Podcasts about casa loma orchestra

Glenn Gray, known professionally s Glen Gray, was an American jazz Saxophonist and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra.

1 - Sweetie Pie - Harry Goldfield with Jan Garber Orchestra – 19262 - Patty Cake, Patty Cake - The Merry Macs - 19393 - The Patty Cake Man - Ella Mae Morse – 19444 - Marie, Trempe Ton Pain (Marie, Knead Your Dough) - Louis Chartier - 19385 - Dough-Ra-Me - Lionel Hampton Rhythm Boys – 19406 - Pound Cake - Count Basie and his Orchestra - 19397 - Hoe Cake, Hominy and Sassafras Tea - The Four Vagabonds – 19468 - Hot Bread - Beverly White and her Blues Chasers - 19439 - Jelly and Bread - Viola Watkins - 194910 - Bread and Butter Woman - The Clooney Sisters with Tony Pastor and his Orchestra – 195011 - Beans and Corn Bread - Joe Morris and his Orchestra – 194912 - Let 'Em Eat Cake - Leo Reisman Orchestra – 193313 - Cake Walking Babies from Home - Clarence Williams' Blue Five – 192514 - Ginger Bread (Perníkové Srdičko) - Lida Brodenova and John Zak – 194715 - Here Comes Cookie - Pee Wee Hunt with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 193516 - Here Comes Cookie - Ted Fiorito – 193517 - I Like Pie, I Like Cake - The Four Clefs – 1941

1 – Scrub, Sweep and Mop – Jack McVea's All-Stars – 19452 - Midnight - Gill Mershon with Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra – 19393 - One O'Clock Jump - Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers - 19434 - In a Clock Store - Victor Orchestra – 19135 - Two O'Clock Jump - Harry James and his Orchestra - 19396 - Watching the Clock - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – 19407 - Three O'Clock In The Morning - Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra - 19228 - The Prison Clock - Vernon Dalhart – 19269 - Four O'Clock Blues - Roosevelt Sykes and The Honeydrippers - 195210 - Grandfather's Clock - Haydn Quartet – 190811 - Five O'Clock Whistle - Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra - 194012 - Eight O'Clock Stomp - Dick Lewis and his Harlem Rhythm Boys – 194713 - Nine O'Clock Gal - Joe Bailey and The Aristokats with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra - 194914 - Around the Clock - Wynonie ("Mr. Blues") Harris with Johnny Otis' All Stars – 194515 - Blues at Noon - Ivy, Irene, and Von with Floyd Ray and his Orchestra - 193916 - 12 O'Clock Whistle - Maxine Reed with Jay McShann: The Band That Jumps the Blues – 1949

1 - Rancho Pillow - Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra - 19412 - Rancho Pillow – Howard Du Lany with Gene Krupa and his Orchestra – 19413 - Rocks in my Pillow - The Royal Jokers – 19564 - Zimna Pierzyna (Cold Pillow) - Walt Dana i Jego Orkiestra – 19465 - My Pillow and Me - Wayne Gregg with Clyde McCoy and his Orchestra - 19386 - My Pillow Knows - The Willis Brothers with The Oklahoma Wranglers – 19477 - Ashes on My Pillow - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - 19508 - Head on My Pillow - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – 19409 - A Pillow of Sighs and Tears - Red Foley - 194410 - Salt Your Pillow Down - Jimmy Johnson with Jack Rhodes Ramblers – 195011 – Dreaming a Dream – Ray Noble and his Orchestra – 193412 – All Aboard for Dreamland – Byron G. Harlan - 190413 - Goodnight Pillow - Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra - 195014 - I Told My Pillow - The Hillbilly Jewels featuring Randy and Brownie – 195215 - Moon on My Pillow - Teddy Walters with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra – 194416 - I Think I'll Throw My Pillow on the Floor - Dave Denney – 1946

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #295 of the V-Disc Collection.  This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra and Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra.  We also listen to a Christmas song to get us ready for the holidays. (E030) * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

1 - How to Win Friends and Influence People - Bea Wain with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra – 19382 - Giv Mig Din Haand og Lad Os Være Venner - Eddie Russell med Sid Merriman's Danseorkester – 19433 - I Need a Friend - Tommy Taylor with Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music – 19404 - Make Room in Your Heart for a Friend - The Prairie Ramblers – 19455 - Ami - Claus Broberg med Louis Preils Danseorkester6 - Amigo - Las Hermanas Padilla con Orquesta Acuna7 - Friendship - Eddie Howard and Ronnie Kemper with Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra – 19408 - If You Ever Need a Friend - Wesley Tuttle and his Texas Stars – 19479 - Tea For Two - The Comedian Harmonists – 193410 - Let's Be Friends - Lil Green – 194111 - Just a Fair-Weather Friend - Scott Fisher Orchestra – 193512 - Can't We Be Friends? - Jimmie Di Palma with Bobby Byrne and his Orchestra - 193913 - Just Friends - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – 194114 - Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me? - Henry Burr – 192015 - Buen Amigo "Good Friend" - Polito Galinez con Orquesta Flores – 194516 - Buen Amigo - Carlos Molina and his Orchestra – 1936

1 - Chant of the Weeds - Don Redman and his Orchestra - 19322 - Chant - Art Shaw and his New Music - 19373 - Chant in the Night - Sidney Bechet and his Orchestra - 19384 - Chant Indou - Yvonne Marsay avec l'Orchestre Warms5 - The Chant - Original Memphis Five - 19266 - Chant of the Jungle - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 19357 - Chant of the Jungle - The Revelers - 19308 - Hawaiian War Chant - Dan Kalauawa Stewart and his Islanders - 19469 - Mechaiye War Chant - Mickey Katz and his Kosher-Jammers - 194910 - The Spell of the Blues - Frederick Vettel - 192911 - Hebrew Chant - Victor Young and his Orchestra - 193312 - Chant Indien - Robert Burnier13 - Maui Chant - Lani McIntire and his Hawaiians - 194214 - The Voodoo (El Conjurador) - Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orchestra - 193015 - Ogoun Badagris (Voodoo War God) - Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra - 193916 - The Mojo Blues - Jimmie Gordon and his Vip Vop Band - 193917 - El Conjuro - Cuarteto Machín - 1931

