"I Wanna Sing About You" April 16, 2010

(Week 204)

UPDATE: This show may be downloaded in 128k mp3 format: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Here's a (relatively) stress-free RADIOLA! to celebrate spring.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). The show will be available on my Live365 station soon after the broadcast. Check back here for more listening options.

Paul Tremaine and his Orch - I Wanna Sing About You (1930) - Columbia 2462 D (Jeff Healey col)
Cliff Jackson and his Crazy Kats- Horse Feathers (1930) - 1926-1934 - Jazz Oracle BDW 8037
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Ben Bernie and his Orch - He's The Last Word (1926) - Retrieval RTR 79055
Adrian Schubert and his Orch - Skies Of Grey (1927) - Banner 6143 (Jeff Healey col)
Jackson and his Southern Stompers - Take Your Tomorrow (1928) - Frog Spawn - The First Batch DGF71
Arthur Fields - Save Your Sorrow (1925) - Harmony 29 H
Gloria Geer (Vaughn DeLeath) - Bye Bye Blackbird (1926) - Cameo 963
Paul Specht and his Orch - Bamboola (1925) - Columbia 497 D (Jeff healey col)
Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orch - I'm Following You (1930) - orig Vocalion 1471
Ben Bernie and His Orch - Following You Around (1927) - Brunswick 3496 (Jeff Healey col)
Guy Lombardo and his R C'ns - Following In Your Footsteps (1935) - Decca 425 (Jeff Healey col)
Charles Dickson (Irving Kaufman) - I Found A Million Dollar Baby (1926) - orig Oriole 740a
Paul Specht and his Orch (Johnny Morris v) - I Found A Million-Dollar Baby (1931) - Columbia 2482 D (Jeff Healey col)
The Carpal Tunnel Kid - I Met A Hundred Dollar Honey (1997) - Aug 8, 1997 (Coffee Bar, Herkimer NY)
Dick Hyman (w Bernie Green's Orch) - Concerto For Calliope (1957) - Bernie Green Plays More Than You Can Stand (San Franscisco Records M33015)
Al Gallodoro - Saxophobia (1957) - Bernie Green Plays More Than You Can Stand (San Francisco Records)
Collins and Harlan - My Wife's Gone To The Country Hurrah Hurrah (1909) - Columbia A724
Sophie Tucker - My Husband's in the City (1910) - Origins of the Red Hot Mama (Archeophone 5010)
Marimbaphone Band - At The Cotton Pickers' Ball (1918) - Columbia A 2550
Little Jack Little Orchestra - I Wished On The Moon (1935) - Columbia 3068 D (Jeff Healey col)
Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians - Monopoly (1936) - Victor 25331 (Jeff Healey col)
Hudson-Delange Orchestra - Monopoly Swing (1936) - Brunswick 7667 (Jeff Healey col)
Leslie Hutchinson - Huggable Kissable You (1929) - orig Parlophone 78 (UK) (REP-ToNY)
Mildred Hunt - Ho Hum (1931) - Romeo 78 (courtesy Rich Conaty)
Dorsey Bros Orch (Bob Crosby v) - I'd Like To Dunk You In My Coffee (1934) - Decca 321 (Jeff Healey col)
Max Dolin and his Orch - Close Your Eyes (w) (1925) - Victor 19789 (Jeff Healey col)
Layton and Johnstone - Close Your Eyes (1931) - Columbia DB 710 (UK)
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Lew Sherwood v) - Close Your Eyes (1933) - Victor 24376 (Jeff Healey col)
Wabash Dance Orch (Phil Baker v) - Chloe (1928) - Duophone D 4006 (Jeff Healey col)
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - New Orleans Stomp (1927) - New Orleans Stomp (Frog DGF 39)
Fred Rich and his Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - The Hour Of Parting (1931) - Columbia 2494 D (Jeff Healey col)

"Breezin' Along" April 9, 2010

(Week 203)

UPDATE: This show is now available for download here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Another all-shellac RADIOLA! And why not?

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). The show will be available on my Live365 stream shortly after the broadcast. Check back here for other listening options.

