Best 78rpm Podcasts (2024)

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Ray Copeland - 3rd June 2024 3:01:14

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Ray Copeland - 3rd June 2024 - Another selection of Classic albums Tracks from 5 Decades - Music Extravaganza part 2

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OTRS 145 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 63 “8 Inches of R. Crumb’s Records”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 63 “8 Inches of R. Crumb’s Records”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. The Promise True And Grand – Bukka Washington White Married Woman Blues – George Torey Skinner – Winston Holmes & Charlie Turner Kansas City Dog W…

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Episode 8: POTASSIUM BOP! SUMMER SPIN-OUT! 1:34:38

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More Chaotic Spins

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Ray Copeland -27th May 2024 3:00:41

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Ray Copeland -27th May 2024 - Another selection of Classic albums Tracks from 5 Decades - Music Extravaganza part 2 It's the end of the month and it a HHIIA

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Episode 7: 45 SPIN OUT - ROCKIN' SATELLITE! 1:34:44

4h ago1:34:44

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Just Some Killer Rockers!

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Ray Copeland -20th May 2024 2:59:34

10h ago2:59:34

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Ray Copeland -20th May 2024 - Another selection of Classic albums Tracks from 5 Decades - Music Extravaganza part 2

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Down Home Cajun Music- Les Blues 41:18

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Down Home Cajun Music- Les Blues Douglas Bellard & Kirby Riley- "La Valse De La Prison" Amede Ardoin & Dennis McGee- "Two Step De Maman" Amede Ardoin & Dennis McGee- "Madame Atchen" Jimmy Peters- "J'ai fait tout le tour de pays" Freeman Fontenot- "Le Two Step A Jules" Freemon Fontenot- "Contredanse" Boozoo Chavis- "Bye Bye Catin" Clifton Chenier- "…

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Whistling records 29:30

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Whistling did a significant amount of cultural work, as the act itself and the people who performed it were at the center of dramatic changes in how nature sounds were recorded, presented, and consumed in America. Because sound recording technologies were confined to studio spaces and generally immobile through the late 1920s, popular performers ad…

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Episode 6: DEL RIO BOOGIE - HILLBILLY 78 SPINOUT! 1:41:31

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Join me as I spin some hillbilly shellacks from the racks!

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OTRS 144 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 62 “Not So Nice Party Records” 1:01:53

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 62 “Not So Nice Party Records”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. Rangdangdoo – (likely) McFarlane & Gardner Tillie The Tooter – Unknown female singer w/ guitar & piano Her Man Of War – Unkown Singer w/ Piano Hot Nuts…

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Queen Victoria .. no not that one 24:11

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Victoria Spivey is a legendary Blues singer who gained popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly due to her powerful and emotive voice. She was one of the most successful female Blues singers of her time, and her incredible talent and contribution to the Blues genre have cemented her place in music history. While her career was a remarkable one, th…

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Down Home Cajun Music- Fais Do Do Stomp 53:07

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Down Home Cajun Music- Fais Do Do Stomp This episode of the podcast features some of the great recordings that George Khoury, J.D. Miller and Eddie Shuler did from the late 40's to the early 1960's. Musical Four Plus One- "Tran La Ezy" Harry Choates- "Jole Blon's Gone" J.B. Fuselier & J. Stewart- "Talking In The Street" Amidie Breaux- "Acadian Two …

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Funny girl 27:27

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Although the stage and screen hit Funny Girl is inspired by the life of singer-actress Fanny Brice, the plot is mostly fiction with an occasional fact thrown in. Both the play and movie were produced by Fanny Brice's son in law, Ray Stark, who had the unenviable task of appeasing Fanny's surviving family and associates -- including Nick Arnstein. W…

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His intellect reminds you of flies that swarm around garbage in summer and delight in what they can discover. from Apr 17, 2024

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Harry "the Hipster" Gibson - "The Baby and the Pup" Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - "Preachin' Blues" [0:02:25] Bo Carter - "Beans" [0:08:46] The Whoopee Makers - "Rush Inn Blues" [0:11:24] Butterbeans & Susie - "Get Yourself a Monkey Man, Make Him Strut His Stuff" [0:14:25] Jabbo Smith - "Till Times Get Better" [0:17:53] Raymond Scot…

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Episode 5: MOTOR HEAD BABY - R&B & ROCK & ROLL 78RPM SPIN OUT! 1:22:41

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I dug out some 78's, I played them loud! I enjoyed playing them, Hope you love hearing them!

