"False Spring" November 30, 2012

(Week 340)

This RADIOLA! has Springtime in its heart only.

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These guys are doing some amazing work saving flood-damaged homes in New Jersey. Kick in a few bucks if you can. U-Need Help? Hurricane Sandy House Gutters.

The Merrymakers (Revelers) - How Dy Do Mis' Springtime (1926) - Brunswick 3154 A

Eddie Jordan and his Old Fashioned Boys - Medley of Old Timers (Jingle Bells) (1928) - Brunswick 4150

Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D

Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - What-Cha-Call-'Em Blues (1925) - Columbia 395 D

Grey Gull Studio Band (Arthur Fields v) - Save It For a Rainy Day (1927) - Grey Gull 8101 B

The Ambassadors (Katzman) - I Dare Not Love You (1926) - Vocalion A 15321

Paul Crutchfield - Uncle Hiram's Trip to the City Part 2 (1928) - Okeh 45266

The Shannon Quartet - On the Banks of Wabash Far Away (1927) - A Little Bit of Heaven (Rivermont BSW 1157)

Jack Richmond - Weary Feet (1928) - The Big Broadcast Vol. 7 (Rivermont BSW 1156)

Rialto Dance Orch (Irving Weiss) - Say It With Music (1921) - La Belle 302 A

The California Ramblers - Stuttering (1922) - Vocalion A 14411

Frank Westphal and his Orch - All Wrong (1923) - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (Rivermont BSW 1158)

Thomas and West (Jones and Hare) - Whenever You're Lonesome (1922) - Regal 9327 B

Arthur Fields - My Little Love-Mate (1924) - Regal 9718 B

Eddie Cantor - If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) (1925) - Columbia 364 D

Manhattan Rhythm Kings - Rhythm King (2005) - From Monday On

Paris Washboard - The Minor Drag (2009) - Live in Monségur

Maximilian Pilzer - Spring Song (Mendelssohn) (1913) - Victor 17395 A

Collins and Harlan - That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune (1909) - Aretino D673

Metropolitan Military Band - Miniature Waltz (1915) - Emerson 711

Ben Pollack and his Orch - Rollin' Down the River (1930) - Perfect 15328

Irving Aaronson and his Commanders (Jack Armstrong v) - The Land of Going to Be (1928) - Let's Misbehave (Rivermont BSW 1155)

Hal Kemp and his Orch (Skinnay Ennis v) - Happy Times (1933) - Brunswick 6492

Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Orch (Dick Webster v) - I've Found What I Wanted In You (1931) - Earl Burtnett (Take Two TT432CD)

The Four Aces - Mississippi Moon (1930) - Velvet Tone 2101 V

Bing Crosby - June in January (1934) - Decca 310 A

Art Tatum - Tiger Rag (1940) - Decca 18051 B

Count Basie and his Orch - Roseland Shuffle (1937) - Decca 1141 B

Isham Jones and his Orch (Eddie Stone v) - It Must Be Love (1937) - Vocalion 3499

Kenny Baker - Lost and Found (1938) - Decca 1795 B

Una Mae Carlisle - There'll Be Some Changes Made (1941) - Bluebird B 11096 A

Irving Kaufman - Love Me All The Time (1926) - Perfect 12289 B

"Appreciation" November 23, 2012

(Week 339)

This RADIOLA! is not ungrateful.

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My stepson Joe Bepko and his friends are working valiantly to save homes devastated by flooding in coastal New Jersey. Their efforts are featured in this WABC-TV report. In addition to providing meals they are helping to remove rotted drywall from endangered homes before mold sets in. Even after the relief kitchen closes they will continue to work as long as they can saving people's houses. Money for gas and supplies would be greatly appreciated. Contribute here. Even five dollars would be a huge help.

