Cab Calloway & His Orchestra in "Hi De Ho" (1937)

Time for a 1937 Warner Brothers-Vitaphone short as Cab Calloway and His Orchestra star in "Hi-De-Ho," part of Vitaphone's Melody Master series, released by Warner Brothers.


The selections:


♪ I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues ♪
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Played by Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra offscreen and
Sung by Cab Calloway in his apartment

♪ Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man ♪
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by Benny Davis
Played by Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra in a tenement building and
Sung by Cab Calloway in the tenement courtyard

♪ Frisco Flo ♪
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by Benny Davis
Played by Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra in a tenement building and
Sung by Cab Calloway

♪ Some of These Days ♪
Written by Shelton Brooks
Performed by Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra (with 'scat' singing by Cab Calloway) 


Written by Burnet Hershey, photographed by Ray Foster (member of the ASC), edited by Bert Frank, and directed by Roy Mack.

Jan Garber and his Orchestra - Medley Time (1966) stereo full album

From Decca Records in 1966---and in full stereo----we present "Medley Time" with Jan Garber and His Orchestra.


Here are the tracks:


A1a- That Old Feeling (00:01)
A1b- The Second Time Around
A1c- I'll See You In My Dreams

A2a- Little Girl (03:44)
A2b- Undecided
A2c- Heartaches

A3a- I Cried For You (06:34)
A3b- I'll Never Be The Same
A3c- Once In A While

A4a- Wonderful One (10:13)
A4b- The Waltz You Saved For Me
A4c- My Dear

A5a- Anema E Core (13:31)
A5b- Summertime In Venice
A5c- Scalinatella (Stairway To The Sea)

A6a- The Girl From Ipanema (17:23)
A6b- Meditation (Meditacao)
A6c- One Note Samba

B1a- You Were Meant For Me (21:08)
B1b- Whispering
B1c- Hold Me

B2a- P.S. I Love You (23:42)
B2b- Till Then
B2c- It's A Pity To Say Goodnight

B3a- Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye (27:14)
B3b- Linger Awhile
B3c- Ja-Da

B4a- Under Paris Skies (31:11)
B4b- Padam... Padam
B4c- Domino

B5a- Just You, Just Me (34:10)
B5b- Swingin' Down The Lane
B5c- Singin' In The Rain

B6a- Soft Shoe Shuffle (37:04)
B6b- Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me)
B6c- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

1939 Jan Garber - Concert In The Park (Fritz Heilbron, vocal)

Time for music by Jan Garber (The Idol of the Air Lanes) and His Orchestra as the boys play----and Fritz Heibron sings----"Concert In The Park."


Recorded in New York City on May 26, 1939 and released on Vocalion #4889.

Guy Lombardo ‎– The Sweetest Waltzes This Side Of Heaven - 1960 - full v...

From Capitol Records in 1960 (and in full stereo), we present Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with "The Sweetest Waltzes This Side of Heaven."

Here are the tracks:

Side One:

A1  Alice Blue Gown 
A2  Till We Meet Again 
A3  Carolina Moon 
A4  Paradise 
A5  Remember 
A6  Missouri Waltz  Side Two:

B1  Tenderly 
B2  Three O'Clock In The Morning 
B3  It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 
B4  Let The Rest Of The World Go By 
B5  In Apple Blossom Time 
B6  Beautiful Ohio

1946 HITS ARCHIVE: One More Tomorrow - Frankie Carle (Marjorie Hughes, v...

From 1946 (on Columbia #36978) we present Frankie Carle and His Orchestra with the title song of the Warner Brothers picture One More Tomorrow.


Marjorie Hughes, who happened to be Frankie's daughter, does the vocal here.

1st RECORDING OF: April In Paris - Henry King (1933--Joe Sudy, vocal)

From the Broadway musical Walk A Little Faster, we present Henry King and His Orchestra (some two decades before Count Basie) with the first recording of "April In Paris."

Joseph Sudy handles the vocal here.

Recorded in New York City on November 29, 1933 and released on Victor #24478.

1939 HITS ARCHIVE: Sunrise Serenade - Glenn Miller

Here's Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with their 1939 version of "Sunrise Serenade,"


Released on Bluebird #B-10214.

1939 HITS ARCHIVE: Sunrise Serenade - Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra

From 1939, here are Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra with the Frankie Carle-penned "Sunrise Serenade."


Released on Decca #2321.

Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me

Time now for music by Bo Diddley as he sings his own composition "Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)."


Joining Bo, who sings and plays guitar, are Jody Williams (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass), and Frank Kirkland (drums).


Recorded in Chicago on August 15, 1957 and released on Checker #878.

WHAT'S COOKIN', COOKIE!-Griff Williams and His Orchesta (Walter King, Vocal, 1941)

From 1941, we bring you Griff Williams and His Orchestra with "What's Cookin', Cookie!"


Walter King provides the vocal here.


Released on Okeh #6510 as Fitch Bandwagon Special.

1932 Cab Calloway - Old Yazoo

Here's "Old Yazoo" as performed by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.


Cab handles the vocal here too.


Recorded in New York City on June 7, 1932 and released on Brunswick #6400.

1948 HITS ARCHIVE: You Can’t Be True, Dear - Ken Griffin (organ instrume...

Here's a beautiful Hammond electric organ solo by Ken Griffin as he plays his own arrangement of "You Can't Be True, Dear."


This 1948 hit was released on Rondo #R-128.

The Singing Hills (1940) - Joe Martin

From 1940, here's music by Del Courtney and His Orchestra, "The Singing Hills."

