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American Celebration Jul 04, 2020

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July the 4th is an important day for us here in the United States. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. I tried to put some patriotic music together to celebrate this date. There is not that much patriotic music before World World 2 but what I could find I tried to include in this show. I hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th holiday and enjoy the music. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

The Uncollected Les Brown 1944-1947 Jun 27, 2020

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The Uncollected series by Hindsight records has many recordings from the Big Bands. I started playing from this set a few weeks ago but I am going back to the series for the show today. There are three volumes by Les Brown in the series and I have picked a few songs from each disc. The highlight is hearing Doris Day singing live with the band performing their big hit Sentimental Journey. I hope you enjoy today's show as we listen to one of the greatest of the big bands, Les Brown. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

A 100th Birthday Celebration for Miss Peggy Lee Part 2 Jun 20, 2020

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This is part two of our 100th birthday salute to Miss Peggy Lee. Last time, I played recordings from her early days in the 1940's. Today I'll be playing some assorted cuts off of her many albums from the 1950's and 1960's. Also I have a couple of clips from NPR. There is a lot of good music in this show. I hope you enjoy the music from one of the great vocalists as we celebrate her 100th birthday, Miss Peggy Lee. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

A 100th Birthday Celebration for Miss Peggy Lee Part 1 Jun 13, 2020

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May 26th 1920 was the birthday of Peggy Lee. She got her start singing with Benny Goodman's orchestra and went on to world wide fame. This is part one of a celebration of the music that Peggy recorded. This episode is mainly from the 1940's and next week will be selections from her many albums. We'll learn about her career on the show today as well. I hope you enjoy this look at the music of Peggy Lee as we celebrate her 100th birthday. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday Artie Shaw Part 2 Jun 06, 2020

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Our birthday salute continues this week with part two featuring Artie's performances on the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. In August 1942, Coca Cola entered into an agreement with the Blue Network to launch the revised Spotlight Bands series. The Blue Network was the former NBC Blue Network. The name of the program was changed to The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands.The weeknight programs were extended from fifteen minutes to twenty five minutes. These two sets have some of your favorite Shaw songs. Happy Birthday Artie. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday Artie Shaw Part 1 May 30, 2020

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May 23, 1910 is the birthday of the late Artie Shaw. To celebrate his birthday I have put together a show from a CD set that I have. In 1945, Artie appeared on the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands five times. This set has all five shows on it. I really like this set because, in addition to a superb band, the sound is really good. So on part one we'll be hearing the first two shows with many of your Shaw favorites. I hope you enjoy this set as we wish Artie a happy 110th birthday. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Louis Armstrong 1935-1946 May 23, 2020

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Greetings Everyone. Today's program is a show I recorded in 2013. I had to have some outpatient surgery this week and did not have time to produce a new show. So I have gone back into the Big Band Bash Archives and pulled out I show I did on Louis Armstrong. This features the Louis Armstrong Big Band and recordings he made between 1935 and 1946. There is a lot of the great Armstrong Trumpet in these recordings. I hope to be back next week with a new show but until then I hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day holiday. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

The Uncollected Casa Loma Orchestra 1943-1946 May 16, 2020

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The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American dance band active from 1929 to 1963. Until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on, the Casa Loma Orchestra was one of the top North American dance bands. I am continuing the Uncollected series this week with the Casa Loma Orchestra. The recordings in this set span the years of 1943 - 1946. There are some special guests recording with the band and we'll hear from Bobby Hackett, Red Nichols, and Ray Coniff. I hope you enjoy the music in this set as we learn about Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

The Uncollected Ozzie Nelson 1940-1942 May 09, 2020

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Ozzie Nelson led a big band from 1930 until 1944. He had a good musicians in the band and toured extensively during the 1930's. Today I am playing music from a series of records called "The Uncollected" The music was recorded between the years of 1940 - 1942. There is some good music in this set and we'll find out about Ozzie's career leading up to the beginning of the radio series. I hope you enjoy these recordings from Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday Duke Ellington May 02, 2020

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You must feel sorry for some great musicians when their birthday rolls around, because some of them share April 29th the same anniversary as Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, America’s greatest composer, born in Washington. D.C. in 1899. For almost a half-century, Ellington wrote music of the highest order of art that also appealed to the general public. On the program today we celebrate Duke's birthday with some recordings from a five disc set call "The Uncollected Duke Ellington." These were recorded in 1946 and 1947. We'll also finish Duke's biography since in the past I always run out of time. I hope you enjoy this special birthday salute to one of America's greatest composers and bandleaders, Duke Ellington. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

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