Aileen Stanley Billy Murray - Whadda You Say We Get Together (1926) - Victor 20065 B

Isham Jones and his Orch (Eddie Stone v) - Now You're Talking My Language (1937) - Vocalion 3499

Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D

Irving Aaronson and his Commanders (Phil Saxe v) - What! No Spinach? (1926) - Let's Misbehave (Rivermont BSW 1155)

Paul Mills' Merry Makers - You're Just a Little Bit of Everything I Love (1928) - Cameo 8343

Frivolity Club Orch (Jack Denny) - Just a Bird's Eye View (1926) - Vocalion B 15465

The Shannon Quartet - The Sidewalks of New York (1926) - A Little Bit of Heaven (Rivermont BSW 1157)

Arthur Fields - You'd Never Know the Old Place Now (1927) - Grey Gull 4144 B

Jane Green - I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (1927) - Victor 20509 B

Zon-O-Phone Orch - Zon-O-Phone Waltz (c 1903) - Zon-O-Phone sample record (mx 1109)

Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Maybe (She'll Write Me She'll Phone Me) (1924) - Victor 19284 B

Frank Westphal and his Orch - Bugle Call Rag (1923) - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (Rivermont BSW 1158)

Billy Golden - Mixed Ale Party (c 1901) - Zon-O-Phone W9288

George Reneau (Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains) - Turkey in the Straw (1924) - Vocalion A 14812

Carl Fenton's Orch (Billy Jones v) - Whose Izzy Is He? (1924) - Brunswick 2568 A

Mona's Hot Four - Viper's Dream (2009) - Live at Mona's

Dan Levinson and Gordon Webster - Summer of '23 (Terry Waldo) (2011) - The Morganville Four: Alone With My Dream (Jazz Rules JR 1001)

Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orch - Down Home Rag (1918) - Columbia A2547

Nick Lucas - Teasing the Frets (1923) - Brunswick 2536 B

Frank Westphal and his Orch - Greenwich Witch (1922) - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (Rivermont BSW 1158)

Vincent Lopez Orch (Lew Conrad v) - Little White Lies (1930) - Hit of the Week 1088

Regal Jazz Band - Get Out and Get Under the Moon (ca. 1935) - The Big Broadcast Vol. 7 (Rivermont BSW 1156)

Joe Venuti and his Blue Six - Jazz Me Blues (1933) - Decca 18168 A

Bud Billings (Frank Luther) Carson Robison - Smoky Mountain Bill (1929) - Victor V 40217 B

Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne Carlisle Cousins v) - They Didn't Believe Me (1931) - Victor 24215 A

The Harmonettes - That's a Plenty (1935) - The Big Broadcast Vol. 7 (Rivermont BSW 1156)

Paris Washboard – Caravan (2009) - Live in Monségur

Billie Holiday and her Orch - He's Funny That Way (1937) - Columbia 37495

Kenny Baker - Love Walked In (1938) - Decca 1795 A

Willard Robison - We'll Have a New Home in the Morning (1929) - Original Recordings 1926-1930 (Superbatone 736)

"Keystone Interlude" November 16, 2012

(Week 338)

This RADIOLA! has a friend in Pennsylvania.

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Shannon Quartet - Heidelberg (Stein Song) (1926) - A Little Bit of Heaven (Rivermont BSW 1157)

Milt Herth Trio - Pennsylvania Polka (1942) - Decca 4285 B

Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D

Mayflower Serenaders (Selvin) (Walter Neff v) - I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (1927) - Perfect 14766

Chicago Loopers - Three Blind Mice (Master No 2) (1927) - Hot Record Society 1

Willard Robison and his Orch (Frank Bessinger v) - The Man I Love (1927) - Pathe Actuelle 36744 B

Walter Morris - Betsy Brown (1926) - Columbia 15079 D

Jane Green - You Went Away Too Far (and Stayed Away Too Long) (1927) - Victor 20509 A

Aileen Stanley Billy Murray - Any Ice To-day, Lady? (1926) - Victor 20065 A

Castleton's Dance Orch (Henry Burr v) - Tell Me (1919) - Operaphone 31117 B

Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Ain't You Ashamed! (1924) - Victor 19284 A

Frank Westphal and his Orch - Stop Your Kidding (1922) - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (Rivermont BSW 1158)

George Reneau (The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains) - Little Brown Jug (1924) - Vocalion B 14812

