Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Volume 16: Beethoven and Schubert
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 Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
I’m often surprised at how many albums we found in my parents house after my dad died. While I may have listened to a ton of these albums I didn’t know about the presence of many of them. This is one of those albums. And I know I would have worn this one out.
You see, I’m a big fan of this artist. I’ll prove it as we go through this episode. So get ready for a stratospheric trumpeter in Volume 15: Maynard Ferguson Octet
See the Discogs.com listing here.
Maynard Ferguson Octet – Maynard Ferguson And His OctetLabel: EmArcy – MG 36021Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: Jazz
Finger Snappin'Written-By – Bill Holman
20 Rue De MadridWritten-By – Bill Holman
Autumn LeavesWritten-By – Johnny Mercer
My New Flame Written-By – Bill Holman
Super-GWritten-By – Bill Holman
YeahWritten-By – Bill Holman
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Photosmftourdates.netJazzwax
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Benny Goodman is known as the king of swing. He entertained millions around the world and sold millions of albums...even long after he died.
In this episode we get to hear selections from special live performances from 1958. So Let’s swing into Volume 14: Benny at the World Fair.
This episode had some great music that took me back to my early radio days working for the nation’s number one nostalgia station in Cleveland...WBBG. Our tagline was the Big Band Grandstand and Much More. Even though my dad listened to a lot of this music at home, I played from a much larger library 6 nights a week from midnight to 6.
And you didn’t hear these recordings on the radio
Credits and Copyrights:introOne O'Clock JumpWritten-By – Basie*, Gaines*Why this albumBalkan Mixed GrillWritten-By – Gutesha*Album/market value/liner notesYou're Driving Me CrazyWritten-By – Donaldson*Artist bioAvalonWritten-By – Jolson*, De Sylva*, Rose*Side Note - his popularity in RussiaKing Porter StompWritten-By – Morton*, Robin*, Burke*RecapBugle Call RagWritten-By – Meyer*, Schoebel*, Pettis*Thank you
Recorded at the Brussels World Fair 1958.Made exclusively for Radio-Television-High-Fidelity division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.Produced by the Park Recording Company, Inc.
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Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
The voice, the style, the Memorex commercials, all unmistakable Ella Fitzgerald. She is known more for her uptempo swing and her scatting skills. But this album is all about the tender ballads. So let’s hear from The First Lady Of Song in Volume 13: Ella Hello Love
At a glance:introYou Go To My HeadWritten-By – Haven Gillespie*, J. Fred Coots*Why this albumWillow Weep For MeWritten-By – Ann Ronell*Album/market value/liner notesEverything Happens To MeWritten-By – Matt Dennis*, Tom Adair*Artist bioI've Grown Accustomed To His FaceWritten-By – Al Lerner and Frederick Loewe*Side Note - Memorex CommercialTenderlyWritten-By – Jack Lawrence*, Walter Gross*RecapMoonlight In VermontWritten-By – John Blackburn*, Karl Suessdorf*Thank you
Ella Fitzgerald – Hello LoveLabel:Verve Records – MG V-4034, Verve Records – MG V 4034Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1959Genre: JazzStyle: Bop, Vocal
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https://www.discogs.com/Ella-Fitzgerald-Hello-Love/release/1378744
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
I always wished I would have kept taking piano lessons from my grandmother when I was young. It’s still an instrument that eludes me. So I used to pull this album out when I wanted to hear some fancy fingering.
So, let’s get ready for fast and furious tickling of the ivories in Volume 12: Fingers at the Bar Room Piano
Joe "Fingers" Carr – Bar Room Piano
Label: Capitol Records – T280
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz
Style: Ragtime
https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Fingers-Carr-Bar-Room-Piano/release/5259316
intro
Bar Room Boogie - Written by Lou Busch
Why this album
Carr's Hop - Written by Lou Busch
Album/market value/liner notes
Down Yonder - Written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Artist bio
Waltz in Ragtime - Written by Lou Busch
Rapscallion Rag - Written by Lou Busch
Side Note - Space Age Pop
Angel Food Rag - Written by Al Marzian
Too Much Mustard - Written by Cecil Macklin
Recap
When You're Smiling - Written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
Thank you
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Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
My dad has more than just trumpet players, jazz music and Italian songs in his collection. He and my mom loved broadway music. You’ll hear many of the greats throughout this podcast, but there was one that was head and shoulders above the rest.
From The Sound of Music to Oklahoma! to South Pacific, Richard Rodgers helped change the face of Broadway musicals, giving them stories and making them both memorable and "hum-able."
