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Gene Krupa Revisted Nov 01, 2025

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Well I apologize but I ran into some family problems and was not able to finish part two of the Reader's Digest set I promised for this week. So to substitute I have chose a show I previously produced on the Late Gene Krupa. Gene passed away on October 16, 1974. I wanted to note his passing and to rediscover some of the great music he produced. I will try to be back with part two of The Late 1940's from reader's Digest next week. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Reader's Digest: The Late 1940's Part One Oct 25, 2025

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This is another set I managed to get a copy of. It was produced by Reader's Digest records and called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1940's. This was a seven vinyl album set and rereleased as a four cd set. Featuring music from the years of 1946 - 1949. This is part one and I hope you enjoy the selections I have chosen. Next Week is Part Two. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands Oct 18, 2025

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From the patriotic show, The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, I am playing three radio remotes. The bands we will be listening to are Les Brown, Gene Krupa, and Charlie Spivak. The Les Brown show is from April 25, 1945. I hope you enjoy these shows broadcast during World War Two. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Reader's Digest: The Late 1930's Part Two Oct 11, 2025

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We continue this week with Part Two of a Reader's Digest collection called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1930's. This featues music from the years of 1936 -1939. This set was originally released as a seven vinyl lp set which was rereleased as a four CD set. I hope you enjoy the music from this Reader's Digest set. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Reader's Digest: The Late 1930's Part One Oct 04, 2025

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I managed to get a copy of this set from Reader's Digest Records. It is called These Were Our Songs, The Late 1930's. This was a seven vinyl album set and rereleased as a four cd set. Featuring music from the years of 1936 - 1939. This is part one and I hope you enjoy the selections I have chosen. Next Week is Part Two. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

September Songs and Others Sep 27, 2025

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September 21st is right around the beginning of Autumn. I thought I would do something different this week and celebrate the Autun time of the year with songs about September and Autumn. There were several songs with September in the title so I hope you enjoy this show as we begin the Autumn time of the year. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Time Life - The Swing Era 1944-1945 Part 2 Sep 20, 2025

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This week I am following up with Part 2 of the Time-Life series, The Swing Era, with the second half from the years of 1944-1945. I had so much fun tracking down the originals in this series. As I have done in previous shows from the Time-Life series I am playing the original recordings and following along with the playlist from this set. We'll be hearing from Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Les Brown and more. There are a few more sets in this series and hopefully we will get to listen to them all. I hope you enjoy this volume in the series, The Swing Era. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Time Life - The Swing Era 1944-1945 Part 1 Sep 13, 2025

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This week we return to the Time-Life series, "The Swing Era", with the volume from the years of 1944-1945. These were still the war years but there were still some great recordings made. As I have done in previous shows from the Time-Life series I am playing the original recordings. We'll be hearing from Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Les Brown and more. There are a few more sets in this series and hopefully we will get to listen to them all. I hope you enjoy this volume in the series, "The Swing Era". Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

The Vocal Groups Sep 06, 2025

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This week on Big Band Bash I'll be taking a look at many of the vocal groups that sang with the big bands and on their own. There were several popular groups back then and we'll be hearing from The Andrews Sisters, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, The King Sisters, and The Pied Pipers. In addition to recordings, I'll be giving a short history of each group many of which are quite interesting. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

The Vocal Groups Sep 06, 2025

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