"New Year's Dance Party 2012" December 30, 2011

(Week 292)

RADIOLA! celebrates the new year with four hours of great music.

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Charles King - Happy Days Are Here Again (1929) - Brunswick 4615
Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Boys - Lookin' For Love (1935) - Decca 578 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
The Bostonians (Ernie Golden) (Frank Lynch v) - No Wonder I'm Happy (1927) - Vocalion B 15599
Sam Lanin and his Orch (William Robyn v) - Broadway Melody (1929) - Perfect 15128
Vanderbilt Orch (Harry Archer) (IK v) - You Sing That Song To Somebody Else (1927) - Vocalion B 15616
Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell - The King Isn't King Any More (1925) - Victor 19738 B
Helen Kane - That's Why I'm Happy (1929) - Victor 21917 B
Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) - Oh, Doris! Where Do You Live? (1926) - Vocalion A 15599
Varsity Eight - Tea For Two (1924) - Cameo 617
The Benson Orch of Chicago - Copenhagen (1924) - Victor 19470 A
WMCA Broadcasters (“Joe Collegiate” v) - I Love the College Girls (1927) - Velvet Tone 1336 V
Lee Sims - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (1928) - Brunswick 4152
Carlos Molina's Tango Orch - Farolito De Mi Barrio (1930) - Brunswick 6091
Red Nichols and his World Famous Pennies - Silver Threads Among the Gold (1934) - Bluebird 5583 A
Rudolf Friml - Chansonette (1925) - Columbia 533 D
Sigmund Krumgold - Indian Love Call (1927) - Okeh 40904
Lyman's California Ambassador Orch - Bugle Call Rag (1923) - Brunswick 2481 B
The Virginians - Superstitious Blues (1924) - Victor 19419 B
Tuxedo Orch (Reser) - Song of the Vagabonds (1925) - Vocalion A 15162
Vincent Lopez and his Casa Lopez Orch - Who? (1926) - Okeh 40542 B
The Ambassadors (Katzman) - Delilah (Memories of Dandanella) (1927) - Vocalion A 15515
Frivolity Club Orch (Jack Denny) (Bonnie Laddies v) - Short an' Sweet (1926) - Vocalion A 15480
Chick Bullock - I'm In The Market For You (1930) - Domino 4563 A
Ethel Merman - Eadie Was a Lady (1932) - Brusnwick 6456
Jack Denny and his Mount Royal Hotel Orch (Dick Robertson v) - The One I Love Can't Be Bothered With Me (1930) - Brunswick 4697
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - I Wouldn't Change You For the World (1931) - Columbia 2547 D
Gus Arnheim and his Orch - Singin' in the Rain (1929) - Victor 22012 A
Sonny South and his Collegians (Dick Robertson v) - My Own (1933) - Bluebird 5152 A
Vernon Geyer - El Choclo (1937) - Montgomery Ward 7390 B
Jack Hylton and his Orch (Pat O'Malley v) - You (1932) - Brunswick 20111
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch - Mountain Greenery (1926) - Victor 20071 A
Al Shayne - I've Found a New Baby (1926) - Perfect 12249
Betty Morgan - But I Do, You Know I Do (1926) - Pathe Actuelle 32180 B
WMCA Broadcasters - Breezin' Along With the Breeze (1926) - Harmony 219 H
The Six Hottentots (IK v) - I'm In Love Again (1927) - Regal 8289 A
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - Under the Moon (1927) - Columbia 1048 D
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Bing Crosby v) - I'm Coming Virginia (1927) - Victor 20751 B
Earl Rickard (acc by The Dubs) (Reser) - Sweet Child (1926) - Okeh 40566 B
Helen Kane - Do Something (1929) - Victor 21917 A
Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) - My Baby Knows How! (1926) - Vocalion B 15490
Jack Purvis and his Orch - Poor Richard (1930) - Parlophone R 992
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - Burnin' the Iceberg (1929) - Victor 40-0120 A
Washboard Rhythm Boys - Tiger Rag (1932) - HMV B 6289
Wayne King and his Orch - Josephine (1936) - Victor D 18 A
Isham Jones and his Orch (Eddie Stone v) - I Wanna Be in Winchell's Column (1937) - Perfect 8-01-03
Paul Tremaine and his Orch - Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1930) - Columbia 2162 D
Jack Hylton and his Orch (Pat O'Malley v) - Paradise (1932) - Brunswick 20111
High Hat Revelers (Arthur Fields v) - Party Girl (1930) - Grey Gull 1856
Jack Kaufman - Horse Feathers (1928) - Cameo 8144
Tuxedo Orch (Park Lane Orch Reuben Greenberg) (Vaughn DeLeath v) - It's a Happy Old World After All (1927) - Vocalion B 15534
Edgewater Beach Hotel Orch (Spitalny) (Bill Coty v) - Believin' (1930) - Velvet Tone 2245 V
Larry Rich and his Friends (Sam Lanin) (Scrappy Lambert v) - Pagan Love Song (1929) - Pathe Actuelle 36987
Carlos Molina's Tango Orch - La Cumparsita (1930) - Brunswick 6091
Leslie Hutchinson - Troubles Are Like Bubbles (1932) - Parlophone R 1272
High Hat Revelers (Lanin) (Scrappy Lambert v) - The Moon is Low (1930) - Grey Gull 1856-cr-nr
Casani Club Orch (Charlie Kunz) (Harry Bentley v) - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1934) - Sterno 1528
Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers - My Heart's at Ease (1932) - Perfect 15643 B
Eddy Duchin and his Orch (Lew Sherwood v) - The Merry Go Round Broke Down (1937) - Victor 25585 A
Isham Jones and his Orch (Joe Martin v) - Sweet Someone (1937) - Perfect 8-01-03
Connie Boswell - Nobody's Sweetheart (1940) - Decca 3425 A
Glenn Miller and his Orch (Marion Hutton v) - Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead (1939) - Bluebird 10366 B
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - Good Night Sweetheart (1931) - Columbia 2547 D

"Make Those Music!" December 23, 2011

(Week 291)

This RADIOLA! nods to the festivity of the season without going overboard.

