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Show No. 149: Dec. 4, 1988
"Jimmy Grier and Earl Burtnett" features: A sampling of these two popular West Coast hotel orchestras, which achieved fame through radio and touring in the late 1920s and 1930s. Songs include "Sleepy Time Town South" (1932), "Lowdown Rhythm" (1929), "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song" (1933), "By the Fireside" (1932), "Rain on the Roof" (1932), "11:30 Saturday Night," "Never Before and Never Again," "The Sun's in my Heart" and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 150: Dec. 11, 1988
"What? Songs" features: A whole bunch of songs with "What" in the title (following up on the "Who" show a while back). Includes a very loose live version of "What Is It?" by Bing Crosby (1931), "What a Day" by the Ted Weems Orchestra (1929), "What a Combination" by Eddie Cantor (1933), "What is Sweeter?" by Ruth Etting (1933), an odd "What is This Thing Called Love" (1930), "Whatcha Gonna Do When the Rent Comes Round" by Beatrice Kay, and lots more (60 min.)
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Show No. 151: Dec. 18, 1988
"All Time Requests" features: The songs that listeners most requested, including "On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine" by Laurel and Hardy, "Second Hand Rose" by Fanny Brice, Paul Whiteman's "Whispering," an odd version of "The Charleston" and lots more hits! (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves121888.mp3
Show No. 152: Dec. 25, 1988
"Music to Relax By" features: Gentle "potted palm" dinner music from the late 1920s and early 1930s, as played by the Victor Salon Orchestra (left). Perfect for that after-Christmas mellow mood, or your next swell dinner party. (60 min.)
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Show No. 153: Jan. 1, 1989
"Predictions" features: A list of things to come, including politics (a comedy speech by Billy Murrary), your birthday ("Many Happy Returns of the Day" by Alfalfa), war ("Stay Down Here Where You Belong" by Henry Burr), homelessness ("I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore" by Woody Guthrie), justice ("He's in the Jailhouse Now" by Jimmy Rogers), drinking and driving ("Show Me The Way to Go Home" by Harry Reser's orchestra), and lots more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 154: Jan. 8, 1989
"Trees" is a musical and spoken-word collage in tribute to the enduring beauty -- and the songwriting inspiration -- of trees. Well before the Google era, this was assembled, bit by bit, thanks to dad's huge musical library and a lot of researching. (60 min.)
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Show No. 155: Jan. 15, 1989
"When? Songs" features: "When Day is Done" by Mildred Bailey (1935), "When Rastus Plays His Old Kazoo" by Walt McKinney (1938), "When My Ship Comes In" by Eddie Cantor (1934), "When Sweet Susie Comes Stepping By " by Harry Reser's Six Jumping Jacks, "When the Pussy Willow Whispers to the Catnip" by the Happiness Boys, and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves11589.mp3
Show No. 156: Jan. 22, 1989
"Rivers" features: A selection of river-themed music, both pro and con, including "Across the Wide Missouri" and "Old Man River" by Paul Robeson, Kate Smith's 1931 "River Stay Away From My Door," Bessie Smith's "Backwater Blues" and "Muddy Water," Connie Boswell's 1933 "The River's Taking Care Of Me," Jack Teagarden's 1939 "Muddy River Blues" and lots more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 157: Jan. 29, 1989
"This & That" features: "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie, "That Big Blonde Mama" by Al Jolson (1923), "This Is the Night" by Ruth Etting, "That Old Gang of Mine" by Billy Murray and Ed Small (1923), Rudy Vallee's "This is the Missus" (1931), "That's Where the South Begins" by Sophie Tucker (1930) and more. I think you get the idea of the theme! (60 min.)
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Show No. 158: Feb. 5, 1989
"All Request" features: Songs that listeners wanted, including "Doodle Doo Doo," "St. Louis Blues" by Louis Armstrong (1929), "Nola" by Paul Whiteman's Orchestra (1915), Al Jolson's "I Gave Her That," "Wabash Blues" (1927), the Earl Burtnett Orchestra's "Singing a Song to the Stars" (1930), Frank Parker's "Two Cigarettes in the Dark" (1934) and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 159: Feb. 19, 1989
"Dance in America" is a personal essay on dancing -- from Native American chants through the 1920s and 1930s, when dance became universal. It's told with wry humor, and a dim view of that noisy rock and roll. Includes Sophie Tucker singing about doing "The Grizzly Bear," "Everybody Step" by Paul Whiteman (1921), and some more obscure dances like "The Whiteman Stomp" (1927), "Doin' the Raccoon" (1928), "Dancing Shadows" and "Borneo" (1928). (60 min.)
