In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of bandleader, and one heck of a trumpet player - Ray Anthony.  Ray was born on January 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, Pe

In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of one of the most popular and influential drummers of the Big Band Era - Gene Krupa.  Krupa was born on January 15,

Includes some great Big Band recordings by Cab Calloway, Sam Donahue and Johnny Mercer.  Ronnaldo also plays a track by Belgian bandleader Fud Candrix and we listen to a couple of clips from "Your Thr

In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of bandleader - Dick Jurgens.  Jurgens was born on January 9, 1910 in Sacramento, California. * All music in this po

Features vintage Big Band music by Count Basie, Bing Crosby, The Hudson-DeLange Orchestra and many more. We also listen to a great Soundie by Louis Jordan. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing P

In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of Maxene Andrews.  Maxene was born on January 3, 1916 in Mound, Minnesota. * All music in this podcast are Creative

Ronnaldo ends 2021 by playing some of his favorite tracks from the past year.  Includes vintage music from Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Stan Kenton.  Also, a suggestion for a new holiday is discusse

In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of one of the most charismatic and influential performers of the Big Band Era - Cab Calloway.   Calloway was born on

This collection of vintage Big Band recordings features Ronnaldo's favorites that he played on the podcast this year.  Includes tracks from Raymond Scott, Ben Pollack, Harry James, Jerry Gray and more

In this Podcast Extra of "The Big Band and Swing Podcast" we celebrate the birthday of one of the most influential arrangers and bandleaders of the Big Band Era - Fletcher Henderson.  Henderson was bo