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Al Jolson - Scandinavia (1921) - Columbia A3382
Gene Kardos and his Orch (Dick Robertson v) - Glory (A Rhythmic Spiritual) (1932) - Victor 22920 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Fleetwood Orch (Park Lane Orch Reuben Greenberg) (Bonnie Lads v) - I Love You But I Don't Know Why (1927) - Vocalion A 15516
Casino Dance Orch (Haring) (Irving Kaufman v) - Laugh, Clown Laugh (1928) - Perfect 14982
Walter Davison's Louisville Loons - South Wind (1927) - Columbia 989 D
Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell - By the Light of the Stars (1925) - Victor 19738 A
Mary Haynes - Cry Little Girl Just Cry (1926) - Columbia 763 D
Dick Robertson - True Blue Lou (1929) - Brunswick 4481
Oriole Orch - Sobbin' Blues (1924) - Brunswick 2560 A
Night Club Orchestra (Reser) - Ah-Ha! (1925) - Vocalion A 15031
WMCA Broadcasters - Lo-Do-De-O (1926) - Harmony 219 H
Blossom Seeley - Funeral Blues (1921) - Columbia A3382
Donald Baker (Arthur Fields) - Louisville Lou (1923) - Regal 9482 A
Honey Duke and his Uke (Johnny Marvin) - So Is Your Old Lady (1926) - Harmony 169 H
West End Jazz Band (Mike Bezin v) - Mona (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
Baby Soda - Some of These Days (2009) - Jazz Roots Elixir
Collins and Harlan - Here Comes My Daddy Now (1913) - Victor 17315 B
Yerkes' S S Flotilla Orch - The Mikado (1922) - Vocalion A 14415
Meadowbrook Dance Band (Irving Weiss) - Canadian Capers (1921) - La Belle 305 A
Cotton Picker's Orch (Hall) (Arthur Fields v) - Geraldine (1928) - Madison 1653 B
Isidore Soucy - Set Canadien Francais Lanciers (Vive La Canadienne) (1927) - Starr 15312 B
Bert Firman's Dance Orch - March of the Marionettes (1928) - Zonophone 5100
Bessie Brown - Chloe (1928) - Brunswick 3817 A
Charles King - Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (1929) - Brunswick 4615
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1931) - Parlophone R 992
Pine Top Smith - Pinetop's Blues (1928) - Brunswick 80008 B
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Misty Mornin' (1929) - HMV B 8828
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - Pretty Lil (1929) - Victor 40-0120 B
Bob Crosby and his Orch - Stop! You're Breaking My Heart (1937) - Decca 1346 B
George Formby - Our Sergeant Major (1938) - Regal Zonophone MR 3425
Willard Robison and his Orch (Charles Barnes v) - Indian Cradle Song (1928) - Perfect 14982

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"Keep Moving" December 16, 2011

(Week 290)

This RADIOLA! can't stand still.

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Jack Smith - Then I'll Be Happy (1925) - Victor 19856 A
Jay's Chelsea Orch (Frank Black) (Irving Kaufman v) - I'd Walk a Million Miles (1927) - Vocalion A 15613
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Cascades Orch (Bernie Cummins) - Who Was The Lady? (1927) - Vocalion B 15608
The Six Hottentots (Red Nichols) (Irving Kaufman v) - Rosy Cheeks (1927) - Regal 8289 B
Bert Firman's Dance Orch (Maurice Elwin v) - What Do We Do on a Dew-Dew-Dewy Day? (1928) - Zonophone 5100
Bob Cole (Prince Piotti) - Just Another Day Wasted Away (1927) - Vocalion B 16505
Lewis James - Scatter Your Smiles (1926) - Vocalion A 15438
Mary Haynes - Down at Our New Beauty Shop (1926) - Columbia 763 D
Nathan Glantz and his Orch - Stumbling (1922) - Pathe Actuelle 020746 B
Bob Haring's Velvetone Orch - Sittin' In a Corner (1923) - Cameo 420
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - Eileen (1924) - 19327 B
Joe Hayman - Cohen Buys a Wireless Set (1922) - Columbia A 3832
Arthur Fields - I Wish There Was a Wireless to Heaven (1922) - Bell P 157 B
Billy Murray - I Was Married Up in the Air (1922) - Victor 18991 B
Jack and Claude Hulbert - Lovin' You Part 1 (1932) - HMV B 4355
Jack and Claude Hulbert (assisted by Betty Astell) - Lovin' You Part 2 (1932) - HMV B 4355
Victor Orch - Wild Cherries Rag (1910) - Victor 16472 B
Arthur Burdin - I Want What I Want When I Want It (1917) - Emerson 7296
The Virginians - I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa (1924) - Victor 19269 B
Sigmund Krumgold - Gypsy Love Song (1927) - Okeh 40904
Vanderbilt Orch (Harry Archer) (Irving Kaufman v) - Roam On My Little Gypsy Sweetheart (1927) - Vocalion A 15617
Fleetwood Orch (Reser) (Tom Stacks v) - A-Roamin' With You (1926) - Vocalion B 15422
Gene Austin - Weary River (1929) - Victor 21856 A
Bessie Brown - Someone Else May Be There When I'm Gone (1928) - Brunswick 3817 B
Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell - It's the Woman Who Pays (1932) - Columbia DB 866 (UK)
The Washingtonians - Move Over (1928) - Romeo 829
Jack Berger and his Orch (Chick Bullock v) - Would You Like to Take a Walk? (1931) - Oriole 2211 B
Andy Sannella and his All Star Orch (Chick Bullock v) - Let's Get Friendly (1931) - Victor 22675 B
Edgar Hayes and his Orch - Edgar Steps Out (1937) - Decca 1338 B
Milt Herth Trio - That's a Plenty (1937) - Decca 1553 A
Paul Tremaine and his Orch - There's One More River to Cross (1930) - Columbia 2162 D

"Havin' a Time" December 9, 2011

(Week 289)

This RADIOLA! is reveling in the moment.

