"Two Hundred Squabble" March 19, 2010

(Week 200)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download in 128k format here: HOUR 1, HOUR 2 and AFTERSHOW.

This is the 200th week of RADIOLA! and in observance of the occasion the show is pretty much the same as always--only more so.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct internet streaming both HERE and HERE). I'll have the show archived and on my Live365 station presently.

Since WHCL is officially "off the air" for Spring Break, I'll be in early to play a few oddments of radio to warm up the transmitter.

Arden-Ohman and their Orch (Revelers v) - Strike Up The Band (1930) - Victor 22308 A
The Missourians - Two Hundred Squabble (1930) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Daybreak Express (1933) - 1933 - 1935 (Classics 646)
Bunny Berigan and his Blue Boys - You Took Advantage Of Me (1935) - 1935-1936 (Classics 734)
Valaida Snow - Tiger Rag (1937) - The Chronological 1937-1940 (Classics 1122)
The Happiness Boys - Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me (1927) - Victor 20925 A
Aileen Stanley - Give Your Little Baby Lots of Lovin' (1929) - Victor 21874 B
Three Tobacco Tags - How Can I Keep My Mind on Driving? (1938) - Bluebird B 7533 A
Jesse Crawford (Chicago Theatre Pipe Organ) - All Alone (1924) - Autograph 4005 A
Edythe Baker - Dancing Till Dawn (1931) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
Eddie South and his Alabamians - La Rosita (1927) - Victor 21151 B
Wayne King and his Orch (Ernie Birchill v) - You Are The Melody (1930) - Victor 22573 A
High Hatters (Frank Luther v) - I May Be Wrong (1929) - Victor 22105 A
The Missourians - I've Got Someone (1929) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Mark Shane and the Shane Gang - All My Life (2007) - Fats Lives!!! (Amber Lake 002)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing - Keep Smiling At Trouble (2008) - At the Codfish Ball (Loup-garous)
Howard Joyner - All Of Me (1932) - Bob Howard 1932 - 1935 (Classics 1152)
Beryl Newell - Jazz Up Your Lingerie (1931) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
The Happiness Boys - Pastafazoola (1927) - Victor 20925 B
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Cocktails For Two (1934) - 1933 - 1935 (Classics 646)
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch (John Dickens v) - Strangers (1932) - Victor 22955 A
Mezz Mezzrow and his Swing Band - The Panic Is On (1936) - 1936-1939 (Classics 694)
Valaida Snow - Chloe (1937) - The Chronological 1937-1940 (Classics 1122)
Bunny Berigan and his Boys - I Can't Get Started With You (1936) - 1935-1936 (Classics 734)
Bob Howard and his Orch - I Can't Dance (1935) - Bob Howard 1932 - 1935 (Classics 1152)
Aileen Stanley - I'll Never Ask For More (1929) - Victor 21874 A
Raie Da Costa - I've Got You on My Mind (1933) - Dainty Debutantes (Rivermont BSW 1149)
Arden-Ohman and their Orch (Lewis James v) - Soon (1930) - Victor 22308 B
Eddie South and his Alabamians - By The Waters of Minnetonka (1927) - Victor 21151 A
The Missourians - Ozark Mountain Blues (take 2) (1929) - Stoppin' The Traffic (Frog DGF69)
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch (Harlan Lattimore v) - I Wanna Count Sheep (1932) - Victor 22955 B

A Note of Thanks

I'd like to express my gratitude to the listener in California who sent me a generous gift to help defray my Live365 expenses. I am deeply moved by this donation, and I here offer my sincere thanks.

"Come On and Stomp!" March 12, 2010

(Week 199)

UPDATE: This show is now available as a 128k download here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This week's RADIOLA! is a tribute to the Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp held in Whippany, NJ which we attended March 7. I've managed to include many actual "stomps," a number of selections recorded by Pee Wee Russell himself, and recordings made by the amazing performers we heard and hung out with at the Stomp. It was a perfect, spring-like afternoon of the most excellent music--and I hope this program conveys some of the joy we experienced.

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). I'll upload the program to my Live365 station soon after the broadcast, and archive it for your convenience.

