The Bad Piano Player

Send us Fan Mail A little more than a year after his first foray into the melodic stylings of Hoagy Carmichael, the Bad Piano Player returns for a second bite at this perfect Indiana apple. 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player rights a great wrong by finally getting around to the father of country music, as we feature Jimmie Rodgers. The Just Okay Singer will be along, as well as our new guest, The Bad Yodeler. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player is zapping through his list of favourite Broadway songs. Rumour has it, toes will be a-tappin'! 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player has progressed enough to attempt some of the more difficult Frank Loesser numbers, with a special spotlight on Guys and Dolls. Lyricist, melodies, musicals...I've got the Frank right here! 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player takes a third dive into Harry Warren while saluting his longtime number one fan. 2

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player finally gets around to Burton Lane, last of the Gershwin acolytes. Six songs so hard we had to bring in a good pianist for the last one. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the bad piano player will be featuring lyricist Mort Dixon. What? You've never heard of him? Well then you'd better tune in, because he's AWESOME.

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player liked the pre-1920 music from last week so much, that he decided to do a whole episode of pre-1920 music, including two songs on either side of World War I. Set a spell, take your shoes off...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, at episode 57, the Bad Piano Player assays the great George M. Cohan. Why did he wait so long? Tune in to find out!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the bad piano player tackles Harry Woods, a virtually unknown songwriter who wrote at least five standards, including "Side By Side". 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player takes a second dive into the impressive catalog of Sam Stept, including his most famous song, and several of his not-so-famous songs. Don't sit where?

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player dives back into his file of female composers and lyricists. The famous and the not-so-famous. See what the girls in the back room are having and tell them I'm not having the same. 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player finally gets around to Kalmar and Ruby: gagwriters, screenwriters, songwriters, and all around nice guys. Three little works: tune in Tuesday!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player takes another six-song sojourn into the many faceted career of Tom Waits. Tom Waits II, the sequel. 

Send us Fan Mail Against the advice of his longtime therapist, the Bad Piano Player will both have and be playing the blues this week. W.C. Handy will make an appearance!

Send us Fan Mail On his one-ear anniversary show, the bad piano player showcases the songs and career of Al Jolson. The ego has landed!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player goes back to his roots with a composer you mights not know, but you know his songs! Isham Jones, meet the downloaders. 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player will be showcasing weather songs. Rain, clouds, sunny days, and stormy weather. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player assays his longtime nemesis and we learn about the wealthy and witty songwriter from Peru, Indiana: Cole Porter. 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a short look at the history of Irish Folk music. Bain taitneamh as, mo chraoladh! 

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player Podcast explres songs from three forgotten musicals covering the gold rush, Tammamy Hall, and cruise ships. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player features one of his idols, the immensely witty and wonderful Tom Lehrer. Will it include an interview? Tune in to find out! 

Send us Fan Mail This week, The Bad Piano Player returns to composers you've probably never heard of with a solid group of classic Walter Donaldson melodies. Nothing could be finer!

Send us Fan Mail This week, The Bad Piano Player dives into comic and novelty songs, covering hospitalization, tattoos, bravery, lineage, and baseball. 

Send us Fan Mail This week includes Valentine's Day, so the Bad Piano Player is featuring romantic songs. Well, HE thinks they're romantic. Cuddle up, people.