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Natočeno 2020.
Obsah: 34. Enrico Caruso from 1908 to Charles Penrose in 1922. Webová premiéra 29. 7. 2020.
Pozn.: A musical journey through our collection of 78, 45 and 33rpm records, with a definite bias for 78s. The only theme being songs and artists that have been forgotten or are rarely played. We also find out some history behind the record or artist. Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard is a weekly live broadcast from Thelma FM.
Where else would you get this sort of selection and all on 78rpm records. Intriguing labelled blues from The Sonny Terry Trio- Parlophone refer to it as ‚novelty instrumental.‘ In the mix: three from Tennessee Ernie Ford- (Ford started his career as a radio presenter), Kay Starr( she achieved success in every field of music she tried-jazz, pop and country), Michael Holliday, Louie Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, the great Frankie Laine( Old leather lungs himself- had hit records 60 years apart), Humprey Lyttleton, Ted Heath, Lou Busch, Ken Mcintosh and Dorothy Squires.
An all 78rpm episode. The usual eclectic mix of little played or forgotten songs and artists. Presented by Miles Tubb Amongst others: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Teresa Brewer ( a long carreer- she was even a guest star on The Muppets) , Ted Heath (Britain’s most popular post war big band leader), Kay Starr, David Whitfield, Josephine Bradley(ballroom dancer, teacher and strict tempo bandleader) , Nat King Cole, Everly Bros, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine and Fletcher Henderson’s Livery Stable Blues- Henderson, along with Duke Ellington, is considered to be be one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders in jazz history.
Lit.: anonym: Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard. In web Libsyn, b. d. (článek). – Cit.: In the studio my guest is a Decca XL Portable wind up record player. So many of these lovely machines were taken to the front in world War One that they were known as the ‚Trench gramophone.‘ ‚Mic’d‘ up it plays us three records. It needs a bit of TLC. You will hear me mention its running a little fast. I’ve made adjustments in editing, hopefully sounds better. Via the Decca we have Enrico Caruso singing Lolita, from 1908. He was one of the first big recording stars of the 20th century. Mr Evan Williams, born in the US of Welsh parents, he had a successful career both sides of the Atlantic. Sadly we don’t get a lot of his version of My Ain Folk(1914). Lastly, Scottish Superstar Harry Lauder with ‚Ta ta my bonnie Maggie Darling(1914). The interloper is a 1934 Eclipse record from Master Wilfred Eaton but it is called ‚Songs from long ago.‘ Master Wilfred also sang under the name Master Joe Petersen. Such a vogue for boy sopranos in the 1930s. When a record company(Rex?) decided they wanted some of the action they employed Mary O’Rourke to masquerade as their boy soprano. Mary was still performing as Joe when she was 50. Otherwise we have Charles Penrose singing one of ‚laughing‘ song(1922), Miss Elsie Southgate and her sister Dorothy(1915), perform ‚Ave Maria.‘ George Robey sings the very cheeky ‚And that’s that‘ in 1915. In the comic monologue towards the end of the record he mentions the humiliation of having go into the studio to shout into a pipe to record the song! Lastly from 1913 Billy Williams. Another big music hall star, born in Australia, he gives us the rather saucy ‚The worst of it is I like it.‘