The Big Band and Swing Podcast

The Big Band and Swing Podcast


Latest Episodes

Kick It Under The Chestnut Tree (Show 231)
September 27, 2024

Features vintage recordings by Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller and Ray McKinley. Ronnaldo plays a Soundie by Johnny Long and we also learn that Grandfather always loved Mac and Cheese.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. L

A Breeze and a Loose Wig (Show 230)
September 20, 2024

Features vintage music by Artie Shaw, Les Brown and Glen Gray. Ronnaldo plays another Soundie by The Dinning Sisters.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com.* The music featured in this

A Box Lunch for Superman (Show 229)
September 13, 2024

Features vintage recordings by Charlie Barnet, The King Sisters and Shorty Sherock. We also listen to a Soundie featuring Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at Support

The V-Disc Episodes - Disc #335 - Judy Garland, Dick Haymes
September 11, 2024

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #335 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by Judy Garland backed by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. The flip side includes songs by vocalist Dick Haymes. (E038)* The musical perf

There's Honey On The Moon in a Buttermilk Sky (Show 228)
September 06, 2024

Features vintage music by Freddy Martin, Fletcher Henderson and Bunny Berigan. We also learn more about the magic behind Boxer Ben.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com.* The music fea

Straight Eight Mutiny (Show 227)
August 30, 2024

Features vintage recordings by Vaughn Monroe, Bing Crosby and Art Mooney. We also listen to a Soundie by Charlie Spivak.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com.* The music featured in th

Modernaires and Modern Mothers (Show 226)
August 23, 2024

Features vintage music by Sammy Kaye, Ralph Flannigan and The Modernaires. This show has a little of everything, even laxatives are discussed.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com.* Th

Slow Things Down a Bit (Show 225)
August 16, 2024

Features vintage recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. We also learn a little about a Skin Beauty Treatment from the 1930s.Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.co

The V-Disc Episodes - Disc #126 - Lena Horne
August 14, 2024

In this episode we examine and listen to Disc #126 of the V-Disc Collection. This V-Disc features vintage recordings by vocalist Lena Horne. (E037)* The musical performances and recordings featured in this podcast are in the Public Domain. Artists are

Jitters and a Flip Top Box (Show 224)
August 09, 2024

Features vintage music by Glenn Miller, Harry James and Cab Calloway. Ronnaldo also discusses "the jitters".Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat. Learn more at SupportSwing.com.* The music featured in this podcast is