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Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) - Yes She Do (1927) - Vocalion B 15617
Orrin Tucker and his Orch (Bonnie Baker v) - Havin' Myself A Time (1938) - orig Vocalion 4099 (Healey collection)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Frivolity Club Orch (Jack Denny) (Bonnie Laddies v) - Hello Bluebird (1926) - Vocalion B 15480
Monarch Orch (Reser) (Tom Stacks v) - Nobody's Gonna Keep Me Away From My Gal (1926) - Vocalion A 15436
Fleetwood Orch (Reuben Greenberg) (Irving Kaufman v) - Up and Down the Eight Mile Road (1926) - Vocalion A 15462
Vaughn DeLeath - Song of the Wanderer (1927) - Victor 20600 A
Blue Ribbon Quartet - Hum Your Troubles Away (1926) - Vocalion A 15473
Teddy Gray (Banjo Buddy) - Oh Doris Where Do You Live? (1927) - Vocalion B 15619
Joe Raymond and his Orch - My Sweetie Went Away (1923) - Victor 19110 B
David H. Silverman and his Orch - Mean Blues (1923) - Victor 19195 B
Cameo Dance Orch (Henry Santrey) (Willie Robyn v) - Dream Daddy (1924) - Cameo 475
Sterling Trio - Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia (1918) - Columbia A2623
Fred King (Vernon Dalhart) - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (1924) - Domino 320 A
Broadway Bell-Hops (Irving Kaufman v) - I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep (1927) - Harmony 355 H
West End Jazz Band - Top and Bottom (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
Andy Senior - Muskrat Ramble - Rome Capitol Theatre 20110901
Keith Nichols and the Cotton Club Orch - Cryin' For The Carolines (1991) - Syncopated Jamboree (Stomp Off CD1234)
Six Brown Brothers - Passion Dance (1916) - Victor 18217 B
“Black Face” Eddie Ross (Ross Gorman sax) - Ross' Florida Cracker (1923) - Victor 19213 B
Conway's Band - Auto Riders Frolic (1920) - Okeh 4135 A
Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) - Sam, The Old Accordion Man (1927) - Vocalion B 15615
The Bostonians (Ernie Golden) - Lonely Acres (1926) - Vocalion A 15490
Traymore Orch (Duke Ellington) - Soliloquy (1927) - Vocalion B 15555
Leslie Hutchinson - Hummin' to Myself (1932) - Parlophone R 1272
Jack Hulbert - I Want to Cling to Ivy (1932) - HMV B 4263
Ambrose and his Orch (Elsie Carlisle v) - Pu-leeze! Mister Hemingway (1932) - Regal Zonophone MR 769
Washboard Serenaders - Kazoo Moan (1930) - HMV B 6289
Milt Herth Trio (O'Neil Spencer v) - The Dipsy Doodle (1937) - Decca 1553 A
Edgar Hayes and his Orch - Caravan (1937) - Decca 1338 A
Will Osborne and his Orch - Love In Bloom (1934) - Melotone 13077 A
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Allan Holt v) - For You (1937) - Victor 25552 B
Palmer House Victorians (Jules Herbuveaux) (Frank Sylvano v) - Kiss Your Little Baby Good Night (1926) - Vocalion B 15455

"Listen Up!" December 2, 2011

(Week 288)

This RADIOLA! is not a tree falling in the forest.

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Billy Murray and Ed Smalle - Choo Choo (I Gotta Hurry Home) (1924) - Victor 19516 A
Will Osborne and his Orch - Straight From the Shoulder (1934) - Melotone 13077 B
Larry Rich and his Friends (Sam Lanin) (Scrappy Lambert v) - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - Pathe Actuelle 36987 B
Levee Loungers (Robison) (Deep River Quintette v) - Tin Pan Parade (1927) - Perfect 14904
Henry Thies and his Hotel Sinton Orch (Don Dewey v) - That's My Mammy (1928) - Victor 21462 A
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch (Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell v) - Take Your Tomorrow (1928) - Victor 21773 B
Nick Lucas - High-High-High Up In The Hills (1927) - Brunswick 3439 B
Frank Banta - Ain't She Sweet (1927) - Victor 20617 B
Charles Dickson (Irving Kaufman) - That's That Girl of Mine (1928) - Jewel 5480 B
The Virginians - Send Back My Honeyman (1922) - Victor 18920 B
David H. Silverman and his Orch - Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes (1923) - Victor 19195 A
The Tennessee Tooters - Deep Elm (1925) - Vocalion A 15109
Ada Jones and Billy Murray - Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee (1912) - Victor 17152 B
Marion Harris - Beside a Babbling Brook (1923) - Brunswick 2421 A
Broadway Bell-Hops (Irving Kaufman v) - It All Depends On You (1927) - Harmony 355 H
Rosy McHargue's Ragtimers – Palesteena (1952) - The Complete Recordings (Jump JCD 12-2)
Bonnie Baker - You'd Be Surprised - Celebrate With Gallo Wine
Dan Levinson's Palomar Quartet - Fine and Dandy (2008) - Four on the Floor
Neapolitan Trio - Woodland Echoes (A. P. Wyman Op. 34) (1913) - Victor 17523 B
Vess L. Ossman - Peter Piper (1909) - Victor 16935 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Pack Up Your Sins (1922) - Victor 18983 A
The Virginians - Low Down (1928) - Victor 21680 A
Ted Weems and his Orch (Art Jarrett v) - I Found You Out When I Found You In Someone Else's Arms (1928) - Victor 21773 A
Andy Sannella and his All Star Orch (Chick Bullock v) - I'm Mad About You (1931) - Victor 22675 A
Charles W. Hamp - Memories of France (1928) - Okeh 41085
Charles Dickson (Irving Kaufman) - A Gay Caballero (1928) - Jewel 5480 A
Aracy De Almeida - Triste Cuíca (1935) - No Tempo De Noel Rosa (RCA Brazil 82876641292)
Duke Ellington and his Orch - Saratoga Swing (1929) - HMV B 8828
King Oliver and his Orch (Frank Marvin v) – St. James Infirmary (1930) - Victor 22298 A
Jack Pettis and his Pets (Irving Mills v) - Freshman Hop (1928) - Victor 21793 A
Xavier Cugat and his Orch (Dorothy Miller v) - La Bomba (1936) - Victor 27441B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Shall We Dance? (1937) - Victor 25552 A
Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - Our Love Was Meant to Be (1937) - Vocalion 3716

"The Thanks You Get" November 25, 2011

(Week 287)

This RADIOLA! expresses its free-floating gratitude with a panoply of tasty selections (including a few beloved old chestnuts).

