"A Diet of Love" June 25, 2010 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 213)

This RADIOLA! is in observance of your host cutting most of the fat out of his diet--and pruning a few diseased limbs from his family tree.

Enjoy continuous streaming of RADIOLA! on my Live365 station.

Joe Weber and Lew Fields - Baseball Game (1916) - Columbia A2092
Layton and Johnstone - I'm On A Diet of Love (1930) - Columbia DB 113 (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
The Society Serenaders - Lady Play Your Mandolin (1930) - Regal MR 323 (UK)
Dubin's Dandies (A Schubert) (Jerry White v) - What Will I Do Without You Sweetheart (1929) - Banner 6451 B
The High Hatters (Frank Luther v) - Look For The Silver Lining (1929) - Victor 22250 A
Brox Sisters - Kentucky's Way of Sayin' Good Mornin' (1925) - Victor 19921 A
Kitty O'Connor - I'm Walkin' On Air (1927) - Columbia 1174 D
The Revelers - Breezin' Along With The Breeze (1926) - Victor 20140 A
The Columbians - Apple Sauce (1923) - Columbia A3853
Marimbaphone Band - There's a Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie (1918) - Columbia A2550
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Where's My Sweetie Hiding (1924) - Victor 19546 A
Marion Harris - Grieving For You (1920) - Columbia A3353
Irving Kaufman - Don't Be Afraid To Come Home (1925) - Harmony 82 H
Wendell Hall - Who Said I Was A Bum? (1928) - Brunswick 4174
Brunswick Light Opera Co - Patience Part 3 (1928) - Brunswick 20079
Brunswick Light Opera Co - Patience Part 4 (1928) - Brunswick 20079
Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Jazz Me Blues (1921) - Victor 18772 B
Bennie Krueger's Orch - Boardwalk Blues (1922) - Brunswick 2327 B
All Star Trio - 12th Street Rag (1920) - Victor 18713 A
Margaret Young with Bennie Krueger's Orch - Nobody Loves Me Now (1922) - Brunswick 2284 B
Alice Green and Edward Hamilton - Hello Frisco (1915) - Victor 17837 A
Wendell Hall - We're Gonna Have Weather (Whether or Not) (1924) - Victor 19501 B
Mal Hallett and his Orch (Teddy Grace v) - Turn On That Red Hot Heat (1937) - Decca 1384 B
Little Jack Little and his Orch - Moonburn (1935) - Columbia FB 1337
Leo Reisman and his Dance Orch (Tamara v) - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1933) - Brunswick A 9684 A (France)
Brox Sisters - Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again (1925) - Victor 19921 A
Harry Richman - That's My Mammy (1928) - Brunswick 3890 B
Miss Anona Winn - This Little Piggy Went to Market (1934) - Regal Zonophone MR 1272
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - No More Worryin' (1926) - Victor 20007 B
Johnny Johnson and his Statler PA'ns - Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me (1928) - Victor 21498 A
Mickey Alpert and his Orch (Selvin) (Paul Small v) - Auf Wiedersehen My Dear (1932) - Columbia 2614 D

WHEN LOCAL TV WASN'T CRAP

From the wonderful Bill Boggs MIDDAY show on WNEW-TV, New York (before it was FOX). It's great--and sad--to see all the ones who have left us since this broadcast. (Thanks to Will Friedwald!)

"Who's That Knockin'?" June 18, 2010 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 212)

Here's another delightful "home baked" edition of RADIOLA! to chew on as we wait for the completion of the new WHCL studio. (Once there is a door, I'll be the one knocking on it.)