Ruth Etting - Back In Your Own Backyard (1928) - Columbia 1288 D
Abe Lyman's CA Orch (Frank Sylvano v) - Breezin' Along With The Breeze (1926) - Brunswick 3240 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Paul Ash and his Orch (Milton Watson v) - Oh! If I Only Had You (1926) - Columbia 707 D
Hollywood Dance Orch (Adrian Schubert) (Smith Ballew v) - I'm Following You (1929) - Imperial 2264 (UK)
Cab Calloway and his Orch - St Louis Blues (1930) - Brunswick 4936
Pete Woolery - Coquette (1929) - Columbia 1805 D
The Singing Sophomores - I'm Coming Virginia (1927) - Columbia 1178 D
“Kenn” Sisson and his Orch (Vaughn DeLeath v) - Bamboola (1927) - Brunswick 3595 A
Arthur Gibbs and his Gang - Louisville Lou (1923) - Victor 19070 A
Tommy Christian and his Orch - Elsie Shultz En Heim (1926) - Velvet Tone 1264 V
Oriole Orch (Mark Fisher v) - Ah-Ha! (1925) - Brunswick 2874 B
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Cornfed (1927) - Brunswick 3597 B
Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - Why Can't You? (1929) - Brunswick 4354
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (1933) - Columbia 2909 D
Golden and Marlowe - The Hospital Patient (1919) - Columbia A2235
Arthur Collins - That's A Plenty (1909) - Columbia A724
Handy's Orch of Memphis - The Hooking Cow Blues (1917) - Columbia A 2420
Eddie Cantor - Don't Put a Tax on The Beautiful Girls (1919) - Emerson 1071
Margaret Young - Me and The Boyfriend (1924) - Brunswick 2736 B
Chick Bullock - I'm Crying Myself To Sleep (1930) - Banner 32079 A
Don Bestor and his Orch (Neil Buckley v) - I've Got To Pass Your House To Get To My House (1933) - Victor 24346 B
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Tear It Down (1933) - Columbia 2909 D
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Mean Dog Blues (1927) - Brunswick 3597 A
Paul Ash and his Orch (Paul Small v) - Precious (1926) - Columbia 707 D
Abe Lyman's CA Orch (Frank Sylvano v) - Where'd You Get Those Eyes? (1926) - Brunswick 3240 A
The Singing Sophomores - Just a Memory (1927) - Columbia 1178 D
Ruth Etting - Love Me Or Leave Me (1928) - Columbia 1680 D
“Kenn” Sisson and his Orch (Vaughn DeLeath v) - Blue Heaven (1927) - Brunswick 3595 B
The New Music of Reginald Forsythe - Angry Jungle (1934) - Columbia 2916 D
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Christopher Columbus (1936) - Vocalion 3211
Isham Jones' Orch - Paddlin' Madelin' Home (1925) - Brunswick 2994 A

A NOTE ON MYSPACE

I'm having a few very minor regret pangs over closing my MySpace account FOREVER--and I apologize to anyone who had me on their friends list and who might have taken this personally. It's not personal. It was just time.

"Okay For Sound" April 2, 2010

(Week 202)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! is compiled mostly from recently acquired CDs, including more from Koichi Sugii, Bert Ambrose, and the Comedian Harmonists. We also pay tribute to legendary pianist John Bunch, who died March 30 at the age of 88. Big thanks go out to Irwin Chusid, Dan Levinson, Rich Conaty, and Randy Skretvedt.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). The show will be available on my Live365 station by Saturday. Check back here for more listening options.

The Comedian Harmonists - Creole Love Call (1933) - Recordings 1930-1938 (Avid AVC 810)
Ambrose and his Orch (Jack Cooper v) - Okay For Sound (1936) - Swing Is In The Air (Avid AVC 992)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Koichi Sugii (King Salon Orch) - Track 14 (1938) - Salon Music 1938-1941 (Disc 1) Bridge 123
Waring's Pennsylvanians - With You (1929) - Victor 22293 B
Earl Hines and his Orch - Beau Koo Jack (1929) - Frog Spawn - The First Batch (Frog DGF71)
John Bunch Trio - The Song Is You (2010) - Feb. 23, 2010 at Small's NYC
Arthur Briggs' Savoy Syncopators (Al Bowlly v) - Song of the Wanderer (1927) - orig Polydor 21034
Ben Bernie and his Orch- Rhythm King (1928) - Retrieval RTR 79055
Paul Davis and his Orch - Black and Tan Fantasy (1932) - Frog Spawn - The First Batch (Frog DGF71)
Lou Gold and his Orch (Arthur Hall v) - Yearning (1925) - Perfect 14404
Fanny Watson - You Can't Get Lovin' (Where There Ain't Any Love) (1919) - Emerson 9217
Jay C. Flippen and his Gang - Hard to Get Gertie (1926) - Fountain FV 204 (LP)
Dan Levinson's Eleven Sons of Rosy - I'm All Bound 'Round With The Mason-Dixon Line (2001) - Where The Morning Glories Grow (Loup-garous 1002)
Dan Levinson's Eleven Sons of Rosy - Maple Leaf Rag (2001) - Where The Morning Glories Grow (Loup-garous 1002)
Emerson Military Band - Joe Turner Blues (1916) - Emerson 7145
Ben Bernie and his Orch - Where's My Sweetie Hiding (1924) - Retrieval RTR 79055
Blue Rhythm Orchestra - Keep Your Temper (1925) - Frog Spawn - The First Batch (Frog DGF71)
Cliff Jackson and his Crazy Kats - Torrid Rhythm (1930) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8037
Koichi Sugii (Sakurai y su Orch) - Track 16 (1938) - Salon Music 1938-1941 (Disc 1) Bridge 123
Ambrose and his Orch - Power House (1937) - Swing Is In The Air (Avid AVC 992)
John Bunch Trio - Honeysuckle Rose (2010) - Feb. 23, 2010 at Small's NYC
Jay C. Flippen and his Gang - How Could Red Riding Hood? (1926) - Fountain FV 204 (LP)
Arthur Briggs' Savoy Syncopators (Al Bowlly v) - Who-oo, You-oo, That's Who (1927) - orig Polydor 21128
Ben Bernie and his Orch - Bottoms Up (1929) - Retrieval RTR 79055
The Comedian Harmonists - Night And Day (1933) - Recordings 1930-1938 (Avid AVC 810)
Koichi Sugii (King Jazz Band) - Track 20 (1937) - Salon Music 1938-1941 (Disc 1) Bridge 123
Ambrose and his Orch (Jack Cooper v) - Bye-Bye, Baby (1936) - Swing Is In The Air (Avid AVC 992)

"Life Is a Song" March 26, 2010

(Week 201)

UPDATE: This program is now available as a 128k mp3 download here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! agrees that Life is a Song, though sometimes it's more like the blues. Seriously, this RADIOLA! is as typically a miscellaneous assortment of shellac as you've come to expect here.

