Phantom Dancer Swing Radio Show

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Larry Clinton & Barbara James

Phantom Dancer Highlights, 12 Noon Tues 10 Jan & 6pm Sat 14 Jan

Another great show for you of live 1920s – 60s radio swing and jazz this Tuesday and Saturday on 2SER Sydney

Highlights include Larry Clinton & the Orchestra playing for RCA in 1938. The Clinton band was put together to spruik on NBC for RCA, sort of an early form of The Monkees, if you will. And from 1960s Sydney radio there’s a 15 minute program of songs for you by Barbara James & her husband, pianist and band leader, Reg Lewis. Both were big in the
Australian jazz and swing scene from the late 1920s into the early 60s

See the full play list and Video of the Week (Ronald Reagan ad for Radio Free Europe) on my radio blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/ronald-reagan-for-radio-free-europe/

 

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Phantom Dancer Highlights 12noon Tues 17 Jan Sat 21 Jan

Phantom Dancer Highlights 12noon Tues 17 Jan Sat 21 Jan

How organised? A set of 1930s live radio bands, a set of 1940s live radio bands and a set of 1930s-40s Australian radio bands this week, including a live concert piece by Peter Dawson from 1ZB Auckland in 1942. Yeah, I know, he’s not swing and jazz, (and Auckland isn’t in Australia), but you'll still hear lots of live 1930s-60s swing and jazz on the other 86 minutes of the Phantom Dancer with radio performances by Red Nichols, Larry Clinton, Gene Krupa, Jan Garber and more

’ll also be playing another Don Redman record, following on from last week’s airing of ‘How’m I Doin’?’. This week’s Don Redman is ‘I Heard’ from 1931 and ties in nicely with this week’s Phantom Dancer Video of the Week where Don & the Orchestra plays the same song in a film-animation Betty Boop cartoon, coincidentally entitled ‘I Heard’

So boop, boop-a-doop, here ’tis…http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/betty-boop-i-heard/

 

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Vale Johnny Otis & Etta James

Greetings Bakeliters!

Vale Etta James and band leader Johnny Otis, the man who just happened to 'discover' Ms James in the 1950s. You'll hear Johnny Otis live from a 1945 'Jubilee' broadcast and Etta James live singing a song Johnny Otis co-wrote 'Roll With Me, Henry' at the end of this Tuesday's and this Saturday's Phantom Dancer. And check out Johnny Otis live on 1950s TV with the Three Tons of Joy in this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week

And there's lots of live 1930s-60s radio jazz and swing for you, too, including three Alastair Cooke jazz jam session excerpts broadcast from the BBC in the 1930s and 40s. Check out the play list on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/vale-etta-james-johnny-otis/

 

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I say, Greg you have inspired us to try our hand at the wireless, talking to our local community station, so hopefully Harry & Edna will soon be spinning the shellac.

 

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Silvertown Orchestra, Boswell Sisters, Betty Boop

Salutations Bakeliters!

Well, The Phantom Dancer (2SER 107.3 Sydney Tuesday 12 noon and Saturday 6pm (+11h GMT)) has a few delectable swing radio rarities for you this week. Live stream: http://www.2ser.com/stream

First off, I never knew swing gospel singer and guitarist, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, sang with the Erskine Hawkins' Orchestra. But she did, on-air, in 1943, and you'll hear it this Tuesday and Saturday on the Phantom Dancer

And I've seen so many photos, heard so many commercial recordings by R. A. Rolfe's Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra, and now, here they'll be, live on this week's Phantom Dancer, backing the Boswell Sisters! They follow a brief drama about tyres, which you'll also hear from the same show, but it's the ginger ale subplot in this little dramatisation which I personally find most interesting

This week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week: oop-boop-a-doop, another Betty Boop!

