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Viola Smith - The Female Gene Krupa Phantom Dancer Show 10 Dec 2013

I'll be singing the songs of the 1920s and 1930s with my band Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters (http://www.bakelitejazz.com) this Tuesday.

So I've put together an encore Phantom Dancer presentation for you on 2SER 107.3 this Tuesday 10 December at 12 noon (+11 GMT). You can also hear it online at 2ser.com (http://www.2ser.com). But it means, however, there's no play list. I can tell you though you will hear live off 1940s-1950s radio in the second half of the show, Cootie Williams, Hot Lips Page & Earl 'Fatha' Hines!

BUT - I'll make it up to you with TWO Phantom Dancer Videos of the Week.

The first, Frances Carroll & her Coquettes is a Vitaphone short from the late 1930s. The all-women band play a few Raymond Scott numbers and lots more swing beside. And the band features Viola Smith - the female Gene Krupa - on drums.

Well, Viola Smith turned 101 on 29th November 2013! And your 2nd Phantom Dancer Video of the Week is a fascinating video interview with her by Tom Tom Magazine.

Enjoy both videos on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...-the-female-gene-krupa-1930s-vitaphone-short/

And you can hear past Phantom Dancers in this 2SER archive http://www.2ser.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=162

 

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Phantom Dancer 17 Dec 2013. 1929 Fleischer Cartoon About Talkies

Hello, this is your Phantom Dancer, Greg Poppleton.

Another encore Phantom Dancer for you this Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 107.3 2SER Sydney, 2ser.com and 2SER Digital because I'll be singing with my 1920s-1930s Bakelite Broadcasters in beautiful Malabar.

But I'll be live in the studio Christmas Eve and New Years Eve for some special seasonal Phantom Dancer shows.

In the meantime, enjoy the story of MR TALKIE and MR MUTIE!

Mr Talkie & Mr Mutie visit Dr Western (Electric) to give Mutie a voice on film in this 1929 Fleischer cartoon. Enjoy on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog! http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/1929-fleischer-cartoon-how-sound-is-put-on-fim/

 

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Phantom Dancer Christmas Eve Show - Women Say The Darndest Things

Season's Greeting Phantom Dancers,

It's been a busy month of live shows for Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters 1920s – 30s trio – sextet wherein I warble, or wobble, but, at last on Christmas Eve, I can get back into the 2SER studios to share some quality time with you.

As is a long tradition with The Phantom Dancer (since 1985), on the show closest to Christmas, the swing and jazz greats go a-caroling for you from their live 1930s-50s radio and TV shows.

Benny Goodman, Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra, Count Basie, Kid Ory, Judy Garland and many more will all come wassailing through your radio from their own vintage Christmas radio shows just for you.

Tune in. Christmas Eve. Tues 24 December, 12 noon AEDT (+11GMT) 107.3 2SER Sydney and online. See the play list and a Video Of The Week for you – a send-up of a classic 50s TV concept – 'Women Say The Darndest Things' - on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...om-dancer-show-women-say-the-darndest-things/ .
Merry Christmas!

 

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Laurel and Hardy, Alvino Rey, Phantom Dancer 7 Jan 2014

It's the first Phantom Dancer of 2014 this Tuesday for you on 107.3 2SER Sydney and online. Swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV.

There's a whole 15 minute broadcast for you by electric guitar pioneer Alvino Rey from 1944.

And, an album! From back in the days when an album was an album. When an album looked like a photo album book with brown pages that were actually sleeves containing 78 rpm records. Unlike Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters' latest album Sweet Sue which is a clutter-free digital artefact you can download from Bandcamp http://gregpoppletonandhisbakelitebroadcasters.bandcamp.com/. (What a plug! But it's a doozy of a swing album)

Now back to the album, it's Victor's New Years Eve In New York waxed by the Victor Symphony Orchestra in 1929. Read all the details here http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025335/CVE-53484-New_Years_Eve_in_New_York.

And for your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week. Also from 1929 – Laurel and Hardy – the hilarious 'A Perfect Day.' Enjoy on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/a-perfect-day-short-film-laurel-and-hardy-1929/. And tune in next Tuesday or listen online at 2SER.com

 

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Hear The Latest Phantom Dancer Online (Tues 6 Jan 2014)

You can now hear last Tues' Phantom Dancer online - live radio shows by Alvino Rey, Roy Eldridge, Artie Shaw and more http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/6745-laurel-and-hardy-phantom-dancer-6-jan-2014

 

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Dizzy Gillespie - Helen Humes Film. Phantom Dancer radio 14 Jan 2014

We're having a heatwave' – well I'm not playing Heatwave on this Tuesday's Phantom Dancer, 107.3 2SER and online http://www.2ser.com, but I am playing a lot of 'hot' swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV for you.

There's a bracket of bop-influenced swing by Benny Goodman, Buddy Morrow and more and even a wedding bracket with Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Guanieri, The Yiddish Swing Orchestra and more. Check out the play list on the blog. Address below.

