The Shellac Stack

Shellac Stack No. 244 drifts and dreams with George Olsen, Blue Steele, and Jean Goldkette. We speak loudly with Ethel Waters, wabble with Bud Freeman, and spend some quiet time with Ivy Anderson and Duke Ellington. Hank Williams, Fred Van Eps, Carroll Gibbons, Georgie Price, and more, too! Where else but Shellac Stack?

Shellac Stack No. 243 rambles right along with a trusty Ford (or is it a Subaru?) and Arthur Fields. We head for Harlem with the Brown-Morris Orchestra and enjoy selections by Billy Mayerl, Kate Smith, Jack Teagarden, Smith Ballew, Louis Armstrong, Irving Kaufman, and more. Join us! Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 242 knows that you know! We hear from banjo virtuoso Bill Haid, singer Donald Peers, the voices of Dorothy Collins, and pianists Frankie Carle and Meade “Lux” Lewis. Good dance selections too from Jack Chapman, Ted Weems, Benny Goodman, Johnny Johnson, and much more. As always, your support of The Shellac Stack … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 241 takes it crosstown with Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. We spend time with Annette Hanshaw, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Rudy Wiedoeft, Bing Crosby, Margaret Whiting, and a marvelous swing arrangement by the little-known Margie Gibson. More too! Thanks for listening, and thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 240 polkas, tangos, black bottoms, and waltzes through a tuneful hour that features performances from John Molinari, Paul Whiteman, Orrin Tucker, Nick Lucas, the Wailana Grass Shack Boys, Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, the Rollickers, and more. Thank you for your continued support on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 239 spoons with Waring’s Pennsylvanians! We also hear from such wide-ranging musicians as Ada Jones, Oscar Aleman, Romeo Nelson, Mario Perry, Erroll Garner, Gene Austin, Jimmie Lunceford, and more. Join us! And thank you for your continued support on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 238 jumps on the air with Billy Hays and carries on with the Colonial Club Orchestra. We hear from the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra, Willie Farmer, Art Hodes, Earl Bostic, Bing Crosby, Eddy Duchin, and the Ipana Troubadours. Plenty more too! A special thanks to the Shellac Stack Patreon supporters who make these programs … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 237 looks over a four-leaf clover as we dance our way down Happy-Go-Lucky lane. We hear from the bands of George Fisher, Lou Gold, Johnny Hamp, Sam Lanin, Lucky Millinder, Howard Lanin, Bob Haring, and others. We are also fortunate enough to spend some time with vocalists Ethel Waters, Chick Bullock, the … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 236 sits high on a hilltop with the Mound City Blue Blowers and marches with the Minute Men and Prince’s Military Band. Along the way, we spend time with Bunny Berigan, Lu Watters, Will Osborne, Elmer Feldkamp, Fred Rich, Owen Fallon, Spike Jones, the Original Memphis Melody Boys, and more. Jazz, Dance, … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 235 falls down and goes “boom”! We “do something” with Orrin Tucker’s Orchestra, stroll under the bridges of Paris with Eartha Kitt, take a joy ride with Billy Vaughn, and hear from many others, including the Duncan Sisters, Henry Hall, Harry James, Ross Gorman, Harlan Lattimore, Jimmie Lunceford, Fred Hall, and more. … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 234 sails on with Oreste and His Queensland Orchestra and does the Raccoon with Billy Murray. As we survey electric Edison Diamond Discs on this program, we hear from the California Ramblers, Winegar’s Penn Boys, Dale Wimbrow, Louis Lilienfeld, Irwin Abrams, Vaughn De Leath, B. A. Rolfe, and others. Thank you for … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 233 cruises with Bob Smith’s Ideal Band and gets happy with Coleman Hawkins. We hear from Helen Kane, the Revelers, Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks, Abe Lyman, Harry Barris, Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds, and more. Thank you for supporting The Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 232 tucks in Kentucky with Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra and takes a ride with Supersonic Sonia. Along the way, we hear from Ruth Etting, Ted Lewis, George Morrison’s Jazz Orchestra, Percival Mackey, Raymond Scott, Nat Jaffe, Margaret Whiting, and many others. Thank you for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 231 pursues U. S. States trivia as we criss-cross the country in song with help from the Shannon Quartet, Henry Biagini’s Orchestra, Ralph Sutton, Richard Himber, the Mound City Blue Blowers, Franklyn Baur, Vernon Dalhart, and more. Thank you for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 230 stomps with Jelly Roll Morton and bops with Charlie Parker. We also hear from Mary Lou Williams, Billy Jones, the Bell Sisters, Billy Cotton, Lou Gold, Count Basie, and many more in this musical hour. Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 229 climbs the ladder of love with Ted Weems and descends Latmos Hill with the St. George’s Singers. We also hear from the bands of Vincent Lopez, Bobby Hayes, Guy Lombardo, and Gene Kardos; we visit Paris with French diseuse Lucienne Boyer, relax with Bing Crosby, and experience some truly “nasty” piano … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 228 swelters in a Hawaiian heat wave with Jack Pettis! we hear from Henry Thies and His Orchestra, Jimmy Blythe, Carroll Gibbons, Mitchell Ayres, Georgie Auld, Ben Bernie, Dolly Dawn, and many more in this musical hour. Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 227 picks up and lays down with Clyde Doerr and the Club Royal Orchestra. We hear from Chu Berry, Dr. Clarence Penney, Raie Da Costa, Jack Albin, Rudy Vallee, Paul Mares and the Friars Society Orchestra, and enjoy a set of songs from Good News played by George Olsen’s Music. More too! … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 226 boogie woogies with Pine Top Smith and flees as a bird with Victor Churchill. We hear from Jack Owens, Orville Barron, Chris Barber, Frank Crumit, Nat Star, Vincent Lopez, and more on this wide-ranging musical program. Thanks for your support of the Shellac Stack on Patreon: http://patreon.com/shellacstack.

Shellac Stack No. 225 gives your cares the boot with Bernie Cummins and His Orchestra. We revel in the sunshine of Marseilles with Ray Starita, waltz with Spade Cooley, relax with Mel Torme, and stop by the Victor Artists’ Party with Frank Crumit, the Revelers, Victor Arden and Phil Ohman, Nat Shilkret, and many more. … Continue reading »