The receptionist at work has given me her cold, I think. I was quite husky on the air today. Sounded like a phone sex operator.
Today's show? Swing. Lots of fun. Check these tunes out. You can't go wrong.
Glenn Miller and his orchestra: In the Mood
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: Zoot Suit Riot
Artie Shaw and orchestra: Non-Stop Flight
Swing Session: L.A. Hop
Uptown Savages: Cadillac Baby
Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra: Minnie the Moocher
Billy Banks: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing)
Bill Elliott orchestra: On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Acme Swing Company: Warm It Up
Royal Crown Revue: Zip Gun Bop
Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra: Swingin’ Uptown
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Mr. Pinstripe Suit
Lee Press-on and the Nails: (You’ve Got a) Shaolin Kung-Fu Death Grip on my Soul (check these guys out. Great swing with a latin beat.
ixchelmala turned me on to them.)
Indigo Swing: Blue Suit Boogie
Bob Wills: New San Antonio Rose (it’s swing, just western.)
Brian Setzer Orchestra: Jump, Jive and Wail
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: Ding-dong Daddy of the D-Car Line
Swing Session: Out West
Janis Siegel: Bai Mir Bist Du Schon
Asleep at the Wheel: Before All Hell Breaks Loose (western swing and a request)
Bunny Berigan: All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (but actually no, they don’t)
Bill Elliott Orchestra: The Guy I Met This Evening
Acme Swing Company: Hep Cat (I said “het cat” on the air. *sigh*)
Tommy Dorsey and orchestra: Boogie Woogie
Royal Crown Revue: Friday the 13th
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra: Take the ‘A’ Train
Count Basie: Jumping at the Woodside
BBVD: I Wanna Be Like You (This is the song King Louie sings in “The Jungle Book”)
Lee Press-on and the Nails: Well, Did You Evah? (*fantastic* cover of this song)
Indigo Swing: Flip, Flop, and Fly
Glen Gray and his orchestra: Casa Loma Stomp
Count Basie: Shout and Feel It
Benny Goodman and orchestra: Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) Parts 1 and 2