Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Volume 25: Pete Fountain a High Society Fathers Day
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 Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
We’re going to do something a little different in this episode
I’m not only interested in the music itself, but I’ve always loved the more technical side of recordings as well. What equipment was used to record and play back music has always fascinated me. And I really dig the history of recording that is included inside the gatefold of this album that RCA Victor put out. Yes...we will learn a little about the dog that stares into the old phonograph that you see on RCA Victor records.
So get ready to hear some great music while we learn about the technology that recorded it and played it back in Volume 24: Music America Loves Part 1
My experience and research only goes so far.See corrections to recording dates below provided by collector @eblackadder3:
Various – 60 Years Of "Music America Loves Best"Label: RCA Victor Red Seal – LM-6074Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, GatefoldReleased:1959Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Vocal, Opera, Romantic, Swing, Instrumental
Enrico CarusoVesti La Giubba (From "Pagliacci")Composed by Ruggero LeoncavalloRecorded February 1, 1904117 years ago(The Caruso recording of "Vesti la Giubba" heard here was his second version for Victor, recorded on March 17, 1907. And the version on this album is the "re-recorded" version , with an electrically recorded orchestral accompaniment overdubbed onto the original orchestra in 1932.)
Paul Whiteman and his Ambassador Orchestra WhisperingWritten by Vincent RoseRecorded on August 23, 1920
Sergei RachmaninoffPrelude In C-Sharp MinorSergei RakhmaninovRecorded April 23, 1919(The Rachmaninoff prelude is the electrical version recorded April 4, 1928; the acoustical recording was made October 14, 1921 (not in 1919).)
Mario Lanza Be My Lovelyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas BrodszkyRecorded in 1950
Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra "Lohengrin" Prelude, Act IIIComposed by Richard WagnerRecorded in 1954(1951)
The Ames Brothers The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lanewritten by Sid Tepper and Roy C. BennettRecorded on September 8, 1954
Perez Prado Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteComposed by Louis GuglielmiRecorded in 1950(1955)
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Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
To commemorate what would have been my parents’ 62nd anniversary, we’ll pull out a record filled with the type of Italian music you would hear in a festive restaurant.
This episode drops on June 6. My parents’ wedding anniversary. Even though Italian was not spoken around the house, there was still very much an Italian vibe within the family. When you're 100% Italian, it’s hard for there not to be.
So let’s celebrate what would have been 62 years of marriage for my parents with Volume 23: Anniversary Special for the Cafe Italiano
#cafeitaliano #accordionmusic #italianmusic #joebasile #anniversaryspecial #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl #spinvinyl #spinoldvinyl #giveitaspin
Jo Basile, Accordion And Orchestra ; Aldo Conti, Tenor* & Chorus* – Cafe ItalianoLabel: Audio Fidelity – AFLP 1893Format: Vinyl, LPCountry: USReleased: 1958Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Folk
Miguel written by Marino Marini, Ramón Cabrera
Guaglione Kid written by Nisa, Giuseppe Fanciulli
Scapricciatiello written by Ferdinando Albano, Pacifico Vento
Sophia written by Nino Oliviero, Enrico Caputo, Franco Mele
Maruzzella written by Åke Gerhard, Renato Carosone, Enzo Bonagura
Pizza Pizza
O Ciucciariello written by Nino Oliviero, Roberto Murolo
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Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
Yes...I knew he had this album. Yes...I listened to it every once in a while. Yes...there is an extra special connection to my father. Not because of this album. But because of how important the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was to me and my brothers growing up. And how often we listened to the race each year on the radio.
This will be a special format episode. Between segments of the album, I will read from an essay I wrote in a college creative writing class in 1995. Yes...when I was 33. Yes...as my radio career was winding down.
So get ready to turn left 800 times with Volume 22: The Indy 500
Van Camp's Pork And Beans Presents Great Moments From The Indy 500Label: Fleetwood Records – FMS 1006,Format: Vinyl, LPReleased: 1974Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Spoken Word
Arranged By [500 Theme By] – Joe JordanEdited By [Tape Editor] – Bob Lindgren, Jeff LandrocheEngineer [Associated Engineer] – Paul BenderEngineer [Chief Engineer] – Bill FerruzziExecutive-Producer – Victor F. ManciniIllustration – Dick HamiltonResearch [Consultant] – Al BloemkerWritten-By – Ron DorsonWritten-By, Edited By – Donald DavidsonWritten-By, Edited By AND Narrator by– Sid Collins
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Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
If you’re a regular listener to the show, you’ll know how eclectic my dad’s collection is. And sometimes just one album is eclectic. So get ready for the 1960s looking back at the previous three decades in Volume 21: Remember How Great?