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Porter and Harlan - A Rural Argument (1912) - Victor 17065 B
Levee Loungers (Robison) (Joe Wilbur v) - There's a Rickety Rackety Shack (1927) - Perfect 14904
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Bert Kaplan and his Collegians (Arthur Fields v) - If I'd Only Believed In You (1926) - Bell 453 A
Ralph Pollock and his Orch - An Old Guitar and an Old Refrain (1927) - Columbia 1197 D
Jack Pettis and his Pets - A Bag Of Blues (1928) - Victor 21793 B
Aileen Stanley Billy Murray (Frank Banta p) - Who Could Be More Wonderful Than You? (1926) - Victor 20240 B
Nick Lucas - My Bundle of Love (1926) - Brunswick 3141 A
Billy Murray and Walter Scanlon - My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (1928) - Pathe Actuelle 32400
Lou Gold and his Club Wigwam Orch - Oh, Mabel! (1924) - Perfect 14381 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Hot Lips (1922) - Victor 18920 A
The Tennessee Tooters - Sweet Man (1925) - Vocalion B 15109
Frank Crumit (Phil Ohman p) - Roll Them Roly Boly Eyes (1924) - Victor 19365 B
Marion Harris - Dearest (1923) - Brunswick 2421
Wendell Hall - Comfortin' Gal (1924) - Victor 19270 B
Frederick Hodges - Manhattan Serenade (2011) - Manhattan Serenade (Rivermont BSW 2219)
Bonnie Baker - Oh! Johnny - Celebrate With Gallo Wine
Dan Levinson's Palomar Quartet (Molly Ryan v) - Silhouetted in the Moonlight (2008) - Four on the Floor
Mike Bernard - Fantasy On Pilgrim's Chorus From Tannhauser and Finale To Rubinstein's E Flat Concerto (1912) - Columbia A1276
Paul Biese and his Novelty Orch - Oh! (1919) - Victor 18647 B
Paul Van Loan and his Orch - Left All Alone With the Blues (1923) - Cameo 475
King Oliver and his Orch (Frank Marvin v) - When You're Smiling (1930) - Victor 22298 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - My Pet (1928) - Victor 21389 B
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch - She's a Great Great Girl (1928) - Victor 21326 A
Jesse Crawford - Always (1926) - Victor 20000 A
Nick Lucas - No Foolin' (1926) - Brunswick 3141 B
Ruth Etting - What Wouldn't I Do For That Man (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
All Star Orch (Franklyn Baur v) - I Must Be Dreaming (1928) - Victor 21326 B
Ted Black and his Orch (Tom Brown v) - It's a Long Time Between Kisses (1931) - Victor 22799 B
Xavier Cugat and his Orch - My Shawl (1933) - Victor 27441 A
Gus Arnheim and his Orch (Buster Dees v) - This is Heaven (1929) - Victor 21986 B
Gracie Fields - Smilin' Through (1935) - orig Rex 8636 (UK)
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orch - There's No One Just Like You (1924) - Victor 19357 A

An Evening With Groucho at the Rome Capitol 11/20

This Sunday, November 20, at 6 PM the Rome Capitol Theatre will present award-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante with his PBS, New York and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this fast-paced, hilarious program.

The two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs including "Hooray For Captain Spalding," and "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady." The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style.

Accompanied by his onstage pianist, Jim Furmston, Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Marx foil Margaret Dumont, and MGM's Louis B. Mayer. A show perfect for all ages!

Adults $17, Seniors/Student $16, Capitol Friends $15, Children $8.

The doors open at 5 PM for a special pre-show concert of organ playing by the host of RADIOLA! (Photograph by Michael Huchko.)

"Everything's a Miracle" November 18, 2011

(Week 286)

This RADIOLA! basks in woozy awe of the totality of it.

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Nick Lucas - I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (1927) - Brunswick 3439 A
Waring's Pennsylvanians (Will Morgan v) - Hello Baby (1929) - Victor 22266 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Harry Bidgood and his Broadcasters (Bobby Sanders v) - Blue Skies (1927) - Broadcast 126
Imperial Dance Orch (Glantz) (Arthur Fields v) - Who's That Pretty Baby? (1927) - Banner 6032 A
George Hall's Arcadians (Scrappy Lambert v) - Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth (1927) - Pathe Actuelle 36608
Lee Sims - I'd Climb The Highest Mountain If I Knew I'd Find You (1926) - Brunswick 3266 B
Nick Lucas (Sammy Stept p) - Rosy Cheeks (1927) - Brunswick 3518 A
Ethel Waters - Guess Who's In Town (1928) - Columbia 14353 D
Arthur Pryor's Band - That Flying Rag (1911) - Victor 17021 A
Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Sensation Rag (1918) - Victor 18483 B
The Virginians - Mindin' My Business (1924) - Victor 19269 A
Billy Murray - Pretty Baby (1916) - Victor 18102 A
Wendell Hall - It Looks Like Rain (1924) - Victor 19270 A
Frank Crumit (Phil Ohman p) - Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider (1924) - Victor 19365 A
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys - Don't Even Change a Picture on the Wall (1950) - Coral 65589
Andy Senior - Lullaby of the Leaves - Rome Capitol Theatre Nov 3, 2011
Six Brown Brothers - Rigoletto Quartet (1916) - Victor 18217 A
Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet - The Crocodile (1920) - Victor 18663 B
Eddie Peabody (Arthur Fields v) - I Miss My Swiss (1925) - Banner 1590 A
Al Lynch and his Orch - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me (1928) - Banner 7109 B
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Frank Munn v) - Until Love Comes Along (1930) - Victor 22266 A
Henry Thies and his Orch (Howard Trio v) - Here Comes Emily Brown (1930) - Victor 22476 B
Nick Lucas - Underneath the Stars With You (1927) - Brunswick 3518 B
Ethel Waters - My Handy Man (1928) - Columbia 14353 D
Willard Robison and his Levee Loungers - I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Ted Black and his Orch (Tom Brown v) - Love Letters In The Sand (1931) - Victor 22799 A
Henry Thies and his Orch (Charles Dameron v) - Havin' You Around Is Heaven (1930) - Victor 22476 A
Snooks and his Memphis Stompers - I'm Happy When You're Happy (1931) - Victor 22629 A
Sandhills Sixteen (Theo S. Page solo) - Shine On Me (1927) - Victor 20903 A
International Novelty Orch - I Was Blue (1925) - Victor 19847 B
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orch - My Daddy's Dreamtime Lullaby (1924) - Victor 19325 B

"A Real Earful" November 11, 2011

(Week 285)

This RADIOLA! brings glad tidings (and musical souvenirs) back from a brief vacation.

