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What are you listening to?

LizzieMaine

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78s to put up the storm windows by --

Now playing, it's 1934 with Leo Reisman and his Orchestra, and the ever-so-aptly-named Sally Singer with the admonition "Don't Let It Bother You." Easy for you to say, sister.

Next, Mildred Bailey with her hubby Red Norvo and his Orchestra and a sprightly version of "Now That Summer Is Gone." But hey, it's only 159 days until spring.
 

Jay

Practically Family
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New Jersey
I just caught this song on one of the local college radio stations-

[video=youtube;ZyUY5QFfNoE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyUY5QFfNoE[/video]

Never heard of this guy before, but the rhythm is catchy and the guitar work is slick.
 

Paisley

I'll Lock Up
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Nightmare. It's the first new music I've gotten excited about in ten years.

[video=youtube;xKMJXtRzm9k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKMJXtRzm9k&feature=player_embedded[/video]
 

Chas

One Too Many
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What? Oh, right...this thread is about what I'm LISTENING to....sorry.

What? Oh....this.

[video=youtube;9IPzwiKk0BE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPzwiKk0BE[/video]

Working on the sax solo in the 4th chorus.
 

Fletch

I'll Lock Up
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Iowa - The Land That Stuff Forgot
Mandy - Joe Haymes & Ork, 1934. Hip swingin' update of a tune already fifteen years old by that time.

It's Unanimous Now - Spike Hughes & Ork, 1930. Bunch of limeys doing a credible "New York Combo" style...that meant a semi-arranged small group doing the better pop/show tunes with crisp melodic statements and plenty of Hot. The startlingly good fiddle playing is by Stanley Andrews.

Parkin' in the Moonlight - Dorsey Bros. Ork, 1931. This cut really is a moment in time. Such ingenious arranging and peppy tempo on a commercial pick-up date was not quite the thing yet in 1930 and already going out of style by 1932, when really putting a song over became less common than just putting it out. For instance Can This Be Love?, done by the Dorseys later in '31, which immediately follows Parkin' on the video.
 
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