The Shellac Stack

Shellac Stack No. 264 rides a wild roller coaster with Henri Rene’s Orchestra and visits the Alps with the McGuire Sisters. We hear fine piano from Art Tatum, Willie “The Lion” Smith, and Billy Mayerl, dance with George Olsen and Sam Lanin, and enjoy some novelties with Tony Pastor and Georgia Gibbs. More too!

Shellac Stack No. 263 wails with Clarence Williams and steps with Bix Beiderbecke at the Jazz Band Ball. Along the way, we hear from Jack Teagarden, the Shannon Quartet, Zez Confrey, Ford and Glenn, Chauncey Morehouse, and even relax with a bit of theatre organ by C. A. Parmentier. Join us! And thanks, as always, … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 262 rolls ’em with boogie-woogie pianists Joe Turner and Pete Johnson. We venture to New Orleans with Conrad Janis and Armand Hug, to Spain with Amelia Rico, and to Japan with Dick Mine. We’ve got hot dance from Mike Markel and Fred Hall, and smooth vocals from a pair of Charlies: Charlie … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 261 cleans out a few crates of “junk records” from the back of the garage and discovers some interesting things. Bob Eberly sings Elvis! Glenn Miller’s Artie Malvin tackles Buddy Holly! We’ve got hot western swing from the Plainsmen, sophisticated jazz from Illinois Jacquet and Dick Hyman, and rockabilly from George Jones. … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 260 goes on a spree with Irving Mills and His Swyngphonic Orchestra. We dance along with Waring’s Pennsylvanians, Frank Westphal, Abe Lyman, Paul Specht, and Roy Fox. We also hear from the New Dixie Demons, Norman Phelps’ Virginia Rounders, Clayton McMichen — and take a little time out with cantor Josef Rosenblatt. … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 259 brainstorms with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra! We enjoy some Hawaiian fare with Dolly Dawn, Alvin Kaleolani, and Lani McIntire; dance with Vincent Lopez, Charles Dornberger, and Hal Kemp; and relax with Nick Lucas, Dick Hyman, and Margaret Whiting. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank you!

Shellac Stack No. 258 narrowly misses the 5:15 with the American Quartet. We enjoy the novelty ragtime piano of Bill Krenz and Felix Arndt, dance along with Johnny Johnson, Ted Black, Sam Lanin, and sample some traditional folk songs with the English Singers, John Langstaff, and Anne Shelton. Good jazz from Fats Waller and Benny … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 257 passes time with Phil Spitalny, Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, Georgia Gibbs, Ted Weems, Aileen Stanley, and many others. Don’t miss the 1910 recording by the Carl Nebe Quartett! Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 256 has got rhythm — from Glenn Miller’s fiery “Slip Horn Jive” to Jack Hylton’s “Choo Choo.” We also hear from Mary Lou Williams, Gene Austin, Billie Holiday, Johnny Guarnieri, Ray Anthony, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, and dabble with some voodoo chanting by Elsie Houston. Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 255 wipes the pan with the High Hatters and dreams with Elliot Lawrence’s Orchestra. Along the way, we hear from Morton Harvey, Fats Waller, the Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington, Jack Denny, the Ritz Quartet, Buddy Clark, Ruth Etting, and many more. Join us! (Support the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack — thank … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 254 hawks peanuts with both Fred Rich and Harry Reser! We dance with the California Ramblers, Sam Lanin, King Oliver, and Jay Wilbur and enjoy sides by Ethel Merman, Charlie Barnet, “Hum and Strum,” Frank Froeba, and more. Plenty of good music on this week’s program! Thanks for keeping the music spinning … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 253 sits on a rainbow alongside the Cabaret Four. We hear from Earl Hines, Marek Weber’s Orchestra, jazz vocalist Leo Watson, Dolly Dawn, Fred Hamm, Orville Knapp, the Cotton Pickers, and many more. Join us! Thank you for your continued support on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 252 walks with sweetness — and Sam Lanin! We hear from Radio Girl Vaughn De Leath, banjo master Harry Reser, and harp-zither player Mme. Kitty Berger. We also hear from the bands of Boyd Raeburn, Tex Beneke, Jack Payne, Tommy Gott, Nathan Glantz, and more.

Shellac Stack No. 251 jingles bells and decks the halls with some Christmas favorites and obscurities of the 1910s-1950s. We hear from the Victor Salon Orchestra, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Billy Mayerl, Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, and many more in this festive, tuneful hour. Grab a mug of hot chocolate and join us!

Shellac Stack No. 250 pitches up a boogie with the Nat King Cole Trio and plays Geography with Jan Savitt. We hear from the Mound City Blue Blowers, Billy Murray, Betty Hutton, Seger Ellis, Dolly Dawn, Fred Rich’s Hotel Astor Orchestra, Ben Selvin, the Southern Jazz Group, and many more. Thank you for supporting the … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 249 revels in seventh heaven with more than a dozen Banner records of the 1920s by Frank Leithner’s Orchestra, the California Ramblers, Lizzie Miles, Hal Kemp, the Pickard Family, Ben Pollack’s Orchestra, the Original Memphis Five, Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestra, Mendello’s Five Gee-Gees, and many more! Thank you for supporting the Shellac … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 248 buttons up our overcoat with Tommy Gott’s orchestra. We hear from Roberto Firpo in Argentina, Johnny Wittwer in San Francisco, and Billy Cotton in London. Along the way we’ve got excellent jazz from Bob Wilber’s Wildcats and Joe Venuti, the music of Gershwin played by Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats, and a trio … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 247 shimmies with the Dorsey Brothers! We hear from Turk Murphy’s Jazz Band, the Royal Hawaiian Serenaders, Helen Forrest, Shep Fields, Coon-Sanders, Frankie Marvin, Sam Lanin, the Drifters, and many more in this variety-packed musical hour. Thanks for keeping the Shellac Stack spinning with your contribution on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 246 gets caught in a wind storm with Jesse Stone and His Orchestra. We toddle along with Carl Fenton, burn up with the Wolverines, “do it” with Rudy Vallee, and lounge ‘neath Egyptian skies with Joseph Franklin. We also hear from Irish fiddlers Michael Coleman and Patrick J. Cawley, pianist Lee Sims, … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 245 creeps with Jelly Roll Morton and dances with a ghost. We hear from Fess Williams’s Royal Flush Orchestra, Vivian Ellis, the Rev. J. M. Gates, Josef Hofmann, Bert Lown, Zeke Manners and His Swing Billies, Hazel Scott, and many more in this spooky installment. Boo! Throw something into our virtual Trick-or-Treat … Continue reading »