Phantom Dancer :: 5:00pm 30th Dec 2023
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Happy New Year! Enjoy this New Year's mix of swing and jazz from 1930s-50s New Year Radio. And marvel at how Wynn the Astrologer on his live-to-air 1936 radio predictions got 1937 so wrong. Listen... Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Christmas music from 1930s-60s Christmas radio on this week's Phantom Dancer. Hear Kid Ory, Charlie Parker, Patti Page and more. Listen... Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Freddie Rich, born in Poland, was a US pianist and band leader who lead dance bands then jazz bands in the 1920s, radio bands in the 1930s, and movie studio bands in the 1940s-50s. Freddie Rich was co-writer of the song 'I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers'. He's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Listen... Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
1940 Shortwave radio by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from New York to Latin America is your Phantom Dancer Feature this week. And below are some relevant paragraphs on shortwave broadcasting taken from a 1942 article in 'RCA Review'. Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Sam 'The Man' Taylor, influential 1940s jump and 1950s rock tenor saxophonist, is this week's Phantom Dancer non-stop swing jazz feature artist. You'll hear him from two 1956 Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party broadcasts on this week's mix. Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Harold 'Scrappy' Lambert was not a scrapper nor scrappy. He was a US dance band singer who recorded over 1,500 records between 1926 - 1931 as well as radio transcriptions and musical movie shorts. He is your Phantom Dancer Feature Artist this week. Tune in... Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Ginny Simms was a US singer, radio star and Hollywood actress. She sang with big bands, Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Jo Stafford. As an MGM and Universal film actress she appeared in 11 movies from 1939 to 1951. Ginny Simms is your Phantom Dancer Feature artist this week. Tune in... Read More
Your non-stop mix of swing & jazz from live…
Del Courtney was a pianist, bandleader, actor and composer whose career spanned 70 years. He played for four US presidents. He is your Phantom Dancer Feature artist this week. LISTEN here... Read More