Louisiana Rhythm Kings - Last Cent (1929) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8024
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Come On and Stomp Stomp Stomp (1927) - New Orleans Stomp (Frog)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Stomp Off, Let's Go (Take 2) (1926) - New Orleans Stomp (Frog)
Fletcher Henderson Orch - Sugar Foot Stomp (1925) - A Study in Frustration (Columbia)
Charleston Chasers - Sugar Foot Strut (1927) - orig Columbia 1260 D
Mark Shane and the Shane Gang - Ain't Misbehavin' (2007) - Fats Lives!!! (Amber Lake 002)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing w/Molly Ryan - The Milkman's Matinee (2008) - At the Codfish Ball
Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers - Savoyagers' Stomp - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 JSP CD314
Howard Lanin's Ben Franklin Orch - Melancholy Lou (1925) - Shake That Thing ASV CD AJA 5002
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2004) - The Aviator (Columbia)
Kitty O'Connor (The Girl Baritone) - Mister Aeroplane Man (1928) - Columbia 1140 D
Ruth Etting - After You've Gone (1927) - Columbia 995 D
The Sunshine Boys - It's Unanimous Now (1929) - Columbia 1962 D
Hollywood Dance Orch (Johnny Sylvester and his Orch) - King Porter Stomp (1925) - Perfect 14392 [ToNY]
Jasper Taylor and his State Street Boys - Stomp Time Blues (1927) - orig Paramount 12409
John Allred Quartet - Rosetta (2005) - Live in Scotland (Apple Jazz AJCD0063)
Kevin Dorn's Traditional Jazz Collective - Everybody Loves My Baby (2006) - The TJC Returns (Little Simmy)
Dixie Jazz Band (Original Indiana Five) - Moten Stomp (1928) - Oriole 1172 [ToNY]
Fats Waller - Valentine Stomp (1929) - Fats Waller 1929 (Classics)
Eddie Condon - I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee (take 2) (1929) - Timeless Historical Presents
Molly Ryan - It's Wonderful (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG-1003)
Bix Centennial All Stars - There'll Come a Time (Wait and See) - Celebrating Bix! (Arbors 19271)
Billy Banks and his Orch - Spider Crawl (1932) - orig Banner 32459
Mezz Mezzrow and his Orch - Hot Club Stomp (1937) - Classics 694
Joe Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys - King Kong Stomp (1933) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8057
Molly Ryan - Hooray For Love (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG-1003)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - As Long As I Live (2005) - Cotton Club Revisited (Nighthawks)
Mound City Blue Blowers - Hello Lola (1929) - orig Victor V 38100

"I Just Roll Along" March 5, 2010

(Week 198)

UPDATE: This show is being made available for download at the following links: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! rolls along with the rare and strange juxtaposed with the familiar in this mostly shellac sampler.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE and HERE). With luck, the show will be archived and uploaded to my Live365 station soon.

Many thanks to Irwin of WFMU for the Koichi Sugii recording.

California Humming Birds - I Just Roll Along (1928) - Victor 21309 B
Vernon Geyer - Whispering (1938) - Bluebird B 7738 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - You're Just a Lover (1931) - Victor 22679 A
The Sunshine Boys - That's Where You Come In (1929) - Columbia 1962 D
Eddie Droesch and his Orch (Dick Robertson v) - River Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - Clarion 5409 C
Ruth Etting - My Man (Mon Homme) (1927) - Columbia 995 D
Correll and Gosden - Kiss Your Little Baby Goodnight (1926) - Victor 20286 B
Clara Bow - True to the Navy (1930) - “Paramount on Parade” Soundtrack
Harry Paul and his Orch (Specht) (Johnny Morris v) - Chiquita (1928) - Duophone D 4008
Andre Kostelanetz - Rhumba Fantasy (1935) - Victor 36161 B
Genevieve Davis - Haven't Got a Dollar to Pay the House Rent Man (1927) - Victor 20648 A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Mood Indigo (1931) - Columbia 2530 D
Bing Crosby (w Dorsey Bros Orch) - Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (1933) - Brunswick 1498 A (UK)
Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band - Strange Blues (1955) - Good Time Jazz GTJ12006
Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band - The Sheik of Araby (1999) - Salutes the ODJB (Loup-Garous LG1001)
Wabash Dance Orch (Red Nichols) (Phil Baker v) - Ready For The River (1928) - Duophone D 4008
California Ramblers - Wedding of the Painted Doll (1929) - Edison 14016 R
The Ramblers (Ed Kirkeby v) - She Knows Her Onions (1926) - Romeo 266 A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Love Letters in the Sand (1931) - Columbia 2530 D
Jack Hart (Sam Lanin Orch) - You Were Meant For Me (1929) - Harmony 845 H
California Humming Birds - She's a Great Great Girl (1928) - Victor 21309 A
Andre Kostelanetz - Chant of the Weed (Donald Redman) (1935) - Victor 36161 A
Koichi Sugii - Kiso-Bushi (1938) - Salon Music 1938 1941 Bridge 123-4 (Japan)
Fats Waller - Lonesome Road (1939) - Victor 27459 B
Vernon Geyer - Honeysuckle Rose (1938) - Bluebird B 7738 B
Bing Crosby (w Dorsey Bros Orch) - Stay on the Right Side of the Road (1933) - Brunswick 1498 B (UK)
Frances Langford - Meet Me In The Gloaming (1933) - Bluebird B 5016 B
Tommy Dorsey and his Orch - Song of India (1937) - HMV B 8586
Jerry Cooper (Eddy Duchin Orch) - Goodnight My Love (1936) - Victor 25485 B

"Jazz Decades" host Ray Smith has died.

From the WGBH website:

From John Voci, General Manager of WGBH Radio.

On Friday, February 26, Ray Smith passed away at the age of 87. He leaves Marilyn, his wife of 61 years, three children and jazz fans everywhere.

Ray came to WGBH in 1972 and over the next 38 years, he produced more than 1900 programs.

Ray first produced the Jazz Decades in 1958 for WKOX in Framingham, Massachusetts making the show one of the longest running programs in Boston radio history.

Ray was an accomplished drummer and a member of many traditional jazz bands including the Black Eagles, the Yankee Rhythm Kings, the Jazz Decades and the Paramount Jazz Band. For many years, he regularly performed at the Sticky Wicket Pub in Hopkinton.

