Phantom Dancer - swing & dance from live 1920s-50s radio

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phantom dancer · #376 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:46 am

This week's Phantom Dancer has a whole set of Duke Ellington from his ABC 'Date With The Duke' series (1945/46) and lots more live 1930s-50s swing & jazz radio besides

And a quick plug - enjoy The Phantom Dancer live as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival at FIVE Eliza (5 Eliza St Newtown) Free, 6 - 10pm. Presented by 2SER

This weeks Video Of The Week: The Ingenues - all-women orchestra Vitaphone film clip from 1928

See the full play list and Video of the Week at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... band-1928/

phantom dancer · #377 Post by **phantom dancer** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:15 am

Hello Phantom Dancers,

Thank you to everyone who came to the Phantom Dancer Djing for Sydney Fringe at Five Eliza last Sunday. It was four and a half hours of swing and jazz radio fun in the dance hall of Sydney's only functioning 'School Of Arts'

I'm away from the studio for the next two weeks, so I've put together some 'classic' Phantom Dancers for you from 2007 & 2008. I hope you enjoy the shows

If this is the first time you've heard of The Phantom Dancer, it's a program of swing & jazz from live 1920s-60s Radio & TV. You can hear it on 107.3 2SER Sydney, online and on digital radio Tuesdays at 12noon (+10 GMT) and Saturdays at 6pm. The October shows will be +11 GMT because Daylight Saving will be starting here

It's also heard via the Community Radio Network on these stations, (mostly overnight): 2ARM, 2CHR, 2GCR, 2MAX, 2MCE, 2MIA, 2NCR, 2RRR, 2WET, 2WKT, 2XX, 2YOU, 3BBR, 3CH, 3ECB, 3GCR, 3VKV, 4BAY, 4BSR, 4CCR, 4NSA, 5GS, 5GTR and 8CCC

I don't have the play lists. But here's a Video Of The Fortnight for you on the Greg Poppleton Radio Lounge Blog - Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (1935): http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... arty-1935/

phantom dancer · #378 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:05 am

Hello Phantom Dancers,

I hope you enjoyed the last two weeks of 'classic' Phantom Dancers on 107.3 2SER Sydney. Now I'm back in the saddle to bring you a whole new episode, including live 1920s-60s radio swing and jazz by Charlie Shavers, Charlie Parker, Jack Teagarden with Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, June Christy, Jan Savitt and more. See the play list below

Support the Phantom Dancer between 15 - 27 October. It's the annual 2SER Radiothon. Call or email your support by becoming a subscriber or renewing your subscription. You'll be in the running for some great prizes.

Now for the Video Of The Week: that 1940s 2CH announcer at 1:39 bears a passing resemblance to how I looked twenty years ago. See it, with this week's play list, on the Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... arker-more

phantom dancer · #379 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:56 am

Subscriber Greetings, Phantom Dancers!

It's that time of year. The 2SER subscriber drive. 2SER, where The Phantom Dancer is recorded, is a volunteer run, community supported station

And each year we ask you for your financial support to keep The Phantom Dancer & 2SER on air. And so many of you come through, which is wonderful

This Tuesday's Phantom Dancer show has live swing and jazz from George Shearing, Wally Portingale (1940s Sydney band leader) Pete Daly & His Chicagoans and more

And in between songs I ask you to Share The Love and subscribe

Here's the play list and Video of the Week - since there's a set of rare 1929 – 1931 radio broadcasts on today's Phantom Dancer, here's a rare 1929 radio clip – an experiment in home recording. You'll see it all on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... cast-1929/

phantom dancer · #380 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:16 am

G'day Subscribers,

It's the second week of Subscriber Drive and this Tuesday I'll be playing some of the records I didn't get to play for you last week. See the play list below...

