Big Band Bash

Gene Krupa Revisted

Well I apologize but I ran into some family problems and was not able to finish part two of the Reader's Digest set I promised for this week. So to substitute I have chos

Reader's Digest: The Late 1940's Part One

This is another set I managed to get a copy of. It was produced by Reader's Digest records and called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1940's. This was a seven vinyl album

Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands

From the patriotic show, The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, I am playing three radio remotes. The bands we will be listening to are Les Brown, Gene Krupa, and Charlie

Reader's Digest: The Late 1930's Part Two

We continue this week with Part Two of a Reader's Digest collection called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1930's. This featues music from the years of 1936 -1939. This se

Reader's Digest: The Late 1930's Part One

I managed to get a copy of this set from Reader's Digest Records. It is called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1930's. This was a seven vinyl album set and rereleased as a

September Songs and Others

September 21st is right around the beginning of Autumn. I thought I would do something different this week and celebrate the Autun time of the year with songs about Septe

Time Life - The Swing Era 1944-1945 Part 2

This week I am following up with Part 2 of the Time-Life series, The Swing Era, with the second half from the years of 1944-1945. I had so much fun tracking down the orig

Time Life - The Swing Era 1944-1945 Part 1

This week we return to the Time-Life series, "The Swing Era", with the volume from the years of 1944-1945. These were still the war years but there were still some great

The Vocal Groups

This week on Big Band Bash I'll be taking a look at many of the vocal groups that sang with the big bands and on their own. There were several popular groups back then an

My Big Band Revival Part 2

We continue this week with Part two of my Big Band Revival. I got the ides from the many churches I see having revivals. I needed to get excited again about the great ban

My Big Band Revival Part 1

Every now and then I need to revive my love of the Big bands. This program and the next are ones where I have picked out some of the recordings that made me a life long f

Record Labels Part 3 - RCA Bluebird Repeat

This week I'm going to be playing the third and final record in this three record set that features many hits from the Bluebird record label. When I was a youngster my da

Record Labels Part 2 - Columbia Repeat

I'm going to be playing the second record in this three record set that features many hits from the Columbia record label. When I was a youngster my dad bought a three re

Record Labels Part 1 - Decca Repeat

When I was a youngster my dad bought a three record set called The Big Bands. In it were songs that went along with a book by George T. Simon. Each record was devoted to

Will Bradley and His Orchestra Repeat

I'm back from vacation and have some new programs under way. Here is the first, spotlighting one of my favorite big bands. Will Bradley was a great trombonist who worked

Woody Herman - A 100th Birthday Salute Part 2 Repeat

May 13th is the birthday of Woody Herman and if he were alive today that would have been his 100th birthday. We continue our celebration of his birthday with some of his

Woody Herman - A 100th Birthday Salute Part 1 Repeat

May 13th is the birthday of Woody Herman and if he were alive today that would have been his 100th birthday. To celebrate this milestone we will be playing some of his ea

Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions Part 2 Repeat

I am continuing this week with part two of Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions which has selected cuts from the Mosaic Record Company's eight disc set of the