Kitty O'Connor - Who's That Knockin' At My Door? (1927) - Columbia 1174 D
The Masqueraders - Oh Mo'nah (1931) - Columbia CB 401 (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Jesse Stafford and his Orch - Shine (1928) - Brunswick 4048
Charles Pierce and his Orch - Bull Frog Blues (1928) - UHCA 2
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - There'll Come a Time (1928) - Brunswick 3955
Leslie Hutchinson - You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me (1930) - Parlophone R 738 (UK)
Anona Winn - Gertie The Girl With The Gong (1935) - Rex 8466 B (UK)
Larry Adler - With Plenty of Money and You (1937) - Columbia FB 1703 (UK)
Sid Peltyn and his Orch (Hal Davis) (DR v) - Lullaby of Broadway (1935) - Regal Zonophone MR 1716
Harry Roy and his Orch - Lazybones (1933) - Parlophone R 1611 (UK)
Claude Hopkins Orch (Ovie Alston v) - Everybody Shuffle (1934) - ARC test (issued take)
Van and Schenck - Sweet Kisses (Albert Von Tilzer) (1919) - Columbia A2792
Charles Sargent and Johnny Marvin - Thousand Miles Blues (1924) - Okeh test (40241)
The Harmonians (IK v) - Where'd You Get Those Eyes (1926) - Velvet Tone 1198 V
Smugtown Stompers - Oriental Man (1968) - private recording (courtesy Bud Taylor)
Smugtown Stompers - Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down (1968) - private recording (courtesy Bud Taylor)
Bill Jordan and George Kent - Sweet Sue Just You (1940) - Decca 18163 A
Billy Marlow - Would You Like to Take a Walk (1932) - Broadcast Twelve 3081 B (UK)
Larry Adler - The Continental (1935) - Columbia C-100 (Japan)
Lou Gold and his Orch (Paul Small v) - Bye and Bye Sweetheart (1931) - Clarion 5409 C
Scott Wood and his Orch - Lovers' Lane (1933) - Regal Zonophone MR 1038 (UK)
Anona Winn - She Wore a Little Jacket of Blue (1935) - Rex 8466 A (UK)
Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow and Orch - Revolutionary Blues (1938) - HMV B 9470 (UK)
Monette Moore and her Swing Shop Boys - Rhythm For Sale (1936) - Decca 7161 A
Wingy Manone and his Orch - No Regrets (1936) - Bluebird 6473 A
Turner Layton - Dinner For One Please, James (1936) - Columbia FB 1205 (UK)
Connie Boswell - Chasing Shadows (1935) - Brunswick 7445
Jack Shilkret and his Orch (Chick Bullock v) - I Love You From Coast to Coast (1936) - Melotone 7 02 14
Freddy Martin and his Orch - Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day (1934) - ARC test (Theatre Special take)
BBC Dance Orch - I Don't Want To Go To Bed (1932) - Columbia CB 336 (UK)
The Cavaliers - Trail of Dreams (1926) - Columbia 805 D

"Carry On!" June 11, 2010 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 211)

This week we celebrate five years of RADIOLA! (first broadcast June 10, 2005) by conducting business as usual, albeit on-line and off-air. In addition to the pile of shellac I'm deploying, you'll hear two selections from the excellent new CD by the Baby Soda Jazz Band, "Jazz Roots Elixir."


Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - We Can Huddle At Home (1936) - Bluebird B 6563 B
The Masqueraders - Carry On (1931) - Columbia CB 401 (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Jesse Stafford and his Orch - Cinderella Blues (1928) - Brunswick 4048
Nick Lucas - Bye Bye Blackbird (1926) - Brunswick 3184 A
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Whispering (1928) - Brunswick 3955
Max Lindsey - Only Me Knows Why (1931) - Zonophone 6098 (UK)
Annette Hanshaw - My Sin (1929) - Velvet Tone 1910 V
Ted Lewis and his Band - One More Time (1931) - Columbia CB 351 (UK)
Jane Gray (Peggy English) - Are You Happy? (1927) - Velvet Tone 1464 V
Johnny Marvin - Minnie the Mermaid (1924) - Okeh test (40241)
Charles Pierce and his Orch - China Boy (1928) - UHCA 1
Claude Hopkins Orch (Orlando Roberson v) - Margie (1934) - ARC test (issued take)
Mezzrow Ladnier Quintet - Gettin' Together (1938) - HMV B 9470 (UK)
George Scott-Wood - Lulu's Back In Town (1936) - HMV B D 300 (UK)
Baby Soda Jazz Band - Hindustan (2009) - Jazz Roots Elixir
Baby Soda Jazz Band - That's a Plenty (2009) - Jazz Roots Elixir
Lee Sims - Caressing You (1929) - Brunswick 4339
“Biff” Hoffman (Jack Wiggin p) - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby) (1928) - Brunswick 4046
The Three Jacks - Without You Emmaline (1930) - Diva 3140 G
Ben Selvin and his Orch (Jerry Solow v) - (If This Is Love) Then I Don't Want Love (1931) - Col. 2537 D
Scott Wood and his Orch - I've Got To Pass Your House To Get To My House (1933) - Regal Zono. MR 1038
Arthur Young and his “Strict Tempo” Dance Orch - I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' (1935) - Decca F 5792
Ed Lloyd and his Band (Kardos) (C Bullock v) - Pettin' In The Park (1933) - Rex 8005 A (UK)
Sam Robbins and his Hotel McAlpin Orch - Sittin' On a Log (1933) - Bluebird 5268 B
Monette Moore and her Swing Shop Boys - Two Old Maids In a Folding Bed (1936) - Decca 7161 B
Dave Harman and his Orch (George Marks v) - Live and Love Tonight (1934) - Regal Zonophone MR 1328
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - St Louis Blues (1934) - Decca 15000 A
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orch (Chas Chester v) - Basin Street Blues (1936) - Bluebird 6759 B
Bing Crosby (with Isham Jones' Orch) - Sweet Georgia Brown (1932) - Melotone M 13127 B
Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - Sweet Adeline (1936) - Bluebird B 6563 A
The Rhythmic Troubadours - Au Revoir Pleasant Dreams (1930) - Regal MR 350 (UK)