A native of Melrose, Ray was a decorated veteran for his service during the Second World War including being part of the invading forces during the battle of Iwo Jima. In 1989, Ray retired from a career as a graphic designer and in 1997; he left New England for Hilton Head, South Carolina where he continued to produce his program.

Ray had an encyclopedic knowledge of ragtime, blues, swing and the great jazz of the 1920s and 30s. His passion for the music he loved was infectious. We remember Ray for his music but he was also one of the nicest and most gracious men that you could hope to meet. We invite you to post your comments and remembrances at our Jazz Decades page online at WGBH.Org.

Because of the archives, the show will continue both on-air and online for some time to come but we’ll all miss our colleague and friend Ray Smith, our guide through the Jazz Decades.

He and his wonderful program will be much missed.

"I've Got Something" February 26, 2010

(Week 197)

UPDATE: This show may be downloaded in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Yes, I've got something--for this RADIOLA! I have an array of delightful shellac, all recently acquired.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE or HERE). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station shortly thereafer--with other listening options available soon.

Genevieve Davis and Leonard Mitchell - I've Got Something (1927) - Victor 20648 B
Joe Haymes and his Orch (Roy Wager v) - Lazybones (1933) - Perfect 15790 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Seven Blue Babies - Heigh Ho! Ev'rybody, Heigh Ho! (1929) - Edison 14016 L
Jack Hart (acc by Sam Lanin's Orch) - Broadway Melody (1929) - Harmony 845 H
Plantation Players (Tom Stacks v) - You Never Get Nowhere Holding Hands (1927) - Romeo 409
Chester Gaylord - If I Had a Girl Like You (1930) - Brunswick 4819
Kitty O'Connor (The Girl Baritone) - Dream Kisses (1928) - Columbia 1140 D
Correll and Gosden (Delos Owen, p) - Meadow Lark (1926) - Victor 20286 A
California Ramblers - Oh Mabel (1924) - Columbia 268 D
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Band - Daddy Change Your Mind (1924) - Columbia 14008 D
Jerome Conrad and his Orch (IK v) - Susianna (1928) - Harmony 824 H
Kate Smith (acc by The Harmonians) - Moanin' Low (1929) - Velvet Tone 1999 V
Harry Brady (IK) - Used To You (1929) - Velvet Tone 1980 V
Bessie Smith - I'm Wild About That Thing (1929) - Columbia 14427 D
Al Raymond (The United Statesman) - The Senator's First Speech Pt 1 (1923) - Cameo 330
Al Raymond (The United Statesman) - The Senator's First Speech Pt 2 (1923) - Cameo 330
Fred Whitehouse - Palesteena (1920) - Brunswick 2055 A
Jack Kaufman - Why Did You Do It? (1919) - Columbia A 2865
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Band - I Don't Know And I Don't Care Blues (1924) - Columbia 14008 D
Lloyd Keating's Music (Dick Robertson v) - Hiding in the Shadows of the Moon (1931) - Clarion 5419 C
Jerry Fenwyck's Orch (Eddie Walters v) - Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon (1931) - Clarion 5353 C
Johnny Marvin - Same Old Moon Same Old June (1929) - Victor 22125 B
Al Bowlly (acc by Ray Noble's Orch) - My Melancholy Baby (1935) - Victor 25007 A
Helen Clark - Redskin (1929) - Victor 21878 B
Jerry Cooper (acc by Eddie Duchin's Orch uncredited) - Timber (1936) - Victor 25485 A
Jerry Fenwyck and his Orch (Eddie Walters v) - Just One More Chance (1931) - Clarion 5353 C
Joe Haymes and his Orch (Mike Doty v) - Happy As The Day Is Long (1933) - Perfect 15790 A
California Ramblers - Down South Camp Meeting (1937) - Variety VA 577
Lewis James - Forever (1928) - Victor 21733 B
Jack Fulton - It's Easy To Remember (1935) - Banner 33421 B
Bessie Smith - You've Got to Give Me Some (1929) - Columbia 14427

NO RADIOLA! ON WHCL--ENJOY THIS "CLASSIC"

Owing to a sports broadcast, there's no RADIOLA! on WHCL Friday, February 19. For my internet listeners, I've reached way back into the archives for a fun one--and I could use a little fun about now: "It's The Animal In Me," originally aired January 27, 2006. The show is posted on my Live365 station, and may be downloaded in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

"A Bunch Of Rags" February 12, 2010

(Week 196)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

This RADIOLA! features 36 different recordings, including the oldest disc in my collection, in an unusually "ragged" playlist (which matches my mood perfectly).

Tune in 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming HERE or HERE). The show will be available on my Live365 station soon.

Also, those intrigued by Little Wonder records can read about them on this excellent site.

