The Talking Machine Hour

GEMS FROM “SUNNY SIDE UP” VICTOR LIGHT OPERA CO VICTOR – 36008 THAT’S THE KIND OF BABY FOR ME EDDIE CANTOR VICTOR – 18342 BABY FACE JAN GARBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR – 20105 BYE BYE BLUES LEO REISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR –  22459 TIP-TOE THRU’ THE TULIPS WITH ME JEAN GOLDKETTE AND HIS … Continue reading "Episode 43 – Strictly Victor: Local Music Special!"

SLEEPY TIME GAL JIMMY FLYNN PERFECT – 12230 TO-NIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME BUDDY GRAVELLE ROMEO – 281 WHERE DID ROBINSON CRUSOE GO WITH FRIDAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT AL JOLSON COLUMBIA – A1976 THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES PIEDMONT DANCE ORCHESTRA PERFECT – 14696 THAT OLD GANG OF MINE BENNIE KRUEGER’S ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK – 2485 IS SHE MY GIRL-FRIEND? MAX … Continue reading "Episode 41: TO-NITE YOU BELONG TO MY DREAMS"

IF I HAD YOU COLONIAL CLUB ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK – 4189   OLD MAN SUNSHINE SAM LANIN AND HIS TROUBADOURS CAMEO – 8251 AT SUNDOWN (WHEN LOVE IS CALLING ME HOME) W.M.C.A. BROADCASTERS HARMONY – 354-D ME AND THE MOON VICTOR YOUNG AND HIS ORCHESTRA DECCA – 888 THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE  MANHATTAN MUSICIANS NATIONAL MUSIC LOVERS FOR NEW YORK … Continue reading "Episode 40: Lady of the Moon"

EDDIE CANTOR’S AUTOMOBILE HORN SONG EDDIE CANTOR VICTOR – 21862 I KNOW I’M IN LOVE LOU GOLD AND HIS ORCHESTRA JEWEL -5967 I MIGHT BE YOUR ONCE IN A WHILE ARTHUR FIELDS OPERAPHONE – 21139 DEEP HENDERSON LANIN’S DANCE ORCHESTRA ROMEO – 201 JUST A LITTLE LONGER THE ASTORITES HARMONY – 273-H TAXI MILITARY BAND … Continue reading "Episode 35 – Getting Hot These Days"

Lucky in Love George Olsen and His Music Victor 20872-A Kitten on the Keys The Reiser Trio Gennett 4906-B Lonely Little Melody Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Victor 19414-B By the Light of the Stars Jan Garber and His Orchestra Victor 19689-A Yes! We Have No Bananas Harry Blake Pathe Actuelle 20983 Gulf Coast Blues … Continue reading "Episode 38 w/ Michael Bufalino!"

AT THE MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE PEERLESS QUARTET VICTOR-17480 THE TRANSFORMATION SCENE FROM “DR. JEKYL AND MR. HYDE” LEN SPENCER COLUMBIA- A389 GHOST DANCE  TRUETT and GEORGE COLUMBIA – 1182-D YOU’RE IN MY POWER Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!  GEROGE OLSEN & HIS MUSIC COLUMBIA – 2881-D   FUNERAL BLUES BLOSSOM SEELEY COLUMBIA – A3382 WITCHES’ DANCE  … Continue reading "Episode 39 – The Haunted Phonograph"

I’M ALWAYS SMILING BILLY HAYES AND HIS ORCH OKEH ELECTRIC – 40996 I’M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY BAR HARBOR SOCIETY ORCHESTRA VOCALION – 14346 MY MIAMI MOON BILLY HAYES AND HIS ORCH OKEH ELECTRIC – 40996 EVERYTHING IS HOTSY TOTSY NOW HERB WEIDOFT’S CINDERELLA ROOF ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK – 2916 BRIGHT EYES PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS … Continue reading "Episode 37 – Hotsy Totsy Souvenirs"

KEEP THAT HI-DE-HI IN YOUR SOUL CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK -7386 DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES ROYAL MARIMBA BAND BANNER LOVE CAME OUT OF THE NIGHT BOB CAUSER AND HIS CORNELLIANS BANNER – 06-05-14 MY ANGELINE DIXIE MARIMBA PLAYERS CONQUEROR – 7304 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN CLARION DANCE ORCHESTRA CLARION – … Continue reading "Episode 34 – Dancing with Hi-De-Hi in your Soul"

MY LITTLE BUNCH OF HAPPINESS LEO REISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA COLUMBIA – 855-D MY LITTLE DIXIE HOME ROY CARLSON’S DANCE ORCHESTRA JEWEL – 5910 LONGING FOR YOU TUXEDO DANCE ORCHESTRA MADISON – 5070 DEAR ONE TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR – 19491 BROWN SUGAR MIKE GRAVELLE’S ORCHESTRA ROMEO – 286 LAZY LOU’SIANA MOON BAR … Continue reading "Episode 33 – Longing for Rhythm Now"

SAVE YOUR SORROW FOR TO-MORROW MIKE SPECIALE AND HIS ORCHESTRA PERFECT – 14456 SHAKE IT DOWN CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ WASHBOARD FIVE OKEH – 8629 WHEN IT’S NIGHT TIME IN ITALY SOUTHERN SYNCOPATORS FEDERAL – 5331 GLAD RAG DOLL TED LEWIS AND HIS BAND COLUMBIA – 1709-D A NEW KIND OF MAN HARRY RAYMOND SILVERTONE – 2408 … Continue reading "Episode 32: A New Kind of Meditation"

