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What can I say? Andre Rieu was one of my Mom's favorites. ;)

The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra (Ray Noble) -- Where Are You (Girl Of My Dreams)? (1932)
vocals by Al Bowlly and Anona Winn

[video=youtube;1piXvL9beT0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1piXvL9beT0[/video]
 
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AM650 WSM, coming to my receiver all the way from Nashville, Tennessee. When I'm DX-ing, I can get it every now and then.

There's just something special about hearing all those steel guitars crying, with the radio interference in the background, and knowing it's being transmitted from the Grand Ole Opry's station; legendary Country-Western's home.
 
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Back in the days of Music Hall male and female impersonators were very popular among them was Hetty King.

Hetty King -- Fill Em' Up (1934)

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

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More typical of the era is this Roger Wolfe Kahn side. For something from 80 summers past the fidelity of recording is almost unreal.
[video=youtube;Pwe9XhidQz8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe9XhidQz8[/video]
 
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Fletch

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Common thread: both of the last 2 sides include Artie Shaw, tho he isn't featured.
This next one will remedy that. (He wasn't yet the King of the Clarinet, but he does good.)
[video=youtube;WDUhTGXjEuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDUhTGXjEuk[/video]
 
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Fred Rich and his Orchestra -- Why Can't You (1929)

[video=youtube;RXQrCjkfy88]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXQrCjkfy88[/video]

The Fred Rich arrangement was also used years later by the Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra
 

MikeBravo

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What's on Mik's turntable?

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