1/26/2010 Dig Up The Roots
Yiddish Swing Brazillian 78 RPM records sound so good when the music is let out of them. We played a lot of 78 RPM records on this show. Some great, near great, way out and WTF? Doris Day, Louis Armstrong and a few versions of the tune Delicado.
Robert Gordon Link Wray began the rockabilly set off - always a crowd pleaser it seems. We stayed away from the big names and tried to play some of the odder stuff. Signifying Monkey is a great tune allowing lots of bragging and boasting. Some versions can not even be brought within 100 yards of a radio station without causing the FCC to blush.
Playlist Tracks:
The Boswell Sisters - Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Bagelman Sisters w/ Abe Ellistein Orch - Patcht Mit Die Hent (Slap Your Hands)
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
Bagelman Sisters w/ Abe Ellistein Orch - A Vaibele A Tsnieh (A Good Wife)
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
The Boswell Sisters - Crazy People
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Shep Fields His Rippling Rhythm - Swamp Fire
Album: 78 RPM; Label: RCA Victor
Album: 78 RPM; Label: RCA Victor
Duke Ellington His Famous Orch. - Cotton Tail
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Victor
Louis Armstrong His Hot Five - Fireworks
Album: 78 RPM; Label: OKeh
Album: 78 RPM; Label: OKeh
Chiquinho - Delicado
Album: 78 RPM; Label: TODAMERICA
Album: 78 RPM; Label: TODAMERICA
Oscar Aleman - Delicado
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Odeon
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Odeon
Marlene - Telefonando
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Continental
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Continental
Marlene - Jambalaya
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Continental
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Continental
The Residents - Jambalaya
Album: Stars Hank Forever! The American Composer's Series Vol 2; Label: Ralph
Album: Stars Hank Forever! The American Composer's Series Vol 2; Label: Ralph
Tom Waits - Heigh Ho (The Dwarfs Marching Song)
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Buster Poindexter The Banshees of Blue - Castles In Spain
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray - 20 Flight Rock
Album: Fresh Fish Special; Label: Private Stock
Album: Fresh Fish Special; Label: Private Stock
Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray - Sea Cruise
Album: Fresh Fish Special; Label: Private Stock
Album: Fresh Fish Special; Label: Private Stock
Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray - Red Hot
Album: Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray; Label: Private Stock
Album: Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray; Label: Private Stock
Bob Luman - Red Hot
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Dwight Pullen - Sunglasses After Dark
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Smokey Joe Baugh - Signifying Monkey
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
Sleepy La Beef - Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
Ray Smith - Rockin' Bandit
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
Album: 20 Rockabilly Classics; Label: Sun
The Beat Farmers - The California Kid
Album: Tales Of The New West; Label: Rhino
Album: Tales Of The New West; Label: Rhino
Unknown Burlesque Routine - 15 Different Ways
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Partytime
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Partytime
Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) - I'm A Bear In A Ladies Boudoir
Album: Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) I'm A Bear In A Ladies Boudoir; Label: Yazoo
Album: Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) I'm A Bear In A Ladies Boudoir; Label: Yazoo
Doris Day - Ooh Bang Jiggilly Jang
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Columbia
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Columbia
Janis Martin - Bang Bang
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Album: Rockin' Bones 1950's Punk Rockabilly; Label: Rhino
Boswell Sisters - Old Yazoo
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Album: 1932 - 1934; Label: Biograph
Lew Douglas His Orch. - Turn Around Boy
Album: 78 RPM; Label: M-G-M
Album: 78 RPM; Label: M-G-M
Old Ned - On Ilkla Moor Baht'at
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Old Ned
Album: 78 RPM; Label: Old Ned
Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Pink Elephants On Parade
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Album: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; Label: AM
Link Wray - Raunchy
Album: Cassette; Label: None
Album: Cassette; Label: None
Program:
Air Date:
January 26, 2010
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