Make Believe Ballroom
Series produced by Jeff Bressler
The Make Believe Ballroom is a one hour program that features the music of the 1930s, 1940s and also occasionally delves into the early 1950s. The program is carrying the torch for past hosts Martin Block, Al Jarvis, William B Williams and Steve Allen.
The Make Believe Ballroom is a one hour program that features the music of the 1930s, 1940s and also occasionally delves into the early 1950s. The program is carrying the torch for past hosts Martin Block, Al Garvis, William B Williams and Steve Allen.
The show features the playing of songs, with notes on the history of the piece. The program also has a taped vintage interview with a significant musician, composer, arranger or producer from the era.
48 Pieces
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Join us in the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. On this week’s show
Jess Stacy’s Monumental Solo.
The Andrews Sisters 13 Weeks with Glenn Miller.
Red Norvo, ...
- Added: Aug 31, 2020
- Length: 58:01
On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. Is it Eberle or Eberly? Billie Holiday’s tenuous relationship with Artie Shaw. Along the way wonderfu...
- Added: Aug 24, 2020
- Length: 57:43
From the Crystal Studio of the Make Believe Ballroom some great reminiscences, history and stories wrapped around the classic music of Glenn Miller...
- Added: Aug 13, 2020
- Length: 58:10
On this weeks edition of MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM songs and stories featuring the De Marco Sisters and a nickname given to a star, how the song Linda ...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 58:00
This week featuring great stories, reminiscences, and music featuring, the King Sisters, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, Pea...
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 58:00
The Make Believe Ballroom is a one hour program that features the music of the 1930s, 1940s and also occasionally delves into the early 1950s. The ...
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 58:14
From the Crystal Studio of the Make Believe Ballroom some great reminiscences, history and stories wrapped around the classic music of Glenn Miller...
- Added: Aug 03, 2020
- Length: 58:05
From the Crystal Studio in the Make Believe Ballroom a fun and fast hour this week.
Great vintage interviews serve as companions to the music of C...
- Added: Aug 17, 2020
- Length: 57:52
On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, we look at Big Band era stars whose careers extended into the 50s and beyond, interviews and music of...
- Added: Sep 08, 2020
- Length: 58:01
On this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, some wonderful small group swing, a hot Charlie Barnet tale, “V-Discs, the great arranger Vic Shoen plus more...
- Added: Sep 14, 2020
- Length: 58:01
On this weeks edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - The story of a song title, a look at big band era fate, the salaries of black band musicians, ...
- Added: Sep 21, 2020
- Length: 58:10
A wonderful MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM this week as we visit Harry James and his lucky number, Les Brown and His Band of Renown seven decades of music, ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2020
- Length: 58:00
On this weeks MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM Louis Armstrong and his small band the Hot Five, Larry Clinton and his Orchestra, in addition to Cab Calloway w...
- Added: Oct 05, 2020
- Length: 58:00
On this weeks MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM we feature Gene Krupa, Anita O’Day and Ray Eldridge along with a little boogie with Will Bradley, Freddie Slack...
- Added: Oct 12, 2020
- Length: 58:00
On this weeks edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM: a Benny Goodman Band members universal achievement, the musical history of a famous telephone n...
- Added: Oct 19, 2020
- Length: 58:00
A wonderful MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM this week on public and community radio stations across the US and UK as we look at a marvelous big band era Fren...
- Added: Oct 26, 2020
- Length: 58:00
On this weeks MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM Jeff Bressler features two regal names, a great depression musical sales item, Frank Sinatra has the kids scre...
- Added: Nov 02, 2020
- Length: 58:01
On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a great Helen O’Connell quote, jazz, swing and hillbilly all rolled into one, Tiny, Shorty and Big, th...
- Added: Nov 16, 2020
- Length: 57:58
On this week’s MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM: Rhumba, a bandleaders mark as a composer, battle of the jazz violinists, from goat to Goodman hero, a grave s...
- Added: Nov 29, 2020
- Length: 58:59
On this weeks edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM – a visit from the past, some clues to a famous female vocalist, one bandleader's loss is anothe...
- Added: Nov 23, 2020
- Length: 58:09
