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Hosted by Jeff Bressler, The Make Believe Ballroom brings you Classic Big Band jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and dixieland hits from the 30s and 40s each week.The program has been br... more
FAQs about Make Believe Ballroom:How many episodes does Make Believe Ballroom have?The podcast currently has 267 episodes available.
February 05, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 2/5/23 EditionJoin us for this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM as we hear some music that made the Depression less depressing, so lesser known Glenn Miller recordings, an autographed photo listeners request as well as a whole lot more great music from the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s....more59minPlay
January 30, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 1/30/23 EditionOn today's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom a few tough trivia questions, we continue to play some artists we haven't heard over the past year, a similar story with 2 different endings, plus much more music and tales from the revered big band era....more59minPlay
January 22, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 1/23/23 editionOn this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a look at songwriting due, how a celebrity got her stage name, tunes you didn't think had lyrics, plus a program bursting with more music from the treasured big band era....more59minPlay
January 15, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 1/16/23 EditionJoin us for another edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM as we pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time, take a look at some novelty tunes and play a host of classic hits and stories from the big band era....more59minPlay
January 08, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 1/9/23 EditionOn this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM we vow to play music of artists we have not heard on the show in over a year, the story behind the story of the song In the Mood, an email letter for an old listener plus many more stories and songs from the cherished big band era....more59minPlay
January 02, 2023Make Believe Ballroom - 1/2/23 EditionFor our first program of 2023 a look at some of the songs composed by the legendary Harry Warren, a new listeners email, some tunes from an obscure record label plus a bountiful number of additional recordings and stories from the big band era....more58minPlay
December 25, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 12/26/23 EditionOn this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a few Sinatra tunes attributed to him but first recorded by others, some songs dedicated to a listener born in 1938, and a treasure trove of additional records and stories from the big band era....more59minPlay
December 19, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 12/19/22 EditionOn this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a look at a novelty singer of the '60s and 70s who molded his career after an old time crooner, a songstress who for a while was more popular than her uber famous husband, the Mills Brothers' unique "band" plus a whole lot more great music and stories from the big band era....more59minPlay
December 11, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 12/12/22 EditionJoin us for this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. Lenny and his wife are away on vacation so that gives Jeff Bressler the opportunity to play a few songs from the 50s and 20s. A few great listener's emails and a whole lot more music and stories from the big band era....more59minPlay
December 05, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 12/5/22 EditionJoin us for this week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, where we reminisce about stories that appeared in 1930s and 1940s copies of both Billboard and Down Beat magazines. Great music and tales from the Big Band Era....more59minPlay
FAQs about Make Believe Ballroom:How many episodes does Make Believe Ballroom have?The podcast currently has 267 episodes available.