Phantom Dancer Swing Radio Show

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What's My Shoe Size?

Tuesday 19 Jan 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 24 Jan 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun are a set of live 1940s Latin rhythms by Desi Arnez, Xavier Cugat & Enric Madeguera. From Buenos Aires we hear a commercial record by Oscar Aleman and from New York there's live Bop by Bird & Dizzy

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - SCTV parodies the classic What's My Line Show with What's My Showe Size. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went

You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went...

Tuesday 26 Jan 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 31 Jan 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

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The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun a short Novochord solo - the world's first commercial polyphonic synthesizer - with Hatchett's Swingtette over the BBC in 1943 and a swinging/brass band Waltzing Matilda for Australia Day (26 Jan) from 2CH & the AWA Network Sydney in 1943

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went in this Australian TV ad from 1964. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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Bing Crosby Auroratone Clip

Tuesday 2 Feb 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 7 Feb 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

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The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: Big Joe Turner singing on Jubilee in 1943, Harry James from the Astor Roof NY over CBS and some more from the 1943 2CH series 'Army on Parade' featuring Wally Portingale's Orchestra

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - Bing Crosby in Auroratone - the latest cure for migrane and mental illness. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[lolly_loisides]

I listened to your Australia Day broadcast last week, really enjoyed it!

 

[phantom dancer]

Thank you, Lolly!

Thank you, Lolly. I hope you're able to tune in again.

Here is the latest Phantom Dancer playlist. I hope you'll enjoy hearing it played....

Tuesday 9 Feb 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 14 Feb 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s – 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: Hot Swing by Big Al Sears on ABC’s Date with the Duke series, Louis Prima broadcasting from the Meadowbrook & Cab Calloway over KSTP St Paul/Minneapolis in 1938

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you’ll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer’s VIDEO OF THE WEEK…………

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO – Japanese chanteuse Chieri Eri sings Walking My Baby Back Home for King Records in 1953. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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Chiemi Eri sings Mucho Mucho 1950s

Tuesday 16 Feb 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 21 Feb 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

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Hmm, Somehow couldn't log on here last week. but this week is OK. Apologies for missing last week's update.

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: more Mary Osbourne, the electric guitar pioneer, is dug out of the archives playing with Gay Claridge's Orchestra from Chicago in 1945 also we tune into the 1939 version of Australia's Got Talent - the Major Bowes Amateur Hour over WJSV CBS Washington DC

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - More of Japanese chanteuse Chieri Eri as she sings in Spanish & Japanese, Mucho, Mucho, Mucho for a 1950s Japanese Film. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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Candid Microphone 1947 part 1 of 3

Phantom Dancer Show

Tuesday 23 Feb 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 28 Feb 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: Duke Ellington for Club Zanzibar NY in 1945, the Dorsey Brothers broadcasting for Chrysler in 1934 & Hal Kemp on the Lady Esther serenade in 1936

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com (under Media) where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - Part 1 of 3 of the 14 July 1947 WJZ ABC NY Candid Microphone - Allan Funt's forerunner to Candid Camera. See it on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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Candid Microphone Part 2

Tuesday 2 Mar 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 7 Mar 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

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The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: News from London, Xmas Day 1944, Bob Crosby broadcasting from the Blackhawk in Chicago, De Rambles from Holland in 1937 and Angelini from Turin in 1940

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - Part 2 of 3 of the 14 July 1947 WJZ ABC NY Candid Microphone - Allan Funt's forerunner to Candid Camera. If you missed Part 1, you'll find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com with the all the other past videos of the week. See Part 2 on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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Candid Microphone Part 3 of 3

Tuesday 9 Mar 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 14 Mar 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: modern, progress jazz on the wireless by Charlie Parker, Slim Gaillard, Shelly Manne & Lee Konitz

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - Part 3 of 3 of the 14 July 1947 WJZ ABC NY Candid Microphone - Allan Funt's forerunner to Candid Camera. If you missed Parts 1 & 2, you'll find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com with the all the other past videos of the week. See Parts 1, 2 & 3 on the Radio Show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

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1938 German Cinema Ad Opel Admiral

Tuesday 16 Mar 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 21 Mar 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Featured highlights this Tues and Sun: early rock'n'roll & hillbilly on the wireless by Hank Williams, the Sons of the Pioneers, Sid King and Hans Albers! Plus lots of great swing and songs by Frank Sinatra & Connie Boswell

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - 1938 German Cinema Ad for the Opel Admiral - you'll find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog: http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/, with the all the other past videos of the week and at http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

Glenn Miller & Fulda Tyres

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Tuesday 30 Mar 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 4 Apr 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

Today's Phantom Dancer has a Glenn Miller set including two selections (one sung in German) from Glenn Miller's ABSIE (American Broadcasting Station in Europe) broadcasts, a 1930s Blue Network broadcast from NY's Cafe Rouge and WNEW NY News broadcast during the Glenn Miller Day Broadcast, 5 Jun 1945

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - 1959 German Ad for Fulda Tyres is a classic - you'll also find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog with the all the other past Phantom Dancer videos of the week & play lists as well as under Media at http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

1974 Rural TV 'For Schools'

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 6 Apr 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +11 GMT)
Sunday 11 Apr 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones.