1 - You're a Builder-Upper - Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra - 19342 - Saw Mill River Road - The Columbian Dance Orchestra De Luxe - 19233 - Build A Little Home - Leon Belasco Orchestra - 19334 - Rip Saw Blues - Art Landry and his Orchestra - 19245 - Building a Home for You - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians - 19316 - Da Streiten Sich die Leut'herum... (The Carpenter's Plane) - Karl Jorn - 19157 - The Little Man with the Hammer - Pee Wee Hunt with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 19358 - I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise - Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra - 19229 - On the Square - Prince's Band - 191810 - You Hit the Nail Right on the Head - Ernest Tubb - 194711 - Powerhouse - Hal Kemp and his Orchestra - 193712 - My Electric Girl - Lange's Symphonic Dance Orchestra - 192313 - Electric Girl - Tanzorchester Dajos Bela - 192714 - The Plumber - Winifred Hare and Percy Clifton - 190815 - Plumber's Revenge - Les Brown and his Orchestra - 193916 - I'll Build a Nest - Ted Holt with Bert Lown and his Orchestra - 193317 - We'll Build a Bungalow - Al Galante and The Ensemble with Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra - 1949

1 - Det Ar Min Charm - Gull-Maj Norin med Willy Rooths Orkester (Sweden) - 19362 - The Song of The Lucky Charm - Fud Candrix und sein Orchester (Belgium) - 19403 - Your Charm - Casino Dance Orchestra - 19244 - Idol (Just Let Me Worship You) - Young and Reardon - 19195 - Idol of My Eyes - Goof Moyer - 19266 - Mascot Dans - Dansekorkester Dajos Béla (1920s Berlin)7 - I Worship at Your Shrine Madame - Brunswick Studio Orchestra - 19308 - Broken Idol - California Ramblers - 19299 - Blue Idol - Louis Katzman and the Anglo-Persians - 192810 - Totem Tom Tom - Savoy Orpheans - 192511 - The Bottom Man on the Totem Pole - Pee Wee Hunt with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 194112 - Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (John Philip Sousa) - Cameo Military Band - 192313 - El Relicario - Emilio De Gorgorza - 192714 - El Relicario - Nestor Chayres y Orquesta Gonzalo Cervera - 195115 - Black Magic - Isham Jones Orchestra - 193416 - Protect Me - Pearl Bailey - 1947

Songs include: I've Got It Bad, Bad, Bad, Whisky, Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, Bad Little Girl,  Bad Boy and Bad Motorcycle. Performers include: Ivy Anderson, Amos Wilburn, The Storey Sisters, Eartha Kitt, the Casa Loma Orchestra and Chuck Willis.

This week's episode might hold the record for longest title, but we'd expect nothing less from the 1940s, an era when every man had an orchestra and every orchestra had a random lady singer. Andrew and Dan are about to learn at least 2 facts about this Glen Gray hit, but not until they meticulously comb through this year's Oscar nominations. Because that's what this show is in a nutshell!

Shellac Stack No. 288 “rags the rag” with the Ballyhooligans. We hear from Andy Kirk, Fletcher Henderson, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Chauncey Gray, Luisa Rostand, Jay Wilbur, Prince's Band, and many more this hour. Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Songs include: Spooky Spook, The Halloween Dance, Spider Web Blues, I Want To Be Evil, The Spell of the Blues, Haunted Nights, The Nightmare and Everything Is Scary Now. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Ray Noble, Victoria Spivey, The Casa Loma Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway & Joshua Castro.

1 - Climbing Up the Scale - Johnny Johnson and his Orchestra – 19242 - Boogie on the Scales - Art Young - 19483 - Practice Makes Perfect - Al Stuart with Bob Chester and his Orchestra – 19404 - New Exercise in Swing - Johnny Guarnieri Trio - 19445 - Why Don't You Practice What You Preach - Audry Blane with Ted Wilson and his Orchestra – 19346 - Ragging the Scale - Conway's Band - 19157 - Ragging the Scale - Buddy Weed – 19508 - My Heart is Taking Lessons - Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol - 19389 - Ten Easy Lessons - Ruth Gaylor with Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra – 193810 - Six Lessons from Madame Lazonga - Mary Ann McCall with Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra - 194011 - Lessons in Cha Cha Cha - Artti label – Date Unknown12 - Study in Brown - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – 193713 - A Study in Green - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra – 193814 - Lessons in Love - The Adrian Rollini Orchestra - 193615 - A Study in Red - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra – 193816 - You've Been Taking Lessons in Love - Fats Waller and his Rhythm – 193517 - Study in Surrealism - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra – 194018 - Piano Lessons for Junior - The Life of Riley – 1944 (Radio Comedy)19 - Phil Takes Singing Lessons - The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show – 1950 (Radio Comedy)20 – Etude Brutus – Will Bradley and his Orchestra - 194621 - Ragging the Scale - Anglo-Persians – 1926

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. With the decline of the big band business following the end of World War II, it disbanded in 1947. However, from 1957 to 1963, it re-emerged as a recording session band in Hollywood, made up of top-flight studio musicians under the direction of its most notable leader of the past, Glen Gray. The reconstituted band made a limited number appearances live and on television and recorded fifteen LP albums for Capitol Records before Gray died in 1963.

