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)
53 Pieces
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMXT, KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KCHU and more
- Added: Aug 10, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 33
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- Added: Dec 06, 2022
- Length: 02:57:00
- Purchases: 32
Bought by KJZX-Austin, WSLR, WKMS, WSKG, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Dec 14, 2022
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KMXT, WPCA-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KAAD-LP, KHNS and more
- Added: Dec 20, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 10
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLVT, RADIOLEX, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KAAD-LP and more
- Added: Dec 23, 2022
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 25
Bought by Delmarva Public Media, WSLR, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KJZX-Austin, Wyoming Public Radio and more
- Added: Dec 30, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 25
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- Added: Jan 11, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 24
Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, KGOU, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Jan 17, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 31
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- Added: Jan 24, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
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- Added: Jan 31, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Nov 27, 2023
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 30
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- Added: Feb 14, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 31
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- Added: Feb 22, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by WMTNradio, KUCO, KLCC, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by WMTNradio, KLCC, KMXT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Mar 07, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 32
Bought by WSLR, WKMS, KCNP, KBBI Alaska, KAMU and more
- Added: Mar 16, 2023
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 22
Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KCNP, KGOU and more
- Added: Mar 22, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 29
Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KCNP, KBBI Alaska, KGOU and more
- Added: Mar 29, 2023
- Length: 01:58:28
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Wyoming Public Radio, and KMXT
- Added: Apr 03, 2023
- Length: 01:29:27
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Apr 04, 2023
- Length: 01:58:29
- Purchases: 32
