Summer Love Songs
Love songs for summer. Artists include: Sir Harry Lauder, Josephine Baker, Enrico Caurso, Lee Morse and Maurice Chevalier. Songs include: Old Fashioned Love, She's the Lass For Me, Love is Mine and Stardust.
Jul 12, 2008•30 min
Music From 100 Years Ago
Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.
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Million Selling Records 1920s
Records that topped one million in sales. Songs include; Dardenella, The Prisoner's Song, Sonny Boy and Down Hearted Blues. Performers include: Al Jolson, Bessie Smith, Sophie Tucker, Ted Weems and Gene Austin.
Jul 05, 2008•38 min
Independence Day
Patriotic songs for July 4th. Songs include: National Emblem, America, Any Place the Old Flag Flies and Keep the Home Fires Burning. Performers include: The Marine Band, Cal Stewart, Victor Herbert and Louis Armstrong.
Jun 30, 20080
Georgia Songs
Songs about Georgia and musicians from the peach state. Songs include: Sweet Georgia Brown, Savannah Mama, Georgia Bound and Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia. Musicans include: Blind Willie McTell, The Skillet Lickers, Ma Rainey, Fiddlin John Carson and the American Quartet.
Jun 21, 2008•35 min
Rainy Songs
Songs about Rain. Songs include: Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon, Stormy Weather, Rainy Nights and I'm Dancing on a Rainbow.Musicians include: Bessie Smith, Ada Jones, The Happiness Boys and Duke Ellington.
Jun 14, 2008•33 min
Horses
A tribute to our equine friends. Songs include: The Horse Trot, Empty Saddles, Racehorse Blues and My Old Saddle Horse Is Missing. Performers include: Cliff Carlise, Bing Crosby, Helen Humes and Sonny Scott.
Jun 08, 2008•28 min
Leftovers 5
Records left off previous shows. Songs include: Lord McDonald, The Little Old Ford, Some Sunny Day, Sweetie Pie and I'm In Seventh Heaven.Performers include: Paul Whiteman, Michael Coleman, Bing Crosby, Vernon Dalhart and Al Jolson.
Jun 01, 2008•30 min
Comedy
Early comedy records. Performers include: Bert Williams, Cal Stewart, Miss Ray Cox, Eddie Cantor and Steve Porter.
May 25, 2008•24 min
Crying Songs
Songs include: Tears, Ain't It a Crying Shame, Why Should I Cry Over You and Dancing With Tears in My Eyes. Performers include: The Tuxedo Dance Orchestra, Ruth Etting, Blind Boy Fuller, Bix Biederbeck and Bing Crosby.
May 17, 2008•30 min
W C handy
The story of the father of the blues, W.C. Handy. Songs include: Saint Louis Blues, Memphis Blues, Steal Away to Jesus and Way Down South Where the Blues Began. Musicians include: W. C. Handy, Marion Harris, Blanche Calloway and Jellyroll Morton.
May 11, 2008•34 min
Trombone
Songs include: Trombone Cholly, Teddy Bear's Picnic, Ory's Creole Trombone and Avalon.Trombonists include: Kid Ory, Arthur Pryor, Jack Teagarden and Charlie Green.
May 03, 2008•40 min
Dessert Anyone?
Songs about cake, candy, ice cream and pie. Performers include: Ted Lewis, Harry Resser, Lee Morse and Blind Boy Fuller.
Apr 28, 2008•28 min
100 th Show
For the 100th episode, it's highlights from past shows. Performers include: Billy Murray, Blind Lemmon Jefferson, Enrico Caurso and Al Jolson.
Apr 19, 2008•34 min
1929 Part 3
More songs from 1929, including: Sweet Fern, Mean to Me, Feeling the Spirit and How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times.Artists include: Rudy Vallee, The Carter Family, Blind Alfred Reed, Ruth Etting and Al Jolson.
Apr 05, 2008•36 min
Heavenly Music
Songs about heaven, including: My Blue Heaven, When I Put On My Long White Robe, Heaven's Radio and In My Little Hula Heaven.Artists include: Gene Austin, The Carter Family, Rev. J.B. Gates, The Swift Jewel Cowboys and John McCormack.
Mar 29, 2008•30 min
Chicago 1920s
Songs include: Chicago Breakdown, Chicago Blues, Chicago Mess Around and Chicago Stomp. Performers include: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Earl Hines, Lovie Austin and Fletcher Henderson.
