Make Believe Ballroom

Join us for this week’s MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom -- A little about Bon Bon, not the candy but the vocalist: What was a transcription disc? The story behind Rent Party’s: A tune played in reference to a listener's email - plus many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode.

Join us for this week’s MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom  --  some 1900s era hits that were revived during the swing era, a little history about scat singing, when a records B side quickly transferred to the A side - plus many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode.

Join us for this week’s MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom  --  A genuine All-Star band, a battle for the box office, two songs that kind of sound alike -- plus many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode.

Join us for this weeks MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom  --  small group bands within a big band, a new use for cardboard in the 1930s, budget record labels, a disturbing story about the Andrews Sisters -- plus many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode. 
 

Join us for this weeks MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom  --  a band with a most interesting name, a famous novelty song’s story, some listeners requests, a bandleader with a double life, original versions of a few favorites, -- plus many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode. 
 

On this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’s weekly big band record party broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom  --  A Texas and North Carolina Territory Band from the 1930s, how one singers song ended up being another vocalists gold and a satirical musical radio program -- All this and many, many more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment during this episode.

On this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’s weekly big band record party broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom – early Glenn Miller, a kind of offbeat public service announcement song, a bandleaders famous first name, the Paradise Ballroom, America’s biggest annual birthday party from the 1920s-40s --  All this and more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment.   
 

On this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’s weekly big band record party broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom – some contemporary big bands,  British big band plays a popular tune, how many children were named during the big band era, a ballroom from days gone by -- All this and more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment.

On this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’s weekly big band record party broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom – How a Basie song got its name, a nostalgic look at how people listened to recorded music, and some musical trivia. All this and more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment.   
 

On this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’s weekly big band record party broadcast over member supported Jazz 90.1 WGMC-FM in Rochester, NY, and other fine affiliates across the US as well as in the United Kingdom – Big Band Era singer and bandleader brother combo, how Louis Armstrong got his nickname, Who’s Yehoodi??,  All this and more of the greatest hits of the big band era are played for your musical enjoyment.