"Facing Our Fears" October 27, 2006

(Week 61)



A special Hallowe'en edition of RADIOLA! that explores what we have to fear (including Fear itself). Source documents include 78s (both recent acquisitions and from the media midden) and cylinders from the UCSB collection. Don't be scared--it's only radio.

The fun begins tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Bert Williams – You Can’t Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Here (1913) – Archeophone 5003
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (1928) – KingJazz KJ152FS
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orch. – Afraid (1926) – Brunswick 78 RPM
William F. Wirges and his Orch. – Afraid of You (1929) – Brunswick 78 RPM
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders – Wimmin, Aaah! (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Billy Murray – I’m Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1908) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Billy Murray – I Used to Be Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1909) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Collins and Harlan – Ragtime Goblin Man (1912) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
New Orleans Owls – The Nightmare (1926) – Frog DGF 2
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Haunting Blues (1931) – Venuti-Lang Mosaic Box Set
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Boneyard Shuffle (1926) – JSP 918A
Sodero’s Band – The Vampire (1918) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
American Symphony Orch. – Hallowe’en Dance (1909) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
George Wilton Ballard – Witches (1919) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Los Jardineros – Endemonaio (Possessed by the Devil) (1931) – Yazoo 7018
Martyn Green – The Nightmare Song (from “Iolanthe”) (1953) – Columbia LP
Original Memphis Five – The Grass is Always Greener (1924) – Columbia 78 RPM
All Star Orch. – Chloe (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Spike Jones and his City Slickers – Chloe (1945) – Victor 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) – Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-175-2
Emmett Miller – The Ghost of the St. Louis Blues (1929) – Minstrel Man from Georgia (Col CD)
Cyril Smith (w/Rudy Vallee’s Conn. Yankees) – With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm (1937) – Bluebird 78 RPM
Clarence William’s Jazz Kings – Nervous Breakdown (1929) – “You Rascal You” Quadromania Box Set
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch – Shivery Stomp (1929) – Bix-Tram-Teagarden Mosaic Box Set
Fletcher Henderson – Jangled Nerves (1936) – “Wrappin’ It Up” Quadromania Box Set
Bing Crosby – I’ve Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House (1933) – Columbia CK 44229
Ethel Waters – Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo (1929) – Classics 721
The Boswell Sisters – Shout, Sister, Shout (1931) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Satan’s Holiday (1934) – Venuti-Lang Mosaic Box Set
Art Shaw and his Orch. – Skeletons in the Closet (1936) – Brunswick 78 RPM
Freddy Martin’s Orch. (As “Richard Himber”) – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (1933) – Renovation 7002

"Eddie's Twister" October 20, 2006

(Week 60)


In observance of his birthday anniversary (October 25, 1902), here is a show that's all Eddie Lang.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Eddie Lang – Eddie’s Twister (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 1, Tr. 18)
Irwin Abrams and his Orch. – Magnolia (1927) – Mosaic Box Set(Disc 1, Tr. 26)
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
Napoleon’s Emperors – Gettin’ Hot (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049 JAZZ
Fred Rich and his Orch. – Cheerful Little Earful (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Emmett Miller – Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now (tr. 16) (1929) – Columbia CD
Sophie Tucker – I Ain’t Got Nobody (1927) – Take Two TT404CD
Cliff Edwards – Good Little, Bad Little You (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Coming Virginia (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 1, Tr. 22)
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Original Dixieland One Step (1927) – Quadromania
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Penn Beach Blues (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 2, Tr. 17)
Ruth Etting – Just a Little Closer (1930) – TT403CD
Red McKenzie and his Music Box – From Monday On (1928) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 3, Tr. 2)
Bing Crosby – Some of These Days (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Eddie Lang – April Kisses (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Lonnie Johnson and Blind Willie Dunn – Two Tone Stomp (1928) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5061
Dorsey Bros Orch. – The Spell of the Blues (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – Rockin’ Chair (1930) – JSP 918B
Fred Rich and his Orch. – I Got Rhythm (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Texas Alexander – The Risin’ Sun (1929) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 4, Tr. 6)
Irene Gibbons (w/ Clarence Williams) – I’m Busy and You Can’t Come In (1928) – (Disc 3, Tr. 12)
Bessie Smith – I’m Wild About That Thing (1929) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Joe Venuti’s Four – Apple Blossoms (1929) – JSPCD 3402
Joe Venuti and his New Yorkers – Tain’t So, Honey, Tain’t So (1928) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 2, Tr.24)
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang – The Wild Cat (1928) – JSPCD 3402
Bing Crosby – How Long Will it Last? (1932) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
The Ponce Sisters – So At Last It’s Come to This (1932) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 7, Tr. 11)
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – I Like to Do Things For You (1930) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 5, Tr. 22)
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang Blue Five – Pink Elephants (1933) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 7, Tr. 17)
Eddie Lang – A Little Love, A Little Kiss (1927) – Retrieval RTR 79015

"Radiola at Sea" October 13, 2006

(Week 59)

A distinctly nautical flavor permeates this edition of RADIOLA! with plenty of vintage hardtack biscuits that spin at precisely 78 RPM.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM on WHCL and bring your own grog.