Vess L. Ossman - A Bunch of Rags (1901) - Victor 153
Arthur Fields - Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1914) - Little Wonder 46
Quartette - It's Going to Be a Cold, Cold Winter (1914) - Little Wonder 84
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Weary Blues (1927) - Hot Fives & Sevens, Vol. 2 (JSP CD 313)
Jelly Roll Morton Trio - Shreveport (1928) - Bluebird B 7710 A (dubbing)
Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers - Symphonic Raps - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 (JSP CD 314)
Collins and Harlan - Under the Anheuser Bush (1904) - Victor 2668
Ada Jones - I'm In Love With the Slide Trombone (1907) - Zon-o-phone 829
Gus Van - Beans, Beans, Beans (1918) - Columbia A2629
Band - Pigeon Walk (1914) - Little Wonder 149
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - A Good Man is Hard to Find (1927) - Okeh 40966
Dinah - What's Keeping My Prince Charming (1931) - Decca F2593 B
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies (Scrappy Lambert v) - Nobody Knows (1929) - Brunswick 6832
Tommy Malie and Little Jack Little - Because They All Love You (1924) - Cameo 596
Quartette - My Croony Melody (1914) - Little Wonder 65
Band - Les Copeland's Rag (Thirty-Eighth Street Rag) (1914) - Little Wonder 293
Art Landry and his Call of the North Orch - Rip Saw Blues (1923) - Gennett 5255 B
Al and Joni Gallodoro - Punchinello (2000) - Master Class (Golden Rooster unreleased)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing (Molly Ryan v) - Ten Cents a Dance (2008) - “At The Codfish Ball”
Vess L. Ossman - Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) - Berliner 470 Z
Al Jolson - Back to the Carolina You Love (1914) - Little Wonder 20
Band - Maori (1914) - Little Wonder 29
Orchestra (Fred Van Eps) - Medley No. 4 (1914) - Little Wonder 153
Virginia Lee - Just a Little Blue For You (1928) - Supertone 9276 B
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - Crying All Day (1927) - Okeh 40966
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Wah Wah Lament (1933) - Columbia DB 679 (UK)
Reilly and Comfort - Lazybones (1933) - Decca F 3668 A (UK)
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - How Can You Face Me (1934) - Bluebird B 10143 B
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) - My Independent Man (1937) - Vocalion 04013
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Don't Jive Me (1928) - Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol 3 (JSP CD 314)
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch - Jungle Fever (1934) - Brunswick 6932
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (1930) - Brunswick 4885
Arthur Cavendish - Love Me Tonight (1932) - Sterno 1059
Harry Jacobson (Arthur Young piano) - You're The Top (1934) - Decca F 5544 A (UK)
Wingie Manone and his Orch - Stop the War (1941) - Bluebird B 11107 A

NO RADIOLA! ON WHCL--INTERNET ONLY REBROADCAST

UPDATE: These programs are now available for download in 128k mp3 format: "Rosebud" HOUR 1 and HOUR 2; "Last Ditch Effort" HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

Owing to a sports broadcast on WHCL tonight, RADIOLA! will not be aired. For my internet listeners, I'm uploading two programs: from October 5, 2007, "Rosebud!" and from March 2, 2007, "Last Ditch Effort." These are now posted on my Live365 station.

"Stuff, Etc." January 29, 2010

(Week 195)

UPDATE: This program is now available for download in 128k mp3 format: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

As the name implies, this RADIOLA! is a miscellany of recordings that somehow has coalesced into surprising coherence. Most selections are from original shellac source documents, except where noted.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming here or here). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station shortly this weekend.

Annette Hanshaw (as Patsy Young) - Don't Be Like That (1929) - Velvet Tone 1829 V
Adrian Rollini and his Orch - Stuff, Etc. (1936) - Decca 807 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Broadway Bell Hops (Jimmy Flynn v) - Hello Bluebird (1926) - Velvet Tone 1272 V
McKenzie's Candy Kids - Hot Honey (1925) - Vocalion A 15166
Thomas Waller - Soothin' Syrup (1927) - Victor 20470 A
Ethel Waters - Waiting at the End of the Road (1929) - Columbia 1933 D
Frank Crumit - Three Little Words (1930) - HMV B 3722
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - The Sheik (1930) - Brunswick 4885
King Oliver and his Orch - Don't You Think I Love You (1930) - Victor 23001 A
Georgia Washboard Stompers - Sophisticated Lady (1933) - Bluebird B 5089 A
Mound City Blue Blowers - I'm Gonna Clap My Hands (1936) - Champion 40103 A
Ross Gorman and his Virginians (Heaney and White v) - Ev'ry Little While (1926) - Velvet Tone 1379 V
Southampton Society Orch (IK v) - I Miss My Swiss (1925) - Perfect 14457
The Astorites (Paul Hagan v) - It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry (1926) - Velvet Tone 1303 V
R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Persian Rug (1976) - Chasin' Rainbows (Shanachie 6002)
R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Mysterious Mose (1976) - Chasin' Rainbows (Shanachie 6002)
Arthur Collins - Any Rags! (1903) - Victor 31433
Van and Schenck - Carolina in the Morning (1922) - Columbia A3712
American Quartet - Strut Miss Lizzie (1921) - Victor 18799 B
McKenzie's Candy Kids - If You Never Come Back (1925) - Vocalion B 15166
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch - I'm Comin' Virginia (1927) - Brunswick 7703
King Oliver and his Orch - Struggle Buggy (1930) - Victor 23001 B
Dinah - You Can't Stop Me From Lovin' You (1931) - Decca F2593 A (UK)
Reilly and Comfort - You've Got Me Crying Again (1933) - Decca F 3574 B (UK)
Boswell Sisters - There'll Be Some Changes Made (1932) - Brunswick 6291
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Blue Lou (1936) - Vocalion 3211
Georgia Washboard Stompers (Cal Clement v) - My Pretty Girl (1933) - Bluebird B 5089 B
Glen Gray and his Orch - Casa Loma Stomp (1933) - Victor 24256 B
Geechee Wiley - Last Kind Word Blues (1930) - mp3 (orig Paramount 12951 A)
Ethel Waters - Trav'lin' All Alone (1929) - Columbia 1933 D
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - I Want To Be Happy (1930) - Brunswick 6830

It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt

Owing to people constantly pirating his painstaking and excellent restorations, Glen Richards of the Hot Dance & Vintage Jazz Pages is calling it a day. I can hardly blame him:

Hello, everyone!