Stompin' Around - 1935 radio transcriptions of the Casa Loma Orchestra featuring Gene Gifford arrangements and solos by Sonny Dunham, Grady Watts, Billy Rausch, Clarence Hutchenrider, Pat Davis, Joe Hall and Tony Briglia . .great on the cusp of swing playing! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

Hello everyone. Today's show is part two of the Time-Life Swing Era set that we started last week. This show featured music from the years of 1939 and 1940. The book that was included in the set was called 1939: A Real Dream Of A Year.  These are recreations of all famous swing songs with the assistance of Billy May Orchestra and Glenn Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. Vocals by Helen Forrest and Trummy Young except on this show I am playing the oringinal recordings if possible. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

1 - Deep Jungle - Ben Pollack and his Orchestra – 19332 - African Jungle - Jungle Town Stompers - 19363 - Jungle Moon - Pryor's Band – 19104 - Jungle Blues - Jelly-Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - 19275 - Jungle Blues - Ten Black Berries – 19306 - Jungle Drums - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - 19397 - Jungle Drums - Arturo Arturos and his Cubano Rhythm – 19418 - Jungle Boogie - Eddie "Gin" Miller - 19499 - Jungle Party - Leo Mathisens Orkester – 194210 - Jungle Jamboree - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - 193911 - Mambo de la Selva (Jungle Mambo) - Humberto Morales y su Ritmo – 195112 - Jungle Madness - Mills' Blue Rhythm Band - 193713 - Jungle Fever - Chick Bullock with Todd Rollins and his Orchestra – 193414 - Air-Conditioned Jungle - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - 194515 - Jungle Jitters - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra – 193616 - Jungle Jive - Your Band of Tomorrow: Tommy Reynolds and his Orchestra - 194017 – The Big Canaries – Dragnet – 1951 (Radio Drama)18 – Student Body – X Minus One – 1956 (Radio Drama)19 - Jungle Love - Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra – 193820 - Under a Blue Jungle Moon - Billie Holiday and her Orchestra – 1939

This is part two of the Time Life records set I started last week. These records were originally recorded in 1971 by Billy May and His Orchestra/Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. Those were recreations featuring many of the musicians who were on the original recordings. Today's program features the music from the set of 1938-1939. I have this box set and thought that instead of hearing the recreations that it would be interesting to listen to the originals. So I'm borrowing the playlist and presenting the original recordings. Included with the albums was a nice book which told about the swing era. The book from the 1938-1939 set featured an essay on Where Swing Came From. I hope you enjoy the music in part two of Time Life's the Swing Era. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

1 - Chasene Tanz - Seymour Rechtzeit with the Ellstein Orchestra and Dave Tarras on the clarinet2 - Doina Oltului - Nicolas Matthey and his Gypsy Orchestra - 19383 - Bessarabian Hora - Clarinetist Dave Tarras with Al Glaser's Bucovinaer Kapelle – 19394 - Tag und Nacht (Night and Day) - Die Comedian Harmonists - 19335 – Kannst Du Pfeifen, Johanna - Die Comedian Harmonists – 19346 - Rosalie - Ernie Mathias with Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra - 19377 - The Dipsy Doodle - Jimmy Lewis with Russ Morgan Manner – 19388 - You Never Know - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 19389 - There's a Village in a Valley - Donald King with Roy Smeck and His Serenaders – 193810 - The Flat Foot Floogee - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - 193811 - Caravan - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra – 194512 - Vibraphone Blues - Lionel Hampton with Benny Goodman Quartet – 194513 - Chifteh, Chifteh - Edo Lubich and his Gypsies14 - Barbara Song – Lotte Lenya – 193015 - September Song - Walter Huston with Victor Young and his Orchestra - 194516 - The Scat Song - Steve Washington with the Washboard Rhythm Kings - 193217 - Pagan Love Song - Bob Crosby and his Orchestra with a String Bass Solo by Bob Haggard and a Drum Solo by Ray Banduc – 193818 - The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein - Suspense starring Vincent Price – 1943 (Radio Drama)19 - Death in the Golden Gate - Hercule Poirot – 1945 (Radio Drama)20 - Ohne Dich - Die Comedian Harmonists - 1933

1 - Business In "F" – Gene Kardos and his Orchestra – 19312 - Steelin' is His Business - Rex Allen with Jerry Byrd and The String Dusters – 19493 - Rhythm Is Our Business - Willie Smith with Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra - 19344 - Do a Little Business on the Side - Louis Prima and his Orchestra - 19465 - Come On and Do Your Red Hot Business - Stillman's Orioles – 19266 - Carry My Business On - Monkey Joe and his Music Grinders – 19397 - Keep an Eye on His Business - Bruz Fletcher with Allan Coles' Orchestra – 19348 - My Baby's Business - Jimmy Rushing with Johnny Otis and his Orchestra - 19459 - My Business is C. O. D. - Estelle Edson with Jack McVea and his All Stars – 194610 - Keep Your Nose Out of My Business - Calvin Boze and his All-Stars - 195111 - Mind Your Own Business - Smilin' Eddie Hill – 194912 - Keep Your Nose Out of Other People's Business - Jimmie Gordon and his Vip Vop Band - 193913 - Mindin' My Business - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra – 193814 - It's Nobody's Business But My Own - Bert Williams - 191915 - Don't Run My Business - Johnny Brown and his Orchestra – 195016 - Out of Business - Little Jimmy Dickens – 195017 - Business Men's Bounce - Raymond Scott and his New Orchestra – 194018 – Strictly Business – The FBI in Peace and War – 1955 (Radio Drama)19 – Alice Buys a Business – The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show – 1952 (Radio Comedy)20 - Rhythm is Our Business - Freddy Albeck med BØrge Roger Henrichsen og hans Qvintet21 – Business in “Q” - Gene's Merrymakers – 193222 - You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – 1940