Tune in 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). The show will be available on my Live365 station soon after the broadcast.

Gracie Fields - Life Is a Song/The Words Are In My Heart/Lullaby of Broadway (1935) - Rex 8558 A (UK)
Mound City Blue Blowers - High Society Blues (1935) - Champion 40103 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Howard Flynn and his Orch - Dinner at Eight (1934) - Edison Bell Winner B 5610 (UK)
Carroll Gibbons and his Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Please Be Kind (1938) - Columbia FB 1958 (UK)
Glen Gray and his Orch - Dardanella (1933) - Victor 24256 A
Ord Hamilton - I Found a Million Dollar Baby (1931) - Decca F 2589 B (UK)
Les Reis and Artie Dunn - An Evening in Caroline (1931) - Melotone M 12295
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch - Making Conversation (1933) - Columbia DB 674 (UK)
Southampton Society Orch (Arthur Fields v) - Oh Say! Can I See You To-night? (1925) - Perfect 14457 B
Gus Van - I'm Too Tired To Make Love (1918) - Columbia A2629
Lou Gold and his Orch (Billy Jones v) - Ukulele Lady (1925) - Perfect 14413
WMCA Broadcasters (Irving Kaufman v) - At Peace With The World (1926) - Harmony 175 H
Red Nichols Five Pennies - Tea For Two (1930) - Brunswick 6830
Harry Shalson - With My Guitar and You (1930) - HMV B 3628 (UK)
Unknown Vocalist - I Am The Bandolero (1940s) - Home Disc Recording
Wingy Manone and his Orch - Ochi Chornya (1941) - Bluebird B 11298 A
Victor Military Band - Gertrude Hoffmann Glide (1913) - Victor 17292 B
Watson Sisters - Lend Me Jim (1919) - Okeh 4075 A
Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds - Four O'Clock Blues (1922) - Columbia A3729
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - Singin' The Blues (1927) - Brunswick 7703
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies (Scrappy Lambert v) - Smiles (1929) - Brunswick 6832
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - The Nightmare (1931) - Columbia DB 679 (UK)
Chris Bouchillon - Talking Blues (1926) - Columbia 15120 D
Walter Cummins - My Mother's Eyes (1928) - Velvet Tone 1798 V
Waring's Pennsylvanians (Clare Hanlon v) - There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (1929) - Victor 22293 A
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch - New Moon (1934) - Columbia CB 785 (UK)
Jack Phillips' Melodians - Always In All Ways (1931) - Broadcast Twelve 3039 B (UK)
Adrian Rollini and his Orch (Pat Hoke v) - The Sweetest Story Ever Told (1938) - Decca 1973 B
Boswell Sisters - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) - Brunswick 6291
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - Hold Tight (1939) - Bluebird B 10116 A
Eddie Gross-Bart and his Cafe de Paris Band - Close Your Eyes (1931) - Edison Bell Winner 5454 (UK)

"Two Hundred Squabble" March 19, 2010

(Week 200)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download in 128k format here: HOUR 1, HOUR 2 and AFTERSHOW.

This is the 200th week of RADIOLA! and in observance of the occasion the show is pretty much the same as always--only more so.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct internet streaming both HERE and HERE). I'll have the show archived and on my Live365 station presently.

Since WHCL is officially "off the air" for Spring Break, I'll be in early to play a few oddments of radio to warm up the transmitter.

Arden-Ohman and their Orch (Revelers v) - Strike Up The Band (1930) - Victor 22308 A
The Missourians - Two Hundred Squabble (1930) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Daybreak Express (1933) - 1933 - 1935 (Classics 646)
Bunny Berigan and his Blue Boys - You Took Advantage Of Me (1935) - 1935-1936 (Classics 734)
Valaida Snow - Tiger Rag (1937) - The Chronological 1937-1940 (Classics 1122)
The Happiness Boys - Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me (1927) - Victor 20925 A
Aileen Stanley - Give Your Little Baby Lots of Lovin' (1929) - Victor 21874 B
Three Tobacco Tags - How Can I Keep My Mind on Driving? (1938) - Bluebird B 7533 A
Jesse Crawford (Chicago Theatre Pipe Organ) - All Alone (1924) - Autograph 4005 A
Edythe Baker - Dancing Till Dawn (1931) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
Eddie South and his Alabamians - La Rosita (1927) - Victor 21151 B
Wayne King and his Orch (Ernie Birchill v) - You Are The Melody (1930) - Victor 22573 A
High Hatters (Frank Luther v) - I May Be Wrong (1929) - Victor 22105 A
The Missourians - I've Got Someone (1929) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Mark Shane and the Shane Gang - All My Life (2007) - Fats Lives!!! (Amber Lake 002)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing - Keep Smiling At Trouble (2008) - At the Codfish Ball (Loup-garous)
Howard Joyner - All Of Me (1932) - Bob Howard 1932 - 1935 (Classics 1152)
Beryl Newell - Jazz Up Your Lingerie (1931) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
The Happiness Boys - Pastafazoola (1927) - Victor 20925 B
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Cocktails For Two (1934) - 1933 - 1935 (Classics 646)
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch (John Dickens v) - Strangers (1932) - Victor 22955 A
Mezz Mezzrow and his Swing Band - The Panic Is On (1936) - 1936-1939 (Classics 694)
Valaida Snow - Chloe (1937) - The Chronological 1937-1940 (Classics 1122)
Bunny Berigan and his Boys - I Can't Get Started With You (1936) - 1935-1936 (Classics 734)
Bob Howard and his Orch - I Can't Dance (1935) - Bob Howard 1932 - 1935 (Classics 1152)
Aileen Stanley - I'll Never Ask For More (1929) - Victor 21874 A
Raie Da Costa - I've Got You on My Mind (1933) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
Arden-Ohman and their Orch (Lewis James v) - Soon (1930) - Victor 22308 B
Eddie South and his Alabamians - By The Waters of Minnetonka (1927) - Victor 21151 A
The Missourians - Ozark Mountain Blues (take 2) (1929) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch (Harlan Lattimore v) - I Wanna Count Sheep (1932) - Victor 22955 B

