Jesse Rogers - Hadacol Boogie (1949)

Here's something to shake your blues away as Jesse Rogers and His 49ers perform Bill Nettles' "Hadacol Boogie."

From RCA Victor records in 1949.

1945 HITS ARCHIVE: Chickery Chick - Sammy Kaye (Billy Williams

From 1945, it's time to Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye as the boys play "Chickery Chick."

Nancy Norman, Billy Williams, and The Kaye Choir provide the vocal refrain.

Released on Victor #20-1726.

1936 HITS ARCHIVE: Stompin’ At The Savoy - Benny Goodman (full band vers...

Let's go "Stompin' At The Savoy" with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.

Recorded in Chicago on January 24, 1936 and released on Victor #25247.

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.

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.

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

Norma Jean ~ Let's Go All The Way

From 1964, it's time for music by Pretty Miss Norma Jean as she sings her RCA Victor Country and Western hit, "Let's Go All The Way."

DUST OFF THAT OLD PIANNA by Fats Waller 1935

"(OH SUSANNAH) DUST OFF THAT OLD PIANNA" is the selection by Fats Waller and His Rhythm.


Fats plays the piano and handles the vocal here.


Recorded in 1935 and released on Victor #24888.

SLIPPERY HANK by Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band 1917

Time for old time hot jazz as we present Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band and "Slipper Hank--One-Step."


Recorded on June 4, 1917 and released on Victor #18321.

78 RPM: The Benny Goodman Quartet - Opus 1/2

Time for music by The Benny Goodman Quartet as the foursome plays "Opus 1/2."


Besides Benny on clarinet, you have Teddy Wilson on piano, Dave Tough on drums, and Lionel Hampton on Vibraharp.


Recorded on October 12, 1938 and released on Victor #26091 as part of the album A Swing Session with Benny Goodman (Victor P3).

1932 George Olsen - Gosh Darn! (Ethel Shutta, Fran Frey, Vocals)

"Gosh Darn!"  That's the name of this entry by George Olsen and His Music.


George's wife, Ethel Shutta and Fran Frey provide the vocals on this one.


Recorded in New York City on April 14, 1932 and released on Victor #22994.

1st RECORDING OF: Lazy River - Hoagy Carmichael (1930)

Here's the first recording of "Lazy River," with Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra.


Hoagy, who co-wrote the song with Sidney Arodin, handles the vocal here.


Recorded on November 20, 1930 and released on Victor #23034.

78rpm: Take Another Guess - Benny Goodman & his Orchestra with Ella Fitz...

It's time to "Take Another Guess" with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.

Ella Fitzgerald handles the vocal here.

This November, 1936 recording was released on Victor #25461.

1933 HITS ARCHIVE: The Song Is You - Jack Denny (Paul Small, vocal)

Here's music by Jack Denny and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra as the boys play, and Paul Small sings, "The Song Is You."


This Oscar Hammerstein-Jerome Kern composition was from the Operetta Music In The Air.


Recorded on November 11, 1932 and released on Victor #24183.

Paul Whiteman "Rhapsody In Blue" 1924 HISTORIC! composer at piano--George Gershwin!

Here's Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with George Gershwin at the piano as they play Mr. Gershwin's famed "Rhapsody In Blue" as both parts one and two of this twin-sided recording from June 10, 1924 is presented here.

Ferde Grofe, best remembered as the composer of "Grand Canyon Suite," wrote the arrangement.

Released on Victor #55225.

1927 HITS ARCHIVE: The Best Things In Life Are Free - George Olsen (Bob ...

From the production Good News, time for a tune from George Olsen and His Music "The Best Things In Life Are Free."


Bob Borger handles the vocal here.


Recorded in Camden, New Jersey on August 19, 1927 and released on Victor #20872.

Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Collegiate Love 78 rpm 1929

Time for music by Ted Weems and His Orchestra as the boys play "Collegiate Love."


Vocals are handled by Parker Gibbs, Art Weems, Art Jarrett, and members of the band.


Recorded on December 7, 1929 and released on Victor #22406.

1936 Eddy Duchin - Pennies From Heaven (Lew Sherwood, vocal)

Here are Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra with the title song from the Columbia picture Pennies From Heaven.

Lew Sherwood handles the vocal here.

Recorded in Hollywood on July 21, 1936 and released on Victor #25431.

1936 HITS ARCHIVE: The Broken Record - Guy Lombardo (vocal trio)

How 'bout giving a listen to "The Broken Record" with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians?


Carmen Lombardo (one of Guy's brothers), Larry Owen, and Fred Higman provide the vocal here.


Recorded on December 14, 1935 and released on Victor #25210.

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.