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Show No. 160: Feb. 26, 1989
"Where? Songs" features "Where Am I?" by Jack Little, "Where are You, Dream Girl?" by Rudy Vallee (1929), "Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night?" by Al Jolson (1916), "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" by Jack Ryan (1917), "Where Is That Song of Songs For Me?" by Lupe Valez (1929), "Where Or When" by Hal Kemp, and plenty more. Also, two funny station promos that dad did single-handedly. (60 min.)
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Show No. 161: March 5, 1989
"The Cotton Club" looks at the influential New York City club (1922-1940) that fostered the careers of Bill Robinson ("Just A Crazy Song" from 1931), Ethel Waters ("Am I Blue" from 1929), Chick Webb ("Heebie Jeebies" from 1931), Adelaide Hall ("I Must Have That Man" from 1923), Midge Williams ("Lazy Bones" from 1933), Cab Calloway ("Old Yazoo" from 1932) and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 162: March 19, 1989
"Girl Vocalists" features: A survey of women who started out singing with popular bands of the 1930s, including Mildred Bailey with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, Dinah Shore ("Stardust"), Lena Horne ("Beale Street Blues"), Alice Faye ("You Can't Have Everything"), Ruth Etting ("Dancing With Tears in My Eyes") and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 163: March 26, 1989
"Spring" features: Music to welcome the season, including Al Jolson's 1932 "April Showers," Al Bowlly's "Rain on the Roof," Donald Voorhees singing "I Found a Million Dollar Baby," a visit to the porch swing with "Vic and Sade" and lots more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 164: April 2, 1989
"All Request" features: A catch-up on listener requests, including "Honey" by Rudy Vallee, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Just Around the Corner" by Ted Lewis, "Harbor Lights" by Sammy Kaye, some live Marlene Dietrich songs, a selection of English dance band music and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves4289.mp3
Show No. 165: April 9, 1989
"Kinder, Gentler America" features: A selection of music in keeping with President Bush's declaration at the time that we should strive for a "kinder, gentler" nation. Sit back and mellow out to Mildred Bailey's "Please Be Kind," the Mills Brothers singing "Up a Lazy River," Vera Lynn's "Drifting and Dreaming," Ruth Etting's 1933 "Try a Little Tenderness," Blossom Sealey's 1924 "Lazy," Dinah Washington's "Softly" and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 166: April 16, 1989
"Generic 1920s" features: Songs from a tape dad got from the UK that had a list of bands and songs, but not who played which ones. Somewhere in here you'll find Fred Waring, Ted Weems and the Vincent Lopez Orchestra, along with The Broadway Nightlights, the Charleston Chargers and others. Songs include "Kickin' the Blues Away," "Mighty Blue," "What a Day," "I'm Confessin'," "Kick That Thing" and "Wabash Blues." (60 min.)
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Show No. 167: April 23, 1989
"Home" features: Songs about everybody's favorite place, including "Home Again Blues" (1920) by the Original Dixieland Band, "Way Back Home" (1935) by the Boswell Sisters, "Way Down Home" by Gene Austin and Carson Robinson, "My Ohio Home" (1928) by the Red Nichols Orchestra, "Back Home in Indiana" (1928), a 1907 comedy song from an Edison cylinder called "Down on the Farm" and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 168: April 30, 1989
"Arthur Tracy" features: A career survey of this very popular singer of the early 1930s. Known as "The Street Singer," he was a full-voiced singer whose recording of "Marta" was his biggest hit, but he worked steadily on radio until 1936. Songs include "Pennies From Heaven," "Lovely to Look At" (1935), "With Every Breath I Take" (1934), "The Last Roundup" (1933), "Rolling Home" (1934) and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 169: May 7, 1989
"Fred Astaire" features: A career survey of the legendary singer and dancer, who started at the age of five as a dancer with his sister, Adele, and went on to become an icon. Songs include "I Love Louisa," "Sweet Music," "Top Hat," "Cheek to Cheek," "The Way You Look Tonight," "A Fine Romance" and lots more classics.
