Shellac Stack No. 184 sizzles — but doesn’t want to set the world on fire! We listen to 78s by Theo Karle, Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders, Duke Ellington, Johnny Green, Jane Green, Stan Greening… gee, I just realized I could have had a “Green” theme going! As always, your support of the Shellac Stack through Patreon is greatly appreciated: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 183 turns on the heat… and the sweet! We hear from the orchestras of Jack Albin, Ed Kirkeby, Count Basie, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Ray Miller, and others. We also hear from singers Dinah Washington, Dolly Dawn, Dick Robertson, and more. Support the Shellac Stack: patreon.com/shellacstack
Correction: Bandleader Joe Sanders died in 1965 — not 1956 as I mistakenly said.
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Shellac Stack No. 182 makes hay while the sun is shining! We hear from Jay Wilbur, Mike Speciale, Vaughn De Leath, Morton Downey, Earl Gresh and His Gangplank Orchestra, Hazel Scott, Willie Lewis, and many others.
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Shellac Stack No. 181 compares and contrasts in another installment of “Same Song, Second Version.” How does Jesse Crawford’s version of “Dinah” stack up against the Quintet of the Hot Club of France? What happens when you pit the Andrews Sisters against the Waikiki Serenaders? Gene Austin vs. Paul Ash? George Olsen vs. Frank Sinatra? Tune in and find out!
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Shellac Stack No. 180 gets happy… and angry… with Isham Jones, Art Gillham, Ruth Etting, Gene Austin, Coon-Sanders, the California Ramblers, Margaret McKee, the ODJB, and more. NEW! Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack. Your contribution helps offset the cost of bringing these programs to you, and there are some nice little bonuses. Thank you for your support! — Bryan
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Shellac Stack No. 178 begins again with Midge Williams, tastes okolehao with Dolly Dawn, shakes that thing with Abe Lyman, and visits with some musical Browns (Georgia, Henry, and Mary). This fun-filled musical hour includes performances by Napua Stevens, Van Alexander, Rudy Wiedoeft, Margaret Young, and many others. Join us!
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Shellac Stack No. 177 dusts the keys with Frank Westphal, rumbas with Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians, dreams with Jack Shilkret’s Orchestra, and stomps with the Basin Street Six. Along the way we hear from Ruth Etting, Chick Webb, the 5 Red Caps, and more.
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Shellac Stack No. 176 strolls along Flirtation Walk with Hal Kemp then waits for the sunrise with Brother Bones. We hear from Earl Burtnett, Arthur Hall, That Girl Quartet (no, I’m not being dismissive — that’s their name!), Mark Andrews, Sophie Tucker, and more.
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Shellac Stack No. 175 does the town — well, 14 of them actually! From Boston to Miami to Kansas City to San Francisco and points in between, we enjoy a musical variety hour with the likes of Jimmy Dorsey, Carson Robison, Johnny Maddox, Arthur Gibbs, the Halfway House Dance Orchestra, Bob Haring, and more.
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