See the full play list and vid on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog. Enjoy...http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...vertown-orchestra-boswell-sisters-betty-boop/

 

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Palladium Ballroom Swing Bands & Mr Wizard

Hello Phantom Dancers,

Live swing & jazz highlights this week on The Phantom Dancer, Tues 7 Feb at 12 noon and Sat 11 Feb, 6pm (+11 GMT):
1. A set of 3 swing bands on AFRS’ ‘One Night Stand’ series from the Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood
2. 2 Australian artists – Cyril Richards from 1940 and George Trevare & his Orchestra in 1945
3. A pair of genuine burlesque comedians selling Dodge cars in 1936

See the full play list and today’s Video of the Week – a clip from my favourite TV show when I was 4 - on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog at http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/palladium-ballroom-broadcasts-and-mr-wizard/

 

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Benny Goodman, Valentine's Day & The Three Stooges

Phantom Dancer play list for 12 noon Tues 14 February and 6pm Sat 18 February 2012 (+11GMT)

Since Tuesday is Valentine’s Day, Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer & Benny Goodman will sing a Valentine song for you all the way from Valentine’s Day 1939 over WABC NY. Plus hear two Australian swing tracks by Syd Hollister from Melbourne in 1938 & George Trevare from Sydney in 1945. Enjoy!

Hear the Phantom Dancer on 107.3 2SER Sydney. Live-stream, play list and Three Stooges Video of the Week details on the radio show blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/valentines-day-song-the-three-stooges/

 

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Rehmstedt, Trevare, Brun

Phantom Dancer Highlights Tues 12 noon 21 Feb and 6pm 25 Feb 2012 (+11 GMT) 107.3 2SER Sydney and online at http://www.2ser.com/stream

Tune in to what US breakfast radio sounded like from 1933 - 1969 on this week's Phantom Dancer. There's live swing and jazz by Sonny Dunham, Randy Brooks and Eddy South. And hear commercial 1930s-40s swing records by George Trevare's Australians, Hans Rehmstedt in Berlin and Philippe Brun in Paris. Presented by Greg Poppleton

Read the full play list and see the Phantom Dancer Video of the Week from 1933 on the blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/benny-goodman-glen-gray-the-flying-train/

 

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Getrude Niesen & a couple of Vintage Australian Jazz Tracks

Hello Phantom Dancers

Another whiz-bang show this Tuesday and Saturday of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio & TV. Singer Gertrude Niesen makes an appearance both in an aircheck and on The Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week. Rare Australian tracks by George Trevare (1944) and The Palais Royal Californians (1926). Plus live broadcasts by the Freddy Rich Orchestra in 1931, George Olsen's Orchestra in 1932 and Benny Goodman's in 1936

See broadcast time, live-streaming and full play list on Radio Lounge blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/gertrude-niesen-on-radio-film/

 

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Duke Ellington, Rosa Rio, Louis Prima, Tommy Dorsey

Hello Phantom Dancers,

This week’s Phantom Dancer answers the question, ‘How can I best listen to my radio?’ Your question is answered pithily in a 1950s broadcast. After which, you’ll be able to hear this week’s Phantom Dancer broadcasts of orchestras lead by Duke Ellington, Louis Prima, Tommy Dorsey and more with even greater enjoyment. Rosa Rio is also on this show, playing the organ and singing in 1947. She passed away only 10 months ago, still performing professionally at the age of 107!

And this week’s Phantom Dancer Video of the Week shows an idealised 1940s vision of life after school for Australian kiddies

See the clip, broadcast, online times and play list on the Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/duke-ellington-rosa-rio-louis-prima-and-tommy-dorsey

 

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Mound City Blues Blowers - Phantom Dancer Tues 13 Mar Sat 17 Mar

Who were ‘Our Orchestra’? We’ll hear one of their toe-tapping TRANSCO Radio Transcriptions from Hollywood in 1934 on this week’s Phantom Dancer. But who were they? Maybe you know? If so, please write and say

And, of course, this Tuesday’s and Saturday’s Phantom Dancer is jam-packed with swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio & TV. Tune in to hear broadcast excerpts from Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Benny Goodman, another swingingly unusual ultra-rare 1944 commercial recording by George Trevare and his Australians, and plenty more

See this week’s play list, broadcast times, live-stream link and Phantom Dancer - The Mound City Blue Blowers singing and playing ‘I Ain’t Got Nobody’ and ‘My Gal Sal’ - by following the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog link with play lists and videos going back to Aug 2009.

http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/mound-city-blues-blowers-on-film/
Enjoy!