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Show No. 170: May 14, 1989
"Leftovers" features: Songs that didn't fit onto recent programs, including a salute to Mother's Day by Will Rogers, Arthur Tracy's 1936 "All My Life," Annette Hanshaw's 1931 "You're The One I Care For," Frances Langford singing "Can't Help Loving That Man," Ethel Waters singing "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," Al Jolson's 1916 "Down Where the Swanee River Flows," Harry Reser's "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves51489.mp3
Show No. 171: May 21, 1989
"1925" features: Songs from the year dad was born, along with some fun facts and figures about the year. Songs include "Collegiate" by Fred Waring's Orchestra, "Nighthawk Blues" by the Coon Sanders Orchestra, "Dinah" by the Boswell Sisters, "Always" and "Freshie" by Harry Reser's Orchestra, "Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow" by George Olsen's Orchestra and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 172: May 28, 1989
"Harry Warren" features: A survey of the prolific composer's works, beginning with his first published song, "Rose of the Rio Grande" (1922), and spanning "Nagasaki" (1928), "Cheerful Little Earful" (1930), "Crying for the Carolines" (1930), "I Found a Million Dollar Baby," "You're My Everything," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," "We're in the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway" and more hits. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves52889.mp3
Show No. 173: June 4, 1989
"Hearts & Sweethearts" features: A salute to June brides and love, with "My Heart and I" by Little Jack Little, "Sweetheart of All My Dreams" by Johnny Marvin, "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" by Ted Lewis, "Sweetheart We Need Each Other" by Ben Pollock's Orchestra, "Heaven Help This Heart of Mine" by Mildred Bailey, "Nobody's Sweetheart" by Marion Harris and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves6489.mp3
Show No. 174: June 11, 1989
"Time" features: "As Time Goes By" (1931) by Fred Waring, "Time After Time" by Henry Burr, "Yesterdays" (1933) by Billie Holiday, "Last Night on the Back Porch" (1923) by Paul Whiteman, "My Cutie's Due at 2:22 Today" (1926) by the Ted Weems Orchestra, "I'm a 12:00 Fellow in a 9:00 Town" (1912) by Byron G. Harlan, "On the 5:15" (1914) by Billy Murray, and more. (60 min.)
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Show No. 175: July 9, 1989
"Singing Radio Pioneers" features: A few of the first vocalists to take to the airwaves in the early 1920s, including Joseph M. White (known at "The Silver Masked Tenor"), Johnny Marvin ("The Lonesome Singer of the Air"), Frank Parker and the A&P Gypsies Radio Orchestra, Morton Downey, Kate Smith and Singin' Sam. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves7989.mp3
Show No. 176: July 23, 1989
"Banjos" features: More banjos than you'll find anywhere else, including Harry Reser's "Heebie Jeebies," Vess Ossman playing "The Maple Leaf Rag" (1907), Fred Van Epps doing "The Chatter Box Rag," "Teasin' the Cat" and "Grace and Beauty," Eddie "Blackface" Ross playing "Ross's Dog Trot," Pete Mandel's "Banjo Mania" (1926), Eddie Peabody's "St. Louis Blues" and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves72389.mp3
Show No. 177: July 30, 1989
"If Songs" features: "If a Table at Rector's Could Talk" by Nat Wills (1913), "If My Baby Cooks as Good as She Looks" by Harry Reser, "If I Can't Have You" by Gus Arnheim (1928), "If I Had a Talking Picture of You" by Belle Baker, "If I Had You" by the Broadway Broadcasters, "If I Knew I'd Find You" by Al Jolson (1926), "If I'm Dreaming" by Marilyn Miller and more. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves73089.mp3
Note: Yes, Scratchy Grooves fans, there's a whole year missing here. That means I have to go "up to the attic" for another box of shows. They will begin appearing here in two weeks.... In the meantime:
Show No. 178: Nov. 11, 1990
"Rodgers & Hart Part 1" features: A survey of the unlikely duo who created classics of the American musical theater. Songs include "Mountain Greenery," "Mahnattan" and "What's the Use of Talking?" from 1925; "The Blue Room" and "The Girlfriend" from 1926; "You Took Advantage of Me" (1928); "10 Cents a Dance" (1930) and more. Also includes a new weekly segment of radio comedy that dad introduced at this point -- this one by Jack Benny. (60 min.)
http://scratchygrooves.com/Scratchygrooves111190.mp3
Show No. 179: Nov. 18, 1990
"Rodgers & Hart Part 2" features more hits from their 24-year career together, including "My Romance" (1935), "It's Easy to Remember" (1935), "There's a Small Hotel" (1936), "Where or When" and "The Lady is a Tramp" (1937), "Wait 'til You See Her" (1942) and more. Also, a Thanksgiving-themed episode of "Lum and Abner." (60 min.)
