The Rainbows - They Say 78 rpm!

From 1956, we present The Rainbows with "They Say."

The fellows are accompanied by Jimmy Wright and His Orchestra.

Released on Rama #RR-209.

1949 HITS ARCHIVE: Clancy Lowered The Boom - Dennis Day

From 1949, here's Dennis Day with "Clancy Lowered The Boom," with Charles Dant and His Orchestra.

Released on RCA Victor #20-2018.

It's The Same Old Shillelagh

Top o'the mornin' to one and all!

From Decca Records in 1945, it's time for Bing Crosby to sing "It's The Same Old Shillelagh."

Bing's joined by Bob Haggart and His Orchestra and The Jesters (NOT the 1950s-1960s R& B group).

Songs Of The Home And Heart [1956] - Ferlin Husky

Here's a complete 33 and 1/3 RPM Capitol Records long-playing album with Ferlin Husky and His Hush Puppies, "Songs of the Home and Heart."


Released in 1956 on Capitol #T-718.


Here are the selections:


【00:00】A1 - Hang Your Head In Shame
【02:45】A2 - That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
【06:09】A3 - I Can't Go On Like This
【08:18】A4 - That Little Boy Of Mine
【10:57】A5 - Farther And Farther Apart
【13:29】A6 - Never Have, Never Will
【15:51】B1 - I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair
【18:39】B2 - Daddy's Little Girl
【21:33】B3 - You Make Me Feel Funny, Honey
【23:38】B4 - Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair
【26:13】B5 - Honky-Tonkin' Party Girl
【28:36】B6 - Useless

Sweeping The Clouds Away by The Clevelanders, 1930

Here are The Clevelanders with "Sweepin' The Clouds Away" with vocal by William Robyn.


Recorded in March of 1930 and released on Cameo #0268.

1935 HITS ARCHIVE: Truckin’ - Fats Waller

From the 26th edition of the Cotton Club Parade, we present Fats Waller and His Rhythm with "Truckin'."


Fats plays the piano and sings on this one.


Recorded in New York City on August 2, 1935 and released on Victor #25116.

Roy Newman & His Boys "Messin' Around" on Vocalion 02906 (1934) Bill Boy...

Time for music by Roy Newman and His Boys, "Messin' Around."

Recorded on September 30, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas and released on Vocalion #02906.

Four Aces "A Garden In The Rain" 1951 music by Carroll Gibbons

From 1951, here are The Four Aces, featuring Al Alberts, with "A Garden In The Rain."


Released on Decca #9-27860.

78rpm Humoresque - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, 1937 - Vocalion 4449...

From 1937, here's Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with their interpretation of Anton Dvorak's "Humoresque."


Released on Vocalion #4449.

Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm - LOVELY ONE

From the United Artists movie release Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938, we present Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with "Lovely One."

Bob Goday handles the vocal here.

Recorded in New York City on July 2, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7066.

Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm - SITTIN' IN A SAND A-SUNNIN'

Time for music by Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra as the boys play---and Charles Chester sings---"Sittin' In A Sand-A-Sunnin'."

Recorded in New York City on July 3, 1936 and released on Bluebird #B-6476.

FEVER - Little Willie John - 1956

From 1956, here's Little Willie John with his original version of "Fever."

Released on King #4935.

PRIDE OF COUNTRY MUSIC-Charley Pride (RCA Victor DynaGroove LSP-3775; 1967)

From RCA Victor Records in 1967, we present "Pride of Country Music" with Charley Pride.

That's RCA LP #LSP-3775 and in Stereo and DynaGroove. 

Here are the tracks:

A1. In The Middle Of Nowhere	2:57
A2. The Last Thing On My Mind	2:07
A3. Just Between You And Me	2:13
A4. Apartment #9	2:50
A5. Spell Of The Freight Train	2:11
A6. I Know One	2:23
B1. I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be	3:16
B2. A Good Woman's Love	2:10
B3. Silence	2:30
B4. Take Me Home	2:26
B5. Touch My Heart	2:49
B6. Best Banjo Picker	2:08

Billy Vaughn plays The Million Sellers (1958) GMB

Released in 1959----and in honest-to-goodness stereo---it's "Billy Vaughn Plays the Million Sellers," Dot LP # 25119.

Here are the tracks:

A1 Canadian Sunset A2 Moonglow And The Theme From "Picnic" A3 Holiday For Strings A4 Tonight We Love A5 Till The End Of Time A6 Fascination B1 Around The World B2 So Rare B3 In The Mood B4 Full Moon And Empty Arms B5 Ruby B6 High Noon

LOUD MOUTH by the Modern Mountaineers

Time for music by The Modern Mountaineers as the boys play----and Smokey Wood sings---"Loud Mouth."

Recorded in San  Antonio, Texas on March 1, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7047 that July.

Thank Heaven For You-Rudy Vallee

From the Paramount picture International House, here's Rudy Valley and His Connecticut Yankees with "Thank Heaven For You."


Rudy handles the vocal on this Leo Robin-Ralph Rainger composition.


Recorded on June 20, 1933 and released on Bluebird #5098.

Claude Hopkins Orchestra - Barber Shop Blues (1933)

Time for a 1933 Vitaphone short as we present Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra in "Barbershop Blues."


Vocalist Orlando Roberson and The Four Step Brothers join Claude and the boys in this one.


This short, released theatrically by Warner Brothers was photographed by Edwin B. DuPar and directed by Joseph Henabery.

1936 Herbie Kay - Sunday On The Swanee (Fuzzy Combs, vocal)

Time for music by Herbie Kay and His Orchestra as the boys play---and Fuzzy Combs sings---"Sunday on the Swanee."


Recorded in Chicago on February 24, 1936 and released on Columbia #3126.