A Note of Thanks

I'd like to express my gratitude to the listener in California who sent me a generous gift to help defray my Live365 expenses. I am deeply moved by this donation, and I here offer my sincere thanks.

"Come On and Stomp!" March 12, 2010

(Week 199)

UPDATE: This show is now available as a 128k download here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This week's RADIOLA! is a tribute to the Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp held in Whippany, NJ which we attended March 7. I've managed to include many actual "stomps," a number of selections recorded by Pee Wee Russell himself, and recordings made by the amazing performers we heard and hung out with at the Stomp. It was a perfect, spring-like afternoon of the most excellent music--and I hope this program conveys some of the joy we experienced.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). I'll upload the program to my Live365 station soon after the broadcast, and archive it for your convenience.

Louisiana Rhythm Kings - Last Cent (1929) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8024
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Come On and Stomp Stomp Stomp (1927) - New Orleans Stomp (Frog)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Stomp Off, Let's Go (Take 2) (1926) - New Orleans Stomp (Frog)
Fletcher Henderson Orch - Sugar Foot Stomp (1925) - A Study in Frustration (Columbia)
Charleston Chasers - Sugar Foot Strut (1927) - orig Columbia 1260 D
Mark Shane and the Shane Gang - Ain't Misbehavin' (2007) - Fats Lives!!! (Amber Lake 002)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing w/Molly Ryan - The Milkman's Matinee (2008) - At the Codfish Ball
Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers - Savoyagers' Stomp - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 JSP CD314
Howard Lanin's Ben Franklin Orch - Melancholy Lou (1925) - Shake That Thing ASV CD AJA 5002
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2004) - The Aviator (Columbia)
Kitty O'Connor (The Girl Baritone) - Mister Aeroplane Man (1928) - Columbia 1140 D
Ruth Etting - After You've Gone (1927) - Columbia 995 D
The Sunshine Boys - It's Unanimous Now (1929) - Columbia 1962 D
Hollywood Dance Orch (Johnny Sylvester and his Orch) - King Porter Stomp (1925) - Perfect 14392 [ToNY]
Jasper Taylor and his State Street Boys - Stomp Time Blues (1927) - orig Paramount 12409
John Allred Quartet - Rosetta (2005) - Live in Scotland (Apple Jazz AJCD0063)
Kevin Dorn's Traditional Jazz Collective - Everybody Loves My Baby (2006) - The TJC Returns (Little Simmy)
Dixie Jazz Band (Original Indiana Five) - Moten Stomp (1928) - Oriole 1172 [ToNY]
Fats Waller - Valentine Stomp (1929) - Fats Waller 1929 (Classics)
Eddie Condon - I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee (take 2) (1929) - Timeless Historical Presents
Molly Ryan - It's Wonderful (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG-1003)
Bix Centennial All Stars - There'll Come a Time (Wait and See) - Celebrating Bix! (Arbors 19271)
Billy Banks and his Orch - Spider Crawl (1932) - orig Banner 32459
Mezz Mezzrow and his Orch - Hot Club Stomp (1937) - Classics 694
Joe Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys - King Kong Stomp (1933) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8057
Molly Ryan - Hooray For Love (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG-1003)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - As Long As I Live (2005) - Cotton Club Revisited (Nighthawks)
Mound City Blue Blowers - Hello Lola (1929) - orig Victor V 38100

"I Just Roll Along" March 5, 2010

(Week 198)

UPDATE: This show is being made available for download at the following links: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! rolls along with the rare and strange juxtaposed with the familiar in this mostly shellac sampler.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). With luck, the show will be archived and uploaded to my Live365 station soon.

Many thanks to Irwin of WFMU for the Koichi Sugii recording.