And as for last Saturday, I was making a film with the 'Bondi Hipster' and it didn't 'wrap', which is finish, in film talk, until 6pm. So my apologies as I could not make it to the studio

But all going well, next Saturday, which is the last day of the 2SER subscriber drive, The Phantom Dancer will be live to take your pledges by phone and email

Have you subscribed? If yes, THANK YOU. If not, take the time to subscribe this Tuesday 12noon – 1:30pm and Saturday 6 – 7:30pm. You'll be keeping The Phantom Dancer and 2SER on the air. And you'll be in the running for the daily prize draw and the major prize draw

The Subscriber Drive phone number is 9514 9500. The Subscriber Drive online sign-up page is http://www.2ser.com/supporter-drive

And since today's show features a set of Cocoanut Grove radio transcriptions, here's 'Star Night At The Cocoanut Grove' including a song by Bing Crosby and the play list on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... rove-1934/

phantom dancer · #381 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:09 am

Hello Phantom Dancers

Thank you for your support during this year's Subscriber Drive. Good luck for the major draw in November

Yes, I did say the show would be live last Saturday. And I spent hours preparing a Saturday show for you. But a family member died, so it was important I be with my family. I hope you understand

And now for this Tuesday's and Saturday's show - a lot of the music I didn't get to play for you during the Subscriber Drive - Jimmy Dorsey from the Meadowbrook, John Kirby from the Aquarium in New York, Jack Teagarden from Coral Gables and more

See the Play List and the Video Of The Week, the funniest fight scene filmed ever starring Charlie Chaplin, at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... cene-ever/

phantom dancer · #382 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:55 am

Hello Phantom Dancers,
I'll be singing with my 1920s and 1930s band The Bakelite Broadcasters, tomorrow, Tuesday 6 November for the Melbourne Cup.

That means tomorrow's Phantom Dancer show, Tuesday 6 November, 2SER 107.3 12 noon (repeated Saturday 10 Nov, 6pm AEST, +11 GMT) will be a 'classic' show (from 8 November 2011). I hope you enjoy it. It's full of great swing & jazz from live 1920s – 60s radio and TV

Next Sunday, 11 November, The Phantom Dancer will be LIVE at the 2012 Newtown Festival in the 2SER Chillax Area, 3 – 3:45pm. Do come down to Camperdown Memorial Park to enjoy the live 1920s – 1960s radio & TV swing & jazz tunes, and the huge festival

Eventhough, this Tuesday and Saturday's Phantom Dancer will be an edited repeat, your Video of the Week, is another new vintage discovery found by trawling YouTube for you. Avalon Time Halloween Party 1939 starring Red Skelton and featuring Bob Strong's Orchestra with vocal group 'The Three Puffs' – Avalon were a brand of cancer stick – puffs – get it? Enjoy, Greg! See it on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/1421/

phantom dancer · #383 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:20 am

Movember greetings to you, Phantom Dancers,

The Phantom Dancer will be DJing live 1920s-60s radio swing & jazz this Sunday 11 Nov, 3pm, Newtown Festival in the 2SER Chillax area

However, I'll be away from the studio again this week. So I've dug up a classic edition of The Phantom Dancer first broadcast 6 December 2011 if you want to check out the playlist on this blog

This week's live 1920s – 60s radio swing & jazz highlights include the Afro-Cuban All-Stars on Jubilee AFRS 1945 playing How High The Moon, Al Sears with Duke Ellington's Band playing The Suburbanite, Chick Webb Keeping Out Of Mischief Now and Helmut Zacharias from Berlin in 1941 including swing harpsichord on his version of Bei Dir war es immer so schoen

And I've added some of Road To Gundagai from the Bakelite Broadcasters' latest CD 'Doin' The Charleston'. The Bakelite Broadcasters played at the launch for Movember in Sydney
Hear The Phantom Dancer on 107.3 2SER Sydney and 2SER online
- Tuesday 13 Nov 12 Noon (+11 GMT)
- Saturday 17 Nov 6pm (+11 GMT)

Video Of The Week – Televison 1939 – Enjoy!!! on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog at http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... 1939-film/

phantom dancer · #384 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:03 am

What a song, what a car (one of the longest lived car brands) what a show!

