Music From 100 Years Ago

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Music From 100 Years Ago

Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

  1. 1000

    Extended Play Jazz

    Jazz records from the 1930s and 40s that are longer than usual for the time.  Music includes: Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman, Concerto For Clairnet by Artie Shaw and Do You Know What It means to Miss New Orleans? by Louis Armstrong.

  2. 999

    Centennials 2026

    Celebrating the 100th Birthdays of: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tony Bennett, Julie London, Big Mama Thorton, Buddy Greco, Stan Freberg, Chuck Berry, And Ray Brown. 

  3. 998

    Music Of 1926

    Songs include Valencia by Paul Whiteman, Black Bottom Stomp by Jelly Roll Morton, White House Blues by Charlie Poole, Hebbie Jebbies by Louis Armstrong, Lost Your Head Blues by Bessie Smith and I'm Sitting On Top Of the World by Al Jolson. 

  4. 997

    Leftovers #37

    For the last show of 2025, records left off of earlier podcasts, plus a tribute to musicinas who passed away this year. Songs include: Don't Trust Nobody by Victoria Spivey, The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson, Lamento Borincino by Lydia Mendoza, I'll Never Be the Same by Art Tatum, Silver Bell by the Peerless Quartet and Cohen On the Telephone by Joe Hayman.

  5. 996

    Beethoven's Birthday 2025

    In honor of Beethoven's 225th birthday, historical recordings of some lesser-known works. Music includes excerpts from Symphony #1 by Furtangler and the Vienna Philharmonic, Romance #1 for Violin and Orchestra by Christian Ferras, Piano Sonata #16 by Yeves Nat and Bagatelles Op 126 by Arthur Schnabel. 

  6. 995

    Christmas 2025

    Songs include: Christmas Dinner by Ernie Ford, Sleighride by the Boston Pops, Give Me Your Heart For Christmas by The McGuire Sisters, Here Comes Santa Claus by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters and Silent Night by The Ravens. 

  7. 994

    More 1950s Pop Instrumentals

    Songs include: Mambo Jambo by Dave Barbour, Canadian Sunset by Hugo Winterhalter, Misty by Erroll Garner, The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson, Charmaine by Mantovani and the Doodletown Feiffers by the Sauer-Finagan Orchestra. 

  8. 993

    Star Song

    Songs include: Stardust by Artie Shaw, Swinging On a Star by Bing Crosby, The Second Star to the Right by Doris Day, Stars Fell on Alabama by Guy Lombardo and The Stars and Stripes Forever by Frankie Laine.

  9. 992

    Songs of Mexico

    Songs include: Marimba by Lydia Mendoza, Granada by Frankie Laine, Arentia De Oro by Cuarto Coculense, Mexican Joe by Jim Reeves, Perfidia by Lupita Palomera and Tampica by Stan Kenton. 

  10. 991

    Bells

    Songs include: Wedding Bells by the Four Aces, The Bells of Saint Mary by Bing Crosby, The Blue Bells of Scotland by Ella Logan, Serenade of the Bells by Jo Stafford and The Liberty Bell by The Band of the Grenadier Gaurds. 

  11. 990

    Rivers

    Songs include: Lazy River by Hoagy Carmichael, River Stay Away From My Door by kate Smith, Ol Man River by The Ravens, Cry Me a River by Julie London, Down By the Riverside by Louis Armstrong and Walkin By the River by Una Mae Carlise. 

  12. 989

    The Fours

    Songs include: It's a Blue World by The Four Freshmen, Three Coins In the Fountain by The Four Aces, It's Love, Love, Love by The Four King Sisters, I Get So Lonely by The Four Knights and Soldier Boy by The Four Fellows. 

  13. 988

    Halloween 2025

    Songs include: Dinner With Drac by John Zacherly, Ding Dong the witch Is Dead by Glenn Miller, Undertaker Blues by Buddy Moss, Danse Macrabe by the Royal Philharmonic and and Halloween poem by Louise Gluck. 

  14. 987

    1940s Jazz Saxophonists

    Music includes: Now's The Time by Charlie Parker, Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins, East of the Sun by Lester Young, My Old Flame by Stan Getz, Cotton Tail by Ben Webster and Warm Valley by Johnny Hodges.

  15. 986

    Mountains and Hills

    Songs include: Faith Can Move Mountains by Nat King Cole, When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain by Kate Smith, Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Flatt and Scruggs, Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong, I'd Climb the Highest Mountain by the Ink Spots and The Old Man of the Mountain by Cab Calloway. 

  16. 985

    Jerome Kern Part One

    Songs include: All the Things You Are by Artie Shaw, The Last Time I Saw Paris by Kate Smith, Pick Yourself Up by Fred Astaire, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Jo Staffored and Look For the Silver Lining by Chet Baker. 