This Tuesday's & Sunday's Phantom Dancer highlights Jim Davidson & his ABC Dance Orchestra with Alice Smith singing from Sydney in 1938, Charlie Parker from Boston's Hi Hat Club over WCOP in 1953 & live radio & TV broadcasts by Billie Holliday, June Christy, Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw & Benny Goodman

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - someone's YouTubed video tape of ABSN TV Bega-Cooma NSW 'For Schools' morning programs in 1974: a nostalgic mid-morning flick-through - you'll also find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/ with the all the other past Phantom Dancer videos of the week & play lists as well as under Media at http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

Ricardo Montalban School of Fine Acting

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 13 Apr 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 18 Apr 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This Tuesday's & Sunday's Phantom Dancer highlights comedian George Wallace live in the 1940s in Melbourne, plus live radio broadcasts by Shep Fields, Cab Calloway, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington & the Andrew Sisters

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - I Love SCTV. So this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week is from that show. Eugene Levy pays homage to Ricardo Montalban, leading film actor and 70s TV icon - you'll also find it at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/ with the all the other past Phantom Dancer videos of the week & play lists as well as under Media at http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

Dorothy Collins Video

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 20 Apr 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 25 Apr 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This Tuesday's & Sunday's Phantom Dancer highlights include part of an a 1938 show by Glenn Miller before he found his famous sound, Stan Kenton plays Duke Ellington from Atlantic City in 1958 and Bing sings for Kraft in 1944

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com where you'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK............

THIS WEEK'S VIDEO - At Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/ I found that the most popular clip posted is Dorothy Collins singing with Raymond Scott's Orchestra on the Your Hit Parade TV show in the early 50s. So for your entertainment and edification I've uploaded another Dorothy Collins Your Hit Parade clip.

You'll find it with the all the other past Phantom Dancer videos of the week & play lists at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com/ as well as under Media at http://www.gregpoppleton.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

Martin Block Short (1948)

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 27 Apr 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 2 May 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This week's show is peppered with a few rare radio recordings from the 1930s by the bands of Henry Busse, Les Brown, Anson Weeks & Ray Noble.

And speaking of Ray Noble, this week's Phantom Dancer Video of the Week is Martin Block 'Musical-Go-Round' MGM Short (1948) with Ray Noble & Buddy Clark

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on page or click on the NEW radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

You'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

BBC Northern Dance Orchestra

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 4 May 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 9 May 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This week's show is has muchos swing from live 1930s & 40s radio to dance to in the first half of the show followed by modern progressive with broadcasts from the 1950s & 60s. You'll also hear live radio by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett & Edmundo Ros

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the NEW radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

You'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. It's the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra live to air from the Palace Playhouse, Manchester in 1959! When the BBC 'disbanded' the band, Frank Sinatra himself telegrammed a letter of complaint. And to think, an occasional member of that band was the drummer for my Bakelite Dance Band gig at Penrith last Saturday!

Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?...ndId=101868353&blogId=533778581#ixzz0mq1qVJ7b
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[phantom dancer]

Driving around New York 1928

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 11 May 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 16 May 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This week's show features 2 Django Reinhardt broadcast excerpts from Paris in the 1940s and a set of very early radio jazz from 1929 - 1931

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on this MySpace page or click on the NEW radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

You'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. It's Driving Around New York in 1928 with Harold Lloyd

Enjoy!

 

[phantom dancer]

Red Nichols 1929 Vitaphone Short

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 18 May 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 23 May 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This week's show includes Lena Horne singing over AFRS in 1944 while Sarah Vaughan has Happy Birthday sung to her over NBC in 1953

You can see the FULL PLAYLIST for this week's show on the NEW radio page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

You'll ALSO SEE the Phantom Dancer's VIDEO OF THE WEEK at Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. It's Red Nichols & his 5 Pennies in a 1929 Vitaphone short

 

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Betty Boop Meets Cab Calloway

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 25 May 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 30 May 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones. Now daylight saving is over here, The Phantom Dancer can now be heard at GMT +10 hours on your computer, live-streamed over 2SER.com

This week's show includes the all -women International Sweethearts of Rhythm broadcasting in 1944 and a brief visit to Seattle in 1939 with the 'Contented Hour'.

FULL PLAYLIST on the radio show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

FULL PLAYLIST + VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. This week's video is Betty Boop & Cab Calloway in the 1933 cartoon, the Old Man of the Mountain

 

[phantom dancer]

Alberta Hunter on 1934 'Colour TV'

Phantom Dancer Radio Show Play List and Video of the Week for...

Tuesday 8 June 12 noon 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (Sydney is +10 GMT)
Sunday 13 June 6:30am 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney (repeat)

Live streamed over http://www.2ser.com/stream

The Phantom Dancer plays swing, jazz & dance from live 1920s - 60s radio & TV shows on your wireless and ear-o-phones

Last week I had to step out of the studio at the last minute to do a TV casting. (I got the role). So there was nothing to really blog here. Hope you enjoyed the Phantom Dancer 'classic' from 2008

This week we hear a set of swing double bass from 1941 - 1945 & Raymond Scott's 'Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals''.

FULL PLAYLIST on the radio show page of http://www.gregpoppleton.com

FULL PLAYLIST + VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Greg Poppleton's Radio Lounge Blog http://gregpoppleton.wordpress.com. This week's video is a 1934 TV Fantasia from the British film 'Radio Parade of 1935' featuring Alberta Hunter in living Dufreycolour - an early form of Polaroid

Enjoy!