In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #843 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Harry James, Les Brown and Duke Ellington. (E033) * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

Copilot is the name of an artificial intelligence engine that is now included in Microsoft's Edge web browser. I posed this question to Copilot: could it pick out 16 songs from the 1930's and 1940's that were representative of the big bands of that era. After a couple minutes had gone by, Copilot displayed this list. It is a very interesting list a…

Features vintage music by Jan Savitt, Sister Rosetta Sharpe and Artie Shaw. We listen to clips from a 1951 Educational Film called "Answering The Child's Why" and we also hear a Soundie by The Four Ginger Snaps. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podc…

Features vintage recordings by Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and Red Norvo. We also learn a little about Oscar DuMont's Orchestra and Ronnaldo answers Listener Mail. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are cr…

Well, hello everyone and welcome to part four of our Glenn Miller Birthday salute. On today's show, as on the other three parts, we will be looking at the Band of the Allied Training Command. I have two radio remotes from the I Sustain the Wings series. That was a show of most patriotic music by the Army Air Force Orchestra. So I hope you will sit …

Features vintage music by Woody Herman, Raymond Scott and Freddy Martin. Ronnaldo also talks a little bit about an old show called "Call For Music". Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within th…

Hello and welcome to this week's Big Band Bash. We are continuing our Glenn Miller Birthday Salute with a look at the Army Air Force Orchestra. Today's show features a live broadcast by that orchestra with Glenn doing the announcing. It is a great broadcast and is sure to stir up some patriotic feelings. Glenn was born on March 01, 1904 and it is h…

Features vintage recordings by Glenn Miller, Charlie Spivak and Jimmie Lunceford. We also learn a little about "The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show" and listen to some musical performances from that series. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this po…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #103 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by The John Kirby Quintet. (E032) * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.Swing City Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

Hello everyone. I am a little late with this week's program. This week I am going to continue with our birthday salute to the late Glenn Miller. This is part two of a four part series I produced back in 2022. To celebrate Glenn's birthday that year I decided to put together a look at his Army Air Force Orchestra. The recordings come from a four dis…

Features vintage music by Marion Hutton, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. Ronnaldo answers listener mail and also talks a little bit about Dale Evans. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within …

Greetings everyone. March first is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller. To celebrate his birthday, I am running a repeat of a four part series looking at Glenn's Army Air Force Orchestra. This comes from a four record set that i have in my collection. There is a lot of great songs in this set and I hope you enjoy the music. I apologize for being …

Features vintage recordings by The Crew Chiefs, Freddie Slack and Stan Kenton. We also listen to a Soundie by vocalist Vera Barton and a PSA about Tire Rationing. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are cred…

This past week we observed a leap day, February 29th. Born on February 29, 1904 was Jimmy Dorsey. To observe his birthday and pay tribute, I went through my cds and came across two that were recorded in the years of 1939 and 1940. There are some nice recordings in this set. I wanted to do something different rather than play all his hits which I ha…

Features vintage music by The Andrews Sisters, Vaughn Monroe and Harry James. Ronnaldo also talks a little bit about Alvino Rey. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

We wind up our celebration of Black History Month with a look at some of the many vocalists recording during the big band era. Some of the singers on the show today include Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstein, Helen Humes and many more. I hope you enjoy this selection of the many talented African-American vocalists as we conclude Black …

Features vintage recordings by Erskine Butterfield, Benny Goodman and Sammy Kaye. We also celebrate the Podcast's 200th Weekly Episode. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are cred…

Duke Ellington's band and music holds an important place among my musical heroes. I have been collecting records and cds by Ellington for many years. So I have decided to include him in our list of bands as we continue our celebration of Black History Month. I have narrowed our focus on Duke to the years of 1940 through 1941. This was a very produc…

Features music by Jan Garber, Ray McKinley, Woody Herman and more. We also listen to a catchy little jingle from Falstaff Beer. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

We continue our celebration of Black History Month this week with a look at the big band of Jimmie Lunceford. Jimmie Lunceford's band differed from other great bands of the time because it was better known for its ensemble than for its solo work. Additionally, he was known for using a two-beat rhythm, called the Lunceford two-beat, as opposed to th…

Features vintage recordings by Johnny Long, Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller. Ronnaldo also plays a Snader Telescription by The Dinning Sisters. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

Doug Miles hosts the Big Band Files Valentine's Show in the style of the late, great NY radio station WNEW 1130 featuring songs with the word "Love" in the title. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

The list is closing on the top 5 games that made the largest impact to the hosts of BBG. Thank you so much for listening, See you next time! Host: Troy Olsson Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar Cover Art: Javier Solis Outro Music: DippersDoesMusicTroy Olsson tarafından oluşturuldu

A little late to the party on our Game of the Year Episode for 2023 but with good reason! 2023 was packed with so many awesome games we needed some extra time to play through them. This year, we decided to expand out our categories bit to further celebrate and discuss the games we all spent time playing. So Without further adieu here are our catego…

We start our celebration of Black History Month with a look at the big band of Earl Fatha Hines. Earl was a very influential pianist in whose big band he had players such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Count Basie called him the greatest pianist in the world. He made a lot of recordings with small groups but we are going to focus in on his …