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John Steel - While Others Are Building Castles in the Air (1919) - Victor 18635 B
Vincent Lopez Orchestra (Smith Ballew v) - Cheerful Little Earful (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3003
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
The Ambassadors (Katzman) (Frank Munn v) - Who Wouldn't (1926) - Vocalion A 15387
Windsor Hotel Orch (Harold Leonard) - Roses Remind Me of You (1926) - Vocalion B15386
The Virginians (Franklyn Baur v) - It's a Million to One You're In Love (1927) - Victor 20837 A
'Cile Turner - Songs of the South (1933) - Makin' Glory! (Rivermont BSW 3135)
Frederick Hodges - That Futuristic Rag (2011) - Manhattan Serenade (Rivermont BSW 2219)
Palace Trio (Wiedoeft) - I'll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) - Victor 18663 A-cr-nr
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - I Wish I Could Make You Cry (1924) - Perfect 14265 A
The Virginians - Why Should I Cry Over You? (1922) - Victor 18933 A
Margaret Young - Oh! By Jingo! (1920) - Victor 18666 A
Gladys Rice (as Rachel Grant) and Billy Murray - Marion (1920) - Victor 18671 B
Jack Kaufman - Henry's Made a Lady Out of Lizzie (1928) - Silvertone 3334
Rosy McHargue's Ragtimers - Singin' the Blues (1952) - The Complete Recordings (Jump JCD 12-2)
Dan Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orch (Molly Ryan and Victrolian Vaudeville Quartet v) - I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time (2006) - Steppin' Around (Stomp Off CD1415)
Vess L. Ossman - Yankee Land (1909) - Victor 16935 A
Billy Murray and the American Quartet - Oh that Navaho Rag (1911) - Victor 17000 B
Paul Biese and his Novelty Orch - Mystery! (1919) - Victor 18647 A
Hit of the Week Orchestra (Smith Ballew v) - I Wanna Sing About You (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3003
The Clevelanders (Dick Robertson v) - Guess Who! (1929) - Brunswick 4196
Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and their Orch (Frank Luther v) - It's You I Love (1929) - Victor 22205 B
The Chicago Footwarmers - Get 'Em Again Blues (1928) - Sound of Chicago I (Columbia CL 2144)
McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans - China Boy (1927) - Sound of Chicago II (Columbia CL 2145)
Frederick Hodges - Shreveport Stomp - Manhattan Serenade (Rivermont BSW 2219)
Bob and Alf Pearson - Strangers (1932) - Imperial 2727
Ethel Waters - Am I Blue? (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Dan Levinson's Palomar Quartet (Molly Ryan v) - My Ideal (2008) - Four on the Floor
Adrian Rollini and his Orch - Davenport Blues (1934) - Decca 359 A
The Three Peppers - Swing It Uncle Wilson (1937) - Swing Street II (Columbia JLN 24028)
Zez Confrey and his Orch - Morning Will Come (1923) - Victor 19068 B

"Ring Some Bells!" November 4, 2011

(Week 284)

This RADIOLA! feels like celebrating for a change.

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Silas Leachman - Hear Dem Bells (1903) - Victor 803
Jimmie Noone and his Orch - Keystone Blues (1940) - Decca 18095 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
The Ambassadors (Katzman) - My Bundle of Love (1926) - Vocalion A 15300
Ted Lewis and his Band - Pretty Little Baby (1925) - Columbia 543 D
George Olsen and his Music - I'm Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the Bees (1926) - Victor 20367 A
Carson Robison Trio - I Tore Up Your Picture When You Said Good-Bye (1928) - Romeo 730
Lee Sims - Adorable (1926) - Brunswick 3266 A
Sophie Tucker - My Pet (1928) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Midway Dance Orch (Schoebel) - The Black Sheep Blues (1923) - Columbia 33 D
Lou Gold and his Club Wigwam Orch (Samuels) - The Blues Have Got Me (1924) - Perfect 14381
Waring's Pennsylvanians - Wa-Wa-Waddle Walk (1924) - Victor 19346 A
Frank Crumit - Oh Didn't It Rain (1924) - Victor 19469 B
Brox Sisters (Arthur Johnston p) - Sweetest Little Rose In Tennessee (1924) - Victor 19478 A
Rosa Henderson with Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five - West Indies Blues (1924) - Brunswick 2612 B
Lotte Lenya - Pirate Jenny (1954) - The Threepenny Opera (MGM)
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - My Pretty Girl (1959) - Dance Hits of the 20s in Hi Fi (RCA Camden)
Dan Levinson and his Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra - Pretty Baby - Crinoline Days
Mike Bernard - Fantasy On Mendelssohn's Spring Song and Rubenstein's Melody in F (1912) - Columbia A1276
Victor Military Band - Sympathy Waltz (Friml) (1914) - Victor 17585 A
The Benson Orch of Chicago (Bestor) - Wait'll You See My Gal (1924) - Victor 19327 A
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Rhythm Boys v) - Side By Side (1927) - Victor 20627 A
Buddy Blue and his Texans (Smith Ballew) - Only a Rose (1929) - Banner 0619 A
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Johnny Marvin) - You Wouldn't Fool Me Would You? (1929) - Victor 21859 A
Ruth Etting - Button Up Your Overcoat (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Bing Crosby - I've Got To Pass Your House To Get To My House (1933) - Golden Memories Vol 4 (CSP P14374)
King Radio - Man Smart, Woman Smarter (1936) - Fall of Man (Rounder CD 1141)
Leo Reisman and his Orch (Lew Conrad v) - Moanin' Low (1929) - Victor 22047 A
Ted Weems and his Orch - The Roof Top Serenade (1933) - Bluebird B 5290 A
Adrian Rollini and his Orch - Somebody Loves Me (1934) - Decca 359 B (Jack Theakston collection)
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - Have a Little Faith in Me (1930) - Collectors' Choice CCM 299
Baby Soda Jazz Band - When My Dreamboat Comes Home (2009) - Jazz Roots Elixir
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Doll Dance (1927) - Victor 20503 A

"Mysterious Moon" by Elsie Baker ("Edna Brown") 1912

There has been some positive comment on the song "Mysterious Moon" recorded June 15, 1912 by Elsie Baker (as "Edna Brown") and the American Quartet. I wish my copy of Victor 17166 were better, but I was happy to find a nicely transferred copy by the Library of Congress (through the UCSB Victor Discography site) and it warrants posting here.

"Scattered Harvest" October 28, 2011

(Week 283)

This RADIOLA! reaps just what it sows.

