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This episode was originally released on 11/1/2018. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls episode 85, we spotlight the radio career of Frank Sinatra. We'll find out how a brash, skinny kid from Hoboken, New Jersey became one of the most popular and influential music artists of the 20th century, selling more than 150 million records worldwide, winning an academy award for Best Supporting Actor, and using radio to launch it all. Highlights: • How Sinatra's Difficult Birth Affected The Rest of His Life • Growing Up In Hoboken • Not Interested in School, Interested in Singing • WAAT, WNEW, WOR and the Rustic Cabin • The Hoboken Four • Early Hustling • Harry James and Tommy Dorsey • Sinatra's Popularity Explodes • Going Solo • Success on CBS during World War II • Marriage, Infidelity… and more infidelity • The Havana Conference • Problems with Sponsorship • The Decline Begins • Ava • Losing His Voice • Bottoming Out • The Slow Rise • Maggio and an Oscar • Rocky Fortune • A Reborn Sinatra The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers The reading material used in tonight's episode was: • The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio by John Dunning • Why Sinatra Matters by Pete Hamill • Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan • The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio - by Christopher H. Sterling Lots and Lots of interviews in today's episode: • Frank Sinatra was with: Walter Cronkite in 1965; Johnny Carson in 1976; Arlene Francis in the early 1980s; and Larry King in 1988 • Nancy Sinatra was with: Walter Cronkite in 1965 and Larry King in 1995 • Chuck Schaden interviewed Ken Carpenter And Carroll Carroll. Both of these conversations were recorded on February 17th, 1975. To listen to many complete interviews Chuck conducted throughout his career, please go to SpeakingofRadio.com • Bob Eberly was with Arnold Dean. Hear that full interview and many others at Goldenage-WTIC.org • Jo Stafford was with Matthew Feinstein for Jo Stafford's “Ballad of the Blues” • Gary Moore and Andre Baruch spoke to Westinghouse in 1970. • Les Tremayne and Jack Brown were featured from their 1986 history of radio called “Please Stand By”
Permanecer al lado de Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman y Harry James, transformó a Helen Forrest en la solista blanca más querida por todos, la voz de las grandes orquestas. Cuando escuchemos Green Eyes, Amapola, Brazil, Yours,Tangerine y tantas otras enseguida debe llegar a nuestra memoria la joven de Ohio. Con José Manuel Corrales.
In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of vocalist Bob Eberly. Bob was born on July 24, 1916 in Mechanicville, New York. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.
We're going way way back this week to the WWII era of the Billboard charts because our old pal James Dorsey has some more toot-toot-tooting to share with us. This time around, it's another song from a movie no one has ever heard of. We used to be a country damnit!
Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly on vocals, Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington with Ella Fitzgerald, Cliff Leeman, Eubie Blake, Stan Getz with Kenny Barron, James Moody, and Enrico Pieranunzi.
Shellac Stack No. 261 cleans out a few crates of “junk records” from the back of the garage and discovers some interesting things. Bob Eberly sings Elvis! Glenn Miller's Artie Malvin tackles Buddy Holly! We've got hot western swing from the Plainsmen, sophisticated jazz from Illinois Jacquet and Dick Hyman, and rockabilly from George Jones. … Continue reading »
Big Band Remotes and radio programs with vocalist Bob Eberly (photo), Carroll Gibbons, Benny Goodman, Al Overland, Anson Weeks, Benn Pollack and Bill Snyder (poor quality).
