45-Wintertime

Two days in and 2021 seems OK so far.  I'm going to keep monitoring it though, and see how it goes. In the meantime, I've got another collection of songs for you. I started by grabbing all the songs that featured the word Wintertime in the title, then just Winter, but that didn't give me a very large collection at this late date, so I expanded the theme a little to include all sorts of things that might occur in the winter time. A ski song, plenty of snow songs, some skating, frost, a sleigh ride, you get the idea. It's a pretty eclectic mix of things, but I'm sure it's a wonderful collection of music. As you've heard me say 45 times already this season, all of these wonderful 78 transfers have been taken from the collection at The Internet Archive. And if you think I'm sharing a lot, you should see the vast amount of stuff I haven't touched. It's not all Christmas/winter related, so it seems to go on forever as you sift through it. Anyhow, only a small sampling today of what they have to offer, but a good collection I'm sure you'll enjoy.

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. The Starlighters With Orchestra-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (From The Twentieth Century Fox Picture "On The Avenue")
2. Russ Morgan And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Russ Morgan And The Morganaires-Look Out The Window (The Winter Song)
3. Horace Heidt And His Brigadiers-Vocal Chorus Larry Cotton-Loveland In The Wintertime
4. Vera Lynn With Bob Farnon And His Orchestra-Once Upon A Wintertime
5. American Radio Warblers With Preston Sellers At The Organ-Skaters Waltz
6. The Three Suns-Vocal By Artie Dunn-Sleigh Ride In July (From International Film "Belle Of The Yukon")
7. Gene Rodemich's Orchestra-Snowflake (From "Greenwich Village Follies")
8. George Cates And His Orchestra-Vocal By The Heartbeats-Snowflakes
9. Ambrose And His Orchestra (At The Embassy Club, London) (With Vocal Chorus)-Snowman
10. James P. Johnson-Snowy Morning Blues
11. Dick McDonough And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus, Chick Bullock-There's Frost On The Moon (Spring In My Heart)
12. Ames Brothers With Orchestra Directed By Ray Bloch-Winter's Here Again
13. Curt Massey With Tony Vale And His Orchestra-Frosty The Snowman
14. Ray Bloch And His Orchestra-Vocal By The Eldorado Five-Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
15. Ray McKinley And His Orchestra-Vocal: Ray McKinley, With Jean Friley And Some Of The Boys-Little Jack Frost Get Lost
16. Eastern Slope Inn Orchestra Under The Direction Of Charles Zumstein-Memories Of Skiland
17. The Great White Way Orchestra-When Winter Comes
18. Betty Sanders-Wintertime

44-Scoop The Fourth

Happy New Year to you and yours! Here's hoping that 2021 is a much better year than 2020. I'll get back into the Christmas music today after spending yesterday sharing some New Year music with you.  And today is one of those days with no theme, just a random collection of goodies pulled from whatever I've got left in the pile.  As is usually the case, it's all from 78s that I've sourced from the huge collection offered up for free at The Internet Archive. I've downloaded, de-clicked, de-noised, edited and copied everything to MP3 just for fun, and I'm sharing it with you so that you can appreciate this old music like I do. It's a great mix of stuff today, I'm sure you'll find something in there to enjoy.  And as I keep saying, let me know in the comments if you find anything in here you like.

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Little Jimmy Dickens-Barefooted Little Cowboy
2. Dick Robertson And His Orchestra-Don't Wait 'Till The Night Before Christmas
3. Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye-Vocal Refrain By Don Cornell, Laura Leslie, The Kaydets And The Kaye Choir-Here Comes Santa Claus
4. Johnnie Johnston-Orchestra Conducted By Sonny Burke-If Winter Comes
5. Don Baker At The Organ With Chimes-Jingle Bells
6. Tex Williams And Trio With Orchestra-The Winter Song
7. Art Kassel And His Orchestra-Winter Wonderland
8. Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra And Choir-You're All I Want For Christmas
9. Julius La Rosa-Orchestra Conducted By Archie Bleyer-Campanelle
10. Nicola Paone And His Gang-Christmas Serenade
11. Joe Moss And His Society Dance Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Dick Robertson-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
12. Russ Morgan And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Russ Morgan And The Morganaires-The Night Before Christmas Song
13. Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers-The Skaters Waltz
14. Jiminy Cricket-T'Was The Night Before Christmas
15. Eddie Howard And His Orchestra-When Christmas Rolls Around
16. Robert Rheims, Organ And Chimes-I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas
17. Max Goberman, Conductor-Cradle Song
18. Elsie Baker-Contralto With Orchestra-Little Christmas Shoes (From "Dutch Ditties For Children")

43-Happy New Year

At first I was going to throw this up tomorrow on New Year's Day, but I figure it wouldn't do you any good after most of the big day had passed. Then I thought about doing it at midnight local time, but who's going to be checking the blog then? So I'm throwing it up now while there are still a few hours before the big celebrations at midnight. That'll leave you plenty of time to give a listen to this excellent collection of songs about the New Year that aren't Auld Lang Syne (those were all in the last post). Some really excellent stuff in here, I was proud of quite a few finds here. There's some dialect humor, some spoken word, a Hawaiian selection, polkas, you name it. I will point you towards one selection that you may think is out of place, and that's the Harmonicats selection called The Record Ban Blues. It references a very special New Year's night many years ago that you may not know the back story to, but it's neat to record collectors ("With Some Rhythm Accompaniment..."). Oh, and yet another sound effects record! I tell you, it's all here.  Big kudos to the folks at The Internet Archive who's collection I plundered for these records. I hope you have a great night, and may 2021 be a whole heap better than 2020!  Enjoy!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Archie Anderson-A Guid New Year To Ane An' A'
2. Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra And Chorus-Bob Senn, Soloist-Happy New Year
3. Stahls Kapelle (Stahl's Band)-Peter Stahl, Director-Neujahrs Gruss-Walzer (New Year's Greeting-Waltz)
4. Nicola Paone And His Gang-New Year Song
5. Raymond Scott Quintet-New Year's Eve In A Haunted House
6. Roy Milton And His Solid Senders-New Year's Resolution
7. Prince's Orchestra-Ringing The Old Year Out
8. Jerry Murad's Harmonicats With Some Rhythm Accompaniment In 1947, Narration By Jim Ameche-The Record Ban Blues
9. The Oklahoma Wranglers, Vocal Refrain By Skeeter Willis-Unhappy New Year
10. Margaret Whiting With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
11. Red Ingle And The Natural Seven-Vocal By The MAD Madrigal Singers-Git Up Off'n The Floor, Hannah! (Or A Bitter New Year's Eve)
12. Ted Black Orchestra-Vocal: Dick Edwards-Happy New Year, Darling
13. Jeffrey Clay, The Serenaders And Gus Dana-Happy New Year
14. Genoa Keawe's Polynesians With Johnny Almeida's Hawaiians-Hauoli Maka Hiki Hou! Happy New Year!
15. John Laurenz With Orchestra And Vocal Accompaniment-My Best To You
16. Franklyn MacCormack With Herbert Foote At The Organ-My New Year's Wish For You
17. Eddie "Piano" Miller With Rhythm Accompaniment-New Year Medley: Oh Dem Golden Slippers; Hail, Hail The Gang's All Here; Hand Me Doen My Walking Cane
18. Warsaw Dance Orchestra-New Year-Polka
19. Archie Anderson-The Year That's Awa'
20. Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Tommy Mercer And Irene Day-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
21. Standard Sound Effect-New Year's Celebration-Street Crowd
22. Standard Sound Effect-New Year's Celebration-Cafe Crowd