 

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Andre Previn, George Trevare & 1938 GPO Film

Hello Phantom Dancers,

Lot’s of rare 1930s-50s radio swing and jazz for you on this Tuesday’s and Saturday’s Phantom Dancer

You’ll hear a set of live radio jazz from 1950s greats like Andre Previn, Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan

There’s absurdist singing from the World’s Funniest Woman, Beatrice Lillee over WEAF NY in 1934

Plus another rare track of Australian swing from 1944 by George Trevare’s Orchestra

See the full play list, broadcast times and live stream details plus this week’s Video Of The Week, a delightfully surreal UK GPO film from 1938 on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog...

http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/surreal-1938-uk-gpo-film/

 

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Brunswick Brevities 1929

Hello Phantom Dancers

What a humdinger of a show for you this Tuesday and Saturday

The fourth set of this week’s mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV comes from US Radio’s earliest recorded syndicated show – Brunswick Brevities

Showcasing the latest in Brunswick Electrical Records, we’ll hear this week from Red Nichol’s and his Five Pennies, Irving Mills & his Hotsy Totsy Gang, Scrappy Lambert and Hoagy Carmichael

See the play list, station, time and live-stream link AND this week’s Phantom Dancer Video Of the Week, Dame Edna Everage interviews Sean Connery on the radio show blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...rviews-sean-connery-1929-brunswick-brevities/

 

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Phantom Dancer 10 & 14 Apr 2012 + Al Jolson

Hello Bakeliters,

Firstly, for those of you who listen to the Phantom Dancer live-stream outside of NSW, daylight saving here is now finished. Phantom Dancer times are now back to +10 hours GMT. You can hear The Phantom Dancer on 2SER Tuesdays 12 noon AEST and Saturday 6pm AEST

Well, there was such a big response from you by email about the set of rare 1920s radio Brunswick Brevities tracks I played for you on last week’s Phantom Dancer, that I’ve programmed even more rare 1920s radio for you this week, in the same spot on the show, the 4th set, so you know when to tune in

Incidentally, for those of you who don’t know, you can contact me, The Phantom Dancer, with your feedback about the show by emailing phantomdancer@2ser.com

The Phantom Dancer plays swing and jazz from live 1920s-1960s radio and TV. I’ve been presenting the show live-to-air over 2SER 107.3 in Sydney every week since 1985

The show is now also live-streamed. You can see this week’s play list, program times and live-stream link on the show blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012....s-radio

Since The Phantom Dancer opens this week with Al Jolson singing ‘Baby Face’ on a Kraft Music Hall Show from 1948, I thought it would fit in nicely to have Mr Jolson sing ‘Baby Face’ in a late 1940s screen test for the Video of the Week

The screen test is not for an audition, but for Larry Parks who played Al Jolson in the biopic ‘Jolson Sings Again’ to study the great man for the film. My favourite part of the screen test is the peculiar way he saunters off after he’s sung his 3 choruses in long shot. He starts off with 3 choruses in mid-shot. (He sings 3 choruses on the Music Hall broadcast, as well). Enjoy the dynamic Al Jolson!

 

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Pete Jolly on Stars in Jazz TV - 1956

Hi-Ho Phantom Dancers,

Hope you enjoyed Lassie ‘singing’ on last week’s show. This Tuesday and Saturday on The Phantom Dancer your highlights include: Charlie Parker on WPIX TV NY in 1949 with Joe Bushkin, Chubby Jackson and George Wettling, Billie Holliday on WNTA TV NJ with Mary Osbourne on guitar (though you can barely hear her) and Mark Murphy on the ‘Stars in Jazz’ TV Show from 1958, hosted by Bobby Troup

Since there’s so much TV on the radio on this week’s Phantom Dancer, this week’s Video Of The Week is a ‘Stars in Jazz’ clip from 1956 featuring pianist Pete Jolly and his trio. The clip was uploaded by Pete Jolly’s son which makes it extra special. And the beverage ad in the middle is a killer. Enjoy!

