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Ian Whitcomb

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Ian Whitcomb is an entertainer, singer, songwriter, author, record producer and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song “You Turn Me On” reached number 8 on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. He has written several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball in 1972. He accompanies his singing by playing the ukulele and, through his records, concerts, and film work, has helped to stimulate the current revival of interest in the instrument. He can be found at ianwhitcomb.com and hosts a weekly show on ErrorFM.com and SiriusXM 165.
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Episodes

Ian Whitcomb - 28 Parade of the Faves (part 2)

Annette Hanshaw - Daddy Won’t You Please Come Home Ruth Etting - Hold Me Little Jack Little - Jealous Cliff Edwards - Halfway to Heaven George Formby - Husband of the Wife of Mister Wu Flanagan & Allen - Down Forget Me Not Lane Mrs. Mills - On Mother Kelly’s Doorstep Billy Cotton & His Band - Friends & Neighbours Freddy Cannon - Where the Action Is Ian Whitcomb & His Dance Band - Altadena Lane Ian Whitcomb w/ Janet Klein’s Parlour Boys - Ambling Along

Mar 29, 201145 min

Ian Whitcomb - 28 Parade of the Faves (part 1)

Ian Whitcomb 28 Parade of the Faves Ian Whitcomb - Dancing Partners Ian Whitcomb - Viva Regina “Whispering” Jack Smith - Sunshine Al Jolson - Swanee Gene Austin - Love Letters In The Sand

Mar 29, 201118 min

Ian Whitcomb - 27 A Mixed Bag (Part 1)

Billy Cotton & His Band - Somebody Stole My Gal Ronnie Mitchell - Having A Party Frank Pourcel & His Orchestra - Only You The Champs - Tequila The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Ian Whitcomb - You Won’t See Me Ferlin Huskey - A Fallen Star Kenni Huskey - A Fallen Star

Mar 21, 201131 min

Ian Whitcomb - 27 A Mixed Bag (Part 2)

Kenni Huskey - Tears Ken Dodd - Tears Wally Black - I’m A Country Boy (Barry’s Grandfather!) Seger Ellis - When You’re Smiling Frank Sinatra - When You’re Smiling Wayne King & His Orchestra (Recitation: Franklyn MacCormack) - Melody of Love Ian Whitcomb - Life’s Not All That Bad, Is It? (Melody of Love) Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra (Vocal: Franklyn Baur) - Stars Are the Windows of Heaven The Harmonians (The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra) - Stars Are the Windows of Heaven Anne Murra...

Mar 21, 201143 min

Ian Whitcomb 26 - The King's English Part 2

Phyllis Dare - It All Depends on You Leon Cortez and His Coster Pals - It’s a Sin to Tell A Lie Tom Barratt - Amy Flanagan & Allen - If A Grey Haired Lady Says “How’s Your Father” Vera Lynn - When They Sound the Last All-Clear Muriel Barron & Olive Gilbert - We’ll Gather Lialacs Noel Coward - Sail Away Max Miller - Max in the Theatre Billy Cotton & His Band - In A Golden Coach Ruby Murray - Softly, Softly Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms Bill Haley & The Comets - Rockin’ Through...

Mar 18, 201139 min

Ian Whitcomb 26 - The King's English Part 1

Albert Ketelbey - Bells Across the Meadow Charley Patton - You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Henry Burr - Carve Dat Possum Helen McArthur - I’ll Be Your Sweetheart Jack Blake - Heading For Louisville Maurice Elwin - The Longer That You Linger in Virginia George Formby - They’re All Going Back

Mar 18, 201137 min

Ian Whitcomb 25 - Ukesters & Jazzmen (Part 2)

Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Original Jelly Roll Blues Bob Scobey’s Frisco Band (Vocal: Clancy Hayes) - Ace in the Hole Bunk Johnson - Down By The Riverside George Lewis & His New Orleans Music - Burgundy Street Blues Chris Barber’s Jazz Band - Petite Fleur Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Samantha The Temperance Seven - You’re Driving Me Crazy Ian Whitcomb - Poor Little Bird Bob Scobey’s Frisco Band (Vocal: Clancy Hayes) - Melancholy