Yes, it's another classic Phantom Dancer this Tuesday and Saturday. A show from 2009 with so much great music I really enjoyed editing it for rebroadcast for you. I hope you enjoy listening to it. But do I have a play list? No. It went to air before this blog started in September 2009

Anyhow, I can tell you it has live swing and jazz from 1930s – 50s radio broadcasts by Kay Kyser, George Shearing, Phil Harris, Gene Krupa and more

And at the end I've added "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" from the new Greg Poppleton and his Bakelite Broadcasters CD 'Doin' The Charleston'

Visit Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog to see this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week, a 1932 Fleischer sing-a-long cartoon from 1932 featuring the 1905 hit song, 'In My Merry Oldsmobile'. Hee's the link: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... ldsmobile/ Enjoy!

phantom dancer · #385 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:40 am

Hello Phantom Dancers,

Another classic Phantom Dancer for you this Tuesday 27 Nov and Saturday 1 Dec 2012, this time from February 2011

You'll hear live swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio and TV featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Stafford, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman and more

The Phantom Dancer is heard in Sydney on 107.3 2SER, Digital Radio and 2ser.com, Tuesdays at 12 noon and Saturday 6pm

It's also heard on 26 radio stations across Australia, including Artsound 92.7FM Canberra, Sundays 7 - 8pm

And for the Video Of The Week, enjoy Lawrence Welk on TV in 1960 on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... k-tv-1960/

phantom dancer · #386 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:43 am

Greetings Phantom Dancers,

I'm so looking forward to being back in the 2SER 107.3 studios tomorrow broadcasting live

And what a swinging show I have for you. Three chances to hear Raymond Scott in different combinations, two incarnations of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller live on 1930s - 1940s wireless and tunes by Bea Wain, Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald with her Orchestra

And the Video Of The Week? Seeing Stars. A Krazy Kat cartoon from 1932 packed full of Hollywood celebs. Enjoy and see the full playlist on Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... from-1932/

phantom dancer · #387 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:09 am

Hello Phantom Dancers,

Well, an unexpected surprise during last week’s Phantom Dancer – only one of the two turntables in the studio was working!

So I didn’t get to play all the records I had listed for you last week. But I know now that the turntable has been fixed, so you’ll be hearing live swing and jazz from 1920s – 1960s radio & TV by Lionel Hampton, Mildred Bailey and more I had listed for last week on this week’s show

Also some rare Australian radio from Melbourne’s 3AW in 1940, featuring pianist Isador Goodman and his Orchestra!

And for the Video of the Week, a complete Benny Goodman radio broadcast from the Palladium Ballroom in Hollywood in 1946

Read the play list and enjoy at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... broadcast/

phantom dancer · #388 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:25 am

Hi-Ho Phantom Dancers,

A set of early 1930s radio transcriptions for you this week on The Phantom Dancer. Plus songs by Helen Ward, Loyce Whiteman, Lisa Murrow and Marion Hutton live on 1930s – 1940s wireless.

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters have had the pleasure of playing for a lot of corporate Christmas parties this year. So for The Phantom Dancer Video Of The Week, footage of an early 1940s Hallmark company Christmas soiree. Enjoy!

See this week's Phantom Dancer play list and Video of the Week at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... ome-movie/

phantom dancer · #389 Post by **phantom dancer** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:04 am

The Phantom Dancer will be heard on 107.3 2SER Sydney on Christmas Day at 12 noon. So you'll hear a seasonal mix of swing and jazz from live Christmas Eve and Christmas Day broadcasts
See the play list and this week's festive Phantom Dancer video at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2012 ... -trailers/

phantom dancer · #390 Post by **phantom dancer** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:54 am

Happy New Year, Phantom Dancers!

I'm looking forward to playing lots more swing and jazz from live 1920s – 1960s radio and TV for you in 2013 on The Phantom Dancer. And, if you have any feedback or requests for to hear your favourite swing and jazz songs on the show, please email me at phantomdancer@2ser.com

Sad to note that the singing rage, Patti Page, passed away on New Year's Day. So on this week's Phantom Dancer, we hear Ms Page singing with the Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra on their Stage Show, CBS TV, New York, in 1956

And for the Phantom Dancer Video of the Week we see and hear Patti Page on her own TV show, The Big Record, in a duet with Johnnie Ray. Enjoy! Check out this week's play list and video at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/2013 ... om-dancer/

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Phantom Dancer - swing & dance from live 1920s-50s radio

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