PS: You can see this week’s Phantom Dancer times, live-streaming link and Video of the Week on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/vintage-jazz-tv-on-the-phantom-dancer-radio-show/

 

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Cab Callaway-St James Infirmary

Here’s a ‘classic’ Phantom Dancer for you this Tuesday 24 April and Saturday 28 April I hope you’ll enjoy

I’m away from the studios both days. On Tuesdays I’m attending an acting masterclass lead by Jean-Pierre Mignon

On Saturday I’ll be launching my new 10-piece 1920s Dance Orchestra playing authentic 1920s arrangements. The orchestra is called The Lounge Bar Lotharios

The launch will be at Penrith RSL, 8 Tindale St, Penrith, from 2 – 5pm if you’d like to come along. Here are more details for you about the launch from the event’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/409094382435779/

Now for the Video of the Week – Cab Calloway with an unusual version of St James Infirmary – which The Lounge Bar Lotharios will be playing in its original 1920s form on 28 April. Enjoy!

See this week's play list, station and live-stream info, and Video of the Week at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/1119/

 

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Phantom Dancer and Vaughn Monroe

Heigh-Ho Phantom Dancers

For your listening and dancing pleasure on The Phantom Dancer this Tuesday and Saturday, tune in to live swing and jazz from 1930s-50s radio by Louis Jordan, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman & Del Courtney

See show dates, times and live-stream details and this week’s Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week - Vaughn Monroe, The Moon Maids, and his Orchestra on TV in 1960 introduced by Ronald Reagan - on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/vaughn-monroe-there-ive-said-it-again/

Vaughn’s Orchestra plays their radio theme, Racing With The Moon, followed by his 1945 hit ‘There I’ve Said It Again’. Enjoy!

 

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Harry James - Helen Forrest - 1942

Good Morning, Afternoon & Evening to you Phantom Dancers,

I've got some big news about The Phantom Dancer show coming up in the next few weeks

In the meantime, there's some big songs on this week's show, including a live radio version by Glenn Miller of 'In the Mood', Lionel Hampton on the air in 1945 playing Swanee River, Bunny Berrigan from Cleveland in 1939 swinging Black Bottom and another 1944 recording by George Trevare & his Australians - Jungle Jive

See the full play list and Harry James & Helen Forrest on The Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/1142/. Enjoy!

 

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The Inkspots, Sanders, Webb, Ellington on 1930s-50s Radio

Hello Phantom Dancers

Big news for The Phantom Dancer!

Starting with this Tuesday's show, I've been invited to upload The Phantom Dancer to CRN, the Community Radio Network, for potential rebroadcast by over 180 community radio stations across Australia

The Phantom Dancer will play live-to-air via satellite Mondays from 18:04 to 19:00 EST, starting Monday 4 June, and repeat the following Monday overnight at 03:00 EST, and of course whenever your local community station chooses to rebroadcast it

So ask your local community station to schedule The Phantom Dancer (that is, unless, of course, you live in Sydney where 2SER is already your local community radio station). Then you can hear The Phantom Dancer on your own local AM, FM or Digital Radio. For licensing reasons, The Phantom Dancer, can still not be podcast. But, The Phantom Dancer is live-streamed from 2SER Sydney – Live-Stream http://www.2ser.com/on-air/streaming

The Phantom Dancer play list on 107.3 2SER Sydney and live-streamed from 2SER this Tuesday and Saturday (it'll be the standby CRN program) features live swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio & TV by The Inkspots in 1939, Joe Sanders in 1937, Chick Webb in 1939 and Duke Ellington celebrating 25 years in show-business in 1952 and lots more, as always! Happy Listening.

And this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week? A most amazing stop-motion animation from 1930. Enjoy the Metal-Eating Bird! See this week's Phantom Dancer play list and 'It's A Bird' (1930) at the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012....on-1930