Mar 08, 201142 min

Ian Whitcomb 25 - Ukesters & Jazzmen (Part 1)

Ian Whitcomb - One & One Make One The Halekulani Girls - E Huli Makou Ray Kinney with Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians - To You Sweetheart Cliff Edwards - One Little Kiss Johnny Marvin - Oh, How She Could Play A Ukulele! Greg Hawkes - Sail Away Ian Whitcomb - Come & Make Your Heaven in L.A. The Original Dixieland Jass Band - Dixie Jass Band One Step The Halfway House Orchestra - Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Mar 08, 201139 min

Ian Whitcomb 24 - Far Away Places (Part 2)

Frankie Vaughn - Istanbul Ian Whitcomb and His Bungalow Boys - Kismet Gamelan Semar Pegulingan- Gambang Elias & his Zig Zag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark Umekichi - Soran Bushi George Formby - Hi Tiddley Hi Ti Island Carlos Gardel - El Dia Que Me Quieras Xavier Cugat - Brazil Guatemala Marimba - La Cerveza Agustin Lara - Flor De Lis Debroy Somers’ Band (Vocal: Fred Austin) - Himazas Ian Whitcomb - Dancing Partners

Feb 26, 201137 min

Ian Whitcomb 24 - Far Away Places (Part 1)

Danish State Radio Orchestra - Derby Day Bing Crosby - Far Away Places Ray Noble & his Orchestra (Vocal: Al Bowlly) - Lights of Paris Edith Piaf - La Vie, L’Amour Max Bygraves - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Billy Cotton & his Band - Le Petit Valse Oscar Denes & Lizzie Waldmuller - Mama Anton Karas - Vienna, City of My Dreams

Feb 26, 201135 min

Ian Whitcomb 23 - Misadventures of a One Hit Wonder (Part 2)

Ian Whitcomb - Sally Sails the Sky Dr. West’s Medicine Show & Junk Band - The Eggplant That Ate Chicago Donovan - Mellow Yellow Ian Whitcomb - Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night? Ian Whitcomb - The Notable Yacht Club of Staines The Doors - Light My Fire Mae West - Light My Fire Ian Whitcomb - Sauntering By The Sea Ian Whitcomb - Goodnight Ian Whitcomb - Wooly Bully

Feb 16, 201134 min

Ian Whitcomb 23 - Misadventures of a One Hit Wonder (Part 1)

Ian Whitcomb - Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe Sam the Sham - Wooly Bully Bob Lind - San Francisco Woman Ian Whitcomb - Please Don’t Leave Me On The Shelf The Flower Pot Men - Let’s All Go to San Francisco Donovan - Sunshine Superman The Chocolate Watch Band - Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-in)? John’s Children - Smashed! Blocked!

Feb 16, 201140 min

Ian Whitcomb 22 - One Hit Wonder & The Promo Man (Part 1)

Ian Whitcomb - 18 Whitcomb St. The Rolling Stones - The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man Ian Whitcomb - Soho Ian Whitcomb - Bony Moronie Ian Whitcomb - Dance Again Ian Whitcomb - This Sporting Life Ian Whitcomb - The Turn On Song Ian Whitcomb - You Turn Me On

Feb 14, 201137 min

Ian Whitcomb 22 - One Hit Wonder & The Promo Man (Part 2)

Ian Whitcomb - Nervous (Dublin Version) Ian Whitcomb - Nervous (Hollywood Version) Ian Whitcomb - Good Hard Rock Ian Whitcomb - Lover’s prayer Ian Whitcomb - Groovy Day Ian Whitcomb - Heroes Of The Rocker Pack Ian Whitcomb - The Star Ian Whitcomb - Luscious Slices

Feb 14, 201136 min

Ian Whitcomb - 21 Songs of Love, Passion & Peace (01

Billy Vaughn - Melody of Love Ian Whitcomb - I Love You Al Martino - Here In My Heart Peggy Lee - Mr. Wonderful Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot Doris Day - Everybody Loves A Lover Mandy Barnett - With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming Ian Whitcomb - Same Old Moon Floyd Tillman - This Cold War with You Johnny Marvin - Sweetheart Of All My Dreams

