Make Believe Ballroom

Make Believe Ballroom - 9/25/26 Edition

On this week's show: an email from Austria, a rare Benny Goodman recording, the Andrews Sisters go Hillbilly, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jaz

Make Believe Ballroom - 9/18/26 Edition

On this week's show: Jam, Jelly, Marmalade, singing groups with longevity, music from a Glenn Miller film, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz e

Make Believe Ballroom - 9/11/26

On this week's show: Fats Waller meets Public Enemy Number One, a song honoring one of the era's greatest blues singers, the singer Benny Hill got his inspiration from, a

Make Believe Ballroom - 9/4/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, Glenn Miller's greatest trombone solo, trombones of Teagarden and Dorsey, train songs, a sho

Make Believe Ballroom - 8/28/26 Edition

On this week's show: Two hits of the same song recorded 30 years apart, the battle for the title of "First Lady of Radio," British Bandleaders, two great drummers, and mu

Make Believe Ballroom - 8/21/26 Edition

On this week’s show: A look at “Hard Luck” Amy, a vocalist whose mishaps paid off in the end —did old fogeys listen to swing music? Plus many more great songs and tales t

Make Believe Ballroom - 8/14/26 Edition

On this week’s show: why Kansas City was a jazz hub, a song that brings a memory back to Jeff Bressler—this and many more great songs and tales to cherish and enjoy on th

Make Believe Ballroom - 8/7/26 Edition

On this week’s show: the "Mayor of Harlem," a song about a profession that helped bring black Americans into the middle class, and three crooners who caused swooning—this

Make Believe Ballroom - 7/31/26 Edition

On this week’s show: a sneaky marketing ploy involving a popular songstress, a great Bing Crosby story —this and many more great songs and tales to cherish and enjoy on t

Make Believe Ballroom - 7/24/26 Edition

On this week’s show: a few Johnny Mercer tunes, a bandleader who didn't know who the real star was, some swinging polkas—this and many more great songs and stories to che

Make Believe Ballroom - 7/17/26 Edition

On this week’s show: Songs about BBQ and potato salad, some VDISC selections, a popular pianist and songstress lost in time —this and many more great songs and stories to

Make Believe Ballroom - 7/10/26 Edition

On this week’s show: a historic “jass” record, Benny Goodman’s first job, an on-air mistake corrected, emails from listeners—this and many more great songs and stories to

Make Believe Ballroom 7/3/26 Edition

This week's Make Believe Ballroom with Jeff Bressler brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s—on this week’s show: Artie Shaw’s theme song and how it was wri

Make Believe Ballroom - 6/26/26 Edition

This week's Make Believe Ballroom with Jeff Bressler brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s - a game show host's famous uncle, a longtime listener's specia

Make Believe Ballroom - 6/19/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a listener's request for more information on a lesser-known bandleader's autograph, a famous

Make Believe Ballroom - 6/12/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, some songs never before played on the show, an eerie premonition relayed by a big band songs

Make Believe Ballroom - 6/5/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a listen to some both A and B sides of records, who was Todd Rollins, a historic black femal

Make Believe Ballroom - 5/29/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a world record-breaking Bing Crosby Hawaiian tune, two Artie Shaw classic radio rem

Make Believe Ballroom - 5/22/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a song about a woman in the military, listeners' emails about Louis Jordan and Bill Finnigan,

Make Believe Ballroom - 5/15/26 Edition

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, Count Basie’s ode to the draft, two first-time-ever-recorded hits for Fats Waller, the mother