1 - Loafin' on a Lazy Day - Buddy Moreno with Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra – 19412 - Laziest Gal in Town - Helen Humes – 19513 - It's My Lazy Day - Evelyn Knight – 19464 - Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in The Morning - Arthur Fields - 19185 - Too Lazy to Work - The Bob Carter Trio – 19476 - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Ink Spots - 19417 - Lazy Bug Blues - Little Boy Fuller - 19468 - Everybody Works but Father - Billy Murray – 19069 - Lazy Bones - Walter Hunt with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra – 193310 – Lazy Bones (in Japanese) - Midge Williams Orchestra – 193411 - Lazy John - Leon Huff with Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys – 194712 - Lazy Rhapsody - Cootie Williams with Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 193213 - Lazy Acres - Curt Massey with Louise Massey and the Westerners – 194114 - In a Lazy Mood - Matt Dennis with Paul Weston and his Orchestra – 194715 - My Man Is Good for Nothing but Love - Edith Wilson – 192916 - Lazy 'Sippi Steamer - Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - 194017 - Who Said I Was a Bum - Wendell Hall – 192818 - Rip Van Winkle - Family Theater – 1949 (Radio Drama)19 – A Terribly Strange Bed - Suspense – 1954 (Radio Thriller)20 - Lazy Rhythm - Lew Stone and his Band - 193321 - Lazy Lou'siana Moon - Nat Shilkret and the Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra - 1930

1 - Trees - Paul Robeson - 19382 - Trees - Nat Shilkret Orchestra – 19313 - A Shady Tree - Harold Lambert with Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – 19274 - In the Sing Song Sycamore Tree - Rodman Lewis with the Missouri Jazz Band - 19285 - By the Sycamore Tree - Jack Fulton with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – 19316 - Two Hearts Carved on a Lonesome Pine - Cliff Weston with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra – 19357 - Little Poplar Log House on the Hill - Callahan Brothers – 19348 - Deep Elm - Ben Pollack and his Orchestra - 19369 - Deep Elm Swing - The Texas Wanderers – 193910 - The Old Apple Tree - Pee Wee Hunt with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 193811 - The Old Apple Tree - Frank Crumit with the Al Duffy Four – 193812 - Is There Still Room for Me 'Neath the Old Apple Tree? - Albert Campbell and Henry Burr - 191613 - In the Shade of The Old Apple Tree - Henry Burr – 190514 - Woodman, Spare that Tree - Bert Williams - 191315 - They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree - Perry B. Lipson with Joe Rines and his Orchestra – 193216 - Love Grows on the White Oak Tree - The Three Peppers - 193917 - The Moon and the Willow Tree - Dorothy Lamour with Lou Bring and his Orchestra – 193918 - The Apple Tree - Orson Welles Mercury Summer Theater – 194619 - The Old Apple Tree - Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra - 193820 - Planting a Tree - The Great Gildersleeve – 1942

The Revisited series continues this week with a look back at the music and career of Glenn Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. As an orchestra they predated Benny Goodman and the start of the swing era. They had some excellent musicians and had a few big hits in the 30's and 40's. I'll be playing some of these numbers as we look back at the career of the Casa Loma Orchestra. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

1 - Patty Cake, Patty Cake - The Merry Macs - 19392 - The Patty Cake Man - Ella Mae Morse – 19443 - Hot Bread - Beverly White and her Blues Chasers - 19434 - Jelly and Bread - Viola Watkins – 19495 - Bread and Butter Woman - The Clooney Sisters with Tony Pastor and his Orchestra - 19506 - Beans and Corn Bread - Joe Morris and his Orchestra – 19497 - Ginger Bread (Perníkové Srdičko) - Lida Brodenova and John Zak - 19478 - Cake Walking Babies from Home - Clarence Williams' Blue Five - 19259 - Let 'Em Eat Cake - Leo Reisman Orchestra - 193310 - Pound Cake - Count Basie and his Orchestra - 193911 - Marie, Trempe Ton Pain (Marie, Knead Your Dough) - Louis Chartier - 193812 - Dough-Ra-Me - Lionel Hampton Rhythm Boys – 194013 - Here Comes Cookie - Pee Wee Hunt with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 193514 - Here Comes Cookie - Ted Fiorito – 193515 - Hoe Cake, Hominy and Sassafras Tea - The Four Vagabonds – 194616 - What's Cookin', Cookie? - Walter King with Griff Williams and his Orchestra - 194117 - Sweetie Pie - Harry Goldfield with Jan Garber Orchestra - 192618 - I Like Pie, I Like Cake - The Four Clefs – 1941

Songs include: It's Getting Chilly, Cold, Cold Heart, Baby It's Cold Outside, There's Frost On the Moon, Frosty Morning Blues, Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind and Out In the Cold Again. Performers include: Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jame P. Johnson, Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats, Alberta Prime and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

