Shellac Stack No. 264 rides a wild roller coaster with Henri Rene’s Orchestra and visits the Alps with the McGuire Sisters. We hear fine piano from Art Tatum, Willie “The Lion” Smith, and Billy Mayerl, dance with George Olsen and Sam Lanin, and enjoy some novelties with Tony Pastor and Georgia Gibbs. More too!
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Shellac Stack No. 263 wails with Clarence Williams and steps with Bix Beiderbecke at the Jazz Band Ball. Along the way, we hear from Jack Teagarden, the Shannon Quartet, Zez Confrey, Ford and Glenn, Chauncey Morehouse, and even relax with a bit of theatre organ by C. A. Parmentier. Join us! And thanks, as always, for your support on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 262 rolls ’em with boogie-woogie pianists Joe Turner and Pete Johnson. We venture to New Orleans with Conrad Janis and Armand Hug, to Spain with Amelia Rico, and to Japan with Dick Mine. We’ve got hot dance from Mike Markel and Fred Hall, and smooth vocals from a pair of Charlies: Charlie Palloy and Charlie Lawman. Plenty more too! Thank you for listening, and thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack with a contribution on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 261 cleans out a few crates of “junk records” from the back of the garage and discovers some interesting things. Bob Eberly sings Elvis! Glenn Miller’s Artie Malvin tackles Buddy Holly! We’ve got hot western swing from the Plainsmen, sophisticated jazz from Illinois Jacquet and Dick Hyman, and rockabilly from George Jones. Plenty more too. It’s an unusual “Shellac Stack” full of twists and turns. Join us! And thanks for supporting the “Shellac Stack” on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 260 goes on a spree with Irving Mills and His Swyngphonic Orchestra. We dance along with Waring’s Pennsylvanians, Frank Westphal, Abe Lyman, Paul Specht, and Roy Fox. We also hear from the New Dixie Demons, Norman Phelps’ Virginia Rounders, Clayton McMichen — and take a little time out with cantor Josef Rosenblatt. More too! Thank you for your support of the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
For more information about the Frank Westphal CD referenced in this program, click here.
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Shellac Stack No. 259 brainstorms with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra! We enjoy some Hawaiian fare with Dolly Dawn, Alvin Kaleolani, and Lani McIntire; dance with Vincent Lopez, Charles Dornberger, and Hal Kemp; and relax with Nick Lucas, Dick Hyman, and Margaret Whiting. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!
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Shellac Stack No. 258 narrowly misses the 5:15 with the American Quartet. We enjoy the novelty ragtime piano of Bill Krenz and Felix Arndt, dance along with Johnny Johnson, Ted Black, Sam Lanin, and sample some traditional folk songs with the English Singers, John Langstaff, and Anne Shelton. Good jazz from Fats Waller and Benny Goodman too! Thanks for your support of the Shellac Stack at Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 257 passes time with Phil Spitalny, Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, Georgia Gibbs, Ted Weems, Aileen Stanley, and many others. Don’t miss the 1910 recording by the Carl Nebe Quartett! Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack
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Shellac Stack No. 256 has got rhythm — from Glenn Miller’s fiery “Slip Horn Jive” to Jack Hylton’s “Choo Choo.” We also hear from Mary Lou Williams, Gene Austin, Billie Holiday, Johnny Guarnieri, Ray Anthony, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, and dabble with some voodoo chanting by Elsie Houston. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!
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Shellac Stack No. 255 wipes the pan with the High Hatters and dreams with Elliot Lawrence’s Orchestra. Along the way, we hear from Morton Harvey, Fats Waller, the Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington, Jack Denny, the Ritz Quartet, Buddy Clark, Ruth Etting, and many more. Join us! (Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!)
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