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The Grafonola Grandad 26:53

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A Graphophone was a phonograph made by the Columbia Phonograph Company under one of its many corporate identities. There were Graphophones that played both cylinder and 78rpm records. A Grafonola was an internal horn phonograph made by the Columbia Phonograph Company that played 78rpm records. Columbia began selling disc records and phonographs in …

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Episode 4: GENERAL DISORGANIZED ROCKABILLY SPIN OUT 2024 1:32:21

1M ago1:32:21

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Back after 2 years, usual bad sounds & confusion, But the records are great

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Emerson ... Carson and Hunting shady beginnings 29:01

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Emerson Records was an American record company and label created by Victor hugo Emerson in 1915. Victor was the chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. In 1914 he left the company, created the Emerson Phonograph Company, and then Emerson Records the following year. He began producing small records, 5-inch discs that sold for 10 cents and 7-in…

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The stuff of Edison's nightmares 24:10

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The first Edison Talking Doll record to benefit from optical scanning was a tin cylinder, The small metal ring had been so severely distorted from its original cylindrical shape decades ago, that the out-of-round record could not be properly played by a traditional stylus-contact based approach. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley…

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Sons of the Pioneers 25:18

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The Sons of the Pioneers were the most successful western harmony group of all time, enjoying a career longevity that began in the early 1930s and still continues today, with, of course the obvious personnel changes. They were formed originally as The Pioneer Trio because of Ohio-born Leonard Slye’s , love of harmony singing and his desire to be pa…

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Down Home Cajun Music- Darbone Stomp 34:01

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Down Home Cajun Music- Darbone Stomp Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon made some great music together, starting from their earliest recordings in the 1930's. This epsode of the podcast features some of those great recordings. Hackberry Ramblers- "Mermentan Stomp" Riverside Ramblers- "Dissatisfied" Hackberry Ramblers- "Just Because" Riverside Ramblers…

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John Philip Sousa Patriot 24:06

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Among America's greatest treasures is John Philip Sousa, "The March King." The music of this beloved bandleader and composer, whose most prolific period straddled the turn of the 20th century, continues to fill hearts with a wave of national pride and patriotism. Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is, in fact, the national march, and his creat…

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Grey Gull records 23:52

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The band names on the labels are meaningless; the records were also used to cover groups including the so-called Grey Gull house band. They introduced a new method of selling phonograph records...one which would much later become standard practice in the record industry. Grey Gull would place display racks offering their latest product in newsstand…

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The World's Greatest Minstrel Man 23:30

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The words of one of this famous musician song could very well been his epitaph .. oh why was I so soon forgotten ...James A. "Jimmy" Bland, the greatest Black writer of American Folk Song composed over seven hundred songs, a number of which were outright contributions to Americana. You might not know this name but you probably know a few of his son…

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Episode 132: Easy To Dream Of You 59:05

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WHISPERING CHICK BULLOCK PERFECT 06-01-2002 FORTY SECOND STREET ART KAHN’S ORCHESTRA CONQUEROR 8115 BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT PAUL WHITEMAN COLUMBIA 1736-D PENNIES FROM HEAVEN BING CROSBY DECCA 15027 CHEEK TO CHEEK BOSWELL SISTERS DECCA 574 I’LL GET BY TED WALLACE & HIS ORCHESTRA REGAL 8688 JUST A GIGOLO LLOYD … Continue reading "Episode 132: Easy To…

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Spindle holes from hell 27:12

