That Gramophone Show

Neil Starr plays a selection of 78rpm Gramophone records all of which contain medleys of songs by different performers. Songs from musical shows and films and others by various dance bands, cinema orchestras and singers.

On this show Neil Starr plays 78rpm records of Crooners from the 1920s and early 30s. Singers who developed the crooning style in the early days of the electrical recording process.Gene Austin, Chick Endor, and Johnny Morris, are the featured performers.

On this show, Nel Starr plays 78 rpm records of three British Dance Bands that are strongly linked to the BBC. The bands of Jack Payne, Henry Hall, and Billy Cotton, who recorded profusely throughout the 1930s and after in Great Britain.

That Gramophone show where Neil Starr plays original recordings of hot dance bands led by such illustrious band leaders as Jean Goldkette and Roger Wolfe Kahn. Listen to hot arrangements of popular songs from the 1920s and early 30s. Some of these recordings feature the trumpet of legendary white jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbeke.

On this show Neil Starr plays 78rpm recordings from the pre war era of popular songs performed by various artists. The theme is about how the magic of the moonlight inspired various songwriters to write songs about the Moon and its effects on love and romance.

On this show plays original 78rpm recordings of several different dance and swing bands from the USA. By 1934 swing was definitely in the air and these records will get your feet tapping for sure. listen to Jimmy Grier, the Dorsey brothers and others from 1934.

Listen to That Gramophone show where Neil plays 78 records of singing star crooner from the 1930s Russ Columbo, who made many records and a few movies before his untimely death in 1934. Often compared to crooner Bing Crosby he had a unique style of singing popular songs and ballads of the day.

On this show Neil Starr plays a selection of 78rpm records of songs by the songwriting team of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart. This selection includes an album of records with music conducted by Richard Rogers with some piano solos played by the writer himself.

In this show Neil plays 78rpm records of some of the most popular female singers of the theatre and record from the 1920s and 30s including Libby Holman and Lee morse.

On this show Neil plays 78rpm records of Leo Reisman and his orchestra, one of America's leading broadcasting and recording dance bands of the 1930s. This colorful dance band leader often accompanied celebrity performers on his records.