How many times recently have you said “Those were the days”? We all know that you can’t go back, but you can remember the good old days. Danny Lane’s Those Were The Days series is just the way to remember. This is nostalgia at its best and it just might be the best hour of your day. Enjoy. ---- Join the conversation on Facebook at ---- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 ---- or by email at: dannymemorylane@gmail.com ---- This episode includes: 1) The All-Night Record Man by Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra (with Charlie Barnet and Judy Ellington, vocals) 2) Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? By Dinah Washington 3) Too Close For Comfort by The Count Basie Orchestra (with Joe Williams, vocal) 4) Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (with Martha Tilton, vocal) 5) You And The Night And The Music by Frank Sinatra [with Count Basie and his Orchestra, Nelson Riddle - arranger, conductor] 6) Give My Regards To Broadway by Al Jolson 7) Forty-Second Street (from the 1933 production of Forty-Second Street) by Somethin' Smith & The Redheads 8) Guys And Dolls by Bobby Darin 9) That's Entertainment! (from the musical comedy film, The Band Wagon - 1953, starring Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse) by Judy Garland 10) Chicago by Tony Bennett (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) 11) Jumpin' Jive by Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 12) Peggy The Pin-Up Girl by Major Glenn Miller & The 418th Army Air Force Training Command Band (with Ray McKinley & The Crew Chiefs) 13) Mambo Italiano by Dean Martin 14) It's Only A Paper Moon by Nat King Cole 15) And That Reminds Me by Della Reese 16) Darktown Strutter's Ball by Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (with June Richmond) 17) El Rancho Grande by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (with Tony Pastor, vocal) 18) Let's Fall In Love by Betty Carter 19) In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (from Here Comes the Groom - 1951) by Bing Crosby (with Jane Wyman) 20) Flight Of The Bumblebee by Harry James & His Orchestra 21) Rocks in My Bed by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (with Ivie Anderson, vocal) 22) The Old Soft Shoe by Dinah Shore & Tony Martin 23) Destination Moon by Dinah Washington 24) Watch The Birdie by Gene Krupa (with Anita O'Day, vocal) 25) Make Someone Happy by Jimmy Durante 26) Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel) by The Andrews Sisters 27) I Got the Sun in the Morning by Doris Day (with Les Brown & His Orchestra) 28) Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) by Peggy Lee 29) Slow Poke by Pee Wee King 30) You'll Never Know by Dick Haymes (with The Song Spinners) 31) Rhythm Is Our Business by Jimmie Lunceford (with Willie Smith and The Band) 32) Something's Gotta Give by Ella Fitzgerald 33) At The Jazz Band Ball by Bob Crosby 34) Lazy Bones by Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra (with Louis Armstrong and Pee Wee Hunt, vocals) 35) Hallelujah, I Love Her So by Harry Belafonte 36) Smack Dab In The Middle by Ray Charles (with The Raeletts) 37) Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page 38) Remembering You ("All In The Family" Closing Theme) by Roger Kellaway

1 - Midnight - Gill Mershon with Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra - 19392 - In a Clock Store - Victor Orchestra – 19133 - One O'Clock Jump - Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers – 19434 - The Prison Clock - Vernon Dalhart – 19265 - Two O'Clock Jump - Harry James and his Orchestra - 19396 - Three O'Clock in the Morning - Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – 19227 - Four O'Clock Blues - Original Memphis Five - 19228 - Five O'Clock Whistle - Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra – 19409 - Watching the Clock - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 194010 - Eight O'Clock Stomp - Dick Lewis and his Harlem Rhythm Boys – 194711 - Nine O'Clock Gal - Joe Bailey and The Aristokats with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra - 194912 - Around the Clock - Wynonie ("Mr. Blues") Harris with Johnny Otis' All Stars – 194513 - Blues at Noon - Ivy, Irene, and Von with Floyd Ray and his Orchestra – 193914 - Blues Around the Clock - Willie Bryant with the Tab Smith Septette – 194515 - Four O'Clock Blues - Roosevelt Sykes and The Honeydrippers – 195216 - Grandfather's Clock - Haydn Quartet – 190817 - 12 O'Clock Whistle - Maxine Reed with Jay McShann: The Band That Jumps the Blues – 1949

1 - Two Cigarettes in the Dark - Kenneth Sargent with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 19342 - While a Cigarette Was Burning - Charles Wilson and Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye – 19383 - Let's Have Another Cigarette - Jerry Perkins with Mal Hallett and his Orchestra - 19374 - One Cigarette for Two - Jimmy Di Palma with Bobby Byrne and his Orchestra – 19395 - Der er Udsigt til Lange Cigarer (Denmark) - Ole Monty with Sid Merrimans Danseorkester - 19466 - Little Man with a Candy Cigar - Howard Du Lany with Gene Krupa and his Orchestra – 19417 - While I'm Rollin' My Last Cigarette - Howard Du Lany with Gene Krupa and his Orchestra – 19418 - The Man from the South with a Big Cigar in His Mouth - Red Ingle with Ted Weems and his Orchestra - 19479 - Cigarets And Whiskey (Netherlands) - Toby Rix met de Hollandsche Cowboys - Late 1930s10 - Coffee, Cigarettes, and Tears - Eddie Marshall and his Trail Dusters – 195111 - Big Rock Candy Mountain - Burl Ives – 194512 - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette - Johnny Bond and his Red River Valley Boys – 194713 - A Home in the Clouds - Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra - 193914 - With Men Who Know Tobacco Best, It's Women Two to One - Tex Williams - 194915 - A Vucchella (PaoloTosti - Neapolitan) - Enrico Caruso – 191316 - Love Is Like a Cigarette - Ivy Anderson with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - 193617 - Pitchin' up a Boogie - Nat King Cole and his Trio – 1945

Episode 24 features some great music by Billy Eckstine, Boyd Raeburn, Betty Hutton, Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra and more. Men also learn how to achieve the well-groomed look to get ahead both socially and on the job. ...and remember, if you want to listen to more Big Band and Swing Music check out SwingCityRadio.com to hear Your Big Band Favorites from the 1930's, 40's and Today! * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Bob is back, three from him. Lovely 30s music and vocals 'On a steamer coming over,' 1933, from Billy Cotton. Eleven times married Charlie Barnet with another mode of transport 'Sky liner.' Think we need a new copy of that record!  Also up The Dixie Marimba Players, The Casa Loma Orchestra, The Deep River Boys,  Eddie Condon and Joe 'Fingers' Carr, who was in fact Lou Busch. The intriguing singer Billy Banks. Primarily known as a female impersonator on record- sounding male here with the jazz standard 'Margie.' Our oldest record is by GH Ghirgwin, 'Asleep in the Deep,' from 1912. Chirgwin act was 'black face.' An oddly popular style of entertainment until the 1970s. Remember the BBC series The Black and White Minstrel show?  I don't usually play the genre but Chirgwin's vocal performance is a straight one and his story is interesting. As is George Price. Performing at the age of six he impressed the mighty Caruso.  His stardom was brought to an abrupt halt when he fell out with Jacob Schubert, the theatre magnet. He did return to entertainment though and he shows a strong, unusual voice.  Patti Page sings about Johnny Guitar, 'My restless lover.  Its another naughty ending with Ozzie Nelson and 'The man who come around'. 

