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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 235 episodes available.
May 01, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 5/2/22 EditionOn this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom: how the show saved someone from hard time, a little remembered Glenn Miller tune, a titanic battle for clarinet supremacy, a strange concert hall featured act plus lots of wonderful music from the big band and swing era of the 1930s and 1940s....more59minPlay
April 25, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 4/25/22 EditionA famous comedian's connection to the big band era, can you guess the theme song, Fox Movietone records, a 1947 jam session, plus plenty more music and stories....more59minPlay
April 17, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 4/18/22 EditionOn this week's Make Believe Ballroom - A popular recording artist, or not? A dog story. A record company by any other name. In addition, loads more music and talk....more59minPlay
April 10, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 4/11/22 EditionOn this edition of the Make Believe Ballroom a look at a record where some sidemen are set loose, different types of albums, a salute to a beloved comic, plus some wonderful music of the 1930s and 1940s....more59minPlay
April 03, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 4/4/22 EditionOn this week's show, Glen Miller and the Andrews Sisters joined forces. Listen to how it ended! The worst day in Palomar Ballroom history plus plenty of great music for your enjoyment....more59minPlay
March 28, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 3/28/22 EditionOn today's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom Jeff Bressler looks at three giants of the big band era, Toots Mondello, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, and how they interacted together. The program also looks at some listener emails, great records, a special guest in the audience, and why early color films looked so vibrant....more59minPlay
March 20, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 3/21/22 EditionOn this edition of the Make Believe Ballroom a look at three bandleading giants who had something in common, a Hungarian tale, and a whole lot more treasured music of the big band era....more59minPlay
March 14, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 3/14/22 EditionOn this week's Make Believe Ballroom some War Bond tunes, Hudson-Delange history, Montgomery Ward records, a famous theme song, Lenny from Down the Block stories, a bizarre bandleader tale, more music and talk....more59minPlay
March 07, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 3/7/22 EditionOn this week's show, Jeff Bressler takes a spin around the big band era with a look at a different size record, why the recording industry didn't want to play music on the radio, plus a whole lot of music, stories, and reminiscence....more59minPlay
February 27, 2022Make Believe Ballroom - 2/28/22 EditionThis week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom takes us back to a look at some of the big band music that was featured in the Big Broadcast movies series of the 1930s. Join us for this and some other great music and stories....more59minPlay
FAQs about Make Believe Ballroom:How many episodes does Make Believe Ballroom have?The podcast currently has 235 episodes available.