The Hungry Count is Jealous - Episode 67

This podcast includes recordings from Vaughn Monroe, Charlie Barnet, Raymond Scott and more.  This episode is as exciting as a circus and a three day rodeo wrapped up into one!

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Big Band Birthdays: Ben Pollack

Today we are celebrating the birthday of drummer and bandleader - the Father of Swing himself, Ben Pollack.  Ben was born on June 22nd, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois.  Happy Birthday Ben!

 - If you'd like to learn a little more about Ben Pollack and hear a couple of his songs, then check out the Podcast Extra:

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Maybe I Need More Coffee - Episode 66

Features music from Les Brown, Glenn Miller, Dinah Shore and no, I don't have that high energy delivery of Ernie Bubbles Whitman.

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"A Little Jive is Good", said Martha - Episode 65

Includes recordings from Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots, Larry Clinton and more.  Ronnaldo thanks some new Hepcats for supporting the podcast.

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A Milestone for the Podcast

This weekend "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" reached the milestone of 50,000 All Time Downloads.  The podcast was launched in March of 2020 and since then the audience just continues to grow and grow. At last count, listeners have tuned in from over 90 different countries to listen to Big Band music. How cool is that! A big thank you to all of you that have been listening every week.

For those of you unfamiliar with the podcast: "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" focuses on the music, artists and history of the Big Band Era of the 1930's and 1940's.  You will hear both classic and forgotten Big Band recordings and performances rescued from Old Time Radio Broadcasts, Soundies, V-Discs and other AFRS archives. 

When you get down to it, if you are a fan of The Big Bands and the history surrounding the Swing Era, then I encourage you to check out the podcast.  I think you'll really enjoy it.  You can listen to episodes here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you for listening,

~ Ronnaldo 

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A Double Dose of Bandleader Blondes - Episode 64

Features music from Ina Ray Hutton, John Kirby, Artie Shaw and more.  We also learn a little bit about vocalist and actress, Thelma White.

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