Victor Male Chorus – Sea Songs (1927) – Victor 78 RPM
Dick Powell – Don’t Give Up the Ship (1935) – Great Movie Themes CD 60020
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Navy Blues (1929) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Six Jumping Jacks – She Was Just a Sailor’s Sweetheart (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Steamboat Stomp (1926) – JSP CD321
Frank C. Stanley – When the Bell in the Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong (1905) – Columbia 78 RPM
J. W. Myers – Come Take a Trip in My Airship (1904) – Columbia 78 RPM
Helen Louise and Frank Ferera – Waikiki Mermaid Medley (1916) – Victor 78 RPM
U.S. Naval Academy Ten – Navy Girl (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
U.S. Naval Academy Ten – My Dream Ship (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
The Little Ramblers – Deep Blue Sea Blues (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-032 JAZZ
Lonnie Johnson – Deep Sea Blues (1930) – Properbox 81
Sam Manning – Sinking of the Kate Esau (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8029
The Growler – An Excursion to Grenada (1930s) – Rounder CD 1054
Prince’s Orchestra – Sari One Step (1913) – Columbia 78 RPM
West End Jazz Band – A Sailboat in the Moonlight (2004) – Legacy 2K 105
Ethel Merman – How Deep is the Ocean (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 473
Lee Wiley – Like a Ship Without a Sail (1940) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5417
The Boswell Sisters – Rock and Roll (1935) – Biograph LP
Royal Serbian Tambouritza Orch. – Waves of the Sea (1919 ?) – Columbia 78 RPM
Kane's Hawaiians - Song of the Islands (1929) - Victor 78 RPM
Green Brothers Marimba Orch. – Maori (1930) – 09026 63206-2
Frank Crumit – Gum Tree Canoe (1929) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Charlie Palloy – On a Steamer Coming Over – The Old Masters mb118
Fred Astaire – We Saw the Sea (1936) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Christopher Columbus (1936) – Columbia C3K 57596
Ozzie Nelson and his Orch. – Queen Isabella (1937) – Bluebird 78 RPM
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Every Tub (1933) – Document DOCD1016
Adelaide Hall – Transatlantic Lullaby (1939) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 10
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) – JSP CD3401
Shirley Temple – On the Good Ship Lollypop (1933) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 5
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"The Royal Treatment" October 6, 2006

(Week 58)

This playlist is dedicated to the Royal typewriter I repaired this week--finding the "Radium King" march on an old 12" Victor 78 was additional inspiration. We also acknowledge Dukes, Counts, and Earls at 8 PM EDT on WHCL.

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – King of the Zulus (tr. 15) (1926) – Columbia C4K 63527
Victor Dance Orch. – King Radium (ca. 1908) – Victor 78 RPM
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Lanin’s Red Heads – King Porter Stomp (1925) – Jazz Oracle 8043
Tennessee Tooters – Prince of Wails (1924) – Hep CD1081
Little Ramblers – Prince of Wails (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-037 JAZZ
Ruth Etting – Penthouse Serenade (1932) – Take Two TT403CD
Zarah Leander – En juvel i malardrottningens krona (1930) – ZYX 11116-2
Bessie Smith – Do Your Duty (1933) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Arthur Pryor’s Band – The King of Rags (1907) – Archeophone 1001
Gene Greene – King of the Bungaloos (1917) – 09026-63206-2
Europe’s Society Orch. – Castle House Rag (1914) – Archeophone ARCH 1003
King Carter and his Royal Orch. – Blues in My Heart (1931) – Frog DGF38
King Oliver and his Orch. – Want You Just Myself (1929) – JSPCD 3404
Joseph Robichaux and his N.O. Rhythm Boys – King Kong Stomp (1933) – Document DOCD 1016
Herbert L. Clarke – Caprice Brilliante (1908) – Victor 78 RPM
Henry Burr – Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) – Victor 78 RPM
Orq. Francesca Reveron – El Kaiser corcovea (1919) – Harlequin HQ CD 131
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. (Bing Crosby, vo.) – Tain’t So, Honey, Tain’t So (1928) – HOLD ON CD
Bing Crosby – Street of Dreams (1932) – Columbia C3K 44229
Charlie Palloy – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1932) –The Old Masters mb118
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Ring Dem Bells (1930) – Charly CDCD 1156
Bennie Moten’s K.C. Orch. – The Count (1930) – Classics 591
Earl Hines and his Orch. – Cavernism (1933) – Portrait Masters RK 44119
The Tiger – Money is King (1935) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7004
The Caresser – Edward the VIII (1937) – Rounder CD 1142
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Christopher Columbus (1936) – RCA Victor 07863 66747-2
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – The Sheik of Araby (1930) – Decca GRD-609
Blind Willie Dunn’s Gin Bottle Four – Blue Blood Blues (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5061
The Charleston Chasers – Cinderella Brown (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5316
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – The New King Porter Stomp (1932) – Membran 222440-444
Bennie Moten’s K.C. Orch. – Prince of Wales (1932) – Classics 591
Toots Paka Hawaiian Company – Aloha Oe (1914) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539