1 - Black Magic - Isham Jones' Orchestra – 19342 - El Brujo En Guanabacoa - Oscar Lopez with Orquesta Havana Casino3 - Witch Doctor - Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears – 19344 - Ogoun Badagris (Voodoo War God) - Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra - 19395 - Voodoo Moon (Enlloro) - Tito Rodriguez with Enrique Madriguera and his Orchestra – 19416 - Spring Magic - Jimmy Saunders and The Stardreamers with Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra - 19467 - Magic Is the Moonlight - Artie Wayne with Freddy Martin and his Orchestra - 19448 - Magic Mountain - Kenny Sargent with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra – 19409 - Love Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere - Irving Kaufman with Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra – 192910 - It's Witchery - Tommy Mercer with Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra – 194711 - Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) - The King Cole Trio – 195112 - Ninfa de Ojos Brujos - Jose Luis Monero con La Super Orquesta Original13 - That Old Black Magic – Skip Nelson and the Modernaires with Glenn Miller and his Orchestra – 194214 - That Old Black Magic - Beryl Davis with Stephane Grappelly and his Quartet – 194815 - Mr. Jinx Stay Away From Me - Bea Wain with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra – 193816 - The Spell of the Blues - Frederick Vettel - 192917 - The Spell of the Blues - Sam Coslow with The High Hatters – 192818 – The Black Art – Inner Sanctum Mysteries (Radio Drama) – 194519 - The Charming Spell of Your Embrace - Ray Morton with Ruby Newman and his Orchestra – 193820 – Under the Spell of Your Kiss – Lewis James - 192921 - Magic Town - The Screen Directors Playhouse (Radio Drama)– 195022 - Magic Town – Mel Torme

Camel Caravan was a musical variety radio program, sponsored by Camel cigarettes, that aired on NBC Radio and CBS Radio from 1933 to 1954. Various vocalists, musicians and comedy acts were heard during the 21 years this show was on the air, including such talents as Benny Goodman, Georgia Gibbs, Anita O'Day and Vaughn Monroe. It debuted December 7, 1933, on CBS as a showcase for Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. Deane Janis was the vocalist and Walter O'Keefe supplied the comedy along with Stoopnagle and Budd. Broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, it continued until June 25, 1936. On June 30, 1936 the show was reformatted, featuring Nathaniel Shilkret and his orchestra and Benny Goodman and his swing band, with novelist Ruppert Hughes as Master of Ceremonies and vocalists Martha Tilton and Johnny Mercer. A Los Angeles Times picture caption notes that Gladys Swarthout was the guest artist on the initial broadcast. Shilkret left the show on September 22, 1936. Jack Oakie's College was added to the hour on December 29, 1936. While this aired on Tuesdays on CBS until June 20, 1939, another Benny Goodman Camel Caravan (often subtitled The Camel Hot Club) was heard Saturdays on NBC during 1939. Eddie Cantor starred in another CBS Camel Caravan broadcast from March 28, 1938 to June 26, 1939. The CBS show was taken over by Bob Crosby on June 27, 1939. Others who starred on this series during the years were Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra, comedian Herb Shriner, Abbott and Costello, Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore (when it was known as Camel Comedy Caravan), Jack Carson, Mel Blanc, and Bob Hawk (emcee of the quiz program Thanks to the Yanks, later known as The Bob Hawk Show).

1 - Revista Moderna (Modern Magazine) - Mexican composer Lauro D. Uranga - 19232 - My Heart Is An Open Book – Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 19353 - Close as Pages in a Book - Jane Harvey with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - 19454 – Can’t You Read Between the Lines - Jack Powers with Ambrose and his Orchestra - 19435 - Can't Read, Can't Write - Georgia White - 19366 - I'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book - Jimmy Durante - 19527 - I Could Write a Book - Marion Shaw with Joe Reichman and his Orchestra - 19418 - I Could Write a Book - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - 19459 - They Ought To Write a Book About You - Bob Allen with Hal Kemp and his Orchestra - 194010 - The Book on Etiquette - Mona Motor Oil Twins - 192711 - I'm Learning to Speak English - Bobby Rivera with Carlos Molina And His Orchestra - 194612 - 720 in the Books - Bon Bon with Jan Savitt And His Orchestra - 193913 - In a Little Book Shop - Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra - 194714 - Blue Book Boogie - Jesse Price And His Blues Band - 194715 - My Little Brown Book - Albert Hibbler and Orchestra directed by Billy Strayhorn - 194716 - At the Story Book Ball - Paul Whiteman's Four Modernaires and His Swing Wing - 194017 - Peter Pan - Waring's Pennsylvanians - 192518 - Peter Pan - Bennie Krueger's Orchestra - 192519 - Call of the Wild - Marty Roberts - 195320 - Gone With the Wind - Larry Cotton with Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers - 193721 - Emma - Marguerite Viby og Poul Henningsen med Teddy Petersen og hans Orkester - 193922 - The Wind In The Willows - Ben Bernie and his Orchestra - 193123 - Poor "Robinson Crusoe" - Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra - 193724 - On Treasure Island - Edyth Wright with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - 193525 - C’est Idiot, Mais C’est Marrant – Ray Ventura et son Jazz – 193326 - Magic Mountain - Kenny Sargent and Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra - 194027 - Radio Drama: Library Book - Suspense - 1945

