"New Year's Record Party 2017" December 31, 2016

(Week 452)

This long-overdue RADIOLA! observes the yearly changing of the calendar with the requisite gaggle of shellac recordings. May your New Year be better than expected!

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Just before recording this program I was shocked and saddened to hear that my friend Rich Conaty, host of The Big Broadcast, died on December 30. RADIOLA! would never have come to be without Rich's inspiration and encouragement. Therefore, this program is dedicated to his memory.

Libby Holman - Who's That Knockin' at My Door (1927) - Brunswick 3667-A
The Art Hinett Threesome - Entry of the Gladiators (1939) - Bluebird B 11174 B
Willard Robison (w/Ipana Troubadours) - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans - Nobody's Sweetheart (1928) - UHCA 11
Bennie Moten's KC Orch - It's Hard to Laugh or Smile (1928) - Bluebird B-6431-A
Eddie Lang's Orch - March of the Hoodlums (1929) - Parlophone R644
Art Gillham - Pretty Little Thing (1926) - Columbia 1051 D
Paul Oliver (Frank Munn) - Yo Te Amo Means I Love You (1929) - Victor 21878 A
Irene Beasley - Go 'Long, Lasses (1928) - Victor 21266 B
Guyon's Paradise Orch - Louisville Lou (1923) - Okeh 4862 B
Ray Miller and his Orch - You and I (1924) - Brunswick 2814 A
Original Indiana Five - I'm Coming Virginia (1927) - Harmony 501 H-cr-nr
William F. Wirges and his Orch (Frank Munn v) - Afraid of You (1928) - Brunswick 3910 B
Herman Kenin's Multnomah Hotel Orch (Van Fleming v) - Persian Rug (1928) - Victor 21313 B
Henry Allen Jr. and his Orch - Swing Out (1929) - HMV B 4970
Thomas “Fats” Waller - Valentine Stomp (1929) -  HMV JF4
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang's Blue Five - Raggin' the Scale (1933) - Columbia CB 612
Libby Holman - Carefree (1927) - Brunswick 3667-B
The Troubadours (Harold Yates Cooper Lawley v) - Dream Kisses (1927) - Victor 21000 B
Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orch - Hot Town (1929) - Bluebird B-6431-B
Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - Song of the Blues (1929) - Victor 22147 B
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch (Smith Ballew v) - Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1929) - Parlophone R644
Victor Arden Phil Ohman and their Orch (Frank Luther v) - Embraceable You (1930) - Victor 22558 A
Freddie Rose - Somebody and Me (1927) - Brunswick 3616 A
Helen Morgan - More Than You Know (1929) - Victor 22149 B
Johnny Marvin - Yours and Mine (1931) - Victor 22604 A
Thomas “Fats” Waller - Gladyse (1929) -  HMV JF4
Larry Rich and his Friends (Sam Lanin) (Scrappy Lambert v) - Pagan Love Song (1929) - Perfect 15168
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (CL v) - Rollin' Down the River (1930) - Columbia 2188 D
The Chocolate Dandies - Star Dust (1928) - Parlophone R 558
Bennie Moten's KC Orch - Sweetheart of Yesterday (1929) - Bluebird B-6851-A
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang's Blue Five - Hey! Young Fella! (1933) - Columbia CB 601
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang's Blue Five - Jig Saw Puzzle Blues (1933) - Columbia CB 612
La Palina Broadcasters (Fred Rich) (Irving Kaufman v) - When My Dreams Come True (1929) - Perfect 15178
George Olsen and his Music (Fran Frey v) - The Moon is Low (1930) - Victor 22392 A
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - I'm in the Market for You (1930) - Columbia M667 (Japan)
Gene Austin - Peace of Mind (1929) - Victor 22068 B
Helen Morgan - What Wouldn't I Do for That Man (1929) - Victor 22149 A
Jack Denny and his Waldorf-Astoria Orch (June Pursell v) - Lazy Day (1932) - Victor 24012 B
Teddy Wilson - It Never Dawned on Me (1935) - Brunswick 02110 B
Frank Tanner and his Rhythm Kings (Thomas Bailey v) - Death in B Flat (1936) - Bluebird B-6719-B
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (trio v) - I Won't Dance (1935) - Decca 404 A
Frances Langford - You Hit the Spot (1935) - Decca 663 A
Ken Drake and his Orch (Jimmy Ray v) - You'll Never Go to Heaven (1937) - Bluebird B-7025-A
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orch (Bob Goday v) - Foolish Feeling (1936) - Bluebird B-6665-A
Ambrose and his Orch - Deep Henderson (1937) - Decca 1526 A
Tommy Ladnier and his Orch - Ja Da (1938) - Bluebird B-10086-B
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang's Blue Five - Pink Elephants (1933) - Columbia CB 601
Teddy Wilson - Every Now and Then (1935) - Brunswick 02110 A
McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans - Liza (1928) - UHCA 12
George Olsen and his Music (Orch v) - Montana Call (1930) - Victor 22392 B
Victor Arden Phil Ohman and their Orch (Frank Luther v) - I Got Rhythm (1930) - Victor 22558 B
Henry Allen Jr. and his Orch - Feeling Drowsy (1929) - HMV B 4970
Bennie Moten's KC Orch - Prince of Wales (1932) - Bluebird B-6851
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - High Society (1933) - B 6771 B
Frances Langford - Will I Ever Know? (1935) - Decca 663 B
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orch (Bob Goday v) - Where Are You? (1936) - Bluebird B-6665-B
Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - A High Hat, a Piccolo, and a Cane (1936) - Bluebird B-6575-A
Jan Garber and his Orch (Russ Brown v) - Did I Remember? (1936) - Decca 859 A
Ramona with the Park Avenue Boys - The Beat of My Heart (1934) - Victor 24597 B
New Dixie Demons - Looking at the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses (1936) - Decca 5362 B
Freddie Rose - Bye-Bye, Pretty Baby (1927) - Brunswick 3616 B
Johnny Marvin - Bye Bye Blues (1930) - 22534 B
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (1931) - Columbia 37808