California Humming Birds - I Just Roll Along (1928) - Victor 21309 B
Vernon Geyer - Whispering (1938) - Bluebird B 7738 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - You're Just a Lover (1931) - Victor 22679 A
The Sunshine Boys - That's Where You Come In (1929) - Columbia 1962 D
Eddie Droesch and his Orch (Dick Robertson v) - River Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - Clarion 5409 C
Ruth Etting - My Man (Mon Homme) (1927) - Columbia 995 D
Correll and Gosden - Kiss Your Little Baby Goodnight (1926) - Victor 20286 B
Clara Bow - True to the Navy (1930) - “Paramount on Parade” Soundtrack
Harry Paul and his Orch (Specht) (Johnny Morris v) - Chiquita (1928) - Duophone D 4008
Andre Kostelanetz - Rhumba Fantasy (1935) - Victor 36161 B
Genevieve Davis - Haven't Got a Dollar to Pay the House Rent Man (1927) - Victor 20648 A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Mood Indigo (1931) - Columbia 2530 D
Bing Crosby (w Dorsey Bros Orch) - Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (1933) - Brunswick 1498 A (UK)
Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band - Strange Blues (1955) - Good Time Jazz GTJ12006
Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band - The Sheik of Araby (1999) - Salutes the ODJB (Loup-Garous LG1001)
Wabash Dance Orch (Red Nichols) (Phil Baker v) - Ready For The River (1928) - Duophone D 4008
California Ramblers - Wedding of the Painted Doll (1929) - Edison 14016 R
The Ramblers (Ed Kirkeby v) - She Knows Her Onions (1926) - Romeo 266 A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Love Letters in the Sand (1931) - Columbia 2530 D
Jack Hart (Sam Lanin Orch) - You Were Meant For Me (1929) - Harmony 845 H
California Humming Birds - She's a Great Great Girl (1928) - Victor 21309 A
Andre Kostelanetz - Chant of the Weed (Donald Redman) (1935) - Victor 36161 A
Koichi Sugii - Kiso-Bushi (1938) - Salon Music 1938 1941 Bridge 123-4 (Japan)
Fats Waller - Lonesome Road (1939) - Victor 27459 B
Vernon Geyer - Honeysuckle Rose (1938) - Bluebird B 7738 B
Bing Crosby (w Dorsey Bros Orch) - Stay on the Right Side of the Road (1933) - Brunswick 1498 B (UK)
Frances Langford - Meet Me In The Gloaming (1933) - Bluebird B 5016 B
Tommy Dorsey and his Orch - Song of India (1937) - HMV B 8586
Jerry Cooper (Eddy Duchin Orch) - Goodnight My Love (1936) - Victor 25485 B

"Jazz Decades" host Ray Smith has died.

From the WGBH website:

From John Voci, General Manager of WGBH Radio.

On Friday, February 26, Ray Smith passed away at the age of 87. He leaves Marilyn, his wife of 61 years, three children and jazz fans everywhere.

Ray came to WGBH in 1972 and over the next 38 years, he produced more than 1900 programs.

Ray first produced the Jazz Decades in 1958 for WKOX in Framingham, Massachusetts making the show one of the longest running programs in Boston radio history.

Ray was an accomplished drummer and a member of many traditional jazz bands including the Black Eagles, the Yankee Rhythm Kings, the Jazz Decades and the Paramount Jazz Band. For many years, he regularly performed at the Sticky Wicket Pub in Hopkinton.

A native of Melrose, Ray was a decorated veteran for his service during the Second World War including being part of the invading forces during the battle of Iwo Jima. In 1989, Ray retired from a career as a graphic designer and in 1997; he left New England for Hilton Head, South Carolina where he continued to produce his program.

Ray had an encyclopedic knowledge of ragtime, blues, swing and the great jazz of the 1920s and 30s. His passion for the music he loved was infectious. We remember Ray for his music but he was also one of the nicest and most gracious men that you could hope to meet. We invite you to post your comments and remembrances at our Jazz Decades page online at WGBH.Org.

Because of the archives, the show will continue both on-air and online for some time to come but we’ll all miss our colleague and friend Ray Smith, our guide through the Jazz Decades.

He and his wonderful program will be much missed.

"I've Got Something" February 26, 2010

(Week 197)

UPDATE: This show may be downloaded in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Yes, I've got something--for this RADIOLA! I have an array of delightful shellac, all recently acquired.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE or HERE). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station shortly thereafer--with other listening options available soon.

