Join us for this week’s edition of the Make Believe Ballroom. The Ballroom can be heard in podcast form here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-believe-ballroom-4-4-22-edition/id1524072588?i=1000556124496 – or on over 30 public, community, and university radio stations across the U.S. and the U.K.
This clip is from "Starlit Days at the Lido," a 1935 short released by MGM to showcase three-strip Technicolor. The Lido was the "resort" venue of the Ambassador Hotel, in Los Angeles. This just might be the first band ever to appear in Technicolor.
Lew Brown and his Orchestra with Dance of Renown
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom some War Bond tunes, Hudson-Delange history, Montgomery Ward records, a famous theme song, Lenny from Down the Block stories, a bizarre bandleader tale, more music and talk.
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Below, Les Brown & His Orchestra with Dance of Renown, a kind of swingin, silly, dancin, and somewhat surreal soundie.
This week on the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM we take a quick look at the great Jimmy Rushing who was Count Basie’s vocalist for over a decade. We also read a letter from a listener who introduces us to one amazing list of favorite songs. You can listen to the Make Believe Ballroom on Public, Community and University radio stations around the country or listen to the podcast version here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-believe-ballroom-2-14-22-edition/id1524072588?i=1000550912843
The video below features Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie with Sent for you Yesterday.
This week on the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM WE look at the origin of song names, songs that sound the same, movie and Broadway musicals, and songs from the legendary Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall concert that were never recorded. On public broadcasting and community radio stations or listen here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45759421
The video here is the Hal McIntyre Orchestra with a vocal by Ruth Gaylor from the 1945 film Sing me a Song of Texas. Ruth is one of the more popular singers from the era who did not get the credit she was due.
Lucky Millinder
Did you know that popular big band leader Lucky Millinder could neither read or write music nor play a musical instument, yet was wildly popular!
This week's Make Believe Ballroom does a spring cleaning and finds first-time recordings of popular records and big band era musicians who were music note illiterate
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Louie Armstrong raps
Did you know that Louis Armstrong might have just been the world's first rapper? Check out the video below. Also check out this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, all about WWII VDiscs. You can hear the BALLROOM via https://www.spreaker.com/episode/44311455, on www.syncopatedtimesradio.com, or on many public and community radio stations across the U.S.
MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM SOUNDIES SHOW
This week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM features a special program about SOUNDIES. MTV did not invent the concepts of music videos. They were wildly popular in the 1940s and played on a coin machine in restaurants, bars. clubs and a host of other venues. You can hear the wonderful music of SOUNDIES today on the BALLROOM at 1 am, 7 am, 1pm, and 8 pm eastern on the SYNCOPATED TIMES RADIO NETWORK.
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Benny Goodman Sings!
This might be the only video where you can hear Benny Goodman sing a few bars. From Sweet & Low Down the song "Hey Bub" with a Lynn Bari vocal. More Goodman on this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. Listen here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43587185. Also, on March 1, 24/7 commercial-free big band, hot jazz, swing, and ragtime programming come to www.syncopatedtimesradio.com. I invite you to listen!
Tex Beneke - Sombody Loves Me
KAY STARR - "Stop that dancin' up there"
Gus Arnheim and Tiger Rag - 1928
Martha Tilton - “A Little Jive is Good for you.”
