Scratchy Grooves Podcast

Oct. 26, 1985 "Various Artists of the 1920s" features: Well-known and lesser-known artists including The Rhythm Boys, Helen Morgan, Kate Smith, Sophie Tucker, Miff Mole and his Little Molars, Cliff Edwards, Red McKenzie, George Gershwin, Blossom Sealey and Ethel Waters.oldtimeradiodvd.com

Nov. 24, 1985

"Rudy Vallee Part Two" features: A history of the first superstar singer of his day. With his reedy voice that had to be amplified by megaphone, Vallee (left) seemed an unlikely celebrity, but he had a string of hits in the 1920s and '30s, including "Was That the Human Thing to Do?," "I'm Still Caring," "My Time is Your Time," "Bye and Bye Sweetheart," "Coquette" and others.

Nov. 10, 1985 "Ruth Etting Part Two" features: A second installment of songs by Ruth Etting, beginning in 1928 with "I'm Keeping a Red, Red Rose" and "Glad Rag Doll," and including plenty of her radio hits and B-sides -- "Now I'm in Love," "Deed I Do," "The Right Kind of Man," "Holding My Honey's Hand," "What is Sweeter," "Why Dream" and many others.oldtimeradiodvd.com

Aug. 18, 1985 "Voices of the 1930s" features: Songs made famous by dozens of radio vocalists in the 1930s, including Kenny Baker's "Love Walked In," Tony Martin's "When Did You Leave Heaven," Winnie Shaw's "The Lullabye of Broadway," Frances Langford's "I'm In the Mood For Love," Jimmy Durante's "Inka Dinka Doo," Mae West's "A Guy What Takes His Time," Louis Armstrong's "Jeepers Creepers," Kate Smith's "Stay As Sweet As You Are" and others.oldtimeradiodvd.com

July 29, 1985"Al Jolson " features: A profile of the born entertainer from the time his career took off in 1910. Songs include "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy," "Mammy" (of course), "Hallelujah I'm a Bum Again," "Looking at You," the early "Avalon" and "I Gave Her That," "Is It True What They Say About Dixie" and many others. (60 min.) oldtimeradiodvd.com

July 22, 1985 "Love Songs" features: An examination of love in all its facets, 1930s style. Songs include: "A Precious Thing Called Love," "Can't Help Lovin' That Man," "I Need Lovin'," "I Want to Be Loved By You," "I Love Me," "Am I In Love?" and "Everybody Loves My Baby But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me." oldtimeradiodvd.com

June 30, 1985 "Patriotic Songs" features: Plenty of songs about Old Glory that you know, and a lot that you don't know, including "America I Love You," "I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune," "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You" (a kind of scary love-it-or-leave-it song), Sousa marches, calliope tunes and military marches. All that, and a personal recollection of celebrating the Fourth of July in the 1930s, when safety was only a vague idea and fireworks were universal.oldtimeradiodvd.com

June 23, 1985"Summer Songs" features: Songs about everyone's favorite season, including "Summertime" by Billie Holiday, the vaguely comic "Here Comes the Strawberry Man" from 1909, "Old Man Sunshine," "Melon Time in Dixieland," the very odd "Red Hot" and "A Faded Summer Love."oldtimeradiodvd.com

June 16, 1985 "Isham Jones Orchestra" features: A history of the longtime dance band led by Isham Jones, who started his career in 1914 and kept making music until after World War II. Features the 1921 song "Wabash Blues," "Ma," "That Certain Party," "What'll You Do?", "Alabamy Bound," "Thanks for Everything" and plenty of other songs that kept folks dancing in the 1920s and 1930s.oldtimeradiodvd.com

"The Boswell Sisters" features: A survey of the tight harmonies and lively syncopation that made this trio a hit, beginning with their rare 1925 first record, "Nights When I'm Lonely," and including "Highway to Heaven," "That's Love," "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries," "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" and solo hits by Connie Boswell.oldtimeradiodvd.com