Favorite Artists

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
The Kansas City backbeat is the pulse of life and the embodiment of joy. "South" is my all-time favorite record.

Joseph Robichaux's New Orleans Rhythm Boys
The spirit of New Orleans meets swing for the first and last time.

Annette Hanshaw
What's not to love? A jazz angel. Her every record is a gem.

Red McKenzie
The coolest singer ever. Period.

Eddie Lang
Sorry, Django--I gotta give it to Eddie. Eddie played the guitar like he invented it--and NOBODY had his tone. (Honorable mention to Nick Lucas.)

Favorite Albums

Joe Robichaux - 1929-1933
Jazz Oracle BDW 8057--the best jazz reissue ever!

Bennie Moten - Band Box Shuffle
All the sides with Walter Page, Eddie Durham, and Bill Basie.

Annette Hanshaw - The Twenties Sweetheart
Early recordings--some of her best.

Favorite Broadcasters

dismuke
An amazing selection of 20s and 30s material. Not to be missed.

ianhouse
Another trove of vintage material. Great stuff!

absintheradio
Another great station playing the music we love.

weimarrundfunk
Delightful European pop from the 20s and 30s. Worth checking out!

bixvenuti
Ragtime, and lots of it! Gotta love it!

Cool Links

Rich Conaty's The Big Broadcast
Rich Conaty is the go-to guy for 20s and 30s music--an inspiration to us all.

The West End Jazz Band
Chicago's premier Sweet and Hot Jazz Orchestra--the very best.

Hot Dance and Vintage Jazz Pages
Glen Richards' excellent site--with great Mp3 downloads of hot dance sides. Highly recommended!

Al Gallodoro
The World's Greatest Saxophonist.

My RADIOLA! Blog
My official RADIOLA! site, with playlists, announcements, and links aplenty.