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The Standard Talking Machine Company was an American record label that was created in October 1901 and operated until March 1918. The Chicago, Illinois based company distributed several models of phonographs from Columbia Graphophone Company parts and issued single-sided and double-sided disc records from Columbia Records masters. Despite the label…

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The Aeolian bag of wind 24:26

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The name derives from Aeolus, the mythical ancestor of the Aeolians and son of Hellen, In Greek mythology, Aeolus, was the ruler of the winds encountered by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. To ensure safe passage home for Odysseus and his men, Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag containing all the winds, except the gentle west wind. And we know what happened ..…

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The two sides of Ademor Petit 25:22

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It seems obvious to us today that disc records would always have two sides, but they didn’t The story behind such an apparently simple idea was fraught with the usual patent wars, false starts and stops, and the appearance of a bevy of talented, even tragic, inventors on three continents. Ademor Napoleon Petit might have been rather petite in physi…

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WPAQ 76th Birthday Special 58:07

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There's a little radio station in Mount Airy, North Carolina that signed on in February of 1948 with a promise to preserve and promote the music of the Blue Ridge. 76 years later they're still at it.By Ivy S. Sheppard

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OTRS 143 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 61 “WALTZ OF THE PENITENTIARY & Other Beautiful Early Cajun Masterpieces” 1:02:11

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 61 “WALTZ OF THE PENITENTIARY & Other Beautiful Early Cajun Masterpieces”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb, Eden Brower & Guillaume Veillet play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. I’VE GOT A GAL – DIXIE RAMBLERS VALSE DU LA PENITENCIER – DENNIS MCGEE & SADY COURVILLE J…

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Ashley and Foster 28:59

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The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label Ashley said he had learned it from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley, Several notable musicians cite Ashley as an important influence. Now Foster with hi…

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The A&R man 25:01

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In the 1880s, the record industry began by simply having the artist perform at a phonograph. In 1924, the trade journal Talking Machine World, covering the phonography and record industry, reported that Eddie King, Victor Records' manager of the "New York artist and repertoire department", had planned a set of recordings this perhaps the earliest p…

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The Martin Family 1-18-24 1:46:26

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The Martin Family of Mill Creek in Smyth County, Virginia have a love for singing in the old-time unaccompanied, close harmony style that only a family can create. Mabel Martin and her seven daughters, Peggy, Helen, Eula, Jean, Elaine, Debbie, and Tammy filled their home and community with song. In 1999 they went into the studio and made a recordin…

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BBQ Bob 23:39

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Bob Hicks was one of Atlanta’s most popular Bluesmen in the 20s. His gruff voice and 12-string bottleneck style got him a recording contract when a Columbia scout went to a Barbecue where Bob would cook, serve and sing! His ‘Barbecue Blues’ and ‘Going Up the Country’ were among his hit records and he put down many interpretations of classic Piedmon…

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Ethel Waters 26:24

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One of the most influential of popular singers, her early career found her working in vaudeville. As a consequence, It is reputed that she was the first singer to perform W. C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues” in public, and she later popularized blues and jazz-influenced songs such as “Stormy Weather” and “Travelin’ All Alone,” also scoring a major succe…

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Boston talking machine little wonder's 17:23

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Little Wonder Records were single-sided five inch discs, the same size as a modern CD, but containing just a single song, running for little more than a minute. The label was the brainchild of former Columbia Records Executive, Henry Waterson. It gave ordinary Americans their first affordable access to recorded sound. Securing a Woolworth endorseme…

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The Devineau Biophone 25:36

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With 134 phonograph-related patents to his credit, Thomas Edison was unquestionably the dominant inventor in the field — but he was far from alone. The Patent History of the Phonograph 1877-1912 lists no fewer than 1,028 optimistic inventors who no doubt all envisioned future glory and fortunes in their patented improvements on the phonograph. If o…

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"Ma" Rainey mother of the blues 24:50

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Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers. She was known for her deep-throated voice and mesmerizing stage presence that drew packed audiences and sold hit records in the early twentieth century. Also a songwriter, her ly…