  17. 984

    National Piano Month 2025

    Music includes: Let Em Jump by Pete Johnson, I'll See You In My Dreams by Teddy Wilson, Hungarian Rhapsody #10 by Arthur Rubinstein, Caravan by Ferante & Teicher and Night Wind by Roger Williams. 

  18. 983

    Charlie Byrd and B B King

    A special, short podcast honoring guitarists, Charlie Byrd and B B King on the 100th anniversary of their births. 

  19. 982

    Symphonic Marches

    Music includes: Pomp and Circumstance March #4 by Edward Elgar, Ruins of Athens march by Beethoven, March from the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughn Williams, the Nutcracker March by Tchaikovsky and the Guadalcanal March by Richard Rodgers and Richard Russel Bennett. Conducors include: Arturo Toscanini, Arthur Fiedler, Thomas Beecham and Henry Wood.   

  20. 981

    Lone Star Musicians Part Two

    Musicians include: Ester Phillips, Hank Thompson, Jack Teagarden. Arizonia Dranes, Lefty Frizzel, Consuelo Silva and Henry Thomas. Songs include: I Love You a Thousand Ways, He Is My Story, Whoa Sailor, Cuando Tu Te Alejes and Double Crossing Blues. 

  21. 980

    Lone Star Musicians Part One

    Musicians include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mary Martin, Lydia Mendoza, Bob Wills Ernest Tubb, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian and Hoyle Nix. Songs include: Easy Rider Blues, Spanish Two Step, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Let Your Light Shine On me and Lamento Borincano. 

  22. 979

    Pop Goes the Organ

    Songs include: Tico Tico by Ethel Smith, Jitterbug Waltz by Fats Waller, St Louis Blues by Bessie Smith, Twilight Time by The Three Suns, TV Is the Thing by Dinah Washington and Fuzzy Wuzzy by the Milt Hearth Trio. 

  23. 978

    Born In New Orleans

    Musicians include: Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Mahalia Jackson, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Prima, Sidney Bechet and Blanche Thomas. 

  24. 977

    Sky Songs

    Songs include: Ole Buttermilk Sky by Kay kyser, Cabin In the Sky by Ella Fitzgerald, Blue Skies by Count Basie, Riders In the Sky by Bing Crosby and Orange Colored Sky by Nat King Cole. 

  25. 976

    Comedy Records 1940s

    Records include: Who's On First by Abbott & Costello, The Man On The Flying Trapeze by Spike Jones, Guarding the Gasworks by Stanley Holloway, Casey At The  Bat by Jerry Colona and Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd by Mel Blanc.

  26. 975

    Summer Love Songs 2025

    Songs include: So In Love by Patti Page, Taking a Chance On Love by Benny Goodman, Dream by the Pied Pipers, For Sentimental Reasons by Nat King Cole and I Wish That I Were Twins by Fats Waller. 

  27. 974

    Think

    Songs include: That's What You Think by Pinky Tomlin, Thinking of You by Eddie Fischer, I Think I'll Wed In the Summer by Harry Lauder, What Do You Think by Nancy Walker and The Very Thought of you by Art Tatum. 

  28. 973

    The Hits of 1941

    Songs include:  Songs include: Chattanooga Choo Choo  by Glenn Miller, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the Andrews Sisters, God Bless The Child by Billie Holiday, Take the A Train by Duke Ellington and Stardust by Artie Shaw. 

  29. 972

    Independence Day 2025

    Songs include: Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillip Sousa, Tail End Charlie by Glenn Miller, Take Me Out To the Ball Game by Frankie Masters, America by the Boston Pops Orchestra, Bugler's Holiday by Leroy Anderson and Mr. Touchdown USA by Hugo Winterhalter. 

  30. 971

    Fruit and Veggies Month

    Songs include: Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree by Glenn Miller, Chiquita Banana by Xavier Cugat, Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong, Beans and Cornbread by Louis Jordan and Huckleberry Duck by Raymond Scott. 

  31. 970

    Leftovers #36

    Records include: Riverboat Shuffle by Isham Jones, A Trumpeter's Lullaby by Leroy Anderson, 3 O' Clock Blues by B.B. King, Tennessee Waltz by Jo Stafford, Mozart's Piano Sonata #12 by Aldo Ciccolini and Our Delight by Tadd Dameron.

  32. 969

    June Wedding

    Songs include: Wedding Bells by the Four Aces, I Went to Your Wedding by Patti Page, An Apple Blossom Wedding by Sammy kaye and The Wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse by Jack Jackson. 

  33. 968

    Number One Songs of 1939

    Songs include: Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller, My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Mary Martin, Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins, Deep Purple by Larry Clinton and God Bless America by Kate Smith. 

  34. 967

    Classical Dances

    Historic recordings of classical music dances.  Music by Johannes Brahams, William Gluck, Manuel De Fall, George Bizet, Frederic Chopin and Pytor Tchaikovsky.              

