Sunday May 01, 2022
Volume 70: 7 Decades of the Polka King
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.
Listen on:
Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
As Jazz appreciation month draws to a close, we need to get a trumpet player in there. It’s even a musician I have not introduced you to yet. His playing is so effortless especially for the speed he plays. So get ready to hear the graceful and uptempo style from the horn of Roy Eldridge in Volume 69: Little Jazz on Horn Part 1.
Credits and Copyrights: Louis Armstrong Roy Eldridge Jazz MasterpiecesLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – JAZZ 003: FROM 1/2/3/4Yes, Armstrong and elridge were the featured artists in the first box set of this collection.Series:The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time – JAZZ 001, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive CollectionFormat: 4 x Vinyl, LP,Compilation, Red vinyl Red Box Box SetCountry: USReleased: 1982Genre: JazzStyle: Swing
Here Comes Cookiewritten by Mack GordonJangled NervesWritten by Bud Green, Sam H. Stept, Herman RubySwing Is HereWritten by Gene Krupa, Chu Berry and Roy EldridgeRockin' Chaircomposed by Hoagy CarmichaelThe GasserComposed by Roy EldridgeMinor JiveComposed by Roy EldridgeFiesta in BrassComposed by Roy Eldridge
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 Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Moving on with Jazz appreciation month we come to a particular type of jazz from a particular type of city…New Orleans. There were many great and memorable musicians that came out of that town, and we’ve already featured several of them on this show. But when the Franklin Mint puts together an entire box set around the Kings of that kind of music, you need to sit and take notice. So get ready to hear the early genres begin to mix together on Jelly Roll’s keyboard in Volume 68: King Morton.
Credits and copyrights:
Jelly Roll Morton / King Oliver / Sidney Bechet – Kings Of New Orleans JazzLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 017Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive CollectionFormat: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl and Box, Box SetCountry: SwedenReleased: 1983Genre: Jazz
We will hear both sides of record one. We'll listen to 7 f the 12 songs on the record.
King Porter StompWritten by Jelly Roll MortonMamie's BluesWritten by Mamie DesdumesThe ChantComposed by Mel Stitzel, Arranged by Jelly Roll MortonOriginal Jelly Roll BluesWritten by Jelly Roll MortonRed Hot PepperWritten by Jelly Roll MortonFreakishWritten by Jelly Roll MortonHigh SocietyWritten in 1901 by Porter Steele
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 Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Man, I wish I had kept the notes for the upper division History of Jazz class I took at Kent State University. Because Duke Ellington was on Professor Chaz Baker’s Mount Rushmore of Jazz. In fact, Duke’s music is so important he warranted a FULL box set from this Franklin Mint collection. So get ready to hear the most significant composer of the genre, in Volume 67: Duke, A Jazz Classic Part 1.
Credits and copyrights:
Duke Ellington – Great Jazz ClassicsLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 021Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive CollectionFormat: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, red vinyl and box Box SetCountry: SwedenReleased: 1983Genre: Jazz
Doin' The Voom VoomOld Man BluesCreole Love CallSlippery HornHyde ParkHarmony In HarlemBraggin' In Brass
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 Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Welcome to Jazz appreciation month and what better way to celebrate than with the greatest jazz recordings of all time collection from the Franklin Mint. We will start the month with the versatile saxophone. And we will feature one of the true innovators on the instrument and jazz in general, Coleman Hawkins. So get ready for an ever-evolving sound in Volume 66: Sax Master Hawkins.
Credits and copyrights:
Various – Jazz Masters Of The SaxLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 013Series: Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection, The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All TimeFormat: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl Box SetCountry: SwedenReleased: 1983Genre: Jazz
We will listen to selections from both sides of disc one. We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this record. And believe me, I had a tough time choosing those 7. In fact, so tough, I chose to include an extra song on this episode.
Hello, LolaSwinging In The GrooveBody And SoulThe Man I LovePicassoMood IndigoGo Li'l Liza
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 Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
It’s a 78 RPM Sunday. On this show, we’ve had music sung in the language of my birth, English, and the language of my heritage, Italian, and the rhythmic beat of the language of Latin America, Spanish. We turn now to another language I’m going to butcher, German. So get ready for a 1934 performance of the music that just might have given Tolkien an idea in Volume 65: Wagner's Walkure.
Credits and copyrights:
Excerpts from Die Walküre / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski A Victor Musical Masterpiece.Label: Victor matrix CS-83102Format: 4x shellac 78 RPM RecordsReleased in 1934Genre: Classical
We will hear 6 of the 8 sides from this collection.
Excerpts from Die Walkure Part 1The Ride of the ValkyrieThe Ride of the Valkyrie conclusionWotan's FarewellWotan's farewell concludedThe Magic Fire
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 Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
For many decades, selling a million records meant you had recorded something special. While the songs you’ll hear on this episode were all million sellers, Andy was not the original singer when any of them hit a million in sales. So let’s get ready to hear me say a million at least a million times with Volume 64: William's Millions.
There are 12 songs on this record, We'll hear 7 of them on this episode
Credits and copyrights:
Andy Williams – Million Seller SongsLabel: Cadence (2) – CLP 3061Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoCountry: CanadaReleased: 1962Genre: Pop
Twilight TimeWritten-By – Al Nevins, Artie Dunn, Buck Ram, Morty NevinsIt's All In The GameWritten-By – Carl Sigman, General Charles Gates DawesButterflyWritten-By – Anthony SeptemberLove Letters In The SandWritten-By – Charles Kenny, J. Fred Coots, Nick KennySuddenly There's A ValleyWritten-By – Biff Jones, Chuck MeyerMam'selleWritten-By – Edmund Goulding, Mack GordonSo RareWritten-By – Jack Sharpe, Jerry Herst
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 Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
We now turn to music from the country where my mom’s parents and dad’s grandparents were born. Italia! And we hear it from one of the chart-topping female singers of the 1950s and 60s from around the world. So get ready for great music in TWO languages with Volume 63: Connie's Italian Hits.
Credits and copyrights:
Connie Francis – Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian HitsLabel: MGM Records – E/SE 4102Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Blue-Gold LabelCountry: E Canada, SE USReleased: 1962Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Chanson, Vocal
Al Di LaWritten By – Carlo Donida, Mogol whose real name is Giulio Rapetti
Il Cielo In Una Stanza (This World We Love In)Written By – Mogol, Toang whose real name is Renato Angiolini
24 Mila BaciWritten By – composed by Ezio Leoni, Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, and Adriano Celentano
Quando Quando Quando (Tell Me When)Written-By – Alberto Testa, Tony Renis
Come Prima (For The First Time)Written By – written by Enzo Di Paola, Mario Panzeri, Buck Ram and Sandro Taccani
Tango ItalianoWritten By – written by Bruno Pallesi, Luciano Beretta and Walter Malgoni
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 Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Back to the big screen we go. But this time the tunes are provided by just a trio of musicians instead of the orchestra full you are used to. And every one is an Oscar winner. So time to go groovin at the movies with extra butter for Volume 62: Popcorn and Soul.
Credits and copyrights:
The Roy Meriwether Trio – Popcorn & Soul: Groovin' At The MoviesLabel: Columbia – CL 2498Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1966Genre: Jazz
Never On SundayOver The RainbowMoon RiverZip-A-Dee-Doo-DahThe Shadow Of Your SmileWhen You Wish Upon A Star
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.
https://www.highresaudio.com/en/artist/view/e9093c0d-6bba-493b-8de0-fd11345185d3/the-roy-meriwether-trio
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.