Various – Remember How Great...?Label: Columbia Record Productions – XTV 66640Format: Vinyl, LP, CompilationReleased: 17 Jan 1961Genre: JazzStyle: Big Band, Easy Listening
Dinah Shore Buttons And BowsWritten-By – Livingston - EvansRecorded November 30, 1947
André Kostelanetz Night And DayWritten-By – Cole PorterReleased in 1954
Les Brown Sentimental JourneyVocals – Doris Daywritten by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Bud Green.recorded it in 1945
Mary Martin My Heart Belongs To DaddyWritten-By – Cole PorterFirst live performance on November 9, 1938
Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra BrazilWritten-By – A. Barroso30 December 1941
Cab Calloway Blues In The NightWritten-By – Johnny Mercer and Harold ArlenRecorded New York, NY, September 10, 1941
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Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
My dad’s collection is filled with Dixieland jazz. You’ve already heard a couple in previous episodes. This album has an all-star cast that was pulled together in the wee hours of the morning. But they definitely were not ready to stop swinging yet. So get ready to put on your all night dancing shoes for Volume 20: Golden Era of Dixieland Jazz.
Claude Hopkins, Pee Wee Erwin, Vic Dickenson, Buster Bailey, Milt Hinton, George Wettling – The Golden Era Of Dixieland Jazz 1887 - 1937Label: Design Records (2) – DLP 38Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1957Genre: JazzStyle: Dixieland
Bass – Milt HintonClarinet – Buster BaileyDrums – George WettlingPiano, Leader – Claude HopkinsTrombone – Vic DickensonTrumpet – Pee Wee Erwin
When The Saints Go Marching In TraditionalStruttin' With Some Barbeque 1927 by Lil Hardin ArmstrongMuskrat Ramble written by Kid Ory in 1926. Clarinet Marmalade composed by Larry Shields and Henry Ragas in 1918I Would Do Anything For You Written in 1932 by Alex Hill, Claude Hopkins and Bob WilliamsBirth Of The Blues Written in 1926 by Ray Henderson
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Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
The voice you will hear on this episode is from a hugely important singer...in history...and in my parents’ lives. His music fills up many of the tracks in my dad’s collection and would fill the air when I went to visit him late in his life. Not just vinyl, but cassettes and CDs.
However this is a Mother’s Day Special and my mom was a huge fan as well. I mean how couldn’t she be? She graduated high school in the mid-1950s during this singer’s heyday. She was the epitome of the bobbysoxer.
So...let’s hear some of the most tender ballads ever recorded in Volume 19: Frank Sinatra The Voice for Mothers Day
#thevoice #sinatra #franksinatra #oldblueeyes #mothersdayspecial #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl
Frank Sinatra – The VoiceLabel: Columbia – CL 743Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: JazzStyle: Easy Listening
Over The Rainbow Written in 1939 by Yip HarburgThese Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) written in 1936 by Eric Maschwitz, Jack StracheyFools Rush InWritten in 1940 by Johnny MercerLover Written in 1932 by Richard RogersLaura Written in 1945 by Johnny MercerThat Old Black Magic Written in 1942 by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
It is one of the greatest movies of all time. It has been talked about, joked about, satirized and it propelled a few careers into stardom. It has been imitated, but never duplicated. In fact, we won’t even be hearing from the original soundtrack in this episode, so get ready for an offer you can’t refuse in Volume 18: NOT the Original Godfather.
Mentioned in the showVicin O Mare by Massimo Raneirihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzS01Zot-4w
From Discogs.comThe Italia Concert Orchestra, Angelo Di Pippo – Music From The Motion Picture The GodfatherLabel: Pickwick/33 Records – SPC-3306Format: Vinyl, LPCountry: USReleased: 1972Genre: Classical, Stage & ScreenStyle: Theme
Music composed by Nina Rota except where indicated.Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)Connie's Wedding (written by Carmine Coppola)Vicin' 'O Mare (written in 1893 by Salvatore Gambardella with lyrics by Patrizio Buanne)The Pick UpLove Theme From GodfatherThe Halls Of FearThe New Godfather
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Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
I grew up listening to some of the greatest musicians in jazz because of my dad’s collection. This album has several huge name talents playing together. Time to get inducted into the avante garde with Volume 17: Modern Jazz Hall of Fame
Credits and Copyrights:Various Artists – Modern Jazz - Hall Of Fame Volume 1Label: Design Records – DLP 29Series: The Design Collectors' Series – , Hall Of Fame – Volume 1Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoReleased: 1957Genre: JazzStyle: Bop
Charlie Mingus Quintet Extrasensory PerceptionAlto Saxophone – Lee KontizBass, Leader – Charlie MingusCello – George KoutzenDrums – Al. LevittPiano – Phyllis Pinkerton
Sam Most Quartet Notes To YouBass – Percy HeathClarinet, Leader – Sam MostDrums – Louie BellsonPiano – Bob Dorough
Jazz WorkshopKai's DayBass – Charlie MingusDrums – Arthur TaylorPiano – John Lewis (2)Trombone – Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Willie Dennis
Bud Powell Trio Under My SkinBass – Charlie MingusDrums – Max RoachPiano, Leader – Bud Powell
Thad Jones With Strings PortraitAlto Saxophone – John La PortaBass – Milt HintonCello – Jackson WileyDrums – Joe MorelloPiano – Billy TaylorTrumpet, Leader – Thad Jones
Dizzie Gillespie Quintet PerdidoWritten by Juan TizolAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBass – Charlie MingusPiano – Bud PowellTrumpet, Leader – Dizzie GillespieDrums - Max Roach
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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.