The Shellac Stack

Shellac Stack No. 274 prays the blues with Jimmy Dorsey and smiles with Duke Ellington. We hear from singers Bob Howard and Tommy Edwards, xylophonists Joseph Green and Sam Herman, and bandleaders Sam Lanin, Richard Himber, and Fred Elizalde. Join us! And thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 273 relaxes ‘neath the blue Italian skies with Claudio Villa, the Banda Tafarella, Pietro Deiro, and the Blackstone Trio. We also hear from the Benny Goodman Quartet, Ted Lewis, Joel Shaw, Jack Hylton, and Harry Reser. Fine jazz piano from Earl Hines too! Thanks for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 272 dispenses hugs and kisses galore, with Aileen Stanley, Morton Downey, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Pearl Bailey, Joseph C. Smith, Charles Capper, Rudy Vallee, Albert Sandler, Jean Goldkette, and many more. Thank you for supporting the Shellac Stack on Patreon: patreon.com/shellacstack

Shellac Stack No. 271 gives you a couple nights in June. We visit the “Cafe Mozart” with Anton Karas; dance with Gene Rodemich, the Ipana Troubadours, and Willie Creager; and enjoy some fine jazz courtesy of the Metronome All-Stars, pianist Johnny Wittwer, and Cyril Watts and His Jazzmen. More too! Thank you for supporting the … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 270 parades with Pauline Alpert and Sam Lanin and journeys to Spain and New Orleans. We hear from artists as diverse as Paul Ash, Brother Bones, Jimmie Noone, Dick Hyman, Jesse Crawford, the Rondoliers and Piano Pals, Earl Hines, Pete Daily, and many more. Join us!

Shellac Stack No. 269 waddles and then glides with Paul Ash and Arthur (Guitar Boogie) Smith. We’ve got songs about cats and dogs from Isham Jones, Prince’s Military Band, and the Dixie Stars; vocals from Dick Todd, Kay Starr, and Aileen Stanley; and marvelous piano by Frank Banta and Raie Da Costa. Much more too!

Shellac Stack No. 268 finesses the ivories with Muriel Pollock, Vee Lawnhurst, and Art Tatum. We take a stroll along Blue Sky Avenue with Orville Knapp and dance to the bands of Claude Hopkins, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb. Stirring vocals from Ethel Waters, Bing Crosby, and more. Join us for an hour … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 267 follows the fleet with vocalist/pianist Turner Layton. We hear from vocal harmony group the Eskimo Quartette, dance with Lou Gold, Harry Roy, Sam Lanin, Jean Goldkette, and Josh Duffee’s Graystone Monarchs (on a 2022 78 rpm record!). We travel the world with Mieko Itai, Bernard Witkowski, Alfred Apaka, and Tony Murena. … Continue reading »

Shellac Stack No. 266 cuts a mean rug with the Missourians in 1929! We hear a trio of Sweet Sues, whistle along with Brother Bones, enjoy ragtime harp with Bobby Maxwell, chuckle with Billy Murray, and dance along with the Arden-Ohman Orchestra, Gus Arnheim, Alfredo, and many more. Good stuff! Join us!

Shellac Stack No. 265 rides with a certain famous “masked man” and Dick Robertson. We hear from the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra, jazz harpist Casper Reardon, vocalists Lee Wiley and Johnny Marvin, and the Rainy City Jazz Band. More good records from Joe Loss, Glenn Miller, Billy Merrin, Sam Lanin, and others round out the hour. Join … Continue reading »

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 »