Joe Martin handles the vocal here.

Released on Vocalion #5354.

1937 HITS ARCHIVE: Avalon - Benny Goodman Quartet

That's right, folks! Here are the Benny Goodman Quartet, with Benny (clarinet), Teddy Wilson (Piano), Gene Krupa (Drums), and Lionel Hampton (Vibraharp) with "Avalon."


Recorded in Hollywood on July 30, 1937 and released on Victor #25644.

1938 HITS ARCHIVE: Thanks For The Memory - Shep Fields (Bob Goday, vocal)

Here are Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with "Thanks for the Memory," the Academy Award-winning song from the Paramount picture Big Broadcast of 1938.


Bobby Goday handles the vocal.


This song would be best remembered as the longtime radio and television theme song of Bob Hope---who appeared in the movie and sang the Leo Robin-Ralph Rainger-penned song along with his co-star Shirley Ross.


Shep and the boys were in the movie too, which also starred W.C. Fields.


Recorded in New York City on November 29, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7318.

The Lawrence Welk Show (#12) Live from Chicago at the Aragon!

Here's a kinescope of the September 17, 1955 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, originating live from Chicago's Aragon Ballroom!


Join Lawrence, along with Champagne Lady Alice Lon, and the Champagne Music Makers.


Includes commercials for the 1955 Dodge.

Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday "Riffin' The Scotch" (1933) HISTORIC Lady ...

Time for music by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra as the boys play----and Billie Holiday sings----"Riffin' The Scotch."

Recorded in New York City on December 18, 1933 and released in the US on Columbia 2867-D.

Billie's surname on the label was mis-spelled "Halliday."

Actually, the band the Benny led was probably a studio orchestra.

1939 HITS ARCHIVE: Hurry Home - Sammy Kaye (Charlie Wilson, vocal)

Time once again to Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye as the boys play---and Charles Wilson sings---"Hurry Home."

This 1939 hit was released on Victor #26084.

1934 Henry King - Just A Fair Weather Friend (Joe Sudy, vocal)

Time now for music by Henry King and His Orchestra as the boys play---and Joseph Sudy sings---"Just A Fair Weather Friend."


Recorded in New York City on December 13, 1934 and released on Columbia #2991-D.

1931 Guy Lombardo - Without That Gal (Carmen Lombardo, vocal)

Time for The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians as the boys play----and Carmen Lombardo sings---"Without That Gal!"


Recorded in New York City on June 4, 1931 and released on Columbia #2475-D.

1935 Johnny Green - She’s A Latin From Manhattan (Jimmy Farrell, vocal)

From the Warner Brothers picture Go Into Your Dance, we present Johnny Green, his Piano, and Orchestra, with "She's Latin From Manhattan."


Jimmy Farrell handles the vocal here.


Recorded in New York City on March 28, 1935 and released on Columbia #3029-D.

78 RPM: Benny Goodman & his Orchestra - Blue Skies (1935 version)

Time for music by The King of Swing as Benny Goodman and His Orchestra play Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies."

Recorded on June 25 1935 and released on Victor #25136.

Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "Lovely One" 1937

From the motion picture Walter Wenger's Vogues of 1937, we present Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with "Lovely One."


Bobby Goday handles the vocal here.


Recorded on July 2, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7066.

1935 HITS ARCHIVE: Roll Along Prairie Moon - Smith Ballew

From the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical Here Comes The Band here's Smith Ballew and His Orchestra with "Roll Along Prairie Moon," with Smith doing the vocal.

Recorded in New York City on July 12, 1935 and released on multiple American Record Corporation labels; this one is on Melotone #35-10-06.

1935 HITS ARCHIVE: About A Quarter To Nine - Ozzie Nelson (Ozzie Nelson,...

From the Warner Brothers picture Go Into Your Dance (which starred Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler), we present Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra with "About A Quarter To Nine."

Ozzie does the vocal here too.

Recorded in New York City on April 18, 1935 and released on Brunswick #7425.

1935 Little Jack Little - Lullaby Of Broadway (Little Jack Little, vocal)

From the Warner Brothers picture Gold Diggers of 1935, here's Little Jack Little and His Orchestra with "Lullaby of Broadway."


Little Jack does the vocal here.

Recorded in New York City on January 21, 1935 and released on Columbia #3009-D.

1941 HITS ARCHIVE: Drum Boogie - Gene Krupa (Irene Daye, vocal)

Time to cut some rug as Gene Krupa and His Orchestra play---and Irene Daye sings---"Drum Boogie."

This 1941 hit was released on Okeh #6046.

Mills Blue Rhythm Band (WB/Vitaphone-1934)

Time for a toe-tappin' 1934 Vitaphone short starring The Mills Blue Rhythm Band!


Also in the cast are Sally Gooding, Fredi Washington, Hamtree Harrington, "Blues" McAllister, and The Three Dukes.


With continuity by Cyrus Wood, this Warner Brothers-released film was photographed by E.B. Du Par and directed by Roy Mack.

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (Warner Brothers-1946)

Sorry, folks.  No Lucy.

From Warner Brothers in 1946, we present Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra.

This short subject was produced by Gordon Hollingshead and directed by Jack Scholl.

1937 Horace Heidt - It’s The Natural Thing To Do (King Sisters, vocal)

From the motion picture Double Or Nothing, which starred Bing Crosby,  here's Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers with "It's The Natural Thing To Do," with vocal by The King Sisters.


Recorded on June 30, 1937 and released on Brunswick #7927.