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Al Bernard and Charles Aubrey (Sammy Stept p Dan Maffey banjo) - The Harvest Moon Is Shining, Liza (1926) - Vocalion B 15317
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Ramona and The Kings Men v) - I Feel a Song Comin' On (1935) - Victor 25091 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Waring's Pennsylvanians (Tom Waring v) - Way Back When (1927) - Victor 21058 B
Boyd Senter and his Senterpedes (Paul Small v) - Doin' You Good (1929) - Victor 21912 B
Kensington Serenaders (Selvin) (IK v) - Tell Me You Love Me (1926) - Vocalion B 15351
Westell Gordon - Among My Souvenirs (1927) - Grey Gull 2369 A
Jimmie Rodgers - Hobo Bill's Last Ride (1929) - Victor 22421 A
The Happiness Boys - I Can't Sleep in the Movies Any More (1929) - Victor 22150 B
Waring's Pennsylvanians - Stack o' Lee Blues (1923) - Victor 19189 A
Varsity Eight - Oh! Joe (1923) - Cameo 420
Charles Dornberger and his Orch - Nobody's Sweetheart (1924) - Victor 19346 B
Eddie Morton - Don't Take Me Home (1908) - Victor 5545
Arthur Fields - Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1914) - Little Wonder 46
Edna Brown - Mysterious Moon (1912) - Victor 17166 A
Molly Ryan - What a Little Moonlight Can Do (2007) - Songbird In The Moonlight (Loup-garous LG-1003)
Martin Spitznagel - Pork and Beans (2011) - Handful of Keys (Rivermont BSW-2217)
Fred Van Eps - The Lobsters' Promenade (1911) - Victor 17033 B
American Quartet - That Skeleton Rag (1912) - Victor 17041 A
The Virginians (Vernon Dalhart v) - Stavin' Change (1923) - Victor 19189 B
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Franklyn Baur v) - Why Do You Suppose? (1929) - Victor 22204 B
Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orch (Smith Ballew v) - From Now On (1929) - Victor 22158 B
Boyd Senter and his Senterpedes (Paul Small v) - Shine (1929) - Victor 21912 A
Jimmie Rodgers - That's Why I'm Blue (1929) - Victor 22421 B
Jimmy Smith (Harry Holden g) - Mountain Blues (1926) - Victor 20020 B
South Sea Islanders - Hanalei Bay (1927) - Columbia 1021 D
Ethel Waters - Black and Blue (1930) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Bing Crosby - Black Moonlight (1933) - Golden Memories Vol 4 (Columbia P 14374)
Boswell Sisters - Shout, Sister, Shout (1931) - Brunswick Vol 1 (Collectables CD 6461)
Art Kahn's Orch (Chick Bullock v) - Love Locked Out (1933) - orig Banner 32962 (Healey collection)
Ted Weems and his Orch (Red Ingle v) - Sittin' Up Waitin' For You (1933) - Bluebird B 5290 B
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Ramona v) - I'm In The Mood For Love (1935) - Victor 25091 B

Capitol Theatre Doings

The console of the Rome Capitol's 1928 Moller

I was honored to be asked by Rome Capitol Theatre director Art Pierce to contribute a guest essay to the Capitol Theatre Blog. My piece "Whatever Became of Nostalgia?" was published today. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

This Saturday (October 29) I will be playing the original installation 3/10 Moller from 6:15 PM until the start of the Capitol's special Halloween show featuring William Castle's Mr. Sardonicus.

"Under The Radar" October 21, 2011

(Week 282)

UPDATE: I may have inadvertently sent everyone the folder for last week's program. I will resend the emails Friday 10/21/2011 with the correct link.

This RADIOLA! is pulling down the shades before the dance.

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Savoy Singers and Players - Behold The Lord High Executioner (ca. 1939) - Royale 1707
Bumble Bee Slim and his Riffers - I'se Gonna Break Em Down (1936) - Decca 7343 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Ed Loyd and his Rhythm Boys (Kirkeby) (Smith Ballew v) - Heigh Ho! Ev'rybody, Heigh Ho! (1929) - Regal 8781 A
Lou Gold and his Orch (Irving Kaufman v) - Crying For The Carolines (1929) - Velvet Tone 2083 V
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - Clementine (From New Orleans) (1927) - Victor 20994 B
Arthur Fields - Muddy Water (1927) - Bell 495 A
South Sea Islanders - All Because of You (1927) - Columbia 1021 D
The Happiness Boys - Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt (1929) - Victor 22150 A
George Olsen's Music - Everybody Loves My Baby (1925) - Victor 19610 B
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - Say Say Sadie (1924) - Perfect 14265 B
Midway Dance Orch (Schoebel) - Lots O' Mamma (1923) - Columbia 33 D
Al Bernard - St. Louis Blues (1922) - Emerson 10582
Jane Green - Somebody Like You (1925) - Victor 19604 B
Jimmy May (Johnny Marvin) - Show Me The Way To Go Home (1925) - Clover 1621 A
Andy Senior - My Silent Love - piano solo recorded September 5, 2011
West End Jazz Band - Harlem Drag (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW-2216)
Fred Van Eps - Rag Pickings (1911) - Victor 16934 A
Byron G Harlan and the American Quartet - They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun' (1912) - Victor 17065 A
Piron's New Orleans Orch - Mamma's Gone, Good-Bye (1923) - Victor 19233 A
Perley Stevens and his Orch (“Symphony Restaurant, Boston”) (Selvin) - Don't Ever Leave Me! (1929) - Velvet Tone 2083 V
The Rounders (Reser) (Irving Kaufman v) - When My Dreams Come True (1929) - Regal 8781 B
Jack Crawford and his Orch - Baltimore (1927) - Victor 20994 A
Bessie Smith - I've Got What It Takes (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Chick Endor - Singin' In The Bathtub (1929) - Victor 22245 A
Lee Morse - Old Man Sunshine (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Johnny Dodds' Hot Six - Goober Dance (1929) - Bluebird B 10240 B
King Oliver and his Orch - Struggle Buggy (1930) - Victor 23001 B
Jimmie Noone and his Orch - New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (1940) - Decca 18095 B
Bumble Bee Slim - Past and Gone (1936) - Decca 7343 B
Sweet Violet Boys - I Love My Fruit (1939) - Vocalion 05162
Savoy Singers and Players - Iolanthe Vocal Gems (1939) - Royale 1707

What? No Links?

Owing to a recent development or two, I'm in the process of rethinking how each week's program is published. From this week onward, the show will be available for download through my email list only. It will still be posted on my Live365 station which streams with shows in continuous rotation. Also, I will be seeking other file sharing sites for hosting the show.

I'm in the process of removing the 4Shared download links from the site, but the shows (except for Week 265) remain in the folder. Those wishing download links for a particular program can send me an email and I will forward the links.

"In It Together" October 14, 2011

(Week 281)

This RADIOLA! isn't taking sides.