Feb 07, 201135 min

Ian Whitcomb - 21 Songs of Love, Passion & Peace (02

Melville Gideon - I Wish I Knew A Bigger Word for Love Cliff Edwards - I’ll Buy The Ring and Change Your Name to Mine Ted Lewis - I’m Sure of Everything But You “Whispering” Jack Smith - My Blue Heaven Al Bowlly - By The Fireside Jerry Lee Lewis - One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Tammy Wynette - You & Me Ian & Regina Whitcomb - Let The Rest of the World Go By Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies - A Thousand Goodnights Ian Whitcomb - Our House

Feb 07, 201140 min

Ian Whitcomb - 20 Dogs & other Animal Friends (02

Roy Rogers - A Four Legged Friend Al Jolson - Little Sunshine Vaughn Monroe - Riders In The Sky The Southlanders - The Mole in a Hole Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - The Tennessee Bird Walk Hal Swain & His Band - Hunting Tigers Out In India Al Bowlly with Ray Noble & His Orchestra - The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Ian performs this live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj4v36Oint4 ) Elsie Carlisle - My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes Regina Whitcomb - Little Yellow Bird Flanagan & Al...

Feb 01, 201142 min

Ian Whitcomb - 20 Dogs & other Animal Friends (01

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra - The Whistler & His Dog Rosy McHargue - What D’Ye Mean You Lost Yer Dog (Where’s That Dog-Gone Dog-Gone Dog of Mine?) Ian Whitcomb - They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’ Ian Whitcomb - I’ve Lost My Dog (live) Frances Day - Me and My Dog Ian Whitcomb - My Dog Has Fleas Hank Snow - Old Shep Ian Whitcomb - Goodbye, Old Boy Ian Whitcomb - My Dog Beefy

Feb 01, 201133 min

Ian Whitcomb 19 - Manufactured Pop, The Brill Building Sound (Part 2)

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Buddy Holly - It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Bobby Darin - Splish Splash Neil Sedaka - Stupid Cupid Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl Timi Yuro - The 13th Hour Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack Jay & The Americans - Only In America The Cookies - Chains Billy Vaughn - Michelle

Jan 24, 201142 min

Ian Whitcomb 19 - Manufactured Pop, The Brill Building Sound (Part 1)

Russ Morgan - Somebody Else is Taking My Place Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon Guy Mitchell - Belle Belle, My Liberty Belle Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House Frankie Vaughn - Garden of Eden Humphrey Lyttelton - Bad Penny Blues Kay Starr - The Rock & Roll Waltz Jim Lowe - The Green Door

Jan 24, 201137 min

Ian Whitcomb - 18 Real Right Royal Rock & Roll (Part 1)

Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar Joni James - There Must Be A Way Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop The Storey Sisters - Bad Motorcycle Preston Epps - Bongo Rock Santo & Johnny - Only You Bill Parsons - The All-American Boy John Zacherle - Dinner With Drac Part 1 Mae West - Happy Birthday 21 Ian Whitcomb - Whole Lotta Woman Ian Whitcomb - Yomping

Jan 18, 201137 min

Ian Whitcomb - 18 Real Right Royal Rock & Roll (Part 2)

Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat Bill Haley & His Comets - Shake Rattle & Roll Elvis Presley - That’s All Right Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Be Bop A Lula Little Richard - Rip it Up Fats Domino - Blue Monday Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace Bob Luman - Red Hot Roy Orbison -Mean Little Mama Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee Johnny Cash - Mean-Eyed Cat

Jan 18, 201142 min

Ian Whitcomb - 17 Gutsy Ballsy Sexy & Sad (Part 2)

Ian Whitcomb - Cocaine Lil Barrel House Annie - If It Don’t Fit Don’t Force It Count Basie & His Orchestra - Open the Door Richard Ross De Luxe Syncopaters - Skad-O-Lee Blue Steele & His Orchestra - There’s a Tear for Every Smile In Hollywood Sunny Clapp & His Band O’ Sunshine - Down on Biscayne Bay The Arcadia Peacock Orchestra of St. Louis - Let Me Be The First to Kiss You Good Morning

