Record Labels Part 1 - Decca Repeat
When I was a youngster my dad bought a three record set called The Big Bands. In it were songs that went along with a book by George T. Simo...
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Big Band Bash
The Sounds of the Great Big Bands from Yesterday and Today
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20 of 405 episodesWill Bradley and His Orchestra Repeat
I'm back from vacation and have some new programs under way. Here is the first, spotlighting one of my favorite big bands. Will Bradley was...
Woody Herman - A 100th Birthday Salute Part 2 Repeat
May 13th is the birthday of Woody Herman and if he were alive today that would have been his 100th birthday. We continue our celebration of...
Woody Herman - A 100th Birthday Salute Part 1 Repeat
May 13th is the birthday of Woody Herman and if he were alive today that would have been his 100th birthday. To celebrate this milestone we...
Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions Part 2 Repeat
I am continuing this week with part two of Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions which has selected cuts from the Mosaic Record Co...
Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions Part 1 Repeat
In 2011 I bought two 8 disc sets from the Mosaic Record Company. The first was dedicated to the Columbia sides of Benny Goodman which I pres...
Classic Columbia and Okeh BG Orchestra Sessions Part 2 Repeat
This week I am going to continue with part two of the Mosaic box set, The Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Session 1939 -19...
Classic Columbia and Okeh BG Orchestra Sessions Part 1 Repeat
This week we will be listening to selections from a Mosaic Record Company set that I have called the Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman...
Metronome Magazine Part Two
This is part two of a program I did on Metronome Magazine. In the issue, there was a section devoted to record reviews. In part one, I start...
Benny Goodman A Birthday Salute 2 Remotes
May 30, 1909 is the birthday of bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman. Instead of playing some of his hits which I've done in past progra...
Metronome Magazine Part One
When I was in high school, my dad knew of my interest in the big bands. While out at his job, he found someone that was getting rid of sever...
Remotes From WW2 Part Two (Artie Shaw) Repeat
This week I am continuing with part two of Big Band Remotes from World War 2 with two remotes from the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands ser...
Remotes From WW2 Part One Repeat
On this week's show I would like to honor a request. A listener asked for some big band remotes that took place during World War 2. Most of...
Bob Chester and Teddy Powell
This week we will be listening to and learning about two bands that I've never recently covered before: Bob Chester and Teddy Powell. This i...
The Casa Loma Orchestra
This week we take a look back at the music and career of Glenn Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. As an orchestra they predated Benny Goodman...
1938-1939 Time Life - The Swing Era Part 2 Repeat
This is part two of the Time Life records set I started last week. These records were originally recorded in 1971 by Billy May and His Orche...
1938-1939 Time Life - The Swing Era Part 1 Repeat
This is another volume in Time Life records ambitious project called "The Swing Era". It was a ten volume set with three records included in...
Spotlight on Tommy Dorsey - Repeat
Hello everyone. This week is a continuation of the two part series I started last week on the Dorsey brothers. This was a show I produces se...
Spotlight on Jimmy Dorsey - Repeat
This week I have gone back into the collection and pulled out two shows that I did on Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. There is a lot a good music in...
Glenn Miller - A Birthday Salute Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our Glenn Miller birthday celebration. March 01, 1904 is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller and to celebrat...