Fri, 31 July 2009
Songs about wind, including: Ill Wind, Trade Winds, The Breeze and I and Gone With the Wind. Performers include: The Six jumping Jacks, Art Tatum, Xavier Cugat, Connie Boswell and Benny Goodman.
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Sat, 25 July 2009
Musicians from the Show-Me state, including, Big Joe Turner, Josephine Baker, Charlie Parker, Scott Joplin and The Four Vagabonds. Songs include: California, Here I Come, I've Got You Under My Skin, Now's The Time and the Maple Leaf Rag. |
Sat, 18 July 2009
Records left off of previous podcasts. Songs include: Old Fashioned Love, Autumn Leaves, Sophisticated Lady and Exactly Like You. Performers include: Dinah Shore, John McCormack, James P. Johnson and Edith Piaf. |
Tue, 14 July 2009
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Billie Holiday, a special, short podcast featuring three classic Holiday recordings.
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Sat, 11 July 2009
Early western swing bands. Bands and performers include: The Light Crust Doughboys, Milton Brown, Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, The Hillbilly Boys, Cliff Bruner and the Swift Jewel Cowboys. Songs include: Ida Red, Won't you Ride in My Little Red Wagon, Right or Wrong and Chuck Wagon Swing. |
Sat, 4 July 2009
Clarinetists include: Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet, Artie Shaw, Barney Bigard, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Jimmie Noone and Pee Wee Russel. Music includes: Concerto for Clarinet, Sheik of Araby, Clarinet Lament, Running Wild and Whistle Stop. |