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Sidney Bechet the epitome of jazz 25:34

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Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months). A brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist with a wide vibrato that listeners either loved or hated, Bechet’s style did not evolve much through the years but he never lost his enthusiasm or creativity. A master at both individual…

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Episode #32- "Big Legged Women, Spiked Ovaltine and Shortnin' Free Bread" 1:20:40

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Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some choice records from the stacks. Early country, western swing, jazz, rockabilly, Mexican string band music, blues and old time music. We’re going to hit it all in this episode. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a r…

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OTRS 142 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM (part 60) “Rare & Fantastic Country Records” special guest’s Robert Crumb & his glorious 78rpm records and that lovable scamp Eden Brower. 1:06:53

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 60 “Rare & Fantastic Country Records”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play R. Crumb’s fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. Dill Pickle Rag – Corn Cob Crushers Mike The Turk – Dusty Rhodes And His Guitar Some Little Bug Is Gonna Get You Some Day – Bradley K…

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Charles Marchand troubadour of Gatineau 22:58

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Charles Marchand helped gain recognition for the oral tradition by performing the repertoire that Marius Barbeau had assembled; Marchand contributed to Barbeau’s efforts. And From 1922 to 1926 he made many solo recordings for Edison and Columbia in New York and the Starr studios in Montreal. Marchand helped bring French Canadian songs into the caus…

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Charlie Poole 27:27

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Charles Cleveland “Charlie” Poole embodied the wild and reckless spirit of the 1920s. Known as a rambler and a rounder, banjo player, singer, and bandleader, Poole was a popular recording star from 1925-1931, With his group the North Carolina Ramblers, Poole made notable and influential recordings of “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues,” “White Hous…

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A wee bit O Irish ...John McCormack 26:03

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He shattered box office records during his many trips to the U.S., where he became one of radio’s first mega-stars, and was, according to one account, “the best-paid concert singer in history.”By sean

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OTRS 141 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM (part 59) “MUSIC OF ETHIOPIA & SOMALIA” special guest’s Robert Crumb & his glorious 78rpm records and that lovable scamp Eden Brower. 1:00:04

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 59 “Music of Ethiopia & Somalia”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play R. Crumb’s fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. Patriotic Association Orchestra Invocaxione a Dio di un cieco Amhara Demisee Desta with Harp Farede Galla Balaynesh Woubantie Talahoun God…

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Eddie Lang: The Father of Jazz Guitar 24:52

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Anyone who plays jazz guitar can thank Eddie Lang; he was the first guitarist to play as a soloist, and was an influential factor in the guitar replacing the banjo in jazz ensembles. Lang was a versatile player who could back Blues singers, play Classical music, and jam with the greatest musicians of his day. He was the house guitarist at Okeh from…

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Episode 131: MOANIN’ CLOWN OF ARABY 1:00:00

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MOANIN’ LOW LEO REISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA, Larry Levin (vocalist) VICTOR 22047 MY HEART IS KEEPING COMPANY FREDDY MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK 7621 PAGAN LOVE SONG ANNETTE HANSHAW VELVET TONE SWEET SUE – JUST YOU Ben Pollack’s Californians VICTOR 21437 JAZZ HOLIDAY TED LEWIS AND HIS BAND COLUMBIA 1525-D … Continue reading "Episode 131: MOANIN…

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The Howling Wolf mystery 27:26

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An itinerant blues singer named smith who accompanied himself on the guitar while circulating throughout Texas during the 1920s and early '30s. And Between September 1930 and April 1935 he made phonograph records for Vocalion as a solo act and in the company of a few of his friends. Out of more than 50 sides involving Smith that were listed in the …

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The two faces of Nick Larocca 29:54

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In the 1950s, he wrote numerous vehement letters to newspapers, radio, and television shows, stating that he was the true and sole inventor of jazz music, damaging his credibility and provoking a backlash against him and his reputation and career. Nick La Rocca claimed to have invented Jazz and often complained that African-American musicians have …

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