IF YOU KNEW SUSIE METROPOLITAN DANCE PLAYERS GREY GULL – 1278 WHAT DO YOU CARE? DUBIN’S DANDIES JEWEL- 5762 OH! MISTER MITCHELL CLARA SMITH COLUMBIA – 14536-D WHISTLING THE BLUES AWAY WENDELL HALL VICTOR – 19338 LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH SHANNON FOUR COLUMBIA- A3976 WHERE THE GOLDEN DAFFODILS GROW CLICQUOT CLUB ESKIMOS CONQUEROR … Continue reading "Episode 31 – Whistling with Tears in My Eyes"

The British Invasion! My Sweetie Went Away The Rhythm Rascals Blue Turning Grey Over You Ambrose and his Orchestra When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbing Along Eddie Norman’s Dance Orchestra He’s My Secret Passion The Four Bright Sparks Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed The Blue Mountaineers What is this Thing Called … Continue reading "Episode 30 with Jonathan Holmes"

ALL THAT I NEED IS THE GIRL BOB GREEN’S DANCE ORCHESTRA ORIOLE – 668 MAPLE LEAF RAG THE HALFWAY HOUSE DANCE ORCHESTRA COLUMBIA – 476-D GOOD NEWS THE YANKEE TEN ORCHESTRA ORIOLE – 1008 AN EVENING IN CAROLINE MAJESTIC DANCE ORC. PERFECT – 15545 THE VAMP EMERSON DANCE ORCHESTRA EMERSON – 9186 EGYPT HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA … Continue reading "Episode 29: Follow The Vamp in Caroline"

MY SUNDAY GIRL SOUTHAMPTON SERENADERS PERFECT – 14782 ZENDA ZEZ CONFREY AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR – 18945 NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT BILLY JONES REGAL 9712 I KNOW WHY BOB GREEN’S DANCE ORCHESTRA ORIOLE – 932 BIG BOY D. ONIVAS AND ORCHESTRA PERFECT – 14272 MY MELANCHOLY BABY LOU CONNER & HIS COLLEGIATES … Continue reading "Episode 28 – My Melancholy Hap-Hap-Happiness"

BABY YOUR MOTHER (LIKE SHE BABIED YOU) VAUGHN DE LEATH VICTOR – 20873 RED HOT HENRY BROWN YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY MARGARET YOUNG BRUNSWICK – 2939 I’VE GOT THE FINEST MAN ROW! ROW! ROW! ADA JONES VICTOR – 17205 WHEN FRANCIS DANCES WITH ME ADA JONES–BILLY MURRAY VICTOR – 18830 I’M WILD ABOUT THAT … Continue reading "Episode 27 with Deborah Streahle"

Miniature Concert – Part One Eight Popular Victor Artists Victor – 35753   Nutcracker Suite The Philadelphia Orchestra Victor – 6615   My Pretty Girl Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra Victor – 20588   That’s My Weakness Now Helen Kane Victor – 21557   That’s My Weakness Now Ukelele Ike (Cliff Edwards) Columbia – 1471-D … Continue reading "Episode 26 with Jim Shulman (Part 2)"

WHERE’D YOU GET THOSE EYES? GOLDEN GATE ORCHESTRA PERFECT – 14644 YOU’RE A REAL SWEETHEART NEWPORT SOCIETY ORCHESTRA HARMONY – 662 ROCKIN’ CHAIR CHICK BULLOCK CONQUEROR – 7696 I’M KA-RAZY FOR YOU HORACE HEIDT AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR – 21957 FEELIN’ KIND OF BLUE GLEN OSWALD’S SERENADERS VICTOR – 19809 DRIFTWOOD THE CAROLINERS CAMEO – … Continue reading "Episode 25 – Oh, Feelin’ Kind Of Ka-Razy For Those Eyes!"

LOVEY CAME BACK BAILEY’S LUCKY SEVEN GENNETT – 5363 BLUE SKIES JOHNNY MARVIN AND ED SMALLE VICTOR – 20457 HE’S STILL MY BABY MISS LEE MORSE AND HER BLUE GRASS BOYS PERFECT – 11628 COBBLESTONES TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA VICTOR – 21105 AM I BLUE? HELEN RICHARDS DOMINO – 4375-B SWEET MAN ETHEL WATERS … Continue reading "Episode 24 – Aba Daba Stars and Stripes"

BABY FACE BEN SELVIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK – 3253 I’D RATHER BE BLUE FANNY BRICE VICTOR – 21815 WHO WOULDN’T? BEN SELVIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK – 3253 I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU BROADWAY NITELITES COLUMBIA – 1604-D KEEP SWEEPING THE COBWEBS OFF THE MOON TED LEWIS AND HIS BAND WITH RUTH ETTING … Continue reading "Episode 22 – David’s Favorite Records Vol.1"

What-cha Gonna Do When There Ain’t No Jazz? Esther Walker VICTOR- 18680-B Capricho (Caprice) Emil Coleman & His Club Trocadero Orcheatra VOCALION – A 14706 Titina Carl Fenton’s Orchestra BRUNSWICK – 2835-B Rose Room Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra VICTOR – 18473-B Alexander’s Ragtime Band Victor Military Band VICTOR – 17006-A Hacienda- The Society Tango Felix … Continue reading "Episode 21 with Joseph DeStefano"