"The Edge of Wetness" September 2, 2011

(Week 275)

This RADIOLA! was moistened slightly by the recent storm but not saturated.

Also we celebrate two excellent new releases on Bryan Wright's Rivermont label.

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Irving Kaufman - Blue Skies (1927) - Banner 1932 A
Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - Pennies From Heaven (1936) - Bluebird B 6721 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Zulu Wail (1927) - Victor 20926 A
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - I Get The Blues When It Rains (1929) - Collctors' Choice CCM 299
The Ambassadors (Katzman) (IK v) - Her Beaus Are Only Rainbows (1926) - Vocalion B 15364
Gene Austin - Ain't Misbehavin' (1929) - Victor 22068 A
Irene Bordoni - Let's Misbehave (1928) - unissued Victor test
The Happiness Boys - Henry's Made a Lady Out of Lizzie (1928) - Victor 21174 A
Carl Fenton's Orch - Truly (1922) - Brunswick 2316 B
California Ramblers - Take a Little One Step (1924) - Columbia 91 D
The Harmonians (IK v) - A Garden In The Rain (1929) - Velvet Tone 1894 V
Margaret Young - Under The Water (1924) - orig Brunswick 2687
Johnny Marvin - Minnie the Mermaid (1924) - Okeh test (40241)
Correll and Gosden (Delos Owen p) - That's Why I Love You (1926) - Victor 20088 B
Andy Schumm and his Flatland Gang - Down In Gallion (2011) - Rivermont 592 A (78 RPM)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2010) - Recorded March 7, 2010
West End Jazz Band - Torrid Rhythm (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
Signor (Ferruccio) Giannini - Miserere from Il Trovatore (1904) - Victor 2431
Harry Raderman's Jazz Orch - Somebody's Eyes (1920) - Okeh 4233 B
Mound City Blue Blowers - Tiger Rag (1924) - Red McKenzie Volume 1 (Sensation)
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Kate Smith v) - River, Stay 'way From My Door (1931) - The Band Played On ASV Living Era CD AJA 5406
Honolulu Serenaders - Mele of Hawaii (1927) - Victor 21120 B
The Ambassadors (Katzman) (IK v) - Camille (1926) - Vocalion B 15411
Annette Hanshaw - If You Want the Rainbow You Must Have the Rain (1928) - Volume 5 (Sensation)
Charles Kaley - Should I? (1930) - Brunswick 4718
Coon Sanders Orch (JLS v) - Ready For The River (1928) - Victor 21501 A
Steve Washington and his Orch - Blue River (1933) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8059
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Harlem After Midnight (1933) - Victor 24442 B
The Growler - In The Dew and The Rain (1939) - Calypso Carnival (Rounder CD 1077)
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - Stormy Weather (1933) - 16 Most Requested Songs (Columbia CK 44407)
West End Jazz Band - Will You Won't You Be My Babe (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
The Four Clefs - Watching My Ships Go Drifting By (1940) - Bluebird 8624 A