Mar 21, 2008•32 min
Saint Patrick's Day
A selection of Irish music, including: Haste to the Wedding, The Girls of Bainbridge, Leaving Dear Old Ireland and The Star of the County Down. Artists include: John McCormack, Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran and Chauncey Olcott.
Mar 15, 2008•29 min
Sunny Tunes
Songs about the Sun including: On the Sunny Side of the Street, Red Sails in the Sunset, Morning Sun Blues and Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie. Performers include: Louis Armstrong, Harry Richman, Bryon Harlin, the Brox Sisters and John McCormack.
Mar 09, 2008•35 min
Harry Warren
Early works by Hollywood song writer , Harry Warren. Songs include, The Lullaby of Broadway, Lulu's Back In Town, You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me, and Shadow Waltz. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Connie Boswell, Hal Kemp and Fats Waller.
Mar 01, 2008•33 min
Alabama
Songs about Alabama and musicians from the yellowhammer state. Songs include: Alabama Jubilee, Go Down Moses, Alabama Strut and the Stars Fell On Alabama. Musicans include: Cow Cow Davenport, Guy Lombardo, the Tuskeggee Institute Singers and W.C. Handy.
Feb 23, 2008•31 min
6 Roses for Valentine's Day
Six songs with rose in the title. Songs include: My Wild Irish Rose, Second Hand Rose, Rose Room, My Virgina Rose and Roses of Picardy.Performers include: the Carter Family, Django Rheinhardt, Bing Crosby and Fanny Brice.
Feb 10, 2008•27 min
Black Swan Records
The story of the first African-American owned record label. Artists include: Ethel Waters, Fletcher henderson, The Four Harmony Kings, Alberta Hunter and Trixie Smith. Songs include: Oh Daddy, They'll be some Changes Made, Farewell Blues and Trixie's Blues.
Feb 03, 2008•40 min
Moon Songs
Songs about the moon. Songs include: By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Once In a Blue Moon, Roll Along Kentucky Moon and Moon Country. Performers include: Ada Jones, Cliff Edwards, Hoagy Carmichael, Helen Kane and Charlie Patton.
Jan 27, 2008•32 min
Breakdowns
Songs with breakdown in the title. Songs include: Piano Breakdown, Birmington Breakdown, Redell Breakdown and Country Breakdown. Performers include: Charley Lincoln, The Skillet Lickers, Louis Armstrong, Blind Blake and J.B. Fuselier.
Jan 21, 2008•29 min
Jazz Piano 1920s
Pianists include: Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Pinetop Smith, Earl Hines and Cow Cow Davenport.Tunes include: Jelly Roll Blues, Black Beauty,Pinetop's Boogie Woogie and Goin About.
Jan 12, 2008•31 min
1908
Songs written or recorded in 1908. Songs include: Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Shine On Harvest Moon, Pineapple Rag and It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight. Performers include: Billy Murray, the Sousa Band, the Knickerbocker Quartet and Harry Lauder.
Jan 06, 2008•28 min
Leftovers #4
Records left off of previous podcasts. Plus a tribute to Oscar Peterson and Lydia Mendoza. Artists include: Oscar Peterson, Lydia Mendoza, Mound City Blue Blowers, Floyd Smith, Valaida Snow and John Philip Sousa.
Dec 29, 2007•28 min
Guitar Music
Guitar Music from the 1920s and 1930s. Guitarists include: Nick Lucas, Eddie Lang, Blind Boy Fuller, Bennie Nawahi, Ramon Montoya, Andre Segovia and Django Reinhardt. Songs include; Pickin on the Guitar, Dark was the Night, Clouds, El Rosa and Mauna Kea.
Dec 23, 2007•43 min
Christmas Tunes
Christmas records from 1917 to 1936.Songs include: Silent Night, Jingle Bells, We Three Kings and Christmas Morning Blues.Performers include: Fats Waller, Victoria Spivey, Louis Prima, Eddie Cantor and Bing Crosby.
Dec 16, 2007•36 min
1929 Part 2
More records from 1929. Performers include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Pinetop Smith and Ethyl Waters. Songs include: Am I Blue, Freakish, Guitar Blues, Waiting at the End of the Road and Soldier's Joy.
Dec 08, 2007•38 min
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