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)
35 Pieces
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- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 9
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- Added: Aug 06, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Aug 03, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Jul 27, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Jul 20, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill, KBBI Alaska, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Jul 13, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KJZX-Austin, Harford Community Radio, Radio Catskill, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Royalton Community Radio and more
- Added: Jul 06, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
Bought by KJZX-Austin, WFHB, Radio Catskill, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WLVT and more
- Added: Jun 29, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 27
Bought by KCHU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, Harford Community Radio, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Jun 22, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Jun 15, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KCHU, Harford Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, WFHB and more
- Added: Jun 07, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
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- Added: Jun 01, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30
Bought by KCHU, Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: May 25, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 29
Bought by KJZX-Austin, WKMS, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 20, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 21
Bought by KGOU, KCHU, Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: May 10, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 32
Bought by KGOU, KCHU, Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: May 04, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
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- Added: Apr 26, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 31
Bought by KCHU, KGOU, Harford Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Apr 21, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 27
- Added: Apr 19, 2022
- Length: 02:54
- Purchases: 9
Bought by KGOU, Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KHNS and more
- Added: Apr 12, 2022
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 30