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2008-11-02T07:40:00.001-06:00

Fred Astaire, writes Joseph Epstein, the veteran critic and essayist, "was the very model ... of the democratic dandy, itself an innovative figure." He adds that G. Bruce Boyer called Astaire in his movie roles "the democratic ideal: a classless aristocrat." If T.S. Eliot calling the mature Henry James "a European of no known country" isn't the same thing, it's close enough.

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2008-09-22T08:18:00.001-05:00

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2008-09-13T06:57:00.001-05:00

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known as one of the great jazz singers.
Tormé was born in Chicago, Illinois to immigrant Russian Jewish parents whose name had been Torma. A child prodigy, he first sang professionally at 4 with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, singing "You're Driving Me Crazy," at Chicago's Blackhawk restaurant. Between 1933 and 1941, he acted in the network radio serials The Romance of Helen Trent and Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy. He wrote his first song at 13 and three years later, his first published song, "Lament to Love," became a hit recording for Harry James. He played drums in Chicago's Shakespeare Elementary School drum and bugle corps in his early teens. While a teenager, he sang, arranged, and played drums in a band led by Chico Marx of the Marx Brothers. His formal education ended in 1944, with his graduation from Chicago's Hyde Park High School.

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2008-08-25T07:20:00.015-05:00

Our next vintage popular music medley features Can I Forget You? by The Henry Allen Orchestra. There are three selections performed by The Victor Arden Orchestra They are Deamon Dance; Salute (with pianist Phil Ohman) and Can This Be Love from 1930. The popular evergreen Everybody Loves My Baby is from 1924 and sung by Aileen Stanley, this track is followed by the third Arden recording mentioned above. Then we hear Paul Whiteman's Orchestra with vocalist Jack Fulton and How Deep Is The Ocean? from 1932. The last track on this medley is by "The Selvin Knickerbockers", Irving Berlin's Blue Skies from 1927.

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Play video of movie magic with The Paul Whiteman Orchestra and a vintage sound film. (Recently colorized)...

2008-08-17T11:10:00.003-05:00

Dick Jurgens, a composer and big-band leader, died on Thursday, 7 October 1995, at age 85. During World War II, he had three tunes simultaneously on the "Lucky Strike Hit Parade." He was a co-writer of "Elmer's Tune," "One Dozen Roses" and "Careless." Jurgens became an accomplished trumpeter by age 14. Dick and his brother Will formed their first band to play in the summer camps at Lake Tahoe. They worked as garbage collectors during the times when the band was inactive, but within 3 years, the band had it's first residency in one of the local hotels, remaining until booked by San Francisco's prestigious St. Francis Hotel in 1934. MORE. Jurgens served in the Marines during World War II, organizing and leading a band that performed in the Pacific islands.

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2008-08-13T10:58:00.000-05:00

Frederick Alfred (Freddy) Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist. Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one he would be identified with. Early on, he had intended to become a journalist. He had hoped that he would earn enough money from his musical work to enter Ohio State. But instead, he wound up becoming an accomplished musician. Martin led his own band while he was in high school, then played in various local bands. After working on a ships band, Martin joined the Mason-Dixon band, then joined Arnold Johnson and Jack Albin. It was with Albin's "Hotel Pennsylvania Music" that he made his first recordings, for Columbia's Velvet Tone label in 1930...MORE Wiki Bio

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2008-08-12T11:04:00.000-05:00

Singin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel (January 27, 1888, Springfield, Ohio - June 12, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and popular personality during the early days of radio. He was best known as "Singin’ Sam, the Barbasol Man" for his long association with that company...
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2008-08-10T17:28:00.000-05:00

Harry James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later...

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Who's Sorry Now (1945) HCO1630 - COLUMBIA 36973 COLHCO1630
I've Heard That Song Before (1943) - CAPITOL
Heartaches (1947) - Columbia, 37305
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Trumpet Rhapsody (1941) - V-disc, 213A2

2008-08-06T09:30:00.005-05:00

Band of the Royal Air Force - In a Clock Store - COLUMBIA 2442D MZ000005
A Hunt In the Black Forrest - Al Goodman Orchestra - RCA Victor 28-0420-B
Casino Orchestra - Nights of Gladness Waltz - unkn78 MZ000014
Django Reinhardt Et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Begin The Beguine 1940
Earl Hines & His Orchestra - Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag (1934) - DECCA 218B
F M vocal Victor Young Orchestra - Alone Together - Songs of 1929 MZ000001
Vincent Lopez And His Orch - Felix Arndt Nola (1922) - EDISON 50960
Ib Glindmann - Act One - Capitol Media Music '68- No. 1
Jan Peerce - Bluebird Of Happiness - RCA 11-9007
Lew White, organ - Grofe's On The Trail - RCA CAMDEN CAE 175 - MZ000026
Mary Lou Williams Trio - Humoresque - RCA 20-2025
Nora Bayes - Japanese Sandman (1920) - COLUMBIA A-2997
Patrick Et Son Orchestre De Danse (with Django Reinhardt) - You And The Night And The Music (1935) - Pathé PA-667
Quartet San Francisco - Peter Tambourine - Whirled Chamber Music
Whiteman, Paul & His Orch - Irving Berlin Shaking The Blues Away (1927) 39573-5 - VICTOR 20885A VIC39573-5
Sam Lanin And His Orchestra - Rain - 1928
Thomas Waller With Morris's Not Babies - I Ain't Got Nobody (1927) - 40094-2 Victor
Zez Confrey- Zez Confrey Kitten On The Keys (1921) - BRUNSWICK 2082

2008-08-05T16:19:00.000-05:00

5 AUGUST 1908 Birth of Wilbur Evans who was a vocalist on radio and Broadway during the '30s-40s - Recordings include... "The Merry Widow" and "The Student Price" on Decca. He starred opposite Mary Martin in the London production of South Pacific. Mr. Evans was born in Philadelphia and attended the Curtis Institute of Music. He won the 1927 Atwater Kent Foundation's national radio-singing contest and went on to sing professionally on the air and to perform in operas and operettas around the country as well as on Broadway.

