What are you listening to?

[Wally_Hood]

A child told me that UCLA stands for U Clowns Lost Again; despite being a Bruin for life, I could not defend against his acronymic abuse. Today only intensifies the bitter grief.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

Kenny Ball

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"The Pursuit of Love"

"I'm a huge "Mitford Tragic" and Love Julian Slade's theme music to the 1980 Thames television dramatisation,"Love in a cold Climate" which was an amalgam of "Love in a cold Climate" and Pursuit of Love" (not that Horrid 2001 version)

"Imagine my delight to find that he wrote a Musical in the late 1960's, With Nancy Mitford's blessing "Pursuit of love"


http://www.julianslade.com/audio/The Pursuit Of Love.mp3

http://www.julianslade.com/audio/Wonderful Juan.mp3

 

[Lorena B]

Just enjoyed a 30min documentary from the BBC4 about the story of the toilet paper.
Odd theme but nevertheless interesting.

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to try to remember if I set the clocks back already by --

Now playing, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra in 1935, with Helen Ward on the vocal for "I'm A Hundred Percent For You." First rate, straight-ahead treatment of one of the better pop tunes of the day, proving once again that Helen was the best vocalist Benny ever had.

Next, following a commercial for Kirkman's Soap Flakes with an embroidered hankie in every box, it's ahead to 1936 and Ted Weems and his Orchestra having fun with the most annoying fad of a year filled with annoying fads, with "Knock! Knock! Who's There?" "Emma gonna have trouble with you?"

 

[Fletch]

on the meatbox...

Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra, with Eddy Howard singing Rodgers & Hart's I Married An Angel, 1938.

You don't find a lot of Jurgens fans outside the generation, but he had a beautiful straight-ahead ensemble style that put together sweet and swing in an unusual way. But he didn't hit the big time until he put that style on the back burner - changing from a pure dance band to a "singer-and-song" band. Careless, Elmer's Tune, One Dozen Roses are what he really means anymore.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Listening to Hank Williams (from the Ultimate Collection). What got me into it again was listening to Johnny Depp signing "The Last Roundup" in Public Enemies. Since them I can't get the tune out of my head.

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[Fletch]

Well, for the sake of the era, please do go fetch up a 30s version. Perhaps Gene Autry's, or Don Bestor's.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Well, for the sake of the era, please do go fetch up a 30s version. Perhaps Gene Autry's, or Don Bestor's.

Fletch - crossed wires - the version I'm taking about IS the Gene Autry 1933 version of course - play the clip above for this.

Just I've been listening to Hank Williams too, s'all....

PS - -I find the Gene Autry version very sad and moving.

 

[Fletch]

Ah. Clarity achieved.

Yes, Gene kinda sums up the sadness of a whole era and a whole way of life.

You know, it was the middle class city folk who stopped buying records in the 30s and almost killed the phonograph. The poor folk, those in the back country where there was no radio or juice to play one - they never did. In 1932, the worst year, RCA sold 3 million platters, more than 10% of them by Jimmie Rodgers alone.

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Louis Prima, "Just a Gigolo". The kind of song you can't not wobble about to.

(Oh, he's just finished, so it now Mel doing "Lullaby of Birdland".

 

[Fletch]

Prehistoric Prima

It's the Rhythm in Me, 1934
In a Little Gypsy Tearoom, 1935
Livin' in a Great Big Way, 1935

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

What a card he must have been; life of the party!

 

[Fletch]

Give Me a Heart to Sing To


Click the pic to hear Will Osborne, the thinking person's Rudy Vallee, and his great band of 1934, giving a class treatment to a rather affecting Victor Young-Ned Washington anthem.
A Wide Range transcription from the somewhat misleadingly named World Broadcasting System, which, unlike the Columbia, had no affiliates, transmission lines, or live programming.

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to wake up enough to go out and vote by --

Starting off with Earl Burnett and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra in 1929 with the love theme from "The Great Gabbo," "(Caught In The) Web of Love." A very nice arrangement featuring a delicate guitar solo behind the vocal. Much better than the staging the song gets in the movie, with the romantic leads dressed in insect suits.

Next up, Larry Clinton and his Orchestra with Bea Wain on the vocal for one of the definitive records of 1938, "My Reverie." Besides being a great song, it started a whole craze for pop adaptations of classical motifs.

 

[skyvue]

The Golden Gate Orchestra -- Lover Come Back to Me

 

[Wally_Hood]

Listened to Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, ep. 17 "Grafter's Fort and the Black Pearl of Galahla Bay," first broadcast 10-23-47.

 

[anon`]

Turisas - One More

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Chet Baker- When I Fall In Love

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[Carlisle Blues]

Chet Baker - You Don't Know What Love Is

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