1939 jazz by Glen Gray From the original 78rpm disc Decca # 1312
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Some smokin' hot Jazz from 1937 From the original 78 rpm recording DECCA # 1312
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Topics: Goblin Band, jazz, Glen Gray, 1937, 78 rpm
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America's Popular Music - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
Topics: America's Popular Music Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, radio, D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C.
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Dating to 1943, this film "Smoke Rings" presents Glen Gray Knoblauch ("Glen Gray") and his famous Casa Loma Orchestra, along with the Pied Pipers, trombonist Pee Wee Hunt and female vocalist Eugenie Baird. The short, which takes its name from the band's signature song, was directed by Arthur Dreifuss, associate produced by Will Cowan, shot by William Sickner with Charles Previn as musical director, and Bernard Brown as "sound director" (a title sometimes seen in...
Topics: Smoke Rings, Glen Gray, Casa Loma, Orchestra, 1930s, Swing Band, Pied Pipers, Stock Footage,...
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The biggest names in Hollywood and Broadway recorded for AFRS during the war years, The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to May 26, 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). The U.S. Army began broadcasting from London during World War II, using equipment and studio facilities borrowed from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The first transmission to U.S. troops began at 5:45 p.m. on July 4, 1943 and included less than five hours...
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Topics: AFRS, WWII, OTR, Showtime, Dinah Shore, Radio Theater, Ginger Rogers, Burgess Meredith, Mystery...
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The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943.The Army's V-Disc project provided a monthly 'care' package of music specially recorded for troops overseas. Soldiers fighting a far-flung war welcomed these musical snapshots of life back home.
Topics: AFRS, WWII, Abbott & Costello, Skinnay Ennis, Hal Kemp, Vaughn Monroe, Glenn Miller, Kate...
One Night Stand was a program of live music ("remotes") that was produced & broadcast by the U.S. government via the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) radio network. It featured the popular bands of the day and some lesser-known groups. Some of the vocalists: Meredith Blake, Liz Tilton, Anita O'Day, Helen Ward, Eugenie Baird, Bob Anthony, Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing, Earle Warren, Dinah Washington, Kitty Kallen, Rosetta Williams, Doris Day, Kay Starr, et al. The Radio Gold...
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, World War II, WWII, AFRS, Big Band, Swing, Jazz, OTR, Vaughn Monroe, Charlie...
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Episode 116: Swing! - Part 1 5 Song Set is an eclectic music podcast that plays everything from ragtime to punk. Each episode is five songs long and includes information about the songs and the bands that perform them, as well as other interesting information that varies from show to show. On November 29, 2016, Episode 116 of the podcast was released. In this episode, I have some songs for you from the Swing Era. However, I couldn't limit myself to just five songs, so this is the first of three...
Topics: 5 Song Set, music podcast, swing, big band, Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jolly Coburn...
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Pieces and Bits: Another way of saying Mixing it up. Music in this episode of The El Wayno Loco Show is from Beaver & Krause, Crowded House, The Dream Academy, Madness, Gordon Haskell, Gerry Rafferty, Al Stewart, The Corrs, Jona Lewie, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Geraint Watkins, George Michael, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, Nick Heyward, John Barry, Nancy Sinatra, Dame Shirley Bassey, John Barry, Webb Wilder, Junior Brown, Jools Holland and His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra, Brian Setzer...
Topics: The El Wayno Loco Show, Pieces and Bits, Beaver & Krause, Crowded House, The Dream Academy,...
Happy Halloween all you Caravanians! It's that time of year to break out the candy, decorate your house and do some trick or treating! The 7th Annual Ralphtacular Halloween Special . 3 Hours of Spooky, Creepy, Funky Halloween music. Play this at your next Halloween party or play it during Halloween for 3 hours of Groovy, Spooky music. The Ralph Furley Musical Caravan is a local weekly 3 hour community radio variety show that encompasses all kinds of music from Bluegrass, Americana,...
Topics: Ralph Furley Musical Caravan Episode 344: 10-27-20 - 7th Annual Ralphtacular Halloween Special,...
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40s Swing
Topic: Glen Gray
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Big Band Jazz
Topic: Glen gray smoke rings
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Early record from Glen Gray (1900-1963) and the Casa Loma Orchestra. This was recorded on January 31, 1933.
Topics: Glen Gray, My Man, big band
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Here is a fun swing record on the Decca label by Glen Gray (1900-1963). The band recorded this on May 24, 1941 with a vocal by Pee Wee Hunt (1907-1979).
Topics: Glen Gray, Boogie Woogie Man, big band, Pee Wee Hunt
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Entertaining study of Jazz and pop selections derived from classical masterworks. The original and the derived work are played side-by-side for musical comparison. Show #004 features the music of Von Suppe and Saint-Saens along with recordings by Billy May and Jackie Wilson. More info at glpmusic.weebly.com
Topics: Jackie Wilson, Billy May, Glen Gray, Von Suppe, Saint-Saens, Marilyn Horne, opera
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A New York Times Entertainment article early March 1935. Lists different stations such as WJZ, WEAF, WABC, WEVD. Tells of the NBC signed contracts with Jack Benny with WJZ until the summer, the Three "X" Sisters with WJZ for 26 weeks. WABC radio has renewals for Walter O'Keefe, Annette Hanshaw and Glen Gray music.
Topics: NBC, WJZ, WEAF, WABC, radio, Jack Benny, Three X Sisters, Annette Hanshaw, Glen Gray, 1935
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Triskiadekaphobia : 80's Horror Question Difficulty Range 1-5 with 1 being the easiest and 5 the hardest. 1. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Difficulty 1) 2. Excerpt from The Evil Dead 3. Fabio Frizzi : Voci dal Nula (Difficulty 4) 4. Bobby Vinton : Blue Moon (Difficulty 2) 5. Bauhaus : Stigmata Martyr (Difficulty 3) 6. Dramarama : Anything, Anything (Difficulty 2) 7. Vincent Price : Protection Against The Hand of Glory 8. Commercial for The Stuff 9. The Dickies (Difficulty 1) 10. The Ramones...
Topics: horror, 80s, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Evil Dead, Fabio Frizzi, Bobby Vinton, Bauhaus, Dramarama,...