I know it's been a very long time since I've written (and updated the site!); life has a way of asserting itself when we least desire it. I've been struggling the problem of finding my recordings all over the internet (and commercial projects), all used without permission or even acknowledgment of their origin. When I started this site (back in 1997!) I knew this would be a problem, but I had hoped I would be able to ignore it. I can no longer do it; providing new content is never easy, and to have it used against my wishes simply makes doing this no longer fun.

I will no longer be posting any new content to the website. I have many recordings prepared and have purchased and scanned numerous photos and magazines that I will not release because of the work of a number of unscrupulous and unprincipled people. I made the mistake recently of looking through YouTube.com and various BitTorrent files and was amazed at how much of my stuff is used without any attribution. I had a fellow write to me the other day, accusing *me* of stealing stuff from YouTube and passing it off as my own! The arrogance and outright stupidity of so many people simply overwhelms me.

So, yes, I'm taking my bat and ball and going home. And yes, I *do* angrily blame thieves like "grimriper@yahoo.com" and others for taking my files, removing the copyright notices (and resampling the files, poorly) and them posting them to bitTorrent, archive.org and the like. It is you, and people like you, that have made this once enjoyable hobby an exercise in extreme frustration. "F*ck the RIAA" you put in many of the files you stole from me, but you haven't hurt them at all - you've made certain I'll not make new content available ever again. I hope it was worth it! The website will continue to be open but I will be removing all files and closing the Downloads and Replays pages. I'm sorry this has to affect the majority of folks who have followed my usage guidelines and asked for permission to use the files (*always* freely given, by the way), but I don't enjoy this "hobby" anymore.

Glen


Thanks for all the great music, Glen--your efforts are deeply appreciated. And they'll be missed.

SITA SINGS THE BLUES!

The amazing film by Nina Paley featuring the recordings of Annette Hanshaw. The animation is brilliant--and the music is incomparable.

"Going Away Blues" January 22, 2010

(Week 194)

UPDATE: This show is now available for download in 128k mp3 format: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

RADIOLA! will be broadcasting on WHCL this Friday. It's been a strange year thus far, characterized by losses both public and personal. This program acknowledges those losses while opting to celebrate life.

Also featured is a special tribute to the great Al Gallodoro composed and played by his daughter Joni Gallodoro. (Inquiries about "Ode to Gallodoro" may be addressed to MyJoniGirl@aol.com.)

Tune in Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL-FM (with direct streaming here and here). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station soon.

(Also, check out the new website for Bryan Wright's Rivermont Records.)

Original Indiana Five - Rarin' to Go (1927) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8034
Coon-Sanders Orch - After You've Gone (1929) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Milton Charles w/Guy Lombardo R.C.'ns - The Spell of the Blues (1928) - Take Two TT 511 CD/2
Leroy's Dallas Band (Percy Bagsby v) - Going Away Blues (1928) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch - Take Your Tomorrow (And Give Me Today) (1928) - Rivermont BSW 1140
Helen Savage w/ The Dixie Syncopators - It's Bad For Your Soul (1929) - “That's My Stuff” Frog DGF 7
Lloyd Smith and his Gut-Bucketeers - Wake Up, Sinners (1930) - “That's My Stuff” Frog DGF 7
Coon-Sanders Orch - On Revival Day (1932) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Jeanette James and her Synco Jazzers - The Bumps (1927) - “Alexander, Where's The Band?” Frog DGF 13
New Orleans Owls - The Nightmare (1926) - “The Owls' Hoot” Frog DGF 2
King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers - Nut House Stomp (1929) - “Good Time Mamma” Frog DGF 70
Hattie Hudson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul (1927) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Ben Norsingle - Black Cat Blues (1928) - “Sunshine Special” Frog DGF 60
Katherine Henderson - Have You Ever Felt That Way? (1928) - “Speakeasy” Frog DGF 40
Joni Gallodoro - Ode to Gallodoro (2009) - Private Recording (Larry Barrecka studio 11-13-2009)
Dan Levinson and his Swing Wing (Molly Ryan v) - A Brown Bird Singing (2008) - "At The Codfish Ball" Loupgarous LG-1004
Reginald Foort - Memories of You (1931) - “Pioneers of the Theatre Organ” Take Two TT511CD/2
Jesse Crawford w/Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Maybe (1926) - Take Two TT511CD/1
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch - Spanish Shawl (1925) - Rivermont BSW 1140
Guy Lombardo R.C.'ns w/Kate Smith - River, Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - Columbia 2578-D
The Four Musketeers - Take Me Away From The River (1933) - Columbia DB 1076 (UK)
Memphis Jug Band - I'll See You In The Spring When The Birds Begin To Sing (1927) - Frog DGF 15
Coon-Sanders Orch - Deep Henderson (1926) - Retrieval RTR 79019
Thomas Morris' Seven Hot Babies - The Chinch (1926) - “When a Gator Hollers” Frog DGF 1
Kansas City Stompers - Shanghai Honeymoon (1929) - “Good Time Mamma” Frog DGF 70
Dick Leibert - Star Dust (1940) - “Pioneers of the Theatre Organ” Take Two TT511CD/2
Georgia Washboard Stompers - Chasing Shadows (1935) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8036
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Chatterbox (1937) - The Best of Duke Ellington 1932-1939, Disc 3
The Rhythm Maniacs - A Cottage For Sale (1930) - Decca F 1799 A (UK)
Violet Lorraine - Don't You Cry When We Say Goodbye (1934) - Decca F 5266 A (UK)
Nora Bayes - Just Snap Your Fingers At Care (1920) - Columbia A3360

