The Retro Cocktail Hour
Series produced by Kansas Public Radio

Swinging bachelor pad music, exotica, bossa nova and groovy movie soundtracks.
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage "bachelor pad" music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric, overstimulated pop music of the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
The show's spiced with everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and bossa nova to contemporary bands like Don Tiki, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, Waitiki, the Tikiyaki Orchestra, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco and others.
Featured artists: Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Perez Prado, Raymond Scott, Juan Esquivel, Arthur Lyman, Tito Puente, Pete Rugolo, Dead Ringer, Nelson Riddle, Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble, Dean Elliott, The Blue Hawaiians, etc.
Availability: Weekly 1- or 2-hour shows, with one :30 optional cutaway per hour.
Additional Files
- Generic Promo 1 (Stations_Generic_1_NoTag.mp2)
- Generic Promo 2 (Stations_Generic_2_NoTag.mp2)
- Generic Promo 3 (Stations_Generic_3_NoTag.mp2)
- Generic Promo 4 (Stations_Generic_4_NoTag.mp2)
- Generic Promo 1 - Says "tonight" (Stations_Generic-Tonight_1_NoTag.mp2)
- Generic Promo 2 - Says "tonight" (Stations_Generic-Tonight_2_NoTag.mp2)
- RCH Logo 1 (logo_hires.jpg)
- RCH Logo 2 (retro-cocktail.jpg)
- Host Darrell Brogdon (Tonga_Room.jpg)
79 Pieces
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- Added: Jun 06, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 11
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- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
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- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 23
Bought by WSLR, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska, KAMU and more
- Added: May 17, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 32
Bought by KGOU, KPRG, KECG, KBBI Alaska, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: May 10, 2023
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 33
Bought by KPRG, KGOU, Radio Catskill, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: May 03, 2023
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 30
Bought by Radio Catskill, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT, GCR (Global Community Radio), WBAA and more
- Added: Apr 23, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 27
Bought by KPRG, KGOU, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KAMU and more
- Added: Apr 18, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 32
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KPRG, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Apr 04, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 31
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Wyoming Public Radio, and KMXT
- Added: Apr 03, 2023
- Length: 01:29:27
- Purchases: 3
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KCNP, KBBI Alaska, KGOU, KAMU and more
- Added: Mar 29, 2023
- Length: 01:58:28
- Purchases: 29
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KCNP, KGOU, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Mar 22, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 28
Bought by WSLR, WKMS, KCNP, KBBI Alaska, KAMU and more
- Added: Mar 16, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 22
Bought by KMXT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KGOU, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Mar 07, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KBBI Alaska, KGOU, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 27
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Raven Radio, Harford Community Radio, KBBI Alaska, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Feb 22, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
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Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KBBI Alaska, Raven Radio, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Feb 14, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KBBI Alaska, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Feb 07, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KBBI Alaska, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Jan 31, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 28