BABY SODA IN BUFFALO!

The amazing Baby Soda Jazz Band playing at Nietzsche's in Buffalo, June 5, 2010. Featured are Peter Ford on bass, Jared Engel on banjo, Kevin Louis on cornet, Emily Asher on trombone, and Adrian Cunningham on clarinet.

"I'm Shooting High" June 4, 2010 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 210)

(Cover art by Danielle Bennignus)

A RADIOLA! that aims to please with a selection of newly-acquired shellac and two selections from the new CD by The Singapore Slingers, Matt Tolentino's Dallas-based dance orchestra featuring classic arrangements of 1920s and 1930s tunes.


Charles W. Hamp - Pretty Little Thing (1929) - Columbia 1816 D
Little Jack Little and his Orch - I'm Shooting High (1935) - Columbia FB 1327 (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Buddy Prince and his Seven Jewels - Huggable, Kissable You (1929) - Piccadilly 382 (UK)
Nick Lucas and his Crooning Troubadours - You're Driving Me Crazy (1930) - Brunswick 1055 A (UK)
Spike Hughes and his Dance Orch - Tiger Rag (1932) - Decca F 3311 A (UK)
Leslie Hutchinson - I Love You So Much (1930) - Parlophone R 738 (UK)
Irene Bordoni (Rube Bloom p) - I Wonder What Is Really On His Mind (1929) - Columbia 1983 D
BBC Dance Orch (Flanagan and Allen v) - Dreaming (1932) - Columbia CB 530 (UK)
Lee Sims - If I Had You (1929) - Brunswick 4339
Eddie Lang Joe Venuti and their Orch - Someday Sweetheart (1931) - Decca F 5883 B (UK)
Bing Crosby - Some Of These Days (1932) - Melotone M 13130
Frank Crumit - Nobody To Love (1920) - A 3303
Billy Murray and Ed Smalle - No One Loves You Any Better Than Your Mammy (1923) - Victor 19039 A
Bennie Krueger's Orch - I Wonder Who's Dancing With You Tonight (1924) - Brunswick 2576 B
The Singapore Slingers - Palesteena (2010) - When Summer Is Gone
The Singapore Slingers - My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (2010) - When Summer Is Gone
Felix Arndt - Desecration Rag (1914) - Victor 17608 B
Victor Roberts - My Home Town Is a One Horse Town But It's Big Enough For Me (1920) - Victor 18712 A
Jerome Conrad and his Orch (Edmund Ruffner v) - Where Were You-Where Was I? (1928) - George M Cohan's “Billie” Special Record 1008 P
Pete Woolery - Woman Disputed I Love You (1928) - Columbia 1626 D
Annette Hanshaw (as Patsy Young) - I Faw Down and Go Boom (1929) - Velvet Tone 1829 V
Max Lindsey - Now's The Time To Fall In Love (1931) - Zonophone 6098 (UK)
Spike Hughes and his Dance Orch - Siesta (To Noel Coward) (1932) - Decca F 3311 B (UK)
George Olsen and his Music (Ethel Shutta v) - Underneath The Arches (1933) - Victor 24229 A
Mickey Alpert and his Orch (Selvin) (Paul Small v) - Rain On The Roof (1932) - Columbia 2614 D
Layton and Johnstone - Night and Day (1933) - Columbia FB 1218 (UK)
Bill Barry and his Orch - You're a Heavenly Thing (1935) - Regal Zonophone MR 1716 (UK)
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Harold Arlen v) - As Long As I Live (1934) - HMV B 6501 (UK)
Lee Sims - When Summer is Gone (1928) - Brunswick 4010
Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer) - Masquerade (1932) - Panachord 25269 B
New Mayfair Orch - The Hour of Parting (1931) - HMV B 3884 A