  35. 966

    National Recording Registry 2025

    Records selected for the National Recording Registry in 2024 and 25.  Including: Aloha Oe by the Hawaiian Quintette, Clarinet Marmelade by Jim Europe, Rose Room By the Benny Goodman Sextette, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer by Gene Autry and Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston.

  36. 965

    Hands and Feet

    Songs include: Second Hand Rose by Fannie Brice, Your Feets Too Big by Thomas "Fats" Waller, The Hand of Fate by Eddie Fischer, Sugar Foot Stomp by Benny Goodman, Careless Hands by Mel Torme and Pig Foot Pete by Dolly Dawn. 

  37. 964

    National Guitar Month 2025

    Songs include: I'll See You In My Dreams by Django Rheinhardt, Farruca by Ramon Montoya, Strollin With Bone by T-Bone Walker, Step it Up And Go by Blind Boy Fuller and You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To by Billy Baur. 

  38. 963

    Boy and Girl

    Songs include: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the Andrews Sisters, The Girl I left Behind Me by Fats Waller, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend by Jo Stafford, Nature Boy by Nat King Cole and Beautiful Girl by Bing Crosby. 

  39. 962

    Episode 900 All About Numbers

    Songs include: Five Guys Named Moe by Louis Jordan, Number Ten Lullabye Lane by Dinah Shore, Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller, One Hundred Years From Today by Ethyl Waters, "T" 99 Blues by Jimmie Nelson and One Hundred Percent For You by Fats Waller. 

  40. 961

    Jazz Appreciation Month 2025

    Music includes: After Yor Gone by the Benny Goodman Quartet, If You Were Mine by Billie Holiday, Harlem Airshaft by Duke Ellington, Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie, Boplicity by Miles Davis and I Love paris by Cecil Taylor. 

  41. 960

    Pop Instrumentals 1950s

    Songs include: The Third man Theme by Anton Karas, Ruby by Richard Hayman, The Syncopated Clock by Leroy Anderson, Swedish Rhaposdy by Percy Faith, Dragnet by Ray Anthony and Melancholy Serenade by Jackie Gleeson. 

  42. 959

    Gone

    Songs include: After You've Gone by Django Rheinhardt, When Your Lover Has Gone by Billie Holiday, He's a Real Gone Guy by Nellie Lutcher, Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Hank Williams and Gone With the Wind by Julie London. 

  43. 958

    Kentucky and Tennessee

    Songs include: Chatanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller, Beale Street Blues by Jelly Roll Morton, In the Pines by Leadbelly, Louisville Lady by Sophie Tucker and Tenessee Waltz by Patti Page.

  44. 957

    The 19th Anniversary Show

    Celebrating 19 years of this podcast with some of the host's favorite records, along with some memories of the show's origin.  Songs include: Right Or Wrong by Bob Wills, Cherokee by Sarah Vaughn, Devil Got My Woman by Skip James, In a Mist by Frankie Traumbaur, The Half Of It Dearie Blues by Fred Astaire and Once In a While by Louis Armstrong. 

  45. 956

    Novelty Songs 1950s

    Songs include: Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friends by Peter and Mary, Doggie In the Window by Patti Page, The Flying Saucer by Buchannan and Goodman, I Ain't Got Nobody by Louis Prima and Little Blue Riding Hood by Stan Freberg. 

  46. 955

    Jazz 1947

    Music includes: Scrapple From the Apple by Charlie Parker, Lover by Stan Kenton, Easy Living by Billie Holiday, Shake That Thing by Turk Murphy, I Want To Be Loved by Benny Goodman and Boogie Woogie Stomp by Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson. 

  47. 954

    African American Band Singers

    Songs include; It Don't Mean a Thing by Ivie Anderson, Do Nothing Till You Hear From me by Al Hibbler, Blue Skies by Jimmy Rushing, Blues In the Night by Cab Calloway, It Ain't Necessarily So by Maxine Sullivan and Night In Tunisia by Sarah Vaughn.

  48. 953

    Songs For Valentine's Day

    Songs include: When I Fall In Love by Jeri Southern, My Foolish heart by Billy Ecksteine, Moon and Sand by Xavier Cugat, Some Enchanted Evening by Jo Stafford and Goodbye Sue by Perry Como. 

  49. 952

    Know Part 2

    Songs include: You Don't Know What Love Is by Dinah Washington, You Don't Have To Know the Language by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, It's Too Soon To Know by the Orioles, Ask Anyone Who Knows by the Ink Spots and I'll Know by Georgia Gibbs. 

  50. 951

    Mozart's Birthday 2025

    Celebrating Mozart's 269th birthday with historical recordings including: Rondo In D Major by Walter Gieseking, Sring Quartet 21 by the Budapest String Quartet, Der Schauspieldirektor Overture by Eric Leinsdorf and Piano Concerto 19 by Clara Haskil. 

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Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

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Brice Fuqua

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