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Features vintage recordings by Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and Ziggy Elman. Ronnaldo also plays a fantastic song by The Charioteers called "A Slip Of The Lip Can Sink A Ship". Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artis…

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We're back from a haitus not talk about anything current, but to travel to the gaming stone age of 2014! How was the First year of the PS4 and Xbox One? The Wiiu and the VITA were still a factor, but one had a much better year than the other. And boy, the PS3 was long in the tooth but you wouldn't know it from the game release schedule. Follow alon…

Features vintage music by Glenn Miller, Vaughn Monroe and The Andrews Sisters. Ronnaldo revisits the purpose of this podcast and what new listeners can expect to hear. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #382 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Woody Herman's Orchestra and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. (E040) * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

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Features vintage recordings by Stan Kenton, Tommy Dorsey and The Modernaires. Ronnaldo also plays a Soundie by Will Bradley and His Orchestra. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podc…

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Features vintage music by Jack Teagarden, Fletcher Henderson and Boyd Raeburn. We also listen to some old Public Service Announcements about the importance of voting. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are …

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Features vintage recordings by Artie Shaw, Kay Starr and George Hall. Ronnaldo celebrates Halloween so be prepared to be frightened beyond belief. (Not really. But you can expect some great music.) Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is conside…

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Features vintage music by Harry James, Jimmie Lunceford and Jan Savitt. We also listen to some outrageous ad spots by Camel Cigarettes from the late 1930's. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited w…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #775 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Buddy Rich and Ella Fitzgerald. (E039) * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.Oleh Swing City Radio

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Features vintage recordings by Tex Beneke, The King Sisters and Sammy Kaye. Ronnaldo celebrates Swing City Radio's Fifth Anniversary. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

The Andrew Sisters Guest_Ray_Noble

Features vintage music by Raymond Scott, Gene Krupa and Louis Prima. Ronnaldo plays tracks with strange, colorful titles. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

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Features vintage recordings by Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller and Ray McKinley. Ronnaldo plays a Soundie by Johnny Long and we also learn that Grandfather always loved Mac and Cheese. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. A…

The Andrew Sisters Guest_Frank_Sinatra

Features vintage music by Artie Shaw, Les Brown and Glen Gray. Ronnaldo plays another Soundie by The Dinning Sisters. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

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Features vintage recordings by Charlie Barnet, The King Sisters and Shorty Sherock. We also listen to a Soundie featuring Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited …

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #335 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Judy Garland backed by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. The flip side includes songs by vocalist Dick Haymes. (E038) * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are credited …

Features vintage music by Freddy Martin, Fletcher Henderson and Bunny Berigan. We also learn more about the magic behind Boxer Ben. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

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Features vintage recordings by Vaughn Monroe, Bing Crosby and Art Mooney. We also listen to a Soundie by Charlie Spivak. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

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This week continues our look at the songs composed in the 1920s. We start with the letter N and go down to the Letter T. The puzzler is back this week so I hope you have your thinking caps on. Next week we'll conclude our series with the last part of the alphabet along with some odds and ends. I hope you enjoy the music from the big bands as they p…

Features vintage music by Sammy Kaye, Ralph Flannigan and The Modernaires. This show has a little of everything, even laxatives are discussed. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podc…

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Welcome back to this four part series on songs of the 1920s. Today we cover songs from that decade that begin with the letter "E" and go all the way down to "M". I broke my rule for this series by playing two songs on the show recorded by Artie Shaw. I had already recorded the introductions when I discovered I did this but I am sure you won't mind …

This was a repeat of a show from a few years ago. The 1920s were a decade filled with original songs by some of the leading composers of the era. I found a list of many of the popular songs composed in the 1920s and thought it would be fun to listen to those songs as recorded by the big bands of the thirties and forties. Each show for the next four…

Features vintage recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. We also learn a little about a Skin Beauty Treatment from the 1930s. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within t…