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)
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