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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

George Olsen and His Music..Beyond the Blue Horizon.. 24 original mono recordings 1923 - 1933

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For fans of 1920's music!  24 original mono recordings 1923 - 1933 George Olsen (originally from Oregon, USA) went from being dru...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Essence of Jazz Vocals...various artists

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The roots of jazz music were very much vocal, with field hollers and ceremonial chants, but while the blues maintained a strong vocal tr...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Ivie Anderson (with Duke Ellington Orchestra)...It Don't Mean A Thing

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Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. She is best known for her performances w...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Harry James and His Orchestra..original live radio broadcasts

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Harry James was, along with many other more well known artists of the WWII era, (i.e. Glenn Miller,Tommy Dorsey) a pioneer of swing in...
Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong , Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 19...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Legendary Big Band Singers...various artists

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This 1994 release comes from the Jazz label GRP Records(GRP became an abbreviation for Great Records Period). With one exception, the ope...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Best of The Mills Brothers

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The Mills Brothers , sometimes billed as The Four Mills Brothers , were an American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century who ma...
Monday, April 1, 2013

Scott Joplin ... The All-Time Ragtimer

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Scott Joplin (1867–1917) was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Comedy Harmonists..Whistle While You Work..Original 1929-1938 Recordings

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This vocal group personifies the term "nostalgia". With their five part harmonies they captured the essence of their era and ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Berlin, Gershwin, Porter ... The Gold Collection

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Disc 1 Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (Irving Berlin) Puttin' On The Ritz (Fred Astaire) Cheek To Cheek (Ginger Rogers) ...
Friday, March 15, 2013

reposting of links

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Dear visitor, I am currently in the process of reposting some of the links on this blog. If you try to download a sample file and the messag...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Edith Piaf .... Die großen Chansons

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The legend of Edith Piaf lives on and there has been much said and written about her. The voice, the songs, the performances are all unfo...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Cafe De Paris...25 Grands Succes Francais

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25 Vintage classics of the 1930s and 1940s from France featuring the cream of French artists including Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, Jean S...
Monday, February 4, 2013

That's What I Call Sweet Music: American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s

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This compilation of 1920's American dance music features long-forgotten artists such as Paul Sprecht, Red Nichols' Stompers,...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Another Stroll Down Memory Lane...various artists

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A 40 track collection of hits from the 40's and 50's. Artists include Johnny Ray, Teresa Brewer, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Music Suggested by Woody Allen's Movies

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Many of Woody Allen's movies have a nostalgic theme or story to them and Woody incorporates the appropriate or relating music to the ...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 30's Volume 1...20 nostalgic tracks by various artists

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20 track compilation of classic nostalgic hits featuring the cream of artists of the day including Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier, Fred ...

So Rare...various artists collection 1930's to 1940's..as selected by Barry Humphries

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A selection by actor Barry Humphries of his favourite gramophone records The first post of this blog is a 46 track collection of hits a...