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Broadcaster CommentsThe music of the 1920s and 1930s has a lightness and a vitality totally lacking in other musical realms. Also, it could be sophisticated, smart, and funny. It is not the over-processed, demographically-targeted pop of later years. It was all in one take, all on one mike, spontaneous, and totally in the moment. Hence it is still fresh, joyous, and new, even after 75 years.The program is drawn from my sprawling and unwieldy collection of CDs, LPs, and 78s. You'll hear Satchmo and Bing, but also such neglected greats as Annette Hanshaw, Jabbo Smith, and Joe Robichaux, among dozens of others. I'll try to keep it light and fun, in keeping with the spirit of the music. Each weekend I will add the archive of the previous week's show, originally broadcast each Friday 8-10 PM ET on WHCL-FM 88.7 from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Playlists and original broadcast dates for each program may be found at my Radiola! blog. Shows are archived at Live 365 for several weeks, and are retired as new shows are uploaded. Thus the program will be constantly updated for your continued enjoyment. Cheers! POTENT POTABLES This RADIOLA! is a virtual bender occasioned by a WHCL station memo (with a toast to the memory of Chicago sax legend Franz Jackson, who died May 6). OVER THE HILL? In this RADIOLA! I make reference to my impending birthday. Age is just a number, isn't it? (Of course, that number is about to get larger by one.) ELEVEN "Eleven?" Yep. Eleven. (Only the title is cryptic--the music is entirely enjoyable.) ECHOES OF SPRING This RADIOLA! celebrates (not too strenuously) the arrival of nice weather, and the positive feelings that accompany it. BROADWAY RHYTHM This RADIOLA! is all about Broadway--and not just the thoroughfare, but the much-loved dime-store label as well. HAMMOND BACON Don't ask. A surly community broadcaster with an organ fixation insisted I engineer for him. HOT DANCE HEAVEN This RADIOLA! invites you to dust off your patent leather shoes and roll up the carpets. (I won't be held liable for damage to wall-to-wall installations.) HERE WE GO AGAIN! Feeling sub-prime lately? This RADIOLA! confronts the new Depression with all the great music left over from the last one. LOW FIDELITY A RADIOLA! in (dis)honor of the recent upheaval in our state capital. THE PULSE OF LIFE A celebratory RADIOLA! to revel in the new issue of Joseph Robichaux on Jazz Oracle and to commemorate the life of the remarkable Jeff Healey. Once programs leave HERE they are available for listening or download HERE. (Please DONATE if you download!) Requests? Recommendations? Listeners are welcome to drop me a line. |
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