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Do you know who this fellow is?  He had his first and only birthday segment back in 2002, so it’s high time he was honored again. He’s pianist, composer, comedian and singer (?) Jimmy Durante. In the final segment of this week’s show, you’ll hear three of his compositions, one of them played by his own jazz band.  The other birthday segment on this week’s show is for William A. Kennedy. In other segments, we’ll do some knocking, have a twist on our usual vocabulary lessons and do some knocking. There’s lots of great music and interesting information (perhaps a little too much information in the case of Amou Haji!) so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to an earlier–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to instantly listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.      

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: William A. Kennedy

At The End Of An Irish Moonbeam – William A. Kennedy
The Minstrel Boy – William A. Kennedy
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling – William A. Kennedy

Segment 2: Shoogly

Elephant’s Wobble – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra 
Georgia Wobble Blues – Carroll County Revellers
Mississippi Wobble – Jimmy Wade and His Dixielanders 

Segment 3: Knocking

Knock At The Door – Musical Comrades
Who’s That Knockin’ At My Door? – Libby Holman
Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down – Blind Alfred Reed

Segment 4: Panthera Leo

The Lion Tamers – Emmett Miller and Dan Fitch
He Went In Like A Lion (And Came Out Like A Lamb) – Carolina Buddies
The Lion And The Lamb – Willie “The Lion” Smith and Joe Bushkin

Segment 5: Jimmy Durante

I Got My Habits On – Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra
Why Cry Blues – Jimmy Durante’s Jazz Band
I Ain’t Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me – Six Black Diamonds (Joseph Samuels’ Orchestra)

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