The Shellac Stack

Shellac Stack No. 224 promenades with Frank Signorelli and makes merry with a Pittsburgh band led by Al Marsico! We hear from vocalists Ginny Simms, Muzzy Marcellino, and F. J. Hawtrey, dance along with Ray Miller’s Orchestra, Fred Hamm, Felix Ferdinando, Gene Rodemich, and tune into a wartime broadcast by Bobby Sherwood’s Orchestra. Plenty more … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 223 plays Mah Jong with Sid Reinherz, swings with Bram Martin and Benny Goodman, and travels the world with Al Jolson, Aileen Stanley, Jack Payne, and others. We even take a break from the “pop” world for a few choice performances by John Charles Thomas and pianist Josef Hoffman. If you enjoy … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 222 cakewalks with Lu Watters and steps along with the White Star Syncopators! We hear from Anne Shelton, the Ipana Troubadours, Greta Keller, Paul Whiteman, Bunny Berigan, the Maids of Melody, and many more. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!

Shellac Stack No. 221 breaks loose with Murray Kellner and picks petals off of daisies with the High Hatters. We have plenty of toe-tappers this time from Bill Krenz, Charlie Kunz, Paul Whiteman, Brian Lawrance, Nat Shilkret and others. We also hear from Bessie Smith, Kiriloloff’s Russian Balalaika Orchestra, the Korn Kobblers, and more! You … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 220 pulls back the curtain on who’s foolin’ who. We hear from the Florida Four, Gladys Rice and Franklyn Baur, Smith Ballew, Frankie Carle, Carson Robison, Paul Whiteman, and even Homer Rodeheaver. Plenty more too! You can support the Shellac Stack on Patron: patreon.com/shellacstack — Thanks!

Shellac Stack No. 219 can’t be blamed for that! We dance along with the Dixie Five, Herb Wiedoeft’s Orchestra, Meyer Davis, and Eddie Elkins. The Happiness Boys (Billy Jones and Ernest Hare) provide some levity, and we enjoy the smooth vocals of the Revelers. Plenty of other odds ‘n’ ends too. Join us! And thanks … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 218 strolls down Sunnyside Lane with Jack Payne, eats goober peas with Burl Ives, and picks a chicken with Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra. We also hear from the George Wettling Jazz Trio, Aileen Stanley, Eddie Peabody, the Three Belles, the Wolverines, George Hall, and many others. Support the Shellac Stack … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 217 visits Chewaukla — the land of Sleepy Water — with Guy Lombardo. We also hear from Margaret Young, Gene Austin, Isham Jones, Ken Keller’s Band (of Altoona, Pennsylvania), Florence Easton, Richard Crooks, Lawrence Welk, and Hopi elder Honyi — Head of the Antelope Lodge of the Walpi Tribe. Join us! And … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 216 sleepwalks with Lady Maud and Jack Sheedy. We visit Miami with Eddie Paul’s Paramount Orchestra, Doc Ross, and Joseph C. Smith. We also hear from Irving Aaronson, Jimmie Rodgers, Benny Goodman, Montana Taylor, and many others. Thanks for your support on Patreon that makes these programs possible: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 215 wears a rainbow ’round its shoulder with Bob Haring and begs for just one more chance with Ruth Etting. We hear from Japanese crooner Dick Mine, the Mills Brothers, organist Milt Herth, pianist Charlie Kunz, Jean Goldkette, Arnold Johnson, Boyd Senter, and many more this hour. Join us! And if you … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 214 juggles a jig-saw in an eighteenth century drawing room. (What!?) We hear from Argentinian jazz guitarist Oscar Aleman, vocalist Phil Brito, and pianist Pauline Alpert. We also have dance records by Charles Dornberger, Red Nichols, Billy James, and Harold Oxley. Lots more too! Get hep!

Shellac Stack No. 213 runs wild with Bunk Johnson, hulas with Dolly Connolly, and visits a little bamboo bridge with Vincent Lopez. We also hear from ragtime banjoist Vess L. Ossman, the ODJB, Frank Banta, Bill Aliiloa Lincoln’s Hawaiians, Bix with Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra, and much more. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 212 honeys up with Freddy Randall’s Dixieland Band, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Billy Mayerl, Waino Kauppi, Mindy Carson, Bobby Sherwood, Bob Deikman’s Orchestra, Harry Reser, and many more for a particularly “sweet” hour. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — Thank you!

Shellac Stack No. 211 keeps an eye on his business… and doesn’t care! From Judy Garland and Jelly Roll Morton to Frankie Marvin, Duke Ellington, Barclay Allen, Leon’s Lone Star Cowboys, and Winifred Atwell, we’ve got another tuneful hour with all sorts of delightful musical obscurities from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s. As always, I … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 210 sits by the fire with Jerry Baker’s Orchestra and visits the Charleston Ball with the Georgia Melodians. We also hear from Mildred Bailey, the Double-Quintet, Fred Van Eps, Jack Miller, Benny Goodman, Johnny Maddox, Bert Williams, and others. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — Thank you!

Shellac Stack No. 209 chops wood with Nat Gonella and does the “Voom Voom” and the “Toodle-Oo” with Claude Bolling. We hear from the Firehouse Five Plus Two, Frank Ferera and Helen Louise, Billy Muray, Irving Mills, Emil Velazco, Annette Hanshaw, the Georgetown Cotton Pickers, and more in this tuneful hour. To support the Shellac … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 208 lolls around with Lolly — and Bob Haring. We hear from Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters, Cab Calloway, Frank Crumit, Paul Ash, Chick Bullock, and theatre organist Terance Casey — among many others. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!

Shellac Stack No. 207 waltzes around the Christmas tree with Marie Vernon and the Mellomen. We hear more holiday favorites and obscurities from Harry Belafonte, Ernest Hare, Olive Kline, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Albert Campbell, the English Singers, Elsie Baker, Bing Crosby, and many more. Fix a mug of hot chocolate, settle back, and enjoy … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 206 struts with a peg leg and a twinkle in the eye. We hear from stride piano master James P. Johnson, singers Dennis Day and Blanche Klaise, bandleaders Hal Kemp, Bennie Krueger, Isham Jones, and Ted Fio Rito, and two Murrays: Billy and Wynn! Lots more too. Donations are gratefully received to … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 205 yearns for love with Larry Lee’s Orchestra and swings along with Joe Reichman We also hear from Ruth Etting, Nat Gonella, Claude Hopkins, Tex Beneke, Ben Pollack, Doc Evans’ Band, Margaret Whiting — and even the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra! Lots of tuneful delights this time around. Support the Shellac Stack on … Continue reading »