Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – Brother Can You Spare A Dime. ep2, 1933.
Playlist: Phil sings, Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Leah Raye sings, Secondhand Heart for Sale. The band plays, Twelfth Street Rag. The 17 year old Leah Raye sings, Make…
Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – My Extraordinary Gal. 1933.
Ennjoy a few big band moments with Phil Harris and his Coconut Grove Orchestra, straight from San Fransisco, California. And in his days before joining ujp with Jack Benny. Playlist:…
Phil Harris – Coconut Grove – the Cop On The Corner. 1932
Roll the clok way back for an early gvlimpse at a young Phil Harris, before he joined up with Jack Benny. Playlist: Leah Raye sings, The Cop on the Corner.…
Command Performance – Dinah Shore, Jeanette MacDonald, Garry Moore, Jimmy Dorsey. 430906
Hosted by Dinah Shore who comes out singing, What Do You Do in the Infantry? Dinah reads from the mail bag, then introduces Jimmy Dorsey. Just after reading from the…
Retro Original – Springtime Medley. 2012-04-30. (retro392).
Get ready for a show that's all music. In honor of Spring time, my Retrobot, Tom, has put together this presentation that he wants to share. Enjoy. Playlist: Eddy Duchen…
bigband Serenade ep11 – Henry Bassey, 1935. (retro374).
A repodcast of a Bigband Serenade episode, produced by Dennis Humphrey back in 2005. I make a few comments before playing the episode in it's entirety as it appeared on…
Command Performance – Bob Hope, Lee Sweetland, Judy Garland, Johnny Mercer. 430403. (retro336).
Hosted by Bob Hope, who comes out with plenty of jokes about topics for the troops. Victory gardens, the birds and the bees, rationing, shortages, and women in factories. Lee…
Command Performance – Robert Taylor, King Sisters, Joan Davis, Lum and Abner. 430106. (retro325)
Hosted by Robbert Taylor. After a quick greeting from the mailbag, Robert introduces the King Sisters who sing, Mr Five by Five. Joan Davis arrives, and talks with Robert Taylor…
Burns and Allen – Christmas Show. 401223 (retro292)
Sponsored by Spam. Announcer, Bud Heston, Bandleader, Artie Shaw. Vocals by the Smoothies. Starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. Gracie tells George about the film she saw with Bud at…
The Retrobots Present – A 1 Hour Retro Collection of Love. (retro288).
A Retro Musical Extravaganza. Presented entirely by the Retrobots, with a little help. A full hour of various collected love songs from the era of old time radio. The original…