Vale Etta James & Johnny Otis

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

And exciting news, Bakeliters, you can see myself and the Bakelite Broadcasters playing two sets of your 1920s-30s swing jazz favourites in a Noirsville Show with an opening set by 40s noir singer Johnny Vargas at the Blue Beat, 16 Cross St, Double Bay, Wednesday 15 February. Doors open 7:30pm for dinner. Show starts at 9pm. Dance floor, restaurant and bar. $10 cover charge. Bookings: 02 9328 4411

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 24 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 28 January 2012
6 – 7:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Sera
Pippo Bazizza Orchestra (voc) Alberto Rabiagliati
Comm Rec
Rome
1940
Easy Street
Desi Arnez Orchestra (voc) Amanda Lane
Ciro’s
KNX CBS LA
1946
Forget-Me-Nots
Glen Grey & the Casa Loma Orchestra (voc) Eugenie Baird

Steel Pier
Atlantic City NJ
Mutual Network
1947

Open + Till The End Of Time
Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians (voc) Don Rodney

‘Musical Autographs’
ABC/AFRS New York
4 Sep 1945

Set 2
Jamboree
Frank Coughlan Orchestra
Featuradio Transcription
Sydney
Jul 1937
Toodlee-Oo-Doo
Peggy Lee (voc) Benny Goodman Orchestra
‘Peggy Lee Show’
KNX CBS LA
15 Jul 1951
In A Mist
Larry Clinton Orchestra
Coconut Grove
Hotel Park Central
WEAF NBC Red NY
7 Jul 1939
Texas Rose + Isle Of Capri + Close
Gay Claridge Orchestra (Mary Osbourne eg)

‘One Night Stand’
Chez Paree
Chicago
AFRS Re-broadcast
21 Aug 1945

Set 3

I Double Dare You
Orrin Tucker Orchestra (voc) Scottie Marsh
Boulevard Room
Stevens Hotel
ABC Chicago
1951
Out Of Nowhere
Artie Shaw Orchestra
Blue Room
Hotel Lincoln
WEAF NBC Red Network
2 Dec 1938
TWA Ad + Close
Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Studio Announcer
‘Mr & Mrs Blandings’
KFI NBC LA
18 Mar 1951
Waltzing Matilda
Jack White Band (voc) Jack White & Chorus
Comm Rec
London
27 Feb 1941
Set 4

Two Dukes On A Pier
George Hall Orchestra
Radio Transcription
New York
1937
One O’Clock Jump (theme) +Ebony Rhapsody
Count Basie Orchestra
Southland Cafe
WNAC NBC Boston
20 Feb 1940
Open + Cottonpicker’s Congregation
Russ Morgan Orchestra
Paradise Restaurant
WABC CBS NY
14 Oct 1938
Love Nest
Les Brown Orchestra
Green Room
Hotel Edison
WOR Mutual NY
22 Nov 1938
Set 5

There, I’ve Said It Again
George Trevare Orchestra (voc) Tassie Hamilton
Comm Rec
Sydney
1945
White Sails
Harry James Orchestra (voc) Connie Haines
‘America Dances’
Roseland Ballroom
New York CBS/BBC
19 Jul 1939
Sugar
Lee Wiley (voc)
‘St Regis Hotel Jam Session’
New York/BBC
5 Nov 1938
Somebody Loves Me/ Goodbye (close)
Benny Goodman Sextet
‘Kings of Swing’
New York/BBC
8 Dec 1945
Set 6

Smack That Mess
Clyde Hart Orchestra
Comm Rec
New York
19 Dec 1944
One O’Clock Jump (theme) + Unidentified Time
Johnny Otis Orchestra
‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
Oct 1945
Roll With Me Henry
Etta James (voc) Count Basie Orchestra
‘Saturday Night Rock’n'Roll Dance Party’
WCBS CBS NY
1956

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Betty Boop – I Heard

Hello Phantom Dancers,

How organised is this? This Tuesday’s and Saturday’s Phantom Dancer will have a set of 1930s live radio bands, a set of 1940s live radio bands and a set of 1930s-40s Australian radio bands 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 will still hear lots of live 1930s-60s swing and jazz with radio performances by Red Nichols, Larry Clinton, Gene Krupa, Jan Garber and more on the other 86 minutes of the Phantom Dancer

I’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…

Till next time,
Your Phantom Dancer
Greg Poppleton

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 17 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 21 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Whiteman Stomp
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Comm Rec
Canden NJ
11 Aug 1927
Mysterious Mose
Red Nichols ARC Brunswick Studio Band
‘Devoe & Reynolds Program’
New York
30 Nov 1931
Unidentified Instrumental
Unknown Orchestra

‘Hollywood Casting Office’
Radio Transcription
mid-1930s

Ida + Close
Henry Levine Woodwinds

‘Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street’
WEAF NBC Red NY
17 Feb 1941

Set 2
What’s Your Hurry + One O’Clock Jump (close)
Alvino Rey AFRS Orchestra
‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
Los Angeles
Aug 1945
Dipsy Doodle (theme) + Sunday
Larry Clinton Orchestra
Coconut Grove
Hotel Park Central
WEAF NBC Red NY
7 Jul 1939
Turkey In The Straw
Ray Bloch Orchestra

‘Tonight On Broadway’
WABC CBS New York
13 May 1946

Texas Rose + Isle Of Capri + Close
Gay Claridge Orchestra (Mary Osbourne eg)

‘One Night Stand’
Chez Paree
Chicago
AFRS Re-broadcast
21 Aug 1945

Set 3

Twentieth Century Blues
Barbara James (voc) Beryl Newell (p)
Comm Rec
Sydney
13 Jun 1933
My Song Goes Round The World + With A Sweet Melody
Frank Coughlan Orchestra
Featuradio Transcription
Sydney
Apr 1936
The Changing Of the Guard
Peter Dawson (voc) Military Band
Queen St Concert
1ZB Auckland NZ
Jul 1942
Don’t Get Round Much Any More
Wally Portingale All-In-Fun Revue (voc) Jack White
‘Army On Parade’
2CH AWA Network
Sydney
Oct 1943
Set 4

I Heard
Don Redman Orchestra (voc) Don Redman
Comm Rec
New York
15 Oct1931
Let’s Fly Away
Anson Weeks Orchestra (voc) Bill Moreing
Hotel Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
Radio Transcription
1932
Open + St Louis Blues
Louis Armstrong Orchestra
‘Norge Program’
Radio Transcription
New York
1937
Blue Skies + Close
George Hall Orchestra
Radio Transcription
New York
1937
Set 5

Long Ago And Far Away
George Trevare Orchestra (voc) Al Royal
Comm Rec
Sydney
1944
Don’t Sweetheart Me
George Trevare Orchestra (voc) Joan Blake
Comm Rec
Sydney
1944
Theme + Maybe
Harry James Orchestra (voc) Dick Haymes
Chatterbox Club
Mountainside NJ
early 1940
With The Language Of Love On Your Lips
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (voc) Bob Carroll
Casino Gardens
Ocean Park
KECA ABC LA
25 Sep 1946
Set 6

Good For Stompin’
Hot Lips Page Band
Comm Rec
New York
12 Sep 1944
Say It With Music + Then I’ll Be Happy + When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin Along + Almost Like Being In Love + Glow Worm
Jan Garber Orchestra (voc) Steve Brooks and Janice Garber
Lady Luck Lounge
Desert Inn
KLUC CBS Las Vegas
4 Jul 1965
Three Little Words
Gene Krupa Quartet
London House
WBBM CBS Chicago
13 Mar 1959

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Kate & Andrew’s Glamorous 1920s-30s Style Wedding

Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz – we get to play for all the best people. Every wedding we play at is warm and wonderful. Kate & Andrew’s 1930s themed wedding at Lillianfels was no exception. What a joy! Kate wrote…

“You were fantastic!!!! Before we entered the room we could hear you from outside. I said to my new husband “listen to them, our wedding is awesome!!!!” You made the party! Thank you so much for coming”

Thank you, Kate & Andrew. Below are some happy snaps of the band taken at Kate & Andrew’s wedding. Please visit our website. We look forward to adding glamorous vintage sparkle to your wedding, too!

Greg Poppleton, Sydney's only authentic 1920s & 30s singer in dinner suit. Kate & Andrew's wedding theme was 1930s

Greg Poppleton, Sydney's only authentic 1920s & 30s singer in dinner suit. Kate & Andrew's wedding theme was 1920s

Bakelite Jazz at Kate & Andrew's Wedding

Bakelite Jazz at Kate & Andrew's Wedding

Greg Poppleton singing with Bakelite Jazz at Kate & Andrew's Wedding, Lillianfels

Greg Poppleton singing with Bakelite Jazz at Kate & Andrew's Wedding, Lillianfels

Monique Lysiak on piano. You may know her from the all women Sirens Big Band

Monique Lysiak on piano. You may know her from the all women Sirens Big Band

Al Davey, trumpet. Like Monique he plays in lots of bands, because he's very, very good

Al Davey, trumpet. Like Monique he plays in lots of bands, because he's very, very good

Mark Harris on double bass. Where have you seen Mark before? Lah-Lah's, Monsieur Camenbert and top name bands like the Bakelites - because he, too, is very, very good

Mark Harris on double bass. Where have you seen Mark before? Lah-Lahs, Monsieur Camembert and top name bands like the Bakelites - because he, too, is very, very good

Laurie Bennett - one of Sydney's top drummers. He's played in all the big theatre and TV bands, backed too many jazz greats to list here and has even played in the big bands of Cliff Richards, Harry Secombe and Liza Minelli

Laurie Bennett - one of Sydney's top drummers. He's played in all the big theatre and TV bands, backed too many jazz greats to list here and has even played in the big bands of Cliff Richards, Harry Secombe and Liza Minelli

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Ronald Reagan for Radio Free Europe

Hello Phantom Dancers,

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

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 show details below this week’s Phantom Dancer Video of the Week – Ronald Reagan gets the donations flowing to Radio Free Europe

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 10 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 14 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Theme + Melody In F
Benny Krueger Orchestra
WOR Mutual
New York
28 Mar 1940
Dipsy Doodle (theme) + The One Rose + RCA Ad
Larry Clinton Orchestra
‘RCA Victor Campus Club’
Glen Island Casino
New Rochelle
WEAF NBC Red NY
2 Jul 1938
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Sammy Kaye Orchestra (voc) Sammy Kaye & The Three Kaydettes

‘One Night Stand’
Hotel Astor Roof
New York
AFRS Re-broadcast
27 Aug 1945

Early In The Morning + Close
Freddy Martin Orchestra (voc) The Martin Men

‘One Night Stand’
Cocoanut Grove
Ambassador Hotel LA
AFRS Re-broadcast
12 Aug 1944

Set 2
Everybody Loves My Baby
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Abbey Road
ABSIE (American Broadcasting Station In Europe)
London
27 Nov 1944
Theme (Take The A Train) + Teardrops In The Rain
Duke Ellington Orchestra
‘Date With The Duke’
WJZ ABC NY
1945
Theme (Redskin Rumba) + Skyliner
Charlie Barnet Orchestra
Palladium Ballroom
KFI Los Angeles
12 Sep 1959
Open (Blue Flame) + Good, Good, Goody
Woody Herman Orchestra (voc) Woody Herman
‘One Night Stand’
Cafe Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
AFRS Re-broadcast
6 Aug 1945
Set 3

Theme + It’s A Good Day + If I Were A Bell + Polka Dots & Moonbeams + You’ll Find Out + Give Me The Simple Life + I’m Gonna Live Till I Die + Close
Barbara James (voc) Reg Lewis (p & voc)
‘Between You And Us’
Sydney Radio
early 1960s
Set 4

Don’t Sweetheart Me
George Trevare Orchestra (voc) Joan Blake
Comm Rec
Sydney
1944
Don’t Be That Way
Harry James Orchestra
Hotel Astor Roof
WNBC NBC NY
25 May 1953
High On A Windy Trumpet
Les Brown Orchestra
‘One Night Stand’
Cafe Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
AFRS Re-broadcast
28 Dec 1945
Wire Brush Stomp
Gene Krupa Orchestra
CBS Aircheck
28 May 1938
Set 5

How’m I Doin’?
Don Redman Orchestra (voc) Don Redman
Comm Rec
New York
26 Feb 1932
Dancing With You
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
‘Ford V8 Show’
Texas Centennial
NBC Dallas Tx
Aug 1936
A Heart Of Stone
Hal Kemp Orchestra
‘Lady Ester Serenade’
WEAF NBC Red NY
26 Aug 1936
You Turned The Tables On Me + Close
Bunny Berrigan Orchestra (voc) Carol McKay
‘Norge Program’
Radio Transcription
New York
1937
Set 6

Twilight In Teheran
Buck Ram All-Stars
Comm Rec
New York
18 Sep 1944
How High The Moon
Lester Young (ts) Allan Eager (ts) Kai Winding (tb) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost
WMCA NY
27 Nov 1948

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St Louis Blues – Greg Poppleton Bakelite Jazz

Happy New Year, Bakeliters!

Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz had a great time playing 1920s – 1930s Hot Jazz and Swing for you in 2011. Thank you for enjoying our music live and on the YouTube clips you’ll find posted throughout this blog. In fact, just for you, there’s a New Year’s present of music we hope you’ll click on and enjoy a few pars down…

In 2011, the band played at such historic 1920s – 1930s occasions as the First Sydney Artists’ Ball and opening night of Art & About at the Art Gallery of NSW, connected with the ‘Mad Square’ exhibition of German Expressionist Art. We supported Mary Schneider in a big concert at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre and spent Melbourne Cup Day by the Harbour in the beautifully art deco Manly Pavilion

Great Gatsby theme parties became vogue in 2011 and will grow in popularity in 2012. Needless, to say, as Sydney’s only authentic 1920s singer, why would you book any other band than Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz for your Great Gatsby party? Sydney’s only 1920s and 1930s singer with duo to sextet of world-touring musicians played some big ones in 2011, here’s a clip from the biggest

In 2012, the full band including Paul Furniss on saxes and clarinet and Al Davey on trumpet and trombone have been invited to perform at the Glen Street Theatre on 20 March as part of Glen Street’s ‘Music in The Glen’ series. We play the VE Day Ball at Elizabeth Bay House on 4 May. As well, you’re booking Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz for your weddings and Great Gatsby theme corporate and private events. We thank you

And throughout 2011 and 2012 we’ll continue to be regulars at Penrith RSL. We’re tipped to be back this April. Keep an eye on the band’s News Page. And check out this clip from our last show there on 17 Dec 2011…

During the show above, drummer Bob Gillespie told me that these Bakelite Jazz YouTube clips posted throughout this blog brought him a ‘blast from the past’ ‘out of the blue’ ‘from the other side of the world’

Bob was the drummer in Maynard Ferguson’s English Band. And the bass player from that band rang Bob after 40 years, tipped off by the bass player’s son who saw Bob playing in Bakelite Jazz on YouTube. How’s that!

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Attack of the Monoliths

What’s The Nango or The Mad Boogie? Find out when you hear them on this Tuesday’s and Saturday’s Phantom Dancer – Swing & Jazz from live 1920s – 60s radio & TV on 107.3 2SER Sydney

You’ll also hear early, toe-tapping 1930s radio by the orchestras of Phil Harris, Jimmy Grier and Gus Arnheim

See the full play list and tune-in details after this week’s SCARY video of the week…the Attack of the Monoliths movie trailer from 1957…

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 3 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 7 January 2012
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Russ Morgan Orchestra
Radio Transcription
New York
1937
You’ll Never Know
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (voc) Ken Gardiner
‘Guy Lombardo Show’
New York
1948
Mr Bluebird
Carol Richards (voc) Ray Noble Orchestra
‘The New Edgar Bergen Show’
KNX CBS LA
18 Dec 1955
I’ll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs + It Was Through The Courtesy Of Love + South Sea Island Magic
Kay Kyser Orchestra
Trianon Ballroom
WGN MBS Chicago
6 Feb 1937
Set 2
The Nango
Stan Kenton Orchestra
Radio Transcription
Los Angeles
11 Sep 1941
Theme + Jubilee Jump
Charlie Barnet Orchestra
Salt Air Ballroom
KDYL NBC
Salt Lake City
5 Jun 1957
Kansas City Moods
Jan Savitt Orchestra

‘One Night Stand’
Trianon Ballroom
Southgate Ca
AFRS Re-broadcast
27 Jul 1944

Open + Shine
Jack Teagarden Orchestra
Pacific Square
Mutual Newtork
San Diego
9 Feb 1945
Set 3

Snake Hips
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Comm Rec
1931
Love For Sale
Gus Arnheim Orchestra
‘Cocoanut Grove’
TRANSCO
Radio Transcription
1931
A Boy And A Girl Were Dancing
Phil Harris Orchestra (voc) Jeffrey Gill
‘Cocoanut Grove’
TRANSCO
Radio Transcription
1931
Ooh, That Kiss
Jimmy Grier Orchestra (voc) The Three Ambassadors
‘Cocoanut Grove’
TRANSCO
Radio Transcription
1931
Set 4

The Mad Boogie
Count Basie Orchestra
Radio Transcription
Los Angeles
Aug 1946
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Benny Goodman Quintet
‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
Jan 1948
There Goes My Attraction
Leith Stevens Orchestra (voc) The Blue Flames
‘Saturday Night Swing Club’
WABC CBS NY
31 Oct 1936
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Les Brown Orchestra
Cafe Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
WABC CBS NY
7 Jul 1944
Set 5

Blue Velvet
George Trevare Orchestra (voc) Johnny Fitzgerald
Comm Rec
Sydney
1943
It’s The Talk Of The Town
Harry James Orchestra
Meadowbrook Gardens
Culver City Ca
KHJ Mutual LA
10 Feb 1946
Ol’ Rockin’ Chair
Gene Krupa Orchestra
Aircheck
3 Oct 1941
The White Cliffs of Dover
Glenn Miller Orchestra (voc) Ray Eberle
Cafe Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
WJZ NBC Blue NY
27 Dec 1941
Set 6

Confirmation
Ben Webster Quintet
Aircheck
1962
Four
Buddy Rich Quintet
Birdland
WABC ABC NY
7 Nov 1958

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New Year’s Phantom Dancer & ‘Ridin’ Hi’ – Bike Radio from 1937

As 2011 draws to a close, The Phantom Dancer will be right there with you with a program of live New Years jazz and swing from 1940s-60s radio

Tune into 107.3 2SER Sydney on Tuesday 27 December at 12 noon and New Year’s Eve, Saturday 31 December at 6pm (+11 GMT) for music to get you into the swing for 2012

Live stream

Check out the play list below this Week’s Video of the Week – ‘Ridin’ Hi’ a rare 15 minute radio show promoting Bike Riding for ‘Health & Happiness’ from New York’s WJZ radio in 1937. The orchestra is directed by Frank Sinatra’s Uncle Ray. The singer is Jane Froman, one of the top female pop vocalists of the late 1930s

For myself and all the Greg Poppleton Bakelite Jazz Band, we wish you a happy, healthy and successful 2012. And if you’ve never ridden a bike before, maybe this week’s Video of the Week vintage swing radio show will inspire you to get ‘Ridin’ Hi’…

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 27 December2011
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 31 December 2011
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Be-Bop
Charlie Parker (as) Kenny Dorham (tp) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Joe Harris (d)
‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost
WMCA NY
1 Jan 1949
Set 2
Flying Home + Dark Eyes
Gene Krupa Quartet
Metropole Cafe
WNBC NBC NY
31 Dec 1965
Set 3

Sad Sack
Harry James Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
One O’Clock Jump
Count Basie Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Warsaw Concerto
Freddy Martin Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Woodchopper’s Ball
Woody Herman Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Drum Boogie
Gene Krupa Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Just As You And I
Henry King Orchestra (voc) Joe Sudy
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Accentuate The Positive
Louis Armstrong Orchestra (voc) Louis Armstrong
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
I Got Rhythm
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Set 4

Auld Lang Syne + Let’s Do It Again
Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians (voc) The Trio
Grand Ballroom
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
WNBC NBC NY
31 Dec 1969 – 1 Jan 1970
Set 5

Twilight Time
Les Brown Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Little Jazz
Artie Shaw Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Tampico
Stan Kenton Orchestra (voc) June Christy & Band
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Song Of India
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Polonaise
Carmen Cavallero Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Robin Hood
Louis Prima Orchestra (voc) Louis Prima
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Gotta Be This Or That
Benny Goodman Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Let The Zoomers Drool
Duke Ellington Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945
Auld Lang Syne
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
‘AFRS New Year’s Dancing Party’
AFRS Hollywood
31 Dec 1945

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe & 2011 Christmas Phantom Dancer

‘Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells’ – oh yes, there’ll be a whole set of that on this Tuesday’s and Saturday’s Christmas Phantom Dancer plus more Jingle Bells besides – live jazzy 1930s – 1950s radio versions from Benny Goodman for the NBC Rhythm Thesaurus in 1936 to the Chico Hamilton Quintet on Stars In Jazz in 1958. After all, when you hear the Phantom Dancer on Saturday 24 December from 6pm, it will be Christmas Eve. See the full play list after the Video of the Week

And there’s tinsel on this week’s Video of the Week, too. A Christmas spiritual. Sister Rosetta Sharpe, her great soulful voice and gospel guitar with trio, singing Up Above My Head, live on French TV in 1964. Enjoy!

Next Tuesday and Saturday, tune into the New Year’s Eve Phantom Dancer to get you all ready for the fireworks!

Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney

Tuesday 20 December2011
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

Saturday 24 December 2011
12 noon – 1:30pm (+11 hours GMT)

Live stream on 2ser.com

The Wireless
Lobby Lud
Set 1
Latin American Christmas Song
‘Chiquita’ with Orchestra
‘Chiquita’
AFRS Hollywood
25 Dec 1946

Ad + Autumn Leaves

Gary Crosby (voc) Ray Noble Orchestra
‘The New Edgar Bergen Show’
KNX CBS LA
25 Dec 1955

Open + Take the A Train (theme) + Everything Goes

Duke Ellington Orchestra

‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
25 Dec 1947

Ad + Let’s Have Another Cup Of Coffee

Roy Bargy Orchestra

‘Father Knows Best’
KFI NBC LA
21 Dec 1950

Set 2
Johnathon Thomas’ Christmas
Radio Transcription
Dec 1938
Jingle Bells (Open) + One O’Clock Jump + Jumping At Ten
Delta Rhythm Boys + Count Basie Orchestra
‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
25 Dec 1945
Two O’Clock Jump
Harry James Orchestra
‘Command Performance USA’
AFRS Hollywood
25 Dec 1945
The Ghost + Jingle Bells
Chico Hamilton Quintet
‘Stars of Jazz’
AFRTS Hollywood
Dec 1958
Set 3

Open + Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
‘Lux Radio Theatre’
KFI NBC LA
25 Dec 1950
I’ve A Strange New Rhythm In My Head + In The Still Of The Night
Eleanor Powell, Louis B Mayer, James Stewart, Meredith Willson Orchestra
‘Good News Of 1938′
KFI NBC LA
23 Dec 1937
Ad + By The Light Of The Silvery Moon + Close
Al Jolson (voc) Lou Bring Orchestra & Chorus
‘Kraft Music Hall’
KFI NBC LA
25 Dec 1947
Plymouth Rock + Christmas Seals Ad
Count Basie Orchestra
Birdland
WCBS CBS NY
16 Dec 1956
Set 4

Johnathon Thomas’ Christmas
Radio Transcription
Dec 1938
Jingle Bells
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Birdland
WJZ ABC NY
Dec 1953
Santa Visits
1950s Radio?
Jingle Bells
Benny Goodman Orchestra
NBC Rhythm Thesaurus
New York
6 Jun 1935
Jingle Bells
Glenn Miller Orchestra (voc) Tex Beneke, Ernie & The Modernaires
‘Sunset Serenade’
Cafe Rouge
Hotel Pennsylvania
WJZ NBC Blue NY
27 Dec 1941
Set 5

Half Nelson + White Christmas + Little Willie Leaps
Charlie Parker (as) Kenny Dorham (tp) Al haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost
WMCA NY
25 Dec 1948
Set 6
Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Comm Rec
New York
29 Nov 1936
OTC Christmas Greetings
Australian Radio
1950
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Harry Reser Orchestra
Comm Rec
New York
24 Oct 1934
Register Christmas Gifts For 2/-

 

Australian Radio
1950
Drumming Man + Close
Gene Krupa Orchestra (voc) Anita O’Day
CBS
25 Dec 1942

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Old Style Photo Booth At 1920s Themed Party

Did you ever use one of those old photo booths tucked away in a railway station or shopping centre where you’d pull aside a curtain, crowd into the tiny booth with a pile of friends, perch on a tiny stool, and for a dollar get a rectangle of four black and white snaps? If my description doesn’t ring a bell for you quite yet, this is what one of these photo booths look like…

Model17 Photo Booth

Model17 Photo Booth

Well, Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz were playing a 1920s themed party recently, and the party organisers hired one of these booths for their guests to take photos of themselves. What a hit!

First, just to paint the scene of this 1920s party, here are two photos of the band snapped on stage at the Great Gatsby 1920s event…

Greg Poppleton singing with Bakelite Jazz at a 1920s themed Great Gatsby Party

Greg Poppleton singing with Bakelite Jazz at a 1920s themed Great Gatsby Party

Greg Poppleton, Sydney's only 1920s and 1930s Hot Jazz & Swing Singer with Geoff Power on Trombone

Greg Poppleton, Sydney's only 1920s and 1930s Hot Jazz & Swing Singer with Geoff Power on Trombone

Now, to the photo booth: ‘The Original Photo Company‘ is the only business in Australia still operating these black and white photo booths with the original technology, using their own special black and white photographic formula. And they hire them out for corporate events, weddings, birthdays, parties and celebrations of all kinds

Here’s your truly’s Photo Booth mug shots. You can find out more about having these photo booths at your party by visiting www.originalphotoboothhire.com.au.

PS: And you can find out more about Greg Poppleton & Bakelite Jazz for your 1920s, 1930s, Underbelly Razor and Great Gatsby Party at www.bakelitejazz.com

Greg Poppleton - Original Photo Booth Mug Shots Taken At A 1920s Themed Event

Greg Poppleton - Original Photo Booth Mug Shots Taken At A 1920s Themed Event

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Phantom Dancer Play List Tues 13 Dec & Sat 17 Dec 2011

This Tuesday at 12 noon on 2SER 107.3 Sydney (live stream) and Saturday at 6pm, you’ll hear a classic Phantom Dancer from May 2009

Since this blog only started in August 2009, I haven’t got a play list for you for this week’s classic show, but I can assure you it’s packed full with all the rare live 1920s – 1960s radio and TV swing and jazz you love

Next week will be the Christmas Phantom Dancer. In fact, you’ll even hear the Phantom Dancer on Christmas Eve, which is a Saturday this year. And the week after that, you’ll be able to enjoy the Phantom dancer on New Year’s Eve just before you head out to see the fireworks!

Also, this Saturday 17 December, 2 – 5pm, I’ll be singing the songs of the 1920s and 1930s with my Bakelite Trio at Penrith RSL. Here’s a Christmassy Video of the Week for you…

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