Features music by Glen Gray, Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony and more. Ronnaldo is battling the flu and also plays a Ted Heath track for a listener. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

Well, this is week four and the last in the series The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Artie Shaw. These recordings were made in the years of 1944 and 1945 when Artie was living in California after his discharge from the US Navy. After these recordings were made, Artie signed with the MusicCraft label and never recorder for RCA again. There are s…

Features vintage recordings by Benny Carter, Ziggy Elman and Hal McIntyre. We also listen to a PSA about Gas and Sugar Rationing. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

Benny Goodman's orchestra was the first big band that I ever listened to. But I kept reading about his rival, Artie Shaw. So I bought a vinyl two record set called This is Artie Shaw. Well, I was just knocked out with those 1938 recordings. Today we will continue with part three of the Complete RCA Bluebird Recordings of Artie Shaw. We are now in V…

Thanks to the "Queen of Cool" Deana Martin (Dino's Daughter) for the birthday shout out and song on her 200th "Deana Martin Live" show on January 19, 2024. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

Features music by Jimmie Lunceford, The Pied Pipers, Sam Donahue and more. Ronnaldo also plays a Soundie by The Four Ginger Snaps. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #733 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Raymond Scott's Orchestra and Dick Style an His Orchestra. (E031) * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.Swing City Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

Benny Goodman's orchestra was the first big band that I ever listened to. But I kept reading about his rival, Artie Shaw. So I bought a vinyl two record set called This is Artie Shaw. Well I was just knocked out with those 1938 recordings. Today we will continue with part two of the Complete RCA Bluebird Recordings of Artie Shaw. Some of the songs …

Features vintage recordings by Boyd Raeburn, Will Bradley, The King Sisters and many more. We also learn how to treat those annoying Cold Sores and Fever Blisters. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the…

We're are here once again folks, Josh was the clear winner for 2023 so we wipe the slate clean and bid for the best games of 2024. Victoria and Colton are a team again, Javi comes back for his second round of the competition, while Troy and Izayah rave about games no one else will care about. Join us through our audio streams or watch the list buil…

Benny Goodman's orchestra was the first big band that I ever listened to. But I kept reading about his rival, Artie Shaw. So I bought a vinyl two record set called This is Artie Shaw. Well I was just knocked out with those 1938 recordings. When RCA started it's Complete Bluebird reissues, I bought them from a record store that wasn't having much su…

Features music by Buddy Rich, Johnny Long, Andy Kirk and The Andrews Sisters. We also listen to a Soundie by Cab Calloway and learn about changes with the newsletter. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within …

Happy New Year to everyone as we welcome in the New Year. On the show today is a repeat of program I produced in 2016 called New Year's Radio Dance Party 1945-1946. The Armed Forces Radio Service gave a real treat to American troops still stationed around the world in the aftermath of World War II---live performances, by remote hookups from their r…

Listen to some of Ronnaldo's favorite songs he played this year! This special show features vintage Big Band recordings by The Andrews Sisters, Alvino Rey, Raymond Scott and many more. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists ar…

Merry Christmas everyone. I am sorry that I am a little late in getting this weeks show posted. This is a repeat of a show I produced in 2011. There are a couple of segments on Christmas Eve of 1941. Also, I have the only radio remote from that date that I could locate which featured Glenn Miller's band. In addition I have some assorted big bands w…

Features music by Dinah Shore, Woody Herman, Harry James and more. So take a seat in that big comfortable chair and have a listen. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #295 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra and Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra. We also listen to a Christmas song to get us ready for the holidays. (E030) * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within …

For the next few weeks, I am repeating a couple of shows that I produced almost ten years ago. This first one was called A 1940's Christmas. I tried to pick out as many songs from the Big Bands that were recorded during the 1940s as I could find. Today, there are lots of songs about Christmas but back in the forties there were not that many. I trie…

Features vintage recordings by Boyd Raeburn, Vaughn Monroe and Lucky Millinder. We also listen to a Soundie by Gene Krupa. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

Hello everyone. This episode of Big Band Bash is a repeat of a show I produced in 2011 where we paid tribute to the men and women who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also, I pay tribute to Major Glenn Miller who dissappeared in the plane he was flying in across the English Channel on December 15, 1944. I alwa…

Features music by Glenn Miller, Freddy Martin, Frank Sinatra and more. We also learn about an old radio show called The Refreshment Club. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.…

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #583 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by the Woody Herman Orchestra and Sam Donahue with the Navy Dance Band. (E029) * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists are credited within the podcast.Swing City Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

Hello everyone. This week concludes our salute to the late Tommy Dorsey. We will be looking at his career and music from about 1939 to 1956 when he passed away. We will be listening to a lot of the Sinatra - Dorsey classics from that era. He really didn't have many hits after 1946 when many bandleaders disbanded, the result of effects from World Wa…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone! This special show features vintage Big Band Christmas recordings by Jimmy Dorsey, Johnny Mercer, Henry Hall, Horace Heidt and many more. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons. Artists ar…

Hello everyone. November 19, 1905 is the birthday of the late bandleader and trombonist Tommy Dorsey. He also passed away on November 26, 1956. Since both these date occur in the month of November, I though I would like to revisit the music and career of the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing, Tommy Dorsey. I decided to play many of the classic Dorsey …