durée : 00:58:08 - « Star Eyes » (Gene de Paul / Don Raye) 1943 - par : Laurent Valero - 'On l'entend pour la première fois dans le film de la MGM "I dood it" 3e long métrage de Vincente Minelli. La chanson y est interprétée par l'orchestre du saxophoniste, chef d'orchestre et compositeur Jimmy Dorsey, avec Helen O'Connell et Bob Eberly qui furent les premiers interprètes." L. Valero - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin
1 - The Thing-ummy-bob (That's Going to Win the War) - Gracie Fields - 19422 - Rosie the Riveter - The 4 Vagabonds – 19433 - Mama Put Your Britches On - 5 Red Caps - 19434 - Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Ella Mae Morse – 19445 - Do Some War Work, Baby - Cootie Williams and his Sextette - 19446 - Guarding the Gasworks - Stanley Holloway – 19417 - Boarding House Blues - Rhythm Willie and his Gang - 19408 - Man Shortage Blues - Billie Hayes with Peter Pan on the piano – 19439 - Blackout Blues - Billie Hayes with Peter Pan - 194310 - Any Bonds Today? - Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra - 194111 - Any Bonds Today? - The Andrew Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra – 194112 - Ration Blues - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – 194313 - Hot Bread - Beverly White and her Blues Chasers – 194314 - Love Is Gonna Be Rationed - The Song Spinners - 194315 - War Rationin' Papa - Bea Booze – 194216 - Two on a Bike - Six Hits and a Miss with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra - 194217 - Ration Stomp - Sonny Greer and his Rextet – 194418 - No Lika Da War - Stanley Holloway – 1941
You’ll hear: 1) Swinging On A Star [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1944 and was the #1 song for the year 1944] by Bing Crosby (with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and The Williams Brothers Quartet, backing vocals) 2) Rum And Coca-Cola [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1945 and was the #1 song for the year 1945] by The Andrews Sisters 3) I'm Beginning To See The Light [Pkd@#1 in Apr 1945] by Harry James & His Orchestra (with Kitty Kallen, vocal) 4) (Give Me) Five Minutes More [Pkd@#1 in Sep 1946] by Frank Sinatra (with Axel Stordahl Orchestra) 5) My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time [Pkd@#1 in Apr 1945] by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown (with Doris Day, vocal) 6) That Lucky Old Sun [Pkd@#1 in Oct 1949] by Frankie Laine (with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires, backing vocals) 7) Cruising Down the River [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1949] by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra (with The Skylarks) 8) You Call Everybody Darlin' [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1948] by Al Trace & His New Orchestra (with Bob Vincent, vocal) 9) Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1948] by Peggy Lee 10) On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe [Pkd@#1 in July 1945] by Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers 11) Elmer's Tune [Pkd@#1 in Dec 1941] by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires) 12) To Each His Own [Pkd@#1 in Sep 1946] by The Ink Spots 13) The G.I. Jive [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1944] by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (with Louis Jordan, vocal) 14) Chickery Chick [Pkd@#1 in Nov 1945] by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (with Nancy Norman & Billy Williams, and The Kaye Choir, vocals) 15) Green Eyes [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1941] by Jimmy Dorsey (with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell, vocals) 16) Managua, Nicaragua [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1947] by Freddy Martin & His Orchestra and Chorus (with Stuart Wade, vocal) 17) Make Believe Island [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1940] by Mitchell "Mitch" Ayres & His Fashions In Music (with Mary Ann Mercer, vocal) 18) Blues In The Night [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1942] by Woody Herman Orchestra (with Woody Herman, vocal) 19) The Anniversary Song [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1947] by Dinah Shore (with The Morris Stoloff Orchestra) 20) There! I've Said It Again [Pkd@#1 in May 1945] by Vaughn Monroe (with The Norton Sisters, vocals) 21) Frenesi [Pk@#1 in Dec '40] by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
In Breaking Walls episode 85, we spotlight the radio career of Frank Sinatra. We’ll find out how a brash, skinny kid from Hoboken, New Jersey became one of the most popular and influential music artists of the 20th century, selling more than 150 million records worldwide, winning an academy award for Best Supporting Actor, and using radio to launch it all. Highlights: • How Sinatra’s Difficult Birth Affected The Rest of His Life • Growing Up In Hoboken • Not Interested in School, Interested in Singing • WAAT, WNEW, WOR and the Rustic Cabin • The Hoboken Four • Early Hustling • Harry James and Tommy Dorsey • Sinatra’s Popularity Explodes • Going Solo • Success on CBS during World War II • Marriage, Infidelity… and more infidelity • The Havana Conference • Problems with Sponsorship • The Decline Begins • Ava • Losing His Voice • Bottoming Out • The Slow Rise • Maggio and an Oscar • Rocky Fortune • A Reborn Sinatra The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers Special thanks to our Sponsors: • Join The Party https://www.multitude.productions • Twelve Chimes, It’s Midnight https://twelvechimesradio.blogspot.com • The Fireside Mystery Theatre https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com • The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society http://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/ The reading material used in tonight’s episode was: • The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio by John Dunning • Why Sinatra Matters by Pete Hamill • Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan • The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio - by Christopher H. Sterling Lots and Lots of interviews in today’s episode: • Frank Sinatra was with: Walter Cronkite in 1965; Johnny Carson in 1976; Arlene Francis in the early 1980s; and Larry King in 1988 • Nancy Sinatra was with: Walter Cronkite in 1965 and Larry King in 1995 • Chuck Schaden interviewed Ken Carpenter And Carroll Carroll. Both of these conversations were recorded on February 17th, 1975. To listen to many complete interviews Chuck conducted throughout his career, please go to SpeakingofRadio.com • Bob Eberly was with Arnold Dean. Hear that full interview and many others at Goldenage-WTIC.org • Jo Stafford was with Matthew Feinstein for Jo Stafford’s “Ballad of the Blues” • Gary Moore and Andre Baruch spoke to Westinghouse in 1970. • Les Tremayne and Jack Brown were featured from their 1986 history of radio called “Please Stand By” Too much music to credit it all here, but Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air - https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Air-1935-1955-Frank-Sinatra/dp/B014GJSL88 was incredibly helpful with finding additional research audio I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network. Frank Sinatra’s appearance on Fred Allen’s show in 1937 comes via Jerry Haendiges. Visit his site at OTRsite.com. I’ve been visiting since 2002. A Special Thank you to: Ron Baron Ryan Kramer Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Rebecca Shield WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/
REMEMBERING ROSES, TULIPS AND OTHER FLOWERS as we recall “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “Tip Toe Through the Tulips,” and “Orchids in the Moonlight” with such “gardeners” as Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell, Bobby Vinton and more.
Ray Anthony has led a big band for many years starting in the late 1940's. He played trumpet in the original Glenn Miller orchestra and after the war started his own band. He has had a lot of first class musicians play in his band throughout the years. On the show today I found a remote which was part of the One Night Stand series. It was recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in the early 1950's. Then in the second half we'll be listening to some selections from an early television show that Ray had as a summer replacement also from the early 1950's. He had two special guests singing with his band on this show. Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly. Get ready to get your feet tapping to the great band of Ray Anthony recorded live during the early 1950's. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com
This week I'm going to step into the vault of past shows to pull out an encore presentation of Big Band Bash. This show was one I produced back in 2015 and was a birthday salute to the late Bob Eberly one of the greatest of the big band vocalists. Although he recorded some songs under his own name, all the songs on our show today feature Bob when he was a member of Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra. There are some great songs on the program include Amapola, Green Eyes, and Tangerine. I hope you enjoy this look at the man who voice was a driving factor in Frank Sinatra's decision to go solo. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com
On this the second part of my four part series on the Dorsey Brothers we will be focusing on Jimmy's orchestra. Jimmy was the older of the two brothers and after Tommy walked out on their combined orchestra, Jimmy continued the band under his name. He had many hits during the swing era and we will be playing many of them today. His biggest hits featured vocalists Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell. Next week I will be looking at the career of Tommy Dorsey and in part four we will conclude with the reunited brothers. This is a great series filled with many hits that you are sure to like. Please visit this podcast at http://www.fgmiller.com/bbb/
One Night Stand with the Big Bands hosted by Arnold Dean began his love affair with the big band era in his pre-teen years and his decision to study the clarinet was inspired by the style of Artie Shaw.Listen to Big Band Serenade Radio, All the shows and music that you love; Click Here to listen-------> Big Band Serenade Radio
Big Band Serenade presents Great Musical Selections From The 1940's,The Music on this program is listed in order of play; 1)A string Of Pearls-Glenn Miller-1942 2)Shoo-Shoo Baby-Andrew Sisters-1944 3)And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine-Anita O'day,Kenton Stan, Your Hit Parade 1944 4)Somebody Else Is Taking My Place- Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee-Your Hit Parade 1942 5)Moonlight Becomes You, Bing Crosby, Your Hit Parade 1942 6)I'll Walk Alone-Dinah Shore- 7)There Are Such Things- Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, 1942 8)I'll Get By-Dick Haymes, Gene Krupa and Harry James-1944 9)When The Lights Go On Again, Vaughn Monroe-1943 10)Your, Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly 1941 11)Who Wouldn't Love You- Kay Kyser with VOcal Harry Babbitt 1942 12)I Had The Craziest Dream-Harry James with Helen Forrest 1943Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code PodcastGo To GoDaddy & SAVE!!Use Promo Code Blu19