Synopsis
Music from the early days of the 20th Century with comments.
Episodes
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Centennials 2026
12/01/2026 Duration: 45minCelebrating the 100th Birthdays of: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tony Bennett, Julie London, Big Mama Thorton, Buddy Greco, Stan Freberg, Chuck Berry, And Ray Brown.
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Music Of 1926
05/01/2026 Duration: 44minSongs include Valencia by Paul Whiteman, Black Bottom Stomp by Jelly Roll Morton, White House Blues by Charlie Poole, Hebbie Jebbies by Louis Armstrong, Lost Your Head Blues by Bessie Smith and I'm Sitting On Top Of the World by Al Jolson.
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Leftovers #37
22/12/2025 Duration: 42minFor the last show of 2025, records left off of earlier podcasts, plus a tribute to musicinas who passed away this year. Songs include: Don't Trust Nobody by Victoria Spivey, The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson, Lamento Borincino by Lydia Mendoza, I'll Never Be the Same by Art Tatum, Silver Bell by the Peerless Quartet and Cohen On the Telephone by Joe Hayman.
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Beethoven's Birthday 2025
15/12/2025 Duration: 39minIn honor of Beethoven's 225th birthday, historical recordings of some lesser-known works. Music includes excerpts from Symphony #1 by Furtangler and the Vienna Philharmonic, Romance #1 for Violin and Orchestra by Christian Ferras, Piano Sonata #16 by Yeves Nat and Bagatelles Op 126 by Arthur Schnabel.
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Christmas 2025
09/12/2025 Duration: 46minSongs include: Christmas Dinner by Ernie Ford, Sleighride by the Boston Pops, Give Me Your Heart For Christmas by The McGuire Sisters, Here Comes Santa Claus by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters and Silent Night by The Ravens.
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More 1950s Pop Instrumentals
01/12/2025 Duration: 39minSongs include: Mambo Jambo by Dave Barbour, Canadian Sunset by Hugo Winterhalter, Misty by Erroll Garner, The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson, Charmaine by Mantovani and the Doodletown Feiffers by the Sauer-Finagan Orchestra.
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Songs of Mexico
17/11/2025 Duration: 36minSongs include: Marimba by Lydia Mendoza, Granada by Frankie Laine, Arentia De Oro by Cuarto Coculense, Mexican Joe by Jim Reeves, Perfidia by Lupita Palomera and Tampica by Stan Kenton.
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Halloween 2025
21/10/2025 Duration: 36minSongs include: Dinner With Drac by John Zacherly, Ding Dong the witch Is Dead by Glenn Miller, Undertaker Blues by Buddy Moss, Danse Macrabe by the Royal Philharmonic and and Halloween poem by Louise Gluck.
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1940s Jazz Saxophonists
13/10/2025 Duration: 37minMusic includes: Now's The Time by Charlie Parker, Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins, East of the Sun by Lester Young, My Old Flame by Stan Getz, Cotton Tail by Ben Webster and Warm Valley by Johnny Hodges.
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Mountains and Hills
06/10/2025 Duration: 38minSongs include: Faith Can Move Mountains by Nat King Cole, When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain by Kate Smith, Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Flatt and Scruggs, Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong, I'd Climb the Highest Mountain by the Ink Spots and The Old Man of the Mountain by Cab Calloway.
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Jerome Kern Part One
29/09/2025 Duration: 40minSongs include: All the Things You Are by Artie Shaw, The Last Time I Saw Paris by Kate Smith, Pick Yourself Up by Fred Astaire, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Jo Staffored and Look For the Silver Lining by Chet Baker.
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National Piano Month 2025
16/09/2025 Duration: 44minMusic includes: Let Em Jump by Pete Johnson, I'll See You In My Dreams by Teddy Wilson, Hungarian Rhapsody #10 by Arthur Rubinstein, Caravan by Ferante & Teicher and Night Wind by Roger Williams.
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Charlie Byrd and B B King
16/09/2025 Duration: 09minA special, short podcast honoring guitarists, Charlie Byrd and B B King on the 100th anniversary of their births.
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Symphonic Marches
08/09/2025 Duration: 38minMusic includes: Pomp and Circumstance March #4 by Edward Elgar, Ruins of Athens march by Beethoven, March from the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughn Williams, the Nutcracker March by Tchaikovsky and the Guadalcanal March by Richard Rodgers and Richard Russel Bennett. Conducors include: Arturo Toscanini, Arthur Fiedler, Thomas Beecham and Henry Wood.
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Lone Star Musicians Part Two
01/09/2025 Duration: 41minMusicians include: Ester Phillips, Hank Thompson, Jack Teagarden. Arizonia Dranes, Lefty Frizzel, Consuelo Silva and Henry Thomas. Songs include: I Love You a Thousand Ways, He Is My Story, Whoa Sailor, Cuando Tu Te Alejes and Double Crossing Blues.
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Lone Star Musicians Part One
25/08/2025 Duration: 46minMusicians include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mary Martin, Lydia Mendoza, Bob Wills Ernest Tubb, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian and Hoyle Nix. Songs include: Easy Rider Blues, Spanish Two Step, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Let Your Light Shine On me and Lamento Borincano.