Playlist Additions - Sep 2024

I hope everyone is doing well.  Over the past week I've added some more songs to the Swing City Radio regular rotation.  Here are some of the highlights:

Songs from The Carnation Contented Hour - Melody Hour (AFRS)

The Carnation Contented Hour was a radio music series that aired on various networks from 1931 to 1951 and was sponsored by the Carnation Milk Company.  In the 1940's, it was also called The Melody Hour when it was distributed to the troops via the Armed Forces Radio Service.  The show had many great hosts through the years and a boatload of talent performed on this show.  I've only begun to scratch the surface.  In this batch of additions I've added songs by Jo Stafford, Buddy Clark and Dick Haymes.

Listen to: Jo Stafford sing "I Got the Sun in the Morning" from September 1950

Benny Goodman Swing School

These tracks are from broadcasts that took place in July and August of 1937.  They feature one of the most classic lineups that Goodman ever assembled.  Some of the titles included are: "Sing, Sing, Sing (Part 2)", "Mother Goose Marches On", "Lullaby In Rhythm" and "Clarinet Marmalade".  Great stuff! 

Also added to the Playlist

Tracks by Bing Crosby from October of 1952 and selected songs from a July 1945 performance by Lucky Millinder on the show "One Night Stand".  I had to really work with the audio quality but I got it sounding pretty good.

Enjoy!

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Watch: Hawaiian War Chant

I can never get enough of old film footage that captures our favorite Big Bands in action.  This is a clip of Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra jammin' out to Hawaiian War Chant.  This clip is from the 1942 motion picture entitled "Ship Ahoy".

Take a look at a young Buddy Rich pounding away at the drums.  It's so great to be able to watch him in action.  The Youtuber that put this video together did a very good job restoring the footage and the overall sound.  Check it out!

One last thing, I'm pretty sure that the "special effect" in the opening part of the film which makes it appear like Buddy Rich and his drum set are floating onto the set caused many of the 1940's audience to experience vertigo.  But that's just my theory. 😁  Enjoy!

Watch - "Hawaiian War Chant" by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

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