Shellac Stack No. 164 shakes off the blues with a little help from bandleaders Billy James, Sam Lanin, Bob Haring, Cass Hagan, Fletcher Henderson, Art Landry and others. We enjoy novelty vocals from the Happiness Boys and Wendell Hall as well as hot jazz from the Georgia Melodians, the OM5 (that’s the Original Memphis Five), and more.
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Shellac Stack No. 163 takes a road trip to visit with JiHoon Suk, who shares rare and interesting classical and operatic gems from his collection. From Alfred Dubois and Antonina Neshdanova to Enrico Caruso, Walter Gieseking, Meta Seinemeyer, Gregor Piatigorsky and more, it’s another entertaining variety hour!
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Shellac Stack No. 161 gets some fun out of life with Dick Robertson, the Georgia Melodians, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Johnson, and Jay Wilbur’s Orchestra, even as our thoughts drift to Paris with the monks of the Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey. Add Art Fowler (the Wizard of the Uke), Errol Garner, and Freddy Martin to the mix and you’ve got another musical variety hour on the Shellac Stack!
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Shellac Stack No. 159 lays a few eggs with Ted Weems and Parker Gibbs. We hear a Stephen Foster song as recycled in a 1902 Broadway show; dance with Gene Kardos, Johnny Hamp, and Tom Timothy’s Frivolity Club Orchestra; and enjoy fine keyboard work by Billy Mayerl and Sister Slocum. Let the Shellac Stack serve you a tuneful potpourri!
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Shellac Stack No. 158 ventures from April showers to the sunny side of the street, stopping to smell the flowers on the way. We hear from Al Jolson, the Tietge Sisters, Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra, Alec Wilder, Will Bradley, Sam Lanin, and many more in this vintage music variety hour.
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Shellac Stack No. 157 pays homage to Debussy, Previn, and the fighting men of WWI. Along the way, we hear from Helen Kane, George Olsen, Mario Perry, Arthur Fields, the Tailgate Jazz Band, Mel Powell, and even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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Shellac Stack No. 156 travels the world with Odeon! From New York to Buenos Aires; from Copenhagen to Berlin, we hear a variety of performances by jazz and dance bands (The Santa Paula Serenaders, Frankie Trumbauer, Joseph Samuels, etc.); vocalists Yves Montand and Vaughn De Leath; and swinging piano by Manuel Salsamendi and Lothar Perl. Lots more goodies too!
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Shellac Stack No. 155 tents down in Tennessee with the Ipana Troubadours, asks why with Ben Light, and finds itself “in wrong in Hong Kong”! Join us for records by Jane Green, Bing, Eddie Peabody, Russ Morgan, Freddy Martin, Jack Payne, Doc Evans, and many more.
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