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Hosted by Jeff Bressler, The Make Believe Ballroom, each week, brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s.The program has been broadcast almost continuously sinc... more
FAQs about Make Believe Ballroom:How many episodes does Make Believe Ballroom have?The podcast currently has 240 episodes available.
March 20, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 3/20/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a British bandleader comes to the US and makes history, a female vocalist who had two number 1 hits in a span of a month, plus many more records, stories, and reminiscences from the big band era....more59minPlay
March 13, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 3/13/26 EditionThe Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s. On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a little-remembered big band singer, the use of the organ in 1930s and '40s jazz, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman play Klezmer, many more records, stories, and reminiscences from the big band era. ...more59minPlay
March 06, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 3/6/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a bandleader in the Guinness Book of Records, a TV dad who started his career in music, battling brothers, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
February 27, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 2/27/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a musical couple married for over 50 years, a famous brother from a comedy team who raised the baton on his own band, a musician and arranger talked out of law school, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
February 20, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 2/22/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a macabre big band passing, a listener's letter about Ray Anthony, a forgotten drummer, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
February 13, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 2/13/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a bygone record company, movies from the silver screen, how a Bing Crosby financial investment changed audio recording, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
February 06, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 2/6/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at how smaller radio markets got their musical programming, two somewhat forgotten big band era stars, two infamous musicians with checkered pasts, and also more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
January 30, 2026Make Believe Ballroom -1/30/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a famous jazz club and eatery on an iconic street in New York City, music and discussion about 1930s and 40s small group jazz, and also more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook....more59minPlay
January 23, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 1/23/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - the greatest public relations stunt in big band history, a story of the early days of the Ballroom hosted by Martin Block, some well-known arrangers, in addition to many more songs and reminisces....more59minPlay
January 16, 2026Make Believe Ballroom - 1/16/26 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - a scholarly way to start a band, a look at two clubs that served military members during WWII with music and cheer, Bing and Andrews Sisters duets history, in addition to many more songs and reminisces....more59minPlay
FAQs about Make Believe Ballroom:How many episodes does Make Believe Ballroom have?The podcast currently has 240 episodes available.