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Radio Dismuke – New Selections 11/18/21

Ten 78 rpm audio restorations are being added to Radio Dimuke’s music library this week and will begin airing on Thursday. Below are a few highlights.   “Sugar Foot Stomp” Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra March 19, 1931 (Columbia 2513-D mx 151442) … Continue reading

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Radio Dismuke New Selections 11/4/21

  Eleven 78 rpm audio restorations are being added to Radio Dimuke’s music library this week and will begin airing on Thursday. Below are a few highlights. “My Little Boy” Marek Weber and His Orchestra; Leo Monosson, vocal August 1931  … Continue reading

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Radio Dismuke New Selections 10/28/21

  Twelve 78 rpm audio restorations are being added to Radio Dimuke’s music library this week and will begin airing on Thursday. Below are a few highlights.   “I Can’t Sleep In The Movies Anymore” Radio Syncopators; Arthur Fields, vocal August 1929  … Continue reading

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Radio Dismuke – New Selections 10/21/21

  Twelve 78 rpm audio restorations are being added to Radio Dimuke’s music library this week and will begin airing on Thursday. Below are a few highlights. “Lingering Lips” Clicquot Club Eskimos December 24, 1925 (Columbia 544 D mx 14135) … Continue reading

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Radio Dismuke – New Selections 10/14/21

  Eleven 78 rpm audio restorations are being added to Radio Dimuke’s music library this week and will begin airing on Thursday.   Below are a few highlights. “I’m Mad About You” Al Starita And His Picadilly Band; Eddie Grossbart, vocal … Continue reading

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A Vintage Fourth of July Concert

Independence Day in the United States is one of the rare occasions when it is still common for people of all ages to gather and enjoy – often at live performances – festive music from the late 19th and very … Continue reading

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Benny Kruger And His Orchestra – 1924

  “Ray And His Little Chevrolet” Benny Kruger And His Orchestra; Billy Jones, Ernest Hare vocals June 30, 1924 (Brunswick 2641-A)   As automobiles became more affordable and an increasingly important part of modern American life during the 1910s and … Continue reading

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Jack Berger And His Hotel Astor Orchestra – 1931

  “There’s Nothing Too Good For My Baby” Jack Berger And His Hotel Astor Orchestra; Peter Cantor, vocal September 5, 1931 (Melotone M 12273)   Here’s a catchy tune that Eddie Cantor introduced in the 1931 musical comedy Palmy Days … Continue reading

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Bessie Smith – 1929

“He’s Got Me Goin’” Bessie Smith, vocal; James P. Johnson, piano August 20, 1929  (Columbia 14464-D mx 148902)   This recording brings together two musical giants of the 1920s.  Bessie Smith was the era’s most popular and influential female blues … Continue reading

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The Three Keys – 1932

“Somebody Loses – Somebody Wins” The Three Keys (Bon Bon, Slim & Bob) August 29, 1932 (Columbia 2706-D mx 152292)   “Mood Indigo” The Three Keys (Bon Bon, Slim & Bob) August 29, 1932 (Columbia 2706-D mx 152270)   The … Continue reading

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