Jack Kaufman and Honey Duke (Johnny Marvin) - Roll 'Em Girls (1926) - Grey Gull 8101 A

Al Duvall - Scrapple Man (2011) - Squirt,Rubber Heart

Molly Ryan - Hooray For Love (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight

Brian Nalepka w/Dan Levinson Four featuring Stephane Seva washboard - California Here I Come (2012) - Lancaster PA Nov 9, 2012

Pablo Casals - Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms (1920) - Columbia 79155

Nick Lucas - Pickin' the Guitar (1923) - Brunswick 2536 A

Frank Westphal and his Orch - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (1923) - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (Rivermont BSW 1158)

Sam Lanin's Dance Ensemble (Paul Small v) - Three Little Words (1930) - Hit of the Week 1112

Russ Carlson and his Orch (Dick Robertson v) - It's the Girl (1931) - Crown 3163 A

Benny Goodman and his Orch - Bugle Call Rag (1934) - Columbia 2958 D

Willard Robison and his Little Symphony - A Cottage For Sale (1930) - Diva 3131 G

Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne v) - Body and Soul (1933) - Decca 584 B

Boswell Sisters - Let Yourself Go (1936) - Decca 709 B

Art Tatum - I Ain't Got Nobody (1934) - Decca 741 A

Vincent Lopez and his Orch (Johnny Morris v) - Sing Sing Sing (1936) - Melotone 6 10 05

Count Basie and his Orch - Honeysuckle Rose (1937) - Decca 1141 A

Una Mae Carlisle - Beautiful Eyes (1941) - Bluebird B 11096 B

Milt Herth Trio - Jersey Bounce (1942) - Decca 4285 A

Gus Arnheim and his Orch (Buster Dees v) - Sleepy Valley (1929) - Victor 21986 A

"Après-Storm" November 9, 2012

(Week 337)

This RADIOLA! celebrates the light at the end of the funnel.

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Will F. Denny - Ain't Dat a Shame (c 1901) - Zon-O-Phone P5284

Hal Kemp and his Orch (Skinnay Ennis v) - When the Morning Rolls Around (1933) - Brunswick 6492

Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D

Broadway Broadcasters (Lanin) (Leroy Montesano v) - Marvelous (1927) - Cameo 1239

Jean Goldkette and his Orch (Frank Bessinger v) - Cover Me Up With Sunshine (1927) - Victor 20588 B

Deep River Orch (Robison) - Piano Tuner's Dream (1926) - Original Recordings 1926-1930 (Superbatone736)

Helen Clark and Franklyn Baur - A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich and You (1925) - Victor 19903 B

Homer Morris - Ramona (1928) - Champion 15481 B

Bing Crosby - Dancing in the Dark (1931) - Brunswick 80056 B

Victor Herbert's Band - Moszkowski Serenade (1901) - Zon-O-Phone 1561

Pennsylvania Syncopators (Samuels) - Somebody's Wrong (1923) - Emerson 10682

Vincent Rizzo and his Hotel Sylvania Orch of Phila (SSF w) - Nightingale (1924) - Okeh 40135 A

Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orch - Howdy (Ted and Josh) (1918) - Columbia A2649

Henry Burr - Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) - Victor 17716 B

Ernest Hare - Dixie Highway (1922) - Vocalion B 14407

Honey Hurst - Sweet Indiana Home (1922) - Vocalion A 14407

Ron Joseph and Friends - Georgia On My Mind - House Concert

Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing (MollyRyan v) - I Didn't Know About You (2008) - At The Codfish Ball(Loup-garous LG 1004)

Victor Herbert's Band - Floradora March (1901) - Zon-O-Phone 1714

Kentucky Serenaders - Venetian Moon (Intro: In Your Arms) (1920) - Columbia A 2898

Bennie Krueger's Orch - If I Had a Girl Like You (1925) - Brunswick 2936 B

Waring's Pennsylvanians - Fox Trot Medley (The Missouri Waltz That Naughty Waltz) (1932) - Victor 24215 B

McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Don Redman v) - Blues Sure Have Got Me (1930) - RCA 40 0116 A

Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Orch (Paul Gibbons v) - Sunny Side Up (1929) - Earl Burtnett (Take Two TT432CD)

Willard Robison and his Little Symphony - Sing You Sinners (1930) - Diva 3131 G

Boswell Sisters - I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (1936) - Decca 709 A

Mildred Bailey and her Orch - What Have You Got That Gets Me (1938) - Vocalion 4406

Joe Venuti and his Blue Six - Doin' the Uptown Lowdown (1933) - Decca 18167 B

Dorsey Brothers Orch - Mood Hollywood (1933) - Columbia 36066

Benny Goodman and his Orch - Nitwit Serenade (1934) - Columbia 2958 D

Art Tatum - When a Woman Loves a Man (1934) - Decca 741 B

Sterling Young and his Orch (Billy Mozet v) - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1937) - Conqueror 8798

George P. Watson - Sleep Baby Sleep (1897) - Berliner 1787

"Topical Depression" November 2, 2012

(Week 336)

This RADIOLA! can't wait for it all to blow over.

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Willard Robison - Don't Be Afraid to Wade Those Troubled Waters (1929) - Original Recordings 1926-1930 (Superbatone 736)

Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Queer Notions (1933) - Decca 18189 A

Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up (1929) - Victor 21976 A

Al Lentz and his Orch - There's a Little White House on a Little Green Hill (1926) - Banner 1861 A

Frankie Masters and his Orch - I'm Walkin' on Air (1927) - Victor 21102 B

Deep River Orch (Robison) - Mobile Mud (American Suite No. 6) (1926) - Original Recordings 1926-1930 (Superbatone 736)

Harold Edwards - I'm Just a Vagabond Lover (1929) - Champion 15745 B

Rodman Lewis and Radio Ed (Lambert and Smalle) - Lila (1928) - Regal 8563

Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Mississippi Mud (1928) - Victor 21274 A

Paul Biese and his Novelty Orch - Bo-La-Bo (1919) - Victor 18654 A

The Cotton Pickers - Snakes' Hips (1923) - Brunswick 2418 A

Isham Jones Orch - Feedin' the Kitty (1924) - Brunswick 2776 B

Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan - On The Old Fall River Line (1913) - Columbia A1419

Eddie Peabody (Arthur Fields v) - Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue? (1925) - Banner 1625 A

Carl Fenton's Orch (Billy Jones Ernest Hare v) - It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' (1924) - Brunswick 2568 B

Annie and the Hedonists - Buckets of Rain (Zimmerman) (2012) - Women Be Wise

Matt Munisteri with Brockmumford - Lonely Acres In The West (2003) - Love Story

Pietro Deiro - Over the Waves (1915) - Victor 17950 A

Louisiana Five - Dixie Blues (1919) - Emerson 1026

Bennie Krueger's Orch - Yes Sir That's My Baby (1925) - Brunswick 2936 A

Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Orch (Paul Gibbons v) - Little White Lies (1930) - Earl Burtnett (Take Two TT432CD)

Oceanic Dance Orch - A Cottage For Sale (1930) - Madison 5058 A

McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Plain Dirt (1929) - RCA 40 0115 A

Wallace Jones - Sing a Little Love Song (1929) - Champion 15745 A

Gene Austin - St. Louis Blues (1928) - Bluebird B 6863 A

Annette Hanshaw - I'm Following You! (1930) - Velvet Tone 2106 V

Mary Lou Williams - Drag 'Em (1930) - Brunswick 80033 A

Jimmy Dorsey - Oodles of Noodles (1932) - Columbia 36063

Horace Henderson and his Orch - Happy Feet (1933) - Decca 18172 A

Ginny Simms - Stormy Weather - Favorite Songs From 1940s Radio Shows (Take Two TT430CD)

Harry (The Hipster) Gibson - I Stay Brown All Year Roun' (1945) - Musicraft 346 A

Victor Salon Orch - Just Like a Butterfly (1927) - Victor 20733 B