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Here is a selection of songs from the early years of jazz that had longevity. Their popularity lasted for decades.
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- Added: Sep 06, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Often imitated, but never duplicated, the "Jucy Lucy" is a Minneapolis food favorite. In this piece, learn the backstory and true mark of this icon...
- Added: Sep 28, 2014
- Length: 03:58
The chance meeting of Joe Sanders and Carleton Coon shortly after World War I lead to one of the most successful bands of the 1920s. You could say,...
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- Added: May 29, 2014
- Length: 58:58
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Ah, summer, the shortest season of the year. Or, at least it seems that way. This show is devoted to a few really hot bands and vocalists who guar...
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- Added: Jun 18, 2013
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 1
Composer Harry Warren is best remembered for the music he wrote for Judy Garland, and the musicals, 42nd Street and The Gold Diggers, however, long...
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- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 1
Ellis was first a jazz pianist and later jazz vocalist who recorded numerous sides with the Dorsey Brothers, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, and many other...
- Added: Sep 21, 2012
- Length: 58:54
A collection of sounds and voices from William Devine Golf course, one of America's oldest public courses, located in inner-city Boston in the hear...
- Added: May 16, 2012
- Length: 01:55
This segment on the early years of jazz is devoted to the small group session between 1924 and 1930. Oh, yes, we also drift over to 1945.
- Added: Mar 14, 2012
- Length: 58:58