Genevieve Davis and Leonard Mitchell - I've Got Something (1927) - Victor 20648 B
Joe Haymes and his Orch (Roy Wager v) - Lazybones (1933) - Perfect 15790 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Seven Blue Babies - Heigh Ho! Ev'rybody, Heigh Ho! (1929) - Edison 14016 L
Jack Hart (acc by Sam Lanin's Orch) - Broadway Melody (1929) - Harmony 845 H
Plantation Players (Tom Stacks v) - You Never Get Nowhere Holding Hands (1927) - Romeo 409
Chester Gaylord - If I Had a Girl Like You (1930) - Brunswick 4819
Kitty O'Connor (The Girl Baritone) - Dream Kisses (1928) - Columbia 1140 D
Correll and Gosden (Delos Owen, p) - Meadow Lark (1926) - Victor 20286 A
California Ramblers - Oh Mabel (1924) - Columbia 268 D
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Band - Daddy Change Your Mind (1924) - Columbia 14008 D
Jerome Conrad and his Orch (IK v) - Susianna (1928) - Harmony 824 H
Kate Smith (acc by The Harmonians) - Moanin' Low (1929) - Velvet Tone 1999 V
Harry Brady (IK) - Used To You (1929) - Velvet Tone 1980 V
Bessie Smith - I'm Wild About That Thing (1929) - Columbia 14427 D
Al Raymond (The United Statesman) - The Senator's First Speech Pt 1 (1923) - Cameo 330
Al Raymond (The United Statesman) - The Senator's First Speech Pt 2 (1923) - Cameo 330
Fred Whitehouse - Palesteena (1920) - Brunswick 2055 A
Jack Kaufman - Why Did You Do It? (1919) - Columbia A 2865
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Band - I Don't Know And I Don't Care Blues (1924) - Columbia 14008 D
Lloyd Keating's Music (Dick Robertson v) - Hiding in the Shadows of the Moon (1931) - Clarion 5419 C
Jerry Fenwyck's Orch (Eddie Walters v) - Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon (1931) - Clarion 5353 C
Johnny Marvin - Same Old Moon Same Old June (1929) - Victor 22125 B
Al Bowlly (acc by Ray Noble's Orch) - My Melancholy Baby (1935) - Victor 25007 A
Helen Clark - Redskin (1929) - Victor 21878 B
Jerry Cooper (acc by Eddie Duchin's Orch uncredited) - Timber (1936) - Victor 25485 A
Jerry Fenwyck and his Orch (Eddie Walters v) - Just One More Chance (1931) - Clarion 5353 C
Joe Haymes and his Orch (Mike Doty v) - Happy As The Day Is Long (1933) - Perfect 15790 A
California Ramblers - Down South Camp Meeting (1937) - Variety VA 577
Lewis James - Forever (1928) - Victor 21733 B
Jack Fulton - It's Easy To Remember (1935) - Banner 33421 B
Bessie Smith - You've Got to Give Me Some (1929) - Columbia 14427

NO RADIOLA! ON WHCL--ENJOY THIS "CLASSIC"

Owing to a sports broadcast, there's no RADIOLA! on WHCL Friday, February 19. For my internet listeners, I've reached way back into the archives for a fun one--and I could use a little fun about now: "It's The Animal In Me," originally aired January 27, 2006. The show is posted on my Live365 station, and may be downloaded in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

"A Bunch Of Rags" February 12, 2010

(Week 196)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! features 36 different recordings, including the oldest disc in my collection, in an unusually "ragged" playlist (which matches my mood perfectly).

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

Also, those intrigued by Little Wonder records can read about them on this excellent site.

Vess L. Ossman - A Bunch of Rags (1901) - Victor 153
Arthur Fields - Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1914) - Little Wonder 46
Quartette - It's Going to Be a Cold, Cold Winter (1914) - Little Wonder 84
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Weary Blues (1927) - Hot Fives & Sevens, Vol. 2 (JSP CD 313)
Jelly Roll Morton Trio - Shreveport (1928) - Bluebird B 7710 A (dubbing)
Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers - Symphonic Raps - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 (JSP CD 314)
Collins and Harlan - Under the Anheuser Bush (1904) - Victor 2668
Ada Jones - I'm In Love With the Slide Trombone (1907) - Zon-o-phone 829
Gus Van - Beans, Beans, Beans (1918) - Columbia A2629
Band - Pigeon Walk (1914) - Little Wonder 149
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - A Good Man is Hard to Find (1927) - Okeh 40966
Dinah - What's Keeping My Prince Charming (1931) - Decca F2593 B
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies (Scrappy Lambert v) - Nobody Knows (1929) - Brunswick 6832
Tommy Malie and Little Jack Little - Because They All Love You (1924) - Cameo 596
Quartette - My Croony Melody (1914) - Little Wonder 65
Band - Les Copeland's Rag (Thirty-Eighth Street Rag) (1914) - Little Wonder 293
Art Landry and his Call of the North Orch - Rip Saw Blues (1923) - Gennett 5255 B
Al and Joni Gallodoro - Punchinello (2000) - Master Class (Golden Rooster unreleased)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing (Molly Ryan v) - Ten Cents a Dance (2008) - “At The Codfish Ball”
Vess L. Ossman - Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) - Berliner 470 Z
Al Jolson - Back to the Carolina You Love (1914) - Little Wonder 20
Band - Maori (1914) - Little Wonder 29
Orchestra (Fred Van Eps) - Medley No. 4 (1914) - Little Wonder 153
Virginia Lee - Just a Little Blue For You (1928) - Supertone 9276 B
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - Crying All Day (1927) - Okeh 40966
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Wah Wah Lament (1933) - Columbia DB 679 (UK)
Reilly and Comfort - Lazybones (1933) - Decca F 3668 A (UK)
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - How Can You Face Me (1934) - Bluebird B 10143 B
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) - My Independent Man (1937) - Vocalion 04013
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Don't Jive Me (1928) - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 (JSP CD 314)
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch - Jungle Fever (1934) - Brunswick 6932
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (1930) - Brunswick 4885
Arthur Cavendish - Love Me Tonight (1932) - Sterno 1059
Harry Jacobson (Arthur Young piano) - You're The Top (1934) - Decca F 5544 A (UK)
Wingie Manone and his Orch - Stop the War (1941) - Bluebird B 11107 A

NO RADIOLA! ON WHCL--INTERNET ONLY REBROADCAST

UPDATE: These programs are now available for download in 128k mp3 format: "Rosebud" HOUR 1 and HOUR 2; "Last Ditch Effort" HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Owing to a sports broadcast on WHCL tonight, RADIOLA! will not be aired. For my internet listeners, I'm uploading two programs: from October 5, 2007, "Rosebud!" and from March 2, 2007, "Last Ditch Effort." These are now posted on my Live365 station.