1 - Blue Moon - Richard Himber and his Orchestra – 19402 - Under Blue Canadian Skies - Ray Eberly with Glenn Miller and his Orchestra – 19413 - Blue Rain - Terry Snyder Trio - 19394 - Blue Danube Blue - Knickerbocker Orchestra – 19205 - Blue River - Prairie Ramblers - 19336 - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters – 19277 - Hearts Are Never Blue in Blue Kalua - Lani McIntire and his Hawaiians – 19388 – Så Blå, Så Blå - Sigrid Horne Rasmussen og Poul Reichhardt med Emil Reesens orkester - 19439 - Blue Flame - Woody Herman and his Orchestra - 194110 - Blue Light - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 193811 - Blue Blazes - Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra – 193912 - Blue - Dolly Kay - 192213 - Blue Bonnet - Irving Kaufman and the Manhattan Dance Makers – 192614 - Blue Champagne - Freddy Martin and his Orchestra - 194115 - Blue Eyes - Fats Waller and his Rhythm – 194016 - Blue Lou - Benny Goodman's All Star Band - 193917 - Blue Orchids - Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra – 193918 - Blue Romance - Ambrose and his Orchestra – 193919 - Blue Interlude - Mills Blue Rhythm Band - 193420 - Blue Prelude - Woody Herman and his Orchestra - 194021 - Blue Prelude - Bing Crosby – 193422 - Blue Fantasy - Clyde McCoy and his Orchestra – 193823 - Blue Rhapsody - "Fats" Daniels with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 194624 - Pastel Blue - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra – 193925 - Rhapsody in Blue: Part 1 and 2 - George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman – 192426 - Suspense: The Flame Blue Glove - Lana Turner - 1949

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

1 - The Old Apple Tree - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 19382 - The Old Apple Tree - Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra - 19393 - Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians - 19414 - Apple Tree Swing - Sonny Boy Williamson - 19485 - Mixed Fruit - Steve Miller's Four Barons -6 - Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider - Benny Goodman Quartet - 19377 - Ringo Wa Akai - Roppa, Misao Matsubara, Ichiro Fujiyama - 1940's8 - The Pessimistic Character (With the Crab-Apple Face) - Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions In Music - 19409 - Don't Sit under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - Art Jarrett and his Orchestra - 194210 - I'm Still Sitting Under the Apple Tree - Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra - 194711 - Ma Pomme - Maurice Chevalier - 193612 - Apple Sauce - Bailey's Lucky Seven - 192313 - An Apple for the Teacher - Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra - 193914 - In Apple Blossom Time (Down on the Farm) - Heidelburg Quintet - 191315 - Gerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) - Luis Arcaraz y su Orquesta - 195016 - Would'ja for a Big Red Apple - Happy Felton and his Orchestra - 194017 - In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Henry Burr - 190518 - In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Maurice Rocco And his Rockin' Rhythm - 194519 - In the Shade of the New Apple Tree - Dick Stabile and his Orchestra with Paula Kelly - 193820 - Big Apple - Het Ramblers Dansorkester - 193721 - Apple Song - Columbia Tokyo Orchestra - 195322 - Apple Sauce - Bennie Krueger's Orchestra - 192323 - Czerwone Jabluszko (Red Apple) - Stanislas Jaworski - 1950's24 - An Apple a Day - Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - 193625 - I'll Dump Your Apple Cart - The Sunshine Boys - 194126 - Stealin' Apples - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - 193927 - The Stolen Purse - Richard Diamond, Private Detective - 1949

More vintage waltzes. Songs include: The Merry Go Round Waltz, It's a Sin To Tell a Lie, When I Grow to Old to Dream, Always, the Minute Waltz, the Merry Christmas Waltz and the Merry Widow Waltz. Musicians include: Jeanette McDonald, Riley Puckett, Glenn Miller, Victor Young, Buddy Clark, Al Goodman and the Casa Loma Orchestra.

On Part 2 of the Birth of Swing, I would like to play some recordings by some of the other big bands that were recording and playing between 1934 and 1936. Some of the bands that were together during those years include The Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Carter, Duke Ellington, The Dorsey Brothers, and Andy Kirk. This is just a sample and if I have missed a certain band I will probably cover them in an upcoming show. There is a lot of variety on the show today and I hope that I play something from a favorite band of yours. Also, the big band puzzler is back this week. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Every week on Big Band Bash I try to present a variety of bands and formats. Sometimes the leaders are well known and sometimes they are not but I always try to present good music from the bands of that era. Today's show is on an excellent trumpet player who led a big band but who didn't quite achieve the fame of some of the other leaders. Today we are going to spotlight the band and trumpet of Sonny Dunham. Sonny played for a while with the Casa Loma Orchestra and then he led his own band. In addition to some of the sides that feature the Dunham orchestra, I have a 30 minute radio remote featuring Sonny's band on the One Night Stand show. There is a lot of great music on the show and I hope you enjoy this look at Sonny Dunham and his Orchestra. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Tunes include: Open the Door Richard, River, Stay Away From My Door, The Boy Next Door, Somebody Changed the Lock On My Door and Who's That Knocking At My Door. Musicians include: Count Basie, Libby Holman, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Ethel Waters and Louis Jordan.

Shellac Stack No. 98 is all about thanks and giving. We start with 1950s R&B legends The Orioles, and from there it's a freewheeling gallimaufry, with performances by the BBC Dance Orchestra, Eddy Duchin, Mary Jane Walsh, Lu Watters, the Mound City Blue Blowers, Joseph Knecht, the Casa Loma Orchestra, and more.