"A RADIOLA! Winter Carnival" January 15, 2010

I'm offering another show from the archives this week, originally broadcast February 19, 2007--and appropriately Winter-themed. Some excellent jazz here, including selections by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks and The West End Jazz Band.

This show is available for download in 128k mp3 format here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2. A lower-bitrate version is available at THIS LINK, and it has been uploaded to my Live365 station.

"The Voyage of Life" (YOWZAH #7) January 8, 2010

This week I'm playing a show from the archives--"The Voyage of Life" from the WPNR YOWZAH! series originally broadcast August 8, 2007.

In "The Voyage of Life" I offered a musical tribute to the four-painting series "The Voyage of Life" completed by Thomas Cole in 1840. The first version of this series hangs in the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute in Utica, and is a moving allegory of the sweep of an individual's existence.

I programmed selections that refer to elements within the paintings, the ages they represent, and the theme of rivers generally. Each hour refers to a different painting and the "age" it represents. Most Uticans have seen the paintings and are familiar with them, but if you'd like to refresh your memory of them, you may do so at this link.

(The paintings reproduced in this link are the second set completed by Cole in 1842, which now hang in the National Gallery of Art.)

128k mp3 files of this program may be downloaded here: HOUR 1, HOUR 2, HOUR 3, and HOUR 4. A lower bitrate version of this program is posted HERE. It will also be available on my Live365 station.

"New Year's Eve Dance Party" December 31, 2009 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 193)

I'm presenting this year's New Year's Eve special early so people worldwide can enjoy RADIOLA! in their own time zones. This four-hour program is a very danceable mix of records I've acquired recently, with plenty of British bands and vocalists. Almost none of this material has been heard on RADIOLA! before.

This program will be streamed on my Live365 station starting about 9 PM on the US East Coast.

Download the program here: HOUR 1, HOUR 2, HOUR 3, and HOUR 4. A lower-bitrate version of the program (for dialup connections) is available HERE.

Happy New Year!