Jan 14, 201146 min

Ian Whitcomb - 17 Gutsy Ballsy Sexy & Sad (Part 1)

Elmore James - Dust My Broom Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights Big City Valaida Snow - I Wish I Were Twins The High Hatters - Daddy Won’t You Please Come Home Bob Palmer & Monty Hall - The Utah Trail Jerry Lee Lewis - I Wish I Was Eighteen Again Jimmy Yancy - Midnight Stomp Professor Longhair - Longhair Stomp Wilton Crawley - Big Time Woman Sir Ian & his Royal Tokers - Smoke That Pipe! The Ipana Troubadours - Dream Kisses

Jan 14, 201132 min

Ian Whitcomb - 16 Early Irving (Part 2)

Gus Van & Joe Schenck - Dance & Grow Thin Harry MacDonough - The Girl on the Magazine David Romano - If I Had My Way, I'd Live Among The Gypsies The King's Men - At the YMCA Irving Berlin - Oh! How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning Irving Kaufman - Mr Jazz Himself The Original Dixieland Jazz Band - I Lost My Heart in Dixieland Ian Whitcomb & The Bungalow Boys - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

Jan 12, 201136 min

Ian Whitcomb - 16 Early Irving (Part 1)

The White Star Orchestra - Alexander's Ragtime Band Ethel Levey - Alexander's Ragtime Band Regina Whitcomb - Poor John The Haydn Quartet With Corrine Morgan - How'd You Like to Spoon with Me? Irving Berlin - Marie from Sunny Italy Ian Whitcomb - Sadie Salome Go Home Robert Hale & Ida Crispi - Everybody's Doing It Now Alice Faye - Everybody's Doin' it Judy Garland - I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Down On The Farm) Ian Whitcomb - Settle Down in a One Horse Town Ian & Regina Whitcomb - Play...

Jan 12, 201140 min

Ian Whitcomb 14 - Teddy Fruitacre's Party-Warty (01)

Winifred Atwell - Let’s Have A Party Ian Whitcomb - Teddy’s At It Again The Five Smith Brothers - I’m In Favor Of Friendship The Ferko String Band - Alabama Jubilee The Singing Dogs - Oh Suzannah Elsie Carlisle - Dada! Dada! The Durium Dance Band - Let’s All Be Fairies Gracie Fields - I Took My Harp To A Party Ian Whitcomb - At The Vicarage Party

Dec 20, 201025 min

Ian Whitcomb 14 - Teddy Fruitacre's Party-Warty (02)

Mrs. Mills - Medley The Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt The One You Love Spike Jones - You Always Hurt The One You Love Ian & Regina Whitcomb - The Teddy Bears’ Picnic Regina Whitcomb - Honey Bunch George Formby - You Can’t Keep A Growing Lad Down Flanagan & Allen - Nice People Noel Coward - I Went To A Marvelous Party Leslie (Hutch) Hutchinson - Moonlight Cocktail Louis Prima & Phil Harris - The Monkey Song The Lecuona Cuban Boys - Rumba Blanca Ian Whitcomb and His Bungalow Boys - ...

Dec 20, 201039 min

Ian Whitcomb 13 - An Old Fashioned Christmas (02)

Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Tommy Steele - Must Be Santa Russ Morgan - Blue Christmas Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas Connie Francis - I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Frank Welker and The John Bahler Singers - Totally Ridiculous 12 Days of Christmas Bob Dylan - I’ll Be Home For Christmas Ian Whitcomb - All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle (LIVE) Ian Whitcomb - The Candyland Christmas Ball Petty Booka - Chri...

Dec 14, 201037 min

Ian Whitcomb 13 - An Old Fashioned Christmas (01)

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride Bing Crosby - It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas The Seven Dials Band - Shiverand Shakery, the Man that Couldn’t get Warm Andrei Kmita - Holiday By The Fireside Walsh and Parker - Winter Wonderland Phyllis Robins - I’m Sending A Letter to Santa Claus The Three Sisters with Henry Hall and The BBC Dance Orchestra - The Fairy on the Christmas Tree Petty Booka - Mele Kalikimaka Leon Redbone - Christmas Island

Dec 14, 201037 min
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