Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Volume 88: Greatest Jazz Singers Part 1
Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl
Extensive and Eclectic and we hear them as is with skips, scratches, and pops. Being a radio and mobile DJ for a decade and a half, I collected several hundred albums. I had nothing on my dad who owned more than 500 (33 1/3) LPs and over 100 78 RPMs at the time of his death in December 2019. I had no idea he had so many. We found them spread all over the house when we prepared for the estate sale. I went through every one and categorized them on an app called Discogs. I thought so many were unique, I decided to start a podcast called Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. Each episode will feature an album. I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums and I’ll give other info about the album and the time it was released.
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Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
It’s a 78 RPM Sunday. This time we head to Cuba and get treated to the latin beat that was so popular in the first half to middle of the 20th century and a rhythm that still rules some of the best music in the world. So, get ready to hear both sides of all four records in Volume 87: Rumba Rhapsody.
Credits and copyrights
Caney – Rumba RhapsodyCuarteto Caney - Rumba Rhapsody album coverMore images
Label: Decca – A-238Series: 21M Series, Serie HispanaFormat: 4 x Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, RepressReleased: 1942Genre: Jazz, LatinStyle: Rumba, Latin Jazz, Cubano
We will hear all eight sides of this collection.
Rumba RhapsodyWritten-By – Rafael AudinotPare CocheroWritten-By – Marcelino Guerra, Miguel A. BanguelaEl MondongueroWritten-By – F. BauzáUn Brujo De GuamabacoaWritten-By – H. CárdenasParan Pan PinWritten-By – Luciano Pozo (Chano)Oye El CarboneroWritten-By – Iván FernándezMis Cinco Hijos Se CasaronWritten-By – Osvaldo FarrésCon Un Solo PieWritten-By – B.J. Gutierrez
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
My dad’s taste seemed to refine over the years. Many were the days late in his life when I would catch him listening to opera when he wasn’t listening to old country or one of the members of the rat pack. But it wasn’t just any old opera. So, get ready for one of the most popular contemporary vocal performers in the world with Volume 86: Pavarotti's Greatest Part 1.
Credits and copyrights
Luciano Pavarotti – Pavarotti's Greatest HitsLabel: London Records – PAV 2003-4Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, GatefoldReleased: 1980Genre: ClassicalStyle: Opera
We are listening to Record One of the two record set and we will hear 6 of the 13 songs on the album.
Turandot: Nessun DormaComposed By – Puccini*Conductor – Zubin MehtaOrchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra
La Bohème: Che Gilida ManinaComposed By – Puccini*Conductor – Herbert von KarajanOrchestra – The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
La DanzaComposed By – Rossini*Conductor – Richard BonyngeOrchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna
Torna A SurrientoComposed By – de Curtis*Conductor – Gian Carlo Chiaramello*Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra*
Carmen: Flower SongComposed By – Bizet*Conductor – Leone MagieraOrchestra – The Vienna Volksoper Orchestra*
Il Trovatore: Di Quella PiraChorus – The Vienna Opera Chorus*Composed By – Verdi*Conductor – Nicola RescignoOrchestra – The Vienna Opera Orchestra*Soprano Vocals – Gildis Flossmann
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
The voice you will hear on this episode probably best represents what the music in our family was all about. Fun and funny…with an Italian twist. And this album is filled with all of that. So get ready for our Sunday dinner tour d'Italia taken from music played around the world with Volume 85: Monte's Bull.
Credits and copyrights
Lou Monte – The Mixed Up Bull From PalermoLabel: Reprise Records – R-6155Format: Vinyl, LPReleased: 1964Genre: JazzStyle: Big Band
We'll hear 8 or the 16 songs on this record.
The Mixed Up Bull From PalermoThink It OverSkinny Lena (translation...I think)Hello, Dolly! (Italian Style)Too Fat Polka (Italian Style)Who Stole My ProvoloneMy Paisan's Across The WayHootennany Italian Style
Ray Allen, Wandra Merrell, Marie Scaglione, Arthur Richardson, Ross MacLean, and Jerry Herman
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Back to Dixieland, but this time the music has a more laid-back, sophisticated style. And while I may have mentioned this trumpet player in a past episode, Red Nichols has not been featured on one of my dad’s records so far. So get ready for an entree that’s always on my dad’s menu with Volume 84: Dixieland for Dinner.
Credits and copyrights
Red Nichols And The Five Pennies – Dixieland Dinner DanceLabel: Capitol Records – ST-1297Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, StereoReleased: 1960Genre: JazzStyle: Dixieland
We'll hear 6 of the 10 songs on the album.
Cornet – Red NicholsBass Saxophone – Joe Rushton, Jr.Clarinet – Bill WoodTrombone – Pete Beilmann, Sr.Drums – Rollie CulverPiano – Bobby HammackProducer – Bill MillerArtwork – Frank Page
Johnson RagWritten-By – Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf, Jack LawrenceMy Funny ValentineWritten-By – Richard Rodgers - Lorenz HartSatan Takes A HolidayWritten-By – Larry ClintonBaby Won't You Please Come HomeWritten-By – Charles Warfield, Clarence WilliamsStop, Look And ListenWritten-By – George Van Eps, Johnny Van Eps, Ralph FreedAmerican PatrolArranged By, Adapted By – Henry Beau, Red Nichols
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
It’s a 78 RPM Sunday and back to the time of Shakespeare we go. The music was conceived due to the composer’s love of an actress. The orchestra recorded here was assembled to lure the conductor out of Italy. So, get ready to hear excerpts from one of the most famous love stories in history with Volume 83: Toscanini Conducts Berlioz.
