1,601.) Wed Apr. 21, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Released in 1939, available on many compilations Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant South The bulgin’ […]

1,477.) Fri Dec. 18, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Bing Crosby – “Dinah (feat. the Mills Brothers)” Recorded in 1931, available on many compilations Dinah, is there anyone finer In the state of Carolina? If there is and you know her, Show her to me Dinah, got those dixie eyes blazin’ How I’d love to sit and gaze […]

1,414.) Fri Oct. 16, 2020

Jazz Week The Song of the Day is: Coleman Hawkins – “Body and Soul” Recorded in 1939, available on many compilations We’ve got a pretty full docket of upcoming theme weeks, with Halloween coming soon and then the long delayed Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, so if I’m going to have to opportunity […]

1,376.) Tues Sept. 8, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Jimmie Rodgers & Louis Armstrong – “Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing on the Corner)” Released as a single in 1930, available on many compilations Standing on the corner, I didn’t mean no harm Along come the police, he took me by the arm It was down in Memphis, corner […]

1,327.) Tues Jul. 21, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Jelly Roll Morton – “King Porter Stomp” From the compilation Kansas City Stomp: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1 (1938) From what I have read, Jelly Roll Morton made regular claims saying he invented jazz. That wasn’t true, but he was a pivotal figure in its development. He […]

1,294.) Thurs Jun. 18, 2020

RIP Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020) The Song of the Day is: Vera Lynn – “We’ll Meet Again” Recorded in 1939, available on many compilations We’ll meet again Don’t know where Don’t know when But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always do ‘Till the blue skies drive […]

1,024.) Sun Sept. 22, 2019

The Song of the Day is: Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra – “The Merry-Go Round Broke Down” Recorded in 1937, available on many compilations Oh, the merry-go-round broke down And we went round and round Each time t’would miss, we’d steal a kiss And the merry-go-round went “Um-pah-pah, um-pah-pah Um-pah! Um-pah! Um-pah-pah-pah!” Cliff Friend – Dave […]

1,020.) Wed Sept. 18, 2019

The Song of the Day is: The Glenn Miller Orchestra – “In The Mood” Recorded in 1939, available on many compilations This week we are marking the 80th anniversary of the release of the Glenn Miller Orchestra’s “In The Mood”, one of the most iconic, legendary recordings of all time. The origins of this song […]

915.) Wed Jun. 5, 2019

The Song of the Day is: Sergei Prokofiev – “Montagues & Capulets” From the ballet Romeo & Juliet (1935) I know I’m not the only one who has been watching the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. That show is one for the time capsule. That series and “Montagues & Capulets” by Sergei Prokofiev really don’t share anything […]

639.) Sun Sept. 2, 2018

Originally Published on Sept. 2, 2018 The Song of the Day is: