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Show Biz: From Vaude To Video narrated (part 3 of 4)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

I was trying to consider what created the demand for records like this, and what happened to that demand. All I could think of was NPR segments.


Part 3: 1929 To 1940 WHEN WALL STREET LAID AN EGG with the actual voices and music of Morton Downey, Ben Bernie, Rudy Vallee, Arthur Tracy, Bing Crosby, Helen Morgan, Ben Lillie, Jimmy Durante, Cole porter, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Kate Smith

George Jessel
Show biz Part 3
RCA Victor (1953)

Next time:

Part 4: 1940 To Date FROM TV TO 3-D

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Autumn Serenade

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Happy November Sunday. Next week I’ll hole up in the kitchen baking pies and swaying around to mellow old big band songs like this one.
With the mild air outside and the smell of leaves I can’t stop myself from remembering this same time of every notable year before this one.
I had a great weekend actually. I went to see the Jesus Lizard and Double Dagger on Friday, and enjoyed company of old friends before a good show.
On Saturday I went to see Twilight : New Moon and laughed a lot. I took my dog on long walks.
I could wistfully remember this weekend next year, perhaps.

Harry James and his Orchestra
Autumn Serenade
Columbia 36838 (1945)

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