Credits and copyrights
NBC Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Arturo Toscanini – Romeo And Juliet Opus 17, Dramatic Symphony ExcerptsLabel: RCA Victor Red Seal – DM-1160Format: 3 x Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumReleased: Genre: ClassicalStyle: Romantic
Rome Seul, Tristesse, Concert Et Bal, Grand Fete Chez Capulet (Part 1)Rome Seul, Tristesse, Concert Et Bal, Grand Fete Chez Capulet (Part 2)Rome Seul, Tristesse, Concert Et Bal, Grand Fete Chez Capulet (Concluded)Scene D'Amour (Part 1)Scene D'Amour (Part 2)Scene D'Amour (Concluded)
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
I’m not sure there are enough superlatives available when describing the career of Bob Newhart. From early comedy and TV, through movie voiceovers and more TV, to being one of the most memorable regulars on a recent popular show. So get ready to hear The most celebrated new comedian since Attila (The Hun) with Volume 82: Button Down Bob.
Credits and copyrights
Bob Newhart – The Button-Down Mind Of Bob NewhartLabel: Warner Bros. Records – W 1379Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1960Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Comedy
Recorded live at The Tidelands Club, Houston, Texas
Abe Lincoln Vs. Madison AvenueMerchandising The Wright BrothersDriving Instructor (Pilot Script For A New TV Series)Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
I’ve been familiar with Bobby Darin ever since I heard Splish Splash for the first time. I’ve been familiar with Johnny Mercer because he’s written at least a couple dozen of the songs we’ve heard on this show so far. So get ready for a couple singer songwriters who were born 27 years apart in Volume 81: Two of a Kind.
Credits and copyrights
Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer With Billy May And His Orchestra – Two Of A KindLabel: ATCO Records – 33-126Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Shelley PressReleased: 1961Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Big Band, Vocal
Two Of A KindWritten-By – Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer - IndianaWritten-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
Ace In The Hole - Funny interplay with one of them imitating other starsWritten-By – George Mitchell (4), James Dempsey
East Of The RockiesWritten-By – Lou Singer*, Sid Robin
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My JellyrollWritten-By – Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams
Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker's DaughterWritten-By – Chick Endor, Paul Specht
Two Of A KindWritten-By – Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
Sunday Jul 10, 2022
The voice you will hear is someone I’ve been a big fan of for years. The violinist you will hear is someone I’ve never heard of. But they’re on the same album compiled from songs recorded in 1935. So get ready to hear a couple of amazing jazz clowns in Volume 80: Hi-Fi Lootin'.
Credits and copyrights
Joe Venuti And Louis Prima – Hi-Fi Lootin'Label: Design Records – DLP 54Format: Vinyl, LP, CompilationCountry: USReleased: 1958Genre: Jazz
I'm Confessin' That I Love YouConfessin' by Louis Prima's New Orleans Gang (1936)written by Al J. Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds, Sterling Grant, Chris Smith
Doin' Thingswritten by Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and released in 1928
Hoagie Carmicheal MedleyRockin Chair, Georgia On My Mind, Lazy River
Way Down Yonder In New Orleanswritten by Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
Basin Streetwritten by Spencer Williams
Monday Datewritten by Earl Hines
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Former DJ Trying His Hand at a Podcast
Although I’m currently working in public relations and marketing, I spent 16 years in radio broadcasting. Some of that as a news and sports reporter, but mostly as a disk jockey.
My first two years in radio were spent learning from giants in the business at the nation’s number one nostalgia station, WBBG in Cleveland. That station is now long off the air.
From 1982 to 1984 I worked with and for my father’s favorite 1950s DJ Bill Randle, who helped put Elvis Presley on the musical map north of the Mason Dixon line. My dad was so excited when I told him I would be the intern writing his newscasts. Even after I took a full time position at the station, I relished the opportunities to have conversations with Bill about the radio business. He once told me a great Elvis story as I drove him to the bus station for one of his weekend trips.
I also can’t forget the influences of other on air legends like Carl Reece and Ted Alexander who now has his own internet show of oldies.
This collection isn’t made up of just a bunch of albums I found in my dad’s house after he died. I listened to these albums. Mostly at Sunday dinners. But I wore a few of these out on my own turntable. So I know this collection and I think you’re going to enjoy some of the unique selections.
My dad and I had very similar taste in a lot of music. I also have over 400 albums in my personal collection. Even after his death I found some of my albums in his collection and visa versa.
I consider myself a bit of an amateur music historian. I’ve always loved music that came way before I was born, although I’m still partial to Led Zeppelin.
Additionally, extra understanding and appreciation of much of what you will hear in my dad’s collection came from a great upper level class I had in college: The History of Jazz.
I do know one thing. It will be fun to get behind a microphone again and share some great recordings.