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The Goons - “We are all in this together” - “Affair of the Lone Banana”
Jack Kaufman - There Ought To Be a Law Against That (1928) - Silvertone 3334
Gene Gifford and his Orch - New Orleans Twist (1935) - Bluebird B 10704 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Ben Selvin and his Orch (IK v) - Tamiami Trail (1926) - Vocalion A 15277
Andrew Aiona's Novelty Four - Paahana (1929) - Columbia 1788 D
Art Hickman and his Orch (Shilkret) (Elliott Shaw v) - Maybe You'll Be The One Who'll Be The One To Care (1928) - Victor 21392 A
Franklyn Baur (Frank Banta p) - The Two of Us (1926) - Victor 20258 B
Evelyn Thompson - I Got a Papa Down in New Orleans, Another Papa Up in Maine (1926) - Vocalion B 1075
Fay and Sanborn - I Know Better Now (1929) - Van Dyke 72486 B
“Black Face” Eddie Ross (Ross Gorman sax) - Ross' Ju Ju Man (1923) - Victor 19213 A
Piron's New Orleans Orch - West Indies Blues (1924) - Victor 19255 B
Waring's Pennsylvanians - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (1925) - Victor 19610 A
Lucy Isabelle Marsh and Henry Burr - Are You Sincere? (1907) - Columbia 3912
Jane Green - A Mama Like You and a Papa Like Me (1925) - Victor 19604 A
George Beaver (Arthur Fields) - And I Don't Mean Maybe (1925) - Clover 1621 B
Martin Spitznagel - Marigold (2011) - Handful of Keys (Rivermont BSW-2217)
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - Who (1959) - Dance Hits of the '20s in Hi Fi (RCA Camden)
Andy Senior - Complimentary Brain Enema (1995) - Slackers Coffee House Spots
West End Jazz Band (Mike Bezin v) - Low Down Rhythm (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW-2216)
D. and R. Orch (Prince) - The Love Dance (Intro: Every Little Movement) (1910) - D & R 3727 (Col mx)
Arthur Pryor's Band - Frozen Bill (Two Step - Cake Walk) (1909) - Victor 17223 A
Billy Murray - Eskimo Rag (1912) - Victor 17166 B
Dubin's Dandies (Adrian Schubert) (IK v) - One Hour of Happiness (1929) - Banner 0619 B
Andrew Aiona's Novelty Four - That Lovin' Hula (1929) - Columbia 1788 D
Moana Orch (Selvin) (Larry Murphy v) - Dreamy Hula Town (1930) - Columbia 2152 D
Evelyn Thompson - Someday Sweetheart (1926) - Vocalion A 1075
Kate Smith - Maybe, Who Knows? (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Chick Endor - Lady Luck (1929) - Victor 22245 B
Leo Reisman and his Orch (Lew Conrad v) - What Is This Thing Called Love? (1930) - Victor 22282 A
Johnny Dodds' Hot Six - Too Tight (1929) - Bluebird B 10240 A
Sweet Violet Boys (Lucille Lee v) - Boy, Take Your Time (1939) - Vocalion 05162
Gene Gifford and his Orch (Wingie Manone v) - Nothin' But the Blues (1935) - Bluebird B 10704 B
Music In The Russ Morgan Manner - I Wanna Be In Winchell's Column (1937) - Brunswick 8014
Frank Banta - The Melody That Made You Mine (1925) - Victor 19705 A

"Preoccupied" October 7, 2011

(Week 280)

This RADIOLA! is thinking about something else entirely.

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Irving Kaufman - You Know What I Mean (1919) - Emerson 10109
Swanson and Gustave - Mice Parade (1927) - Supertone 9098 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Lewis James v) - Look Up and Smile (1927) - Victor 20456 B
Imperial Dance Orch (Billy James) (Jerry White v) - Time Will Tell (1929) - Banner 6379 B
Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and their Orch (Frank Luther v) - Why (1929) - Victor 22205 A
Blossom Seeley - Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1925) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Johnny Marvin - Heartbroken and Lonely (1928) - Victor 21650 A
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - Outside (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Glantz and his Orch - Peggy Dear (1923) - Emerson 10591
Lucky Strike Dance Orch (Samuels) (Arthur Hall v) - Why Did I Kiss That Girl (1924) - Domino 376 A
Piron's New Orleans Orch - New Orleans Wiggle (1923) - Victor 19233 B
Al Bernard - Bell Hop Blues (1919) - Victor 18644 B
Belle Baker - Sweet Little You (1924) - Victor 19436 B
Brox Sisters (Arthur Johnston p) - Nobody Loves You Like I Do (1924) - Victor 19478 B
Andy Senior - Body and Soul - Rome Capitol Theatre September 9, 2011
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Midnight, the Stars, and You (2011) - Recorded March 2011
West End Jazz Band (Mike Bezin v) - Percolatin' Blues (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
Fred Van Eps - Red Pepper A Spicy Rag (1911) - Victor 17033 A
Edith King - Why Do They Call Them Babies (1918) - Emerson 7435
Wellesley College Glee Club - 1914 Prize Song (1914) - Columbia A1653
Billy Murray and the American Quartet - High Brown Blues (1922) - Victor 18904 A
Henry Thies and his Hotel Sinton Orch (Don Dewey v) - When You're Smiling (1928) - Victor 21462 B
Sam Lanin's Dance Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - I'm Just a Vagabond Lover (1929) - Banner 6279 A
The Troubadours - The Man I Love (1928) - Victor 21233 B
Fanny Brice - My Man (1927) - Victor 21168 A
Snooks and his Memphis Stompers - Love Is Like That (1931) - Victor 22629 B
Harry Leader and his Band (Les Allen v) - Ridin' Around in the Rain (1934) - Eclipse 748 A
Art Tatum - Sophisticated Lady (1933) - Piano Starts Here (Columbia CS 9655)
Clarence Williams and his Orch (Chick Bullock v) - Sugar Blues (1934) - Vocalion 2805 A
The Caresser - Exploiting (1938) - Fall of Man (Rounder CD 1141)
Johnny Johnson and his Orch (Vi Mele v) - Every Little Moment (1935) - Melotone M 13438 A
Benny Goodman and his Orch (Helen Ward v) - Hooray For Love (1935) - Bluebird AMX2 5505-1-A
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch - Flapperette (1927) - Victor 20503 B

"Beats Me" September 30, 2011

(Week 279)

This RADIOLA! finds it all so incomprehensible, among other things.