In this episode, I have some songs for you from the Swing Era. However, I couldn't limit myself to just five songs, so this is the first of three episodes I will do on swing music. The songs are "Jungle Jitters" by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, "Organ Grinder's Swing" by the Jolly Coburn Orchestra, "Old King Cole" by Hod Williams and his Orchestra, "Spinnin' The Webb" by Chick Webb and his Orchestra, and "Sugar Foot Stomp" by Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters.

Glen Gray, leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra, was born on June 7th 1906. The Casa Loma Orchestra was a popular American dance band active from 1927 to 1963. When the big bands went into decline after World War II the orchestra disbanded in 1947. Glen Gray started out playing saxophone in the band and then went on to become its leader. In 1956, he went back into the studio to record the first of what became a series of LPs for Capitol Records. I hope you enjoy this encore presentation from last year celebrating Glen with the Casa Loma Orchestra. Please visit this podcast at http://www.fgmiller.com/bbb/

Songs include: Sunrise Serenade, Manhatthan Serenade, Serenade For a Wealthy Widow, Sleepy Serenade and Shepard's Serenade.  Performers include: The Casa Loma Orchestra, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Jelly Roll Morton, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Artie Shaw, Fritz  Kreisler and Harry James.

The 1930s songs of lyricist, Mack Gordon, including: Paris In the Spring, Goodnight My Love, Don't Let It Bother You, Help Youself to Happiness and I've Got a Date With a Dream.  Performers include: Bing Crosby, Billie Holliday, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Alice Faye, Thomas "Fats" Waller and Ella Fitzgerald.

Songs include; Ghost Walkin Blues, Haunted Heart, Riders In the Sky, Funeral March of a Marionette and Satan Takes a Holiday. Performers include: Burl Ives, Billie Holiday, Perry Como, Tommy Dorsey, The Casa Loma Orchestra and The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra.

Hoy escuchamos unos de los mejores discos de Ray Charles, 'Hit the road, Jack', grabado hace 50 años. Otra gran cantante negra fue Ruth Brown, de la que oímos la canción que la dio a conocer, 'Teardrops from my eyes' (Lágrimas de mis ojos), de 1950, y su excepcional versión de 'No one ever tells you' (Nadie te lo dice nunca), grabada en 1959. También en este programa: 'Lágrimas negras', por el Cuarteto Matamoros; 'Rose of the Río Grande', por The Casa Loma Orchestra; 'Allá en el Rancho Grande', por The Tune Wranglers; 'Para el rancho me voy', por la orquesta de Luis Rovira, con Adolfo Ventas; 'Hacia Argentina', por la Orquesta Plantación, con José Laca; la misma canción, pero titulada 'Río Grande', por Elsie Bayron, con la Orquesta Tejada; 'Río Grande del Sur', por Lolita Garrido; 'Menudo menú' y 'Hoja Palmera', por Los Xey; y 'Las hojas muertas', cantada en español por Los Tres Diamantes.Escuchar audio

Songs with who, what, where, when, why and how in the title.  Songs include: Where Are You? ,Who's Sorry Now?, When Did You Leave Heaven? and How Can You Face Me? Performers include: Guy Lombardo, Mildred Bailey, Billie Holliday, Bing Crosby and the Casa Loma Orchestra.

Camel Caravan was a musical variety radio program, sponsored by Camel cigarettes, that aired on NBC and CBS from 1933 to 1954. Various vocalists, musicians and comedy acts were heard during the 21 years this show was on the air, including such talents as Benny Goodman, Georgia Gibbs, Anita O'Day and Vaughn Monroe. It debuted December 7, 1933, on CBS as a showcase for Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra later Benny Goodman's band until June 25, 1936. Five days later, the show was reformatted on June 30 as Benny Goodman's Swing School with vocalists Martha Tilton and Johnny Mercer with Jack Oakie's College added to the hour on December 29. While this aired on Tuesdays on CBS until June 20, 1939, another Benny Goodman Camel Caravan was heard Saturdays on NBC during 1939.

Songs include: Happy Days, I Faw Down, When You're Smiling, Train Whistle Blues and Sweetheart of Yesterday. Artists include: The Casa Loma Orchestra, Bessie Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Bennie Moten, Annette Hanshaw and Louis Armstrong.

Big Band Serenade presents Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra. Glen Gray, the Casa Loma Orchestra was the first ''swing'' band. Songs played in order of play,1)"Smoke Rings"-1937,2)"Dardanella"-1933,3)"Heat Wave"-1933,4)"Narcissus"-1934,5)"A Hundred Years From Today"-1934,6)"My Shinning Hour",7)"My Heart Tells Me",8)"My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean"-1938,9)"Sunrise Serenade"-1939,10)"Heaven Can Wait"1939,11)"Under A Blanket Of Blue"-1939,12)"A Lover's Lullaby"-1940,13)"It's The Talk Of The Town"-1942,14)"Till We Meet Again"-1942,15)"Don't Get Around Much ANymore"-1942,16)"Just An Old Manuscript"-1944 Vocalist were, Lee Wiley,Clyde Burke,Kenny Sargent,and Pee Wee Hunt Comments or Requests at 214-224-0834 ( Would love to have Comments, want to include them in some of the future shows)

Bud shares his knowledge and expansive music collection to uncover the life and music of Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. 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. With the decline of the big band business following the end of World War II, it disbanded in 1947. However, from 1957 to 1963, it re-emerged as a recording session band in Hollywood, made up of top-flight studio musicians under the direction of its most notable leader of the past, Glen Gray. The reconstituted band made a limited number appearances live and on television and recorded fifteen LP albums for Capitol Records before Gray died in 1963.