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2008-08-04T13:13:00.000-05:00

Freddy Martin April In Paris [ SHOP ]
Guy Lombardo Carmen Lombardo-v Stars Fell on Alabama [ SHOP ]
Hal Kemp Skinnay Ennis-v Gotta Date With An Angel [ SHOP ]
Hoosier Hotshots Breezin' Along With The Breeze [ SHOP ]
Jimmy Lunceford Linger A While [ SHOP ]
Jimmy Dorsey The Breeze and I [ SHOP ]
Tommy Dorsey Humoresque [ SHOP ]
Johnny Green About a Quarter to Nine [ SHOP ]
Lionel Hampton Bing Crosby-v Sunny Side Of The Street [ SHOP ]
Martha Tilton I'll Walk Alone [ SHOP ]
Ray Anthony Count Every Star [ SHOP ]
Ray Noble Tony Martin You Couldn't Be Cuter [ SHOP ]
Sammy Kaye My Blue Heaven [ SHOP ]

Shep Fields South of the Border [ SHOP ]
Stan Kenton Billy Eckstein-v Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me [ SHOP ]
Tex Beneke Atcheson Topeka and Santa Fe [ SHOP ]
Tommy Dorsey Frank Sinatra-v I'll Be Seeing You [ SHOP ]
Glenn Miller Modernaires-v Anniversary Song [ SHOP ]
Wayne King You Are My Sunshine [ SHOP ]

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2008-08-03T18:18:00.000-05:00

Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941)
... was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, and appeared in its two subsequent film adaptations, in 1929 (prologue only) and in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Hart's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage carreer was relatively short. Helen Morgan died from of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. She was portrayed in the 1957 biopic The Helen Morgan Story.

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2008-08-02T12:08:00.000-05:00

Harry James [March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983] was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later. HARRY JAMES broadcasts included vocalists Frank Sinatra, Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Kitty Kallen, and Helen Ward and others from radio remotes, the CBS Chesterfield shows, Coca-Cola shows and The Danny Kaye Show.

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Listen link below, a 1940 Mutual network sustaining band remote from The Chatterbox, Mountainside, New Jersey. Features Dick Haymes vocalist, 13 1/2 minutes.

2008-07-30T22:56:00.001-05:00

30 July 1949, from otrcat.com, a vintage broadcast (edit) of a Chicago Summer Theater of the Air. This program Music In The Air features the music of Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and others. Performers are Virginia Parker, Bruce Foote and Barnard Isso. This unique radio show was created during the rising popularity of operas and dramas in the 1940s with an attempt to add high culture to American entertainment. The operas were sensitively translated into English and were supplemented by strong story dramas. The combination was quite successful and the show covered a variety of operas such as Madame Butterfly, The Vagabond King, The Merry Widow and many others. The show was 60 minutes long as the creators prided themselves in utilizing the complete music and intended plot for each opera...OTRCAT.COM

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2008-07-26T20:47:00.000-05:00

EDDIE Fisher, fourth of seven children, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Russian-born Jewish immigrants Kate (née Winokur) and Joseph Fisher. His father's surname was originally Fisch, but was anglicised to Fisher upon entry into the United States. To his family, Fisher was always called "Sonny Boy" or "Sonny". It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. He sang on the radio in high school, WFIL The Magic Lady 6pm daily. He attended Simon Gratz High School in north Philadelphia. He also appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular radio show which moved to television.

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2008-07-26T16:02:00.004-05:00

VICTOR HERBERT melodies on Theater of Hits a musical public service transcription from 1954. Host John Bachowner presented Broadway musical songs performed by the United States Marine Band, under the direction of William F. Saddleman. Each show welcomed listeners as if they were coming to the theatre to see a live performance. So, find your seats and settle in for this performance of Victor Herbert favorites on Theatre of Hits as presented by the US Marine Corp.

2008-07-26T09:34:00.016-05:00

Vaughn DeLeath I'm Just Wild About Harry c1922 ...SHOP
Claude Hopkins Three Litle Words ...SHOP
Contemporary BREAK new artist Deborah Liles sings Autumn Leaves
Ted Weems, Parker Gibbs-v You're The Cream In My Coffee c1929 ...SHOP
Mitch Miller - Sweet Violets c1958
Liberace - Aruba Liberace c1958
Hoagy Carmichael Georgia On My Mind c1927 ...SHOP
Sleepy Time Gal
Let's Have Another Cup Coffee

Helen Kane I Wanna Be Loved By You c1928 ...SHOP
Henry Mancini - Pie In The Face Polka c1965
Ease On Down The Road from Oz c1975
Jack Hylton, Pat O'Malley-v Dancing On The Ceiling c1932 ...SHOP
Rudy Vallee Orchids In The Moonlight c1933 ...SHOP
Stan Freeman Carioca c1950 ...SHOP
Art Tatum Indiana c1940 ...SHOP
Paul Whiteman Old Man River c1929 ...SHOP
Ambrose Hide and Seek c1936 ...SHOP