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Cliff Edwards - Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) - Pathe Actuelle 25177 B
Frank Crumit (Frank Banta piano) - No One Knows What It's All About (1924) - Victor 19469 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
International Novelty Orch - My Sweetie Turned Me Down (1925) - Victor 19709 A
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Someday Sweetheart Blues (1926) - Victor 20405 A
Jean Goldkette and his Orch - My Pretty Girl (1927) - Victor 20588 A
Lee Morse - I'd Love To Be In Love (1927) - Columbia 1011 D
Seger Ellis - Girl of My Dreams (1927) - Columbia 1239 D
Elsie Carlisle - My Cutie's Due at Two to Two (1926) - ASV Living Era AJA 5019 (orig Zonophone 2815)
Arthur Pryor's Band - Ramshackle Rag (Ted Snyder) (1911) - Victor 17021 B
Piron's New Orleans Orch - Do Doodle Oom (1924) - Victor 19255 A
Eddie Peabody (Arthur Fields v) - Cecilia (1925) - Banner 1590 B
Ada Jones - That Dreamy Barcarolle Tune (Goetz) (1910) - Victor 16682 B
Eddie Nelson - Oh! Susie Behave (1918) - Emerson 7435
Billy Murray - He Went in Like a Lion and Came Out Like a Lamb (1919) - Victor 18657 B
Belle Baker - Hard Hearted Hannah (1924) - Victor 19436 A
Al Duvall - The Merry Misanthrope (2011) - Squirt, Rubber Heart
West End Jazz Band - Bell Hoppin' Blues (2010) - Burnin' The Iceberg (Rivermont BSW 2216)
Sweetback Sisters - Cowboy Ham And Eggs (2011) - Looking For A Fight
Jack Warner - Wait Till The Cows Come Home (1917) - Emerson 7296
Metropolitan Military Band - By Heck (1915) - Emerson 711
Esther Walker - How Sorry You'll Be (Wait'll You See) (1919) - Victor 18657 A
Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band - Old Grey Mare (1917) - Victor 18369 A
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Bing Crosby and Al Rinker v) - Pretty Lips (1927) - Victor 20627 B
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Belle Mann v) - I Want To Be Bad (1929) - Victor 21859 B
Ben's Bad Boys - Yellow Dog Blues (1929) - Victor 21921 A
Kate Smith - Love Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Gene Austin - Under a Texas Moon (1930) - Victor 22416 A
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - St Louis Blues (1930) - Victor 22321 B
Berkes Bela es Zenokara - Nem hivlak en vissza - Odeon Am 2030
Frank Banta - Russian Lullaby (1927) - Upright and Grand (Rivermont BSW 1142)
Alexander Dobrohotoff (balalaika) - Vniz Po Matoushkie Po Volgie I Trepak (1928) - Okeh 15078
Henry Allen and his Orch - Lost (1936) - Swing Street I (Columbia JLN 24027)
Clyde McCoy and his Orch - Tear It Down (1936) - Associated 60660
Andy Senior - Dreaming of a Castle in the Air - piano solo recorded September 21, 2011

"Remembering Frank Driggs" September 23, 2011

(Week 278)

We were saddened to hear this week of the death of legendary reissue producer and photo archivist Frank Driggs. This RADIOLA! consists almost entirely of selections from compilations he produced. Fans of the sort of music played on this series owe him an incalculable debt of gratitude. He will be deeply missed.

In 2008 my WHCL-FM colleague Pete Bianco interviewed Mr. Driggs and that interview may be found at this link. RADIOLA! as always streams continuously from my Live365 station. Podcast here.

Red McKenzie and his Music Box - From Monday On (1928) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Art Tatum - Tiger Rag (1933) - Piano Starts Here (Columbia CS 9655)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779-D
Benny Meroff and his Orch - Smiling Skies (1928) - Sound of Chicago II (Columbia CL 2145)
Joe Venuti and his Blue Four (Rube Bloom v) - Blue Room (1928) - Original Sounds of the 20s I (Columbia CL 2228)
Gulf Coast Seven - Keep Your Temper (1925) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Monette Moore - Take It Easy (1925) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Irving Kaufman - Pagan Love Song (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Aunt Jemima (Tess Gardella) - Can't Help Lovin' That Man (1928) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Thomas Morris and his Past Jazz Masters - Original Charleston Strut (1923) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Jelly Roll Morton Jazz Band - Someday Sweetheart (1923) - Sound of Chicago I (Columbia CL 2144)
Johnny Bayersdorffer and his Jazzola Novelty Orch - Waffle Man's Call (1924) - Sound of New Orleans II (Columbia CL 2103)
Gertrude Saunders - I'm Craving For That Kind of Love (1921) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Blossom Seeley and the Georgians - Lazy (1924) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Cliff Edwards - Sunday (1926) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Molly Ryan - Hooray For Love (2007) - Songbird In The Moonlight
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Let's Dance - Recorded March 2011
Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Darktown Strutters' Ball (1917) - Sound of New Orleans I (Columbia CL 2102)
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Midway Dance Orch - House of David Blues (1923) - Sound of Chicago I (Columbia CL 2144)
The Get Happy Band - In Harlem's Araby (1925) - The Sound of Harlem I (Columbia CL 2160)
Carroll Dickerson and his Orch - Savoyageur's Stomp (1928) - Sound of Chicago I (Columbia CL 2144)
Bud Freeman and his Orch - Craze-o-logy (1928) - Sound of Chicago II (Columbia CL 2145)
Sophie Tucker - Some of These Days (1927) - Original Sounds of the 20s III (Columbia CL 2230)
Seger Ellis - Ain't Misbehavin' (1929) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)
Frankie Half Pint Jaxon and his Hot Shots - Fifteen Cents (1933) - Sound of Chicago III (Columbia CL 2146)
Luis Russell and his Orch - Louisiana Swing (1929) - Sound of New Orleans I (Columbia CL 2102)
Alabama Rascals - Dirty Dozen's Cousins (1932) - Sound of Chicago III (Columbia CL 2146)
The Three Peppers - Seenade In The Night (1937) - Swing Street II (Columbia JLN 24028)
Benny Goodman and his Orch - Hunkadola (1935) - Bluebird AMX2 5505-1-A
Ella Logan and the Spirits of Rhythm - It's a Long Way to Tipperary (1941) - Swing Street I (Columbia JLN 24027)
Lee Sims - Home on the Range (1933) - Original Sounds of the 20s II (Columbia CL 2229)