And for your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week, Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra in the film complete with MC, burlesque, singing, ballet and tap dancing – Jivin' In Be-Bop (1947). The highlights are Dizzy Gillespie and singer Helen Humes. The rest is curious. Enjoy on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/jivin-in-be-bop-1947-dizzy-gillespie-helen-humes/

 

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Phantom Dancer 21 Jan 2014 - Dinah Washington

What Ho, Phantom Dancers,

Your Phantom Dancer Radio Show, swing and jazz from live 1920s – 60s radio and TV, this Tuesday, features a set of live Dinah Washington, Queen of the Blues, over WJZ NY in 1951.

When can you hear The Phantom Dancer? Tuesdays, 107.3 2SER Sydney, 12noon – 2pm. Listen online at www.2ser.com. Hear past shows: http://www.2ser.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=162

Your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week, 'Rock 'n' Roll Revue' (1955), features Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, the Clovers, Martha Davis and Mantan Moreland. Enjoy!

See the play list and video at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/phantom-dancer-21-jan-2014-features-dinah-washington/

 

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Groovie Movie (1941) and Phantom Dancer Play List 28 Jan 14

Heel toe, heel toe, Phantom Dancers,

With your Phantom Dancer radio show play list for this week (including live radio from Earl Hines, Buzz Adlam and more), please enjoy ‘Groovie Movie’.

It’s a tongue-in-cheek instructional film from 1941 on dancing the Lindy Hop. Full of jive talk. And swing dancing. Till next week’s Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week, enjoy Groovie Movie!

Check Groovie Movie and The Phantom Dancer play list at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/groovie-movie-lindy-hop-how-to-film-1941/

Your Phantom Dancer,
Greg

 

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It’s a tongue-in-cheek instructional film from 1941 on dancing the Lindy Hop. Full of jive talk. And swing dancing. Till next week’s Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week, enjoy Groovie Movie!

Oh, Greg..
this was precious! ound:

 

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Eddie Condon, Turk Murphy, Herbie Fields, Isador Goodman Live Radio Swing & More...

Aloha Phantom Dancers!

More swing and jazz performances from live 1920s-60s radio and TV for you this Tuesday on The Phantom Dancer, 12 noon 107.3 2SER.

You’ll tune into live swing and jazz by Eddie Condon, Turk Murphy, Herbie Fields, Isador Goodman, and Harry Owen’s Hawaiians!

And for your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week, there's a Lani McIntyre film clip from 1949, playing the traditional Hawaiian song with slide guitar and big band for you, Holo Holo Ka’a.

Enjoy it where you see the Phantom Dancer play list at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/live-vintage-hawaiian-music-on-the-phantom-dancer/

 

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Cheers Stray Cat,

It's certainly a gem!

 

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Vitaphone Richard Himber Clip 1934

Hello Phantom Dancers,

A bracket of swing from live Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Bob Chester band remotes feature on today's show for an ex-swing dancer and long-time listener, Jenny. Jenny emailed phantomdancer@2ser.com to make her request.

What's more we'll get to hear Benny Goodman on that 'For The Record' program the gremlins stopped from going to air last Tuesday.

You can hear The Phantom Dancer every Tuesday 12noon – 2pm (+9 GMT) on 107.3 2SER and online at http://www.2ser.com. Presented by your Phantom Dancer, Greg Poppleton.

Another great Vitaphone short from 1934 for your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week. This week, Richard Himber (the first band leader with a vanity phone number) and his Champions. Some excellent dance moves accompany the final number. Enjoy on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog! http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/richard-himber-1934-vitaphone-short/

 

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Phantom Dancer Play List - Shaw & Lee

Salutations Phantom Dancers,

This Tuesday, 25 February, a special G20 meeting Phantom Dancer at 12 noon 107.3 2SER and online at www.2ser.com.

Yes, Sydney is hosting the G20 long lunch.

See the play list below for all the tunes the world's economic power brokers will be jiving to – melodies by Stan Kenton, Spike Jones, Gene Krupa and more.


There's even an 1949 interview by Stan Kenton. He talks about the future of jazz. He predicted that this Tuesday's Phantom Dancer will be the best ever.

And for your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week, here's the G20′s lunchtime entertainmnet, Shaw and Lee 'The Beau Brummels' – Dada comedy. Enjoy on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/g20-jive-entertainment-by-shaw-lee-the-beau-brummels/

 

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Jack Teagarden 1956 TV Show and Phantom Dancer Play List 4 Mar 14

Top 'o the day to youse, Phantom Dancers,

This Tuesday's Phantom Dancer, 12 noon 107.3 2SER Sydney, online at 2ser.com, and on over 30 stations of the Community Radio Network, brings to your eager ears live 1920s-60s radio by John Kirby and his Sextet, the Johnny Guanieri Quintet, that 1935 Congress Hotel broadcast of Sandman by the Benny Goodman Orchestra we missed out on playing last Tuesday, and a couple of songs by Mildred Bailey.

You can see the full play list and this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...k-teagarden-phantom-dancer-show-4-march-2014/

This week's video is Jack Teagarden and his All-Stars on a 'Stars In Jazz' TV Show, Los Angeles TV, 1956. The host is singer, Bobby Troup, lyricist for the songs Route 66 and My City Of Sydney. And all the great 50s ads are intact!

 

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Louis Arnstrong Velma Middleton on TV. Phantom Dancer 11 Mar 2014

On next Tuesday’s Phantom Dancer (Tues. 11 March 12 noon 107.3 2SER online http://www.2ser.com) hear swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV by Garwood Van, Buddy Rich, Miles Davis, Toots Mondello and more. Check out the play list with this week’s Video of the Week…

And the Video of the Week? Louis Armstrong with Velma Middleton singing on WABD Dumont TV NY’s ‘Cavalcade Of Bands’, 10 Oct 1950.

Enjoy at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...nt-tv-1950-phantom-dancer-show-11-march-2014/

 

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Mildred Bailey 'Rock It For Me' (1938)

Hello Phantom Dancers,

This Tuesday I'll be singing with my 1920s and 1930s jazz swing band, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, ( http://www.bakelitejazz.com ) at a Tea Dance. So I can't be in the studio to bring you The Phantom Dancer this week from 12 noon - 2pm.

Instead, please enjoy a special ENCORE PRESENTATION! That's commercial TV talk for REPEAT! You can hear it online, Tues 18 March, 12 noon - 2pm (+11GMT) at http://www.2ser.com and over 107.3 2SER Sydney.

But I do have a whole, new Phantom Dancer Video of the Week for you. Mildred Bailey sings 'Rock It For Me' from 1938 (with Red Norvo on vibes) - allegedly the first song to use the word 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a kind of music. Baby, baby, baby, whoa-oa-yeah!

Hear it on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...ck-n-roll-on-record-phantom-dancer-18-mar-14/

 

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Phantom Dancer 1 Apr 2014 - Ben Pollack Short

Your April Fools Day Phantom Dancer makes no reference to April Fools Day at all. Because as I was told by my friends in primary school, April Fools doesn't work after 12 noon. And The Phantom Dancer goes to air at 12 noon, 107.3 2SER, Tuesday 1 April. Online http://www.2ser.com

Check out the April Fools' Day play list and your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week: Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orchestra, on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/...estra-short-1929-phantom-dancer-tues-1-april/

The Ben Pollack clip features this amazing combination, and I quote form YouTube,
"In the band are Jimmy McPartland, Ray Bauduc, "Icky" Morgan, 19 year old Benny Goodman, brother Harry Goodman and Jack Teagarden who not only plays trombone but also sings in his own inimitable way and even plays vibraphone. The Ben Pollack Orchestra plays three tunes "California Echoes", "My Kind Of Love" and "Song Of The Island"." Enjoy

 

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This Is The BBC (1960) Phantom Dancer 8 Apr 2014

What a show this week. By request, a replay of the Benny Goodman Orchestra's version of The Hucklebuck from Surf Beach, Virginia. Les Paul and George Barnes play their electric guitars. Fairchild and Carroll tinkle their dual pianos.

This week's Video of the Week, 'This Is The BBC' released in 1960. A day in the life of BBC radio and TV. The big news story, 'The Russians have launched another Moon rocket.' For morning music, 'Mrs Ada Spillington of Suffolk would like some jolly music.' Don't we all. Midday music features the brilliant BBC Northern Dance Orchestra.

See the play list full of swing and jazz from live 1920s – 60s radio and TV and this week's Vid of the Week at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/this-is-the-bbc-1960-phantom-dancer-8-apr-2014/

 

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Spike Jones on The Phantom Dancer

Of particular interest, I'm sure, will be Duke Ellington's Flying Saucer Ballet. Ruth Etting, Artie Shaw, Helen Forrest and Spike Jones will also be reaching out to you through time and space from their own 1930s – 40s radio shows – see the play list...

And Spike Jones and his City Slickers also feature on this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week for you. And from his 8 May 1954 TV Show, too. Enjoy that Old Black (and White) Magic at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/spike-jones-tv-clip-phantom-dancer-show-22-april/

 

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History Of Records

May Blossoms to You, Phantom Dancers,

On this Tuesday's show of swing, jazz and dance from live 1920s – 60s radio and TV, tune in for Red Nichols from 1930, Frank Sinatra from 1944, Roy Eldridge from 1950 and lots more.

Your Phantom Dancer Video of the Week is Time Marches On – The History of Records (1949), with footage including Paul Whiteman, Eddie Duchin, Eddie Condon, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald and Guy Lombardo.

See it, with this week's play list and online link, at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/the-history-of-records-1949-phantom-dancer-6-may-2014/