On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, we look at Big Band era stars whose careers extended into the 50s and beyond, interviews and music of Tex Beneke and Margret Whiting and a historic recording by "Illinois" Jacquet plus a whole lot more swing and jazz!

Join us in the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. On this week’s show
Jess Stacy’s Monumental Solo.
The Andrews Sisters 13 Weeks with Glenn Miller.
Red Norvo, the only xylophonist to lead a big band!
Reminiscences and music with Harry James, Benny Goodman and Bea Wain.
Additional music by The Rhythm Boy’s, Mildred Bailey, Larry Clinton Orchestra, Paul Whiteman, Ted Heath, Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra.

On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM. Is it Eberle or Eberly? Bille Holiday’s tenuous relationship with Artie Shaw. Along the way wonderful music by Perry Como, Freddie Slack and Ella Mae Morse, Jimmie Lunsford, Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing, and a whole lot more!

From the Crystal Studio in the Make Believe Ballroom a fun and fast hour this week. Great vintage interviews serve as companions to the music of Connie Haines and Martha Tilton. Hollywood stars meet big band singers in an unusual way. Reminisces of Guy Lombardo living on Long Island. Great music from the Murphy Sisters, Vaughn Monroe, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and Beryl Davis.

From the Crystal Studio of the Make Believe Ballroom some great reminiscences, history and stories wrapped around the classic music of Glenn Miller, Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Ray Anthony Kay Kyser, Ish Kabble, Jo Stafford, Bunny Berrigan, Ted Heath, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, the Boswell Sisters and a whole lot more! Listen for a great interview as Ray Anthony explains his love-hate relationship with Glenn Miller.

From the Crystal Studio of the Make Believe Ballroom some great reminiscences, history and stories wrapped around the classic music of Glen Miller, Ivy Benson, the Modernaires, Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Vera Lynn, Ray Noble, the Mills Brothers, Ted Weems, Benny Goodman and a whole lot more.

On this weeks edition of MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM songs and stories featuring the De Marco Sisters and a nickname given to a star, how the song Linda got its name, how the song Beyond the Sea changed from an ode to the sea to a love song, why it took so long to get Mairzy Doats recorded, the underrated Charioteers, a special song for the troops, the tragedy of Russ Columbo and part 2 of an interview with the Chairman of the Board.

This week featuring great stories, reminiscences, and music featuring, the King Sisters, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, Pearl Bailey, Count Basie,, Jack Teagarden, Billy Mills, Benny Carter, the Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Hi folks, I’m jeff Bressler, turning on the lights of the Make Believe Ballroom and welcoming you into the Crystal Studio for another program of the greats hits of the 1930s and 1940s.

I’m hosting the show in the hope of keeping the music and traditions of past hosts Martin Block, Al Jarvis, William B Williams, and Steve Allen alive.

So let’s get this week's singing and dance ballroom party underway with music, stories, audio clips, and recollections from this golden era of music.