George Metaxa - Bye Bye Blues (1930) - HMV B 3648 (UK)
The Savanna Players - Laughing at Life (1931) - Decca F 2260 A (UK)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys - Hello Beautiful (1931) - Columbia 2376 D
Jack Hylton and his Orch - River, Stay 'Way From My Door (1931) - HMV B 6004 (UK)
Debroy Somers' Band - My Hat's On The Side of My Head (1933) - Columbia CB 685 (UK)
Henry Hall BBC Dance Orch (Phyllis Robins v) - I Took My Harp to a Party (1933) - Columbia DB 674
Reilly and Comfort - Popular Favorites Medley (1933) - Decca F 3668 B (UK)
Hollywood Dance Orch (Adrian Schubert) (IK v) - The Stein Song (1930) - Imperial 2264 (UK)
Eddie Gross-Bart and his Cafe de Paris Band - Trees (1931) - EBW 5454 (UK)
Johnny Hamp and his Orch (Carl Graub v) - Falling in Love Again (1931) - Victor 22638 A
Dick Robertson Orch - I Played Fiddle For The Czar (1932) - Crown 3427 B
Helen Richards - Am I Blue (1929) - Conqueror 7392 B
Harry Jacobson (Arthur Young piano) - Anything Goes (1934) - Decca F 5544 A (UK)
The Four Musketeers - Shuffle Off To Buffalo (1933) - Columbia DB 1162 (UK)
Jimmy Campbell and his Band - On With The Show Pt 1 (1933) - Rex 8007 A (UK)
Jimmy Campbell and his Band - On With The Show Pt 2 (1933) - Rex 8007 B (UK)
Joe Venuti's Blue Four - Four String Joe (1927) - Okeh 40947
Al Katz and his Orch - A Year From Today (1929) - Columbia 1971 D
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Lew Sherwood v) - After Sundown (1933) - Victor 24461 B
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - It Looks Like Love (1931) - Columbia 2453 D
Edward Malloy - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1933) - Sterno 1548 (UK)
Chris Hall - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1931) - EBW 5338 (UK)
Jenny Howard - Looking On The Bright Side (1931) - EBW 5515 (UK)
Paul Monty and his Dance Band - Masquerade (1932) - Sterno 1040 (UK)
Van Phillips and his Band - Dancing on the Ceiling (1930) - Columbia CB 172 (UK)
Debroy Somers' Band (Dan Donovan v) - Them There Eyes (1931) - Columbia CB 245
Harry Shalson - Little White Lies (1930) - HMV B 3628 (UK)
Bing Crosby - Shadow Waltz (1933) - Melotone M 13136 B
Dick Robertson and his Orch - Eadie Was A Lady (1932) - Crown 3427 A
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orch - I'm Your Slave (1934) - Columbia CB 785 (UK)
Billy Cotton and his Band - I'm Getting Off The Chain (1935) - Regal Zono MR 1670 (UK)
Adrian Rollini Orch - Swing Low (1936) - Decca 807 A
Adrian Rollini Orch (Pat Hoke v) - Singin' The Blues (1938) - Decca 1973 A
Eddy Duchin Orch - La Cumparsita (1933) - Victor 24461 B
Al Katz and his Orch - I May Be Wrong (1929) - Columbia 1971 D
Colonial Club Orch (Eddy Thomas v) - Lauretta (1928) - Brunswick 3906
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (PWH v) - Savage Serenade (1934) - Brunswick 6647
Reilly and Comfort - St Louis Blues (1933) - Decca F 3574 (UK)
Ord Hamilton - Just a Blue Eyed Blonde (1931) - Decca F 2589 A (UK)
Smith Ballew and his Orch - Footloose and Fancy Free (1935) - Rex 8572 B (UK)
Jack Hylton and his Orch - Lies (1932) - Decca F 2271 (UK)
Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band - Moon Song (1933) - Sterno 1186 (UK)
Howard Flynn and his Orch - Night and Day (1934) - EBW B 5610 (UK)
Dawn Davis - And So Does He (1933) - Decca F 3581 B (UK)
Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent - Ladies and Gentlemen That's Love (1931) - Parlophone R 1098 (UK)
Billy Cotton and his Band - I've Gone and Lost My Little Yo Yo (1932) - Regal MR 609 (UK)
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans - So Rare (1937) - Columbia FB 1791 (UK)
George Barclay (Archie Alexander Orch) - Then I'll Be Tired of You (1934) - Regal Zono MR 1490 (UK)
Harry Roy and his Orch - A Foggy Day (1937) - Parlophone F 1001 (UK)
Van Phillips and his Band - No Place But Home (1930) - Columbia CB 172 (UK)
Freddy Martin Orch (Lois Elliman v) - Tu Sais (1933) - Liberty Music Shop L 155
Billy Cotton and his Band - Believe It, Beloved (1935) - Regal Zono MR 1670 (UK)
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orch (KS v) - Weep No More My Baby (1934) - Brunswick 6647
Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band - Shadows on the Swanee (1933) - Sterno 1275 (UK)
Henry King and his Orch (Joseph Sudy v) - No Regrets (1936) - Decca 823 A
Edward Malloy - I Travel Alone (1933) - Sterno 1548 (UK)
Dan Donovan (Frank Dey org Len Stevens p) - Change Partners (1938) - Regal Zono MR 2895 (UK)
Violet Lorraine - What a Little Moonlight Can Do (1934) - Decca F 5266 B (UK)
Carroll Gibbons Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Whispers in the Dark (1937) - Columbia FB 1791 (UK)
George Barclay (Archie Alexander Orch) - The Champagne Waltz (1934) - Regal Zono MR 1490 (UK)
Freddy Martin and his Orch (Lois Elliman v) - April in Paris (1933) - Liberty Music Shop L 155
Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell - My Troubles Are Over (1929) - Victor 21887 A
Jenny Howard - He's Dead But He Won't Lie Down (1931) - EBW 5515 (UK)
The Four Musketeers - Young and Healthy (1933) - Columbia DB 1076 (UK)
Ray Noble New Mayfair Orch - A Brown Bird Singing (1932) - HMV B 6184 (UK)
Debroy Somers Band (Dan Donovan v) - It Was So Beautiful (1932) - Columbia CB 492 (UK)
Adrian Schubert Orch (Paul Small v) - The Hour of Parting (1931) - Crown 3178 B
Jack Phillips' Melodians - Beyond The Blue Horizon (1931) - Broadcast Twelve 3039 A (UK)

"A Christmas Garland of Jazz" December 25, 2009 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 192)

I'm pleased to present this RADIOLA! as a Christmas gift to my listeners--a sampler of excellent jazz, hot dance, and vocal selections that never go out of season. These are all original transfers from recordings obtained through recent record auctions and from wonderful heirloom discs graciously donated by listener Marc in South Carolina.

Since WHCL is on Winter Break, this is an internet-only program, with streaming on my Live365 station and now available for download in 128k mp3 format here: PART 1 and PART 2.

Have a great holiday, and be sure to check RADIOLABLOG next week for my four-hour New Year's Eve celebration. This will be available for download to play over the course of New Year's Eve in any time zone.

Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell - Happy Humming Bird (1929) - Victor 21887 B
Joe Venuti's Blue Four - Penn Beach Blues (1927) - Okeh 40947
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Hal Kemp and his Orch - Who's Blue Now? (1928) - Brunswick 3841 A
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orch - Moten's Blues (1929) - Victor V 38072 A
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Doin' the Voom Voom (1929) - Bluebird B 7710 B
Mildred Grizelle - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (1928) - Supertone 9276 A
Roy Evans - Weary Yodelin' Blues Pt.1 (1928) - Columbia 15252 D
Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys - Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella (1928) - Columbia 1303 D
Chris Bouchillon - Hannah (1926) - Columbia 15120 D
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Alabama Stomp (1926) - Brunswick 6817
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators - Tack Annie (1926) - Vocalion A 1049
Dixie Washboard Band (Clarence Todd v) - My Own Blues (1926) - Columbia 14141 D
Elgar's Creole Orch - When Jenny Does Her Low Down Dance (1926) - Vocalion B 15477
Thomas Waller and Thomas Morris' Hot Babies - Geechee (1927) - Victor 21358 B
Thomas Waller - The Digah's Stomp (1927) - Victor 21358 A
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orch - Let's Get It (1929) - Victor V 38072 A
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake - Love Will Find a Way (1921) - Emerson 10396
Trixie Smith - Desperate Blues (1921) - Black Swan 2039 A
Aileen Stanley - I've Got The Joys (1921) - Victor 18799 A
Colonial Club Orch (IK v) - Dixie Dawn (1928) - Brunswick 3906
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies - Hurricane (1926) - Brunswick 6817
Hal Kemp and his Orch (Skinny Ennis v) - Didn't I Tell You? (1928) - Brunswick 3841 A
Roy Evans - Weary Yodelin' Blues Pt.2 (1928) - Columbia 15252 D
Randolph Sutton - I Want a Little Girl (1930) - Edison Bell Winner 5204 (UK)
Dawn Davis - My Private Affair (1933) - Decca F 3581 A (UK)
Dixie Washboard Band (Clarence Todd v) - You For Me, Me For You (1926) - Columbia 14141 D
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators - New Wang Wang Blues (1926) - Vocalion B 1049
Elgar's Creole Orch - Cafe Capers (1926) - Vocalion A 15477
Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys - There Must Be a Silver Lining (1928) - Columbia 1303 D
Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys - Where Have You Been? (1931) - Columbia 2376 D
Red and His Big Ten (Paul Small v) - At Last I'm Happy (1931) - Victor 23033 A

RADIOLA--NOW UNDER COMPLETE LIGHT SOCKET OPERATION!

"You Meet the Nicest People" December 18, 2009

(Week 191)

UPDATE: Here are the links for the slightly longer version of this program: PART 1 and PART 2.

This RADIOLA! is a special broadcast of the interview I conducted with Rich Conaty (host of WFUV's The Big Broadcast) at his home in Hudson, NY. This program features many of Rich's favorite recordings, and a discussion of the history and evolution of The Big Broadcast.

This program will be broadcast at 8 PM Friday on WHCL (with direct streaming here). It will also soon be available on my Live365 station, with a slightly longer version of the interview available for download from this site after the broadcast.

Fats Waller and his Rhythm - You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams (1939) - orig Bluebird 10346 A
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys - Wa-Da-Da (1928) - orig Columbia 1455 D
Isham Jones Orch (Frank Sylvano, v) - You’re Just A Dream Come True (1930) - orig Brunswick 6015
Frankie Trumbauer Orch (Smith Ballew v) - Happy Feet (1930) - orig Okeh 41421
Mills Brothers - Tiger Rag (1931) - orig Brunswick 6197
B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orch (Silver-Masked Tenor v) - I’m Lonely Without You (1926) - orig Victor 20095 A
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang - Stringing the Blues (1926) - orig Columbia 914 D
Coon-Sanders Orch - Tennessee Lazy (1929) - orig Victor 21939 B
Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orch (Elmer Feldkamp v) - Now You’re in My Arms (1931 - orig Victor 22689 A
Ray Noble and his Orch (Al Bowlly v) - What More Can I Ask? (1932) - orig Victor 24314 A
Louis Armstrong and his Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch - I’m a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)(1930) - orig Okeh 41442
Ted Weems and his Orch (Parker Gibbs v) - My Troubles are Over (1928) - orig Victor 21809
The Travelers (directed by Jimmy Dorsey) - Breakaway (1929) - orig Okeh 41260
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers - Do Something (1929) - orig Victor V-38051
Dave Frishberg - Dear Bix (1977) - "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" (Concord Jazz CJ-37)
The Haoles - Some Enchanted Evening (1995) - "Hawaiian Holiday" (Bona Fide)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2004) - “The Aviator” Columbia/Sony CK 93628
Lou Gold and his Orch ("Robert Wood" IK v) - When Summer is Gone (1928) - Velvet Tone 1768 V
Lou Gold and his Orch ("Rodman Lewis" SL v) - Keep a Song in Your Soul (1930) - Oriole 2189
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Lew Sherwood v) - Anything Can Happen (1935) - Victor 25218
Don Voorhees and his Orch - Soliloquy (1927) - "The Big Broadcast" (Vol. 1) Rivermont BSW-1141
Annette Hanshaw - Wasting My Love on You (1930) - "The Big Broadcast Volume 2" Rivermont BSW-1144
Hal Kemp and his Orch (Skinnay Ennis v) - Two Faced Woman (1933) - "The Big Broadcast Volume 3" Rivermont BSW-1145
Henry Lange and his Orch - Hot Piano Stomp (1931) - Gennett unissued test from "The Big Broadcast Volume 5"
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Bing Crosby v) - Great Day (1929) - orig Columbia 2023 D

THE NIGHTHAWKS, NYC 12/12/2009: ROYAL GARDEN BLUES