Shellac Stack No. 306 rides tall in the saddle with Wild Bill Hiccup (courtesy of Spike Jones). We enjoy dance records by Sam Lanin, Edwin J. McEnelly, Fletcher Henderson, Phil Romano, and others, and share a few smiles with the Happiness Boys, Red Ingle, Homer and Jethro, and Monte Hunter. Plenty more too, including a 1931 comedy sketch by Cicely Courtneidge and Company.
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Shellac Stack No. 305 forgets how to cry with Henry Burr and savors a cheerful little earful with Sid Phillips and His Melodians. We hear from Milt Herth, Jan August, and Elsie Baker — and dance along with the Arden-Ohman Orchestra, Vincent Lopez, Jacques Renard, Ben Selvin, and more. Hot jazz from Ray Bauduc too!
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Shellac Stack No. 304 gets out of the way with Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers! We dance to the music of Al Handler’s Alamo Hotel Cafe Orchestra and the bands of Sam Lanin, Fred Hall, and Billy Banks. We enjoy some crooning from Dick Mine and Bing Crosby… and the “not quite” crooning of Ethel Merman. More too!
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Shellac Stack No. 303 cakewalks with Burt Bales and flippity flops with Meyer Davis! Lots of good jazz and dance music this time from the likes of Charlie Barnet, Sam Lanin, Jack Hylton, Bob Mielke, Jack Sheedy, and Ambrose. We also hear from crooners Annette Hanshaw and Dick Powell and enjoy some dazzling piano pyrotechnics from Renara. More too!
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Shellac Stack No. 302 crawls, drags, and jitterbugs with the music of Fats Waller! We hear from Lu Watters, the Halfway House Dance Orchestra, Carroll Gibbons, Billy Butterfield, Errol Garner, Isham Jones, and — of course — the great Fats Waller himself. Join us!
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Shellac Stack No. 300 gives three cheers with Buddy Clark! We sample some Western Swing with Leon McAuliffe and Tex Williams, enjoy a humorous monologue with Tom McNaughton, dance with Sam Lanin, Frankie Trumbauer, Leo Erdody, and Ted Lewis, and enjoy more fine records by the Hylton Sisters, the Ink Spots, Vincent Lopez, and more.
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Shellac Stack No. 299 says it with ukuleles! We dance with the Savoy Orpheans, Mike Markel’s Orchestra, the Charleston Chasers, and Anson Weeks. We enjoy some Irish fiddling by Michael Coleman and the suave piano stylings of Edgar Fairchild and Adam Carroll. More from Jane Green, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin, and others.
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Shellac Stack No. 298 savors a Japanese sunset with Justin Huber’s Orchestra. We dance along to the orchestras of Art Kahn, Paul Specht, and Judge Sturdy, relax to the crooning of Seger Ellis, and take a trip to Williams College in western Massachusetts. Plenty more too!
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Shellac Stack No. 297 falls down with the Little Ramblers and works its way through some hot boogie-woogie with pianist Bob Zurke! Along the way, we hear from Duke Ellington, Collins and Harlan, Lou Gold, Bob Crosby, Art Hodes, Billy Murray, Al Jolson, and others. Join us!
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