"Stuff, Etc." January 29, 2010

(Week 195)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download in 128k mp3 format: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

As the name implies, this RADIOLA! is a miscellany of recordings that somehow has coalesced into surprising coherence. Most selections are from original shellac source documents, except where noted.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming here or here). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station shortly this weekend.

Annette Hanshaw (as Patsy Young) - Don't Be Like That (1929) - Velvet Tone 1829 V
Adrian Rollini and his Orch - Stuff, Etc. (1936) - Decca 807 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Broadway Bell Hops (Jimmy Flynn v) - Hello Bluebird (1926) - Velvet Tone 1272 V
McKenzie's Candy Kids - Hot Honey (1925) - Vocalion A 15166
Thomas Waller - Soothin' Syrup (1927) - Victor 20470 A
Ethel Waters - Waiting at the End of the Road (1929) - Columbia 1933 D
Frank Crumit - Three Little Words (1930) - HMV B 3722
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - The Sheik (1930) - Brunswick 4885
King Oliver and his Orch - Don't You Think I Love You (1930) - Victor 23001 A
Georgia Washboard Stompers - Sophisticated Lady (1933) - Bluebird B 5089 A
Mound City Blue Blowers - I'm Gonna Clap My Hands (1936) - Champion 40103 A
Ross Gorman and his Virginians (Heaney and White v) - Ev'ry Little While (1926) - Velvet Tone 1379 V
Southampton Society Orch (IK v) - I Miss My Swiss (1925) - Perfect 14457
The Astorites (Paul Hagan v) - It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry (1926) - Velvet Tone 1303 V
R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Persian Rug (1976) - Chasin' Rainbows (Shanachie 6002)
R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Mysterious Mose (1976) - Chasin' Rainbows (Shanachie 6002)
Arthur Collins - Any Rags! (1903) - Victor 31433
Van and Schenck - Carolina in the Morning (1922) - Columbia A3712
American Quartet - Strut Miss Lizzie (1921) - Victor 18799 B
McKenzie's Candy Kids - If You Never Come Back (1925) - Vocalion B 15166
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - I'm Comin' Virginia (1927) - Brunswick 7703
King Oliver and his Orch - Struggle Buggy (1930) - Victor 23001 B
Dinah - You Can't Stop Me From Lovin' You (1931) - Decca F2593 A (UK)
Reilly and Comfort - You've Got Me Crying Again (1933) - Decca F 3574 B (UK)
Boswell Sisters - There'll Be Some Changes Made (1932) - Brunswick 6291
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Blue Lou (1936) - Vocalion 3211
Georgia Washboard Stompers (Cal Clement v) - My Pretty Girl (1933) - Bluebird B 5089 B
Glen Gray and his Orch - Casa Loma Stomp (1933) - Victor 24256 B
Geechee Wiley - Last Kind Word Blues (1930) - mp3 (orig Paramount 12951 A)
Ethel Waters - Trav'lin' All Alone (1929) - Columbia 1933 D
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - I Want To Be Happy (1930) - Brunswick 6830

It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt

Owing to people constantly pirating his painstaking and excellent restorations, Glen Richards of the Hot Dance & Vintage Jazz Pages is calling it a day. I can hardly blame him:

Hello, everyone!

I know it's been a very long time since I've written (and updated the site!); life has a way of asserting itself when we least desire it. I've been struggling the problem of finding my recordings all over the internet (and commercial projects), all used without permission or even acknowledgment of their origin. When I started this site (back in 1997!) I knew this would be a problem, but I had hoped I would be able to ignore it. I can no longer do it; providing new content is never easy, and to have it used against my wishes simply makes doing this no longer fun.

I will no longer be posting any new content to the website. I have many recordings prepared and have purchased and scanned numerous photos and magazines that I will not release because of the work of a number of unscrupulous and unprincipled people. I made the mistake recently of looking through YouTube.com and various BitTorrent files and was amazed at how much of my stuff is used without any attribution. I had a fellow write to me the other day, accusing *me* of stealing stuff from YouTube and passing it off as my own! The arrogance and outright stupidity of so many people simply overwhelms me.

So, yes, I'm taking my bat and ball and going home. And yes, I *do* angrily blame thieves like "grimriper@yahoo.com" and others for taking my files, removing the copyright notices (and resampling the files, poorly) and them posting them to bitTorrent, archive.org and the like. It is you, and people like you, that have made this once enjoyable hobby an exercise in extreme frustration. "F*ck the RIAA" you put in many of the files you stole from me, but you haven't hurt them at all - you've made certain I'll not make new content available ever again. I hope it was worth it! The website will continue to be open but I will be removing all files and closing the Downloads and Replays pages. I'm sorry this has to affect the majority of folks who have followed my usage guidelines and asked for permission to use the files (*always* freely given, by the way), but I don't enjoy this "hobby" anymore.

