This is a pretty strange show, produced locally at WJR and hosted by Ron Gamble. Listeners send in song titles, which Jimmy Clark has to play on a Novachord. Harold Keene judges whether he’s played it well enough. If Jimmy is stumped and can’

Your Hit Parade, 11-24-45

Dec 12th, 2010 35m 18s

Hidden treasure! I didn’t know that I had any “Your Hit Parade” programs until recently. My grandpa didn’t put the show name on any of his index cards or on the records themselves–only the song names were listed, followed by “HP.” My mom told m

Art Linkletter’s House Party, May 21 1947

Nov 26th, 2010 29m 18s

While the turkey was in the oven today, I was able to digitize a few more records. I should be able to keep these posts coming! Today I have Art Linkletter’s House Party from May 21, 1947. The Wikipedia entry for the program is rather sparse, b

Fats Waller aircheck, unknown date

Nov 15th, 2010 12m 47s

Finally, I’m back with a real post. I want to apologize for the terse tone of my last post. I was really frustrated with not being able to get anything new recorded. I have so appreciated the emails and comments checking in on me and my gear. E

A Bouquet for You, May 1947

Oct 13th, 2010 1m 1s

It’s been a while! Thanks to those of you who commented or emailed me to make sure everything was okay. I haven’t had any more mechanical or technical failures, just a lot of busy-ness. I wish I had more time to devote to this project–I could e

Stan Kenton Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 1945

Jul 29th, 2010 11m 13s

Oh, how I wish this show were complete! I think this is my favorite music program yet. Stan Kenton and his orchestra, live at the Palladium in Hollywood for their last show there after what was apparently a long run. Stan mentions that they’re

House of Squibb, 2-25-44

Jul 21st, 2010 13m 35s

Here’s another episode of “Music from the House of Squibb,” this one from February 25, 1944. The first half of the program is pretty good, but the second half has a lot of clicks and pops due to condition issues. I recorded it using a new styl

“Sing Along with Karl, Jack and Dan,” 4-6-44

Jun 24th, 2010 14m 32s

Can you believe it–another post already? This is another episode of “Sing Along with the Landt Trio” of Karl, Jack and Dan. This program has a little extra interest to it: it’s Army Day! I knew about Armed Forces Day, but I’d never heard of Arm

Jimmie Fidler’s Hollywood, early 1944

Jun 19th, 2010 13m 31s

As a thank-you to those of you who are still with me after such a long hiatus, here’s something that I think is pretty special. This was one of my grandpa’s “b-sides,” where he really only cared about the material on the other side. This was to

Buffalo Presents Portraits in Music, 2-23-44

Jun 18th, 2010 12m 40s

I’m back!!!!! I have a new computer and a new phono preamp. My 33rpm motor is just about dead, so I’m primarily using the 78 motor and digitally correcting the speed. It’s not ideal, but it’s all I can do. Here’s a quickie I could get off today

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