Get ready for the bright lights and big city nights of Volume 11: The Sounds of Richard Rodgers
Credits, Copyrights and Show Rundown:
Discogs.com album page: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Sound-Of-Richard-Rodgers-Music-Great-Hits-From-The-Great-White-Way/release/2424265
Various – The Sound Of Richard Rodgers' Music - Great Hits From The Great White WayLabel: RCA Victor – PRM-201Released: 1966
Show at a glance:introRichard Kiley - Oklahoma! Written-By – Rodgers-HammersteinWhy this albumMary Martin - It Might As Well Be Spring Written-By – Rodgers-HammersteinAlbum/market value/liner notesJohn Gary - You'll Never Walk Alone Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Oscar HammersteinArtist bioBoston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler - Blue Moon Arranged By – Jack Mason Written-By – Rodgers-HartSide Note - Winner of the first EGOTLena Horne - Bewitched Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz HartRecapPeter Nero - Mountain Greenery Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz HartThank you
"Special Collector's Edition" "Hi-Fi"Prepared expressly for B.F. Goodrich Company by RCA Victor.Made/printed in U.S.A.©1966 Radio Corporation of America
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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
I’m pretty sure my dad’s favorite trumpet player was Louis Armstrong. The song you hear open and close each episode was his favorite tune and it’s being played by Satchmo, which was my dad’s favorite version.
Louis is probably the most influential musician, band leader, singer, recording artist and jazz ambassador there is.
Let’s hear some REAL jazz history with Volume 10: Louis Armstrong THE Jazz Masterpiece Part 1.
Credits and Copyrights:Dsicogs.com page:https://www.discogs.com/Louis-Armstrong-Roy-Eldridge-Jazz-Masterpieces/release/11735925
Louis Armstrong - Roy Eldridge – Jazz MasterpiecesLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 001Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time – , Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection – Format: 4 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red vinyl and box Box SetCollection was Released: 1982
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Franklin Mint Record SocietyCopyright (c) – The Franklin Mint Record Society ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
The program:IntroWest End BluesRecorded: 6/28/1928 Written by: Joe King OliverWhy this albumAlone At Last Recorded: 8/7/1925 Written by: Ted Fio Rito and Gus KahnAlbum/market value/liner notesWhen You're Smiling Recorded: 9/11/1929 Written by: Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe GoodwinArtist bioAll Of Me Recorded: 1/27/1932 written by Gerald Marks and Seymour SimonsSide NoteButter And Egg Man Recorded: 11/26/1926 written by Percy VenableOne more timeSymphonic Raps Recorded: 6/28/1928 Written by: Bert StevensRecapChinatown My Chinatown - GREAT SOLO!! Recorded: 11/3/1931 Music by Jean Schwartz. lyrics by William Jerome
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
This episode will have some of the funnest music you will hear from my dad’s collection. Everybody in my family enjoyed this album, and its condition will prove it. Even my younger brother was waiting for this episode.
So get ready for plenty of Italian fun songs in Volume 9: Lou Monte and Pepino.
You might even catch me chair dancing in this one if you’re watching the video…
Lou Monte – Pepino, The Italian Mouse & Other Italian Fun SongsLabel: Reprise Records – R-6058Series: Pop Series –Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoCountry: USReleased: 1962Genre: PopStyle: Novelty
The Title track - Pepino, The Italian Mousewritten by Ray Allen, Wandra MerrellTici Ti-Tica To-Tici Tawritten by Ray Allen, Wandra MerrelShow Me The Way To Go HomeWritten by Irving KingEh Marie, Eh MarieCredited to Wandra MerrellSixteen TonsWritten by Merle TravisTwist Italianowritten by Ray Allen, Wandra MerrellPlease Mr. Columbus (Turn The Ship Around)written by Ray Allen, Wandra Merrell and Sam Saltzberg
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Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
This is going to be a very different episode. My usual format will be thrown out the window, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.
This is one of several albums my father had made up of speeches from famous people. Since tomorrow is the original date of Presidents’ Day, being George Washington’s birthday, I thought I would choose selections from the 35th president of the United States.
Get ready for some real history in Volume 8: JFK The Presidential Years
I didn’t do liner notes, but you can see them in the photo on the website.
Credits and Copyrights:
John F. Kennedy – The Presidential Years 1960-1963 (A Documentary)Label: 20th Century Fox Records – TFM 3127Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, AlbumReleased: 1964Narrated by: David Teig
Yale Graduation Address, June, 1962Inaugural Address, January, 1961Final Address, Fort Worth, November 22, 1963The Unspoken Credo, November 22, 1963Cuba - Another Crisis, October, 1961A Still Greater Crisis, February, 1963Nuclear Tests, November, 1961The Steel Crisis, April, 1961Equal Job Opportunities, November, 1961American Labor Movement, May, 1963Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier, November 1961
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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.