Glen


Thanks for all the great music, Glen--your efforts are deeply appreciated. And they'll be missed.

SITA SINGS THE BLUES!

The amazing film by Nina Paley featuring the recordings of Annette Hanshaw. The animation is brilliant--and the music is incomparable.

"Going Away Blues" January 22, 2010

(Week 194)

UPDATE: This show is now available for download in 128k mp3 format: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

RADIOLA! will be broadcasting on WHCL this Friday. It's been a strange year thus far, characterized by losses both public and personal. This program acknowledges those losses while opting to celebrate life.

Also featured is a special tribute to the great Al Gallodoro composed and played by his daughter Joni Gallodoro. (Inquiries about "Ode to Gallodoro" may be addressed to MyJoniGirl@aol.com.)

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

(Also, check out the new website for Bryan Wright's Rivermont Records.)

Original Indiana Five - Rarin' to Go (1927) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8034
Coon-Sanders Orch - After You've Gone (1929) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Milton Charles w/Guy Lombardo R.C.'ns - The Spell of the Blues (1928) - Take Two TT 511 CD/2
Leroy's Dallas Band (Percy Bagsby v) - Going Away Blues (1928) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch - Take Your Tomorrow (And Give Me Today) (1928) - Rivermont BSW 1140
Helen Savage w/ The Dixie Syncopators - It's Bad For Your Soul (1929) - “That's My Stuff” Frog DGF 7
Lloyd Smith and his Gut-Bucketeers - Wake Up, Sinners (1930) - “That's My Stuff” Frog DGF 7
Coon-Sanders Orch - On Revival Day (1932) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Jeanette James and her Synco Jazzers - The Bumps (1927) - “Alexander, Where's The Band?” Frog DGF 13
New Orleans Owls - The Nightmare (1926) - “The Owls' Hoot” Frog DGF 2
King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers - Nut House Stomp (1929) - “Good Time Mamma” Frog DGF 70
Hattie Hudson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul (1927) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Ben Norsingle - Black Cat Blues (1928) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Katherine Henderson - Have You Ever Felt That Way? (1928) - “Speakeasy” Frog DGF 40
Joni Gallodoro - Ode to Gallodoro (2009) - Private Recording (Larry Barrecka studio 11-13-2009)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing (Molly Ryan v) - A Brown Bird Singing (2008) - "At The Codfish Ball" Loupgarous LG-1004
Reginald Foort - Memories of You (1931) - “Pioneers of the Theatre Organ” Take Two TT511CD/2
Jesse Crawford w/Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Maybe (1926) - Take Two TT511CD/1
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch - Spanish Shawl (1925) - Rivermont BSW 1140
Guy Lombardo R.C.'ns w/Kate Smith - River, Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - Columbia 2578-D
The Four Musketeers - Take Me Away From The River (1933) - Columbia DB 1076 (UK)
Memphis Jug Band - I'll See You In The Spring When The Birds Begin To Sing (1927) - Frog DGF 15
Coon-Sanders Orch - Deep Henderson (1926) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Thomas Morris' Seven Hot Babies - The Chinch (1926) - “When a Gator Hollers” Frog DGF 1
Kansas City Stompers - Shanghai Honeymoon (1929) - “Good Time Mamma” Frog DGF 70
Dick Leibert - Star Dust (1940) - “Pioneers of the Theatre Organ” Take Two TT511CD/2
Georgia Washboard Stompers - Chasing Shadows (1935) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8036
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Chatterbox (1937) - The Best of Duke Ellington 1932-1939, Disc 3
The Rhythm Maniacs - A Cottage For Sale (1930) - Decca F 1799 A (UK)
Violet Lorraine - Don't You Cry When We Say Goodbye (1934) - Decca F 5266 A (UK)
Nora Bayes - Just Snap Your Fingers At Care (1920) - Columbia A3360

"A RADIOLA! Winter Carnival" January 15, 2010

I'm offering another show from the archives this week, originally broadcast February 19, 2007--and appropriately Winter-themed. Some excellent jazz here, including selections by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks and The West End Jazz Band.

This show is available for download in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2. A lower-bitrate version is available at THIS LINK, and it has been uploaded to my Live365 station.

"The Voyage of Life" (YOWZAH #7) January 8, 2010

This week I'm playing a show from the archives--"The Voyage of Life" from the WPNR YOWZAH! series originally broadcast August 8, 2007.

In "The Voyage of Life" I offered a musical tribute to the four-painting series "The Voyage of Life" completed by Thomas Cole in 1840. The first version of this series hangs in the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute in Utica, and is a moving allegory of the sweep of an individual's existence.

I programmed selections that refer to elements within the paintings, the ages they represent, and the theme of rivers generally. Each hour refers to a different painting and the "age" it represents. Most Uticans have seen the paintings and are familiar with them, but if you'd like to refresh your memory of them, you may do so at this link.

(The paintings reproduced in this link are the second set completed by Cole in 1842, which now hang in the National Gallery of Art.)

128k mp3 files of this program may be downloaded here: HOUR 1, HOUR 2, HOUR 3, and HOUR 4. A lower bitrate version of this program is posted HERE. It will also be available on my Live365 station.