) - Decca 1197 B
Edgar Hayes and his Orch - Stardust (1938) - Decca 1882 A
Red McKenzie and his Orch - Farewell My Love (1937) - Vocalion 3875
Leo Reisman and his Orch (Frank Luther v) - Something to Remember You By (1930) - Victor 22537 B

Friday, December 19, 2014

A Holiday Tradition

As usual, there will be no RADIOLA! Christmas program this year. The last time I attempted one there were several suggestions that I seek professional help. I should have something pretty good for New Year's Eve, though.

Friday, December 12, 2014

"Opposite of Traction" December 12, 2014

(Week 410)

This RADIOLA! is getting nowhere faster.

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The Duncan Sisters (Phil Ohman p) - Stick in the Mud (1923) - Victor 19113 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1928) - Victor 21304 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
George Olsen and his Music - Hot Aire (1925) - Victor 19761 B
Ted Weems and his Orch (Dusty Rhodes v) - The Day That I Met You (1926) - Victor 19938 B
The Washingtonians (Duke Ellington) - Move Over (1928) - Romeo 829
The Sunflower Girl of WBAP (Bessie Coldiron) - You Went Away Too Far (1927) - Columbia 1107 D
The Singing Sophomores - Slow River (1927) - Columbia 4619 (UK)
Charles W. Hamp - The Wobbly Walk (1928) - Okeh 41036
Joseph C. Smith's Orch - Whose Baby Are You (intro I Love the Lassies) (1920) - Victor 18661 B
Hawaiian Trio (Ferera Franchini GH Green) - Hawaiian Twilight (1920) - Victor 18689 B
Herb Wiedoeft and his Cinderella Roof Orch (Clyde Lucas v) - Deep Elm (1925) - Brunswick 2982 B
Edna Brown (Elsie Baker) - Please Don't Take My Lovin' Man Away (1912) - Victor 17102 B
Irving Kaufman - I'm Always Falling in Love (1920) - Emerson 10165
Frank Crumit - Home Again Blues (1921) - Columbia A3375
Jeff Healey - Bugle Call Rag (2004) - Adventures in Jazzland
Fritz Kreisler - La Gitana (arr Kreisler) (1919) - Victrola 709 B
Jack Kaufman - I've Got the Profiteering Blues (1920) - Emerson 10165
George Olsen and his Music - Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me? (1925) - Everybody Loves My Baby (Renovation 7001) orig Victor 19573
Gene Austin and his Orch - Who Am I? (1931) - Oriole 2333 A
Buddy Lane and his Orch (v) - Lies (1931) - Crown 3231 A
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - I've Found a New Baby (1931) - Columbia 2531 D
Nick Lucas - I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In (1928) - Brunswick 3968
Singin' Sam (Harry Frankel) - Got the South in My Soul (1932) - Broadcast 3210 B (UK)
Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit - Would You Like to Take a Walk? (1931) - Victor 22630 A
Chick Bullock - I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (1936) - Melotone 6-04-01
Mills Brothers - The Love Bug Will Bite You (1937) - Decca 1227 A
Wendell Hall and Orch - Where's Elmer? (1933) - Bluebird B 5291 A
Patricia Norman (w Music by Meakin) - I'm Sorry I Made You Cry (1939) - Vocalion 4763
The Four Squires - The Prisoner's Song (1938) - Vocalion 4057
Jesse Crawford - The Song is Ended (1927) - Victor 21092 B

Friday, December 05, 2014

"Off Demand" December 5, 2014

(Week 409)

This RADIOLA! is full of great music that nobody asked for.

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Frank C Stanley - I Want What I Want When I Want It (from Mlle Modiste) (Blossom-Herbert) (1906) - Victor 31509
Johnny Green (with Dave Terry) - Medley of Shall We Dance Selections Pt 2 (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off/I've Got Beginner's Luck/Slap That Bass) (1937) - Brunswick 7892-cr-nr
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
Ted Weems and his Orch (Dusty Rhodes v) - Smile a Little Bit (1926) - Victor 19930 B
Harmony Dance Orch (Arthur Fields v) - Wishing and Waiting (1927) - Grey Gull 1441-b
Newport Dance Orch (Al Lynch) - You Don't Like It Not Much (1927) - Perfect 14839
The Whispering Pianist (Art Gillham) - Broken Hearted (1926) - Columbia 972 D
The Revelers - Honolulu Moon (1927) - Victor 20719 A
Miss Lydia Russell - It Was Almost a Honeymoon (1931) - Eclipse 38
Joseph C. Smith's Orch - Tulip Time (into Shimmee Town) (1919) - Victor 18618 A
Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds - Spanish Dreams (1923) - Columbia A3839
The Harmonians (Bar Harbor Society Orch) (Irving Kaufman v) - That's Annabelle (1926) - Harmony 234 H
Alice Green (Olive Kline) Harry MacDonough - The Didn't Believe Me (Reynolds-Kern) (1915) - Victor 35491 B
Victor Light Opera Co - Gems from Jack O'Lantern (Caldwell-Burnside-Caryll) (1918) - Victor 35666 A
Arthur Fields - Carolina In The Morning (1923) - Vocalion A 14518
Jeff Healey guitar (w Drew Jurecka violin) - The Wildcat (2007) - Last Call
Mark Shane - Ain't Misbehavin' (2012) - Suite 16 (Amber Lake 006)
Prince's Orch - Selections from The Mikado (Gilbert-Sullivan) (1910) - Columbia A5229
Casino Dance Orch - Boo Hoo Hoo (1922) - Pathe Actuelle test mx N69579-2
International Novelty Orch (Arthur Hall v) - O, Katharina! (tk 6) (1925) - Victor 19586 A
Anson Weeks and his Hotel Mark Hopkins Orch (v) - Tear Drops (1929) - Columbia 1894 D
Vincent Lopez (Jack Parker v) - I'm a Dreamer Aren't We All (1929) - Oriole 1786 a
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - Beau Koo Jack (1928) - Vocalion 3085
Gene Austin - St. James Infirmary (1930) - Bluebird B 6863 B
Miss Lydia Russell - You're Driving Me Crazy (1931) - Eclipse 38
Bing Crosby - The Day You Came Along (1933) - Columbia DB 2009
Dick Himber and his Essex House Orch (Joey Nash v) - It Isn't Fair (1933) - Renovation 7002
Oscar Rabin Romany Band (Sam Browne v) - Moon Song (1933) - Sterno 1186
Freddy Martin and his Orch (Elmer Feldkamp v) - A Tree Was A Tree (1933) - orig Banner 32678 (Healey col)
Four Aces - Rhythm is Our Business (1935) - Champion 40028
Glenn Miller and his Orch - Moonlight Sonata (1942) - 20th Century Fox TCF-100-2
Ben Pollack and his Orch (Paula Gayle v) - After You've Gone (1938) - Decca 2057 A