Original air date - Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 7th Apr 2020

Lord Invader is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. He was a Calypso singer and composer who began performing in the 1930s and recorded in the US from 1941 to 1959. We hear one of his 1941 sides today, introduced by actor Vincent Price. He composed 'Rum and Coca Cola', a hit for The Andrew Sisters. The Phantom Dancer produced and presented by 1920s-30s singer and actor Greg Poppleton can be heard online from 12:05pm AEST Tuesday 7 April at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/ The final hour of the mix is all vinyl.

LORD INVADER

Lord Invader was born in Trinidad. He first came to notice in 1937 when he began performing in the capital, Port of Spain. He competed in the very first  Calypso King competition and recorded for Bluebird records. The Decca label invited him to New York City in 1941 to record. He wrote many calypso lyrics, his most famous 'Rum and Coca-Cola', was plagiarised by Morey Amsterdam and became a hit for the Andrews Sisters. The melody had been previously published as the work of Venezuelan calypso composer Lionel Belasco on a song titled "L'Année Passée," which was in turn based on a folk song from Martinique. Invader wrote lyrics to the tune. The song became a local hit and was at the peak of its popularity when Amsterdam visited the island in September 1943 as part of a U.S.O. tour. In 1948, after years of litigation, both plaintiffs won their cases, with Lord Invader receiving an award of $150,000 in owed royalties. However, Morey Amsterdam was allowed to retain copyright to the song. Lord Invader wrote a follow-up song to "Rum and Coca-Cola", titled "Yankee Dollar". In the early 1940s, radio stations in the USA refused to play Lord Invader's original version on the grounds of its using the trademarked name, and its references to prostitution and alcohol. Invader later opened a calypso club in Trinidada and toured the U.S, Britain and Europe.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Birdsong had a place on US radio from the mid-1920s into the 1950s. The show that started it all was American Radio Warblers, a program selling birdseed. Organist Preston Sellers performed with TEN canaries. The show ran for almost 30 years, finishing on the Mutual Network from Chicago. Trill, I mean thrill, to Preston and 'The Original Feathered Stars of the Air' in this commercial 78 recording... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNBwFvs15w

7 APRIL PLAY LIST

Play List - The Phantom Dancer 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney, Live Stream, Digital Radio Community Radio Network Show CRN #431
107.3 2SER Tuesday 7 April 2020 After the 2SER 12 noon news, 12:04 - 2:00pm (+10 hours GMT) and Saturdays 5 - 5:55pm National Program: 1ART ArtsoundFM Canberra Sunday 10 - 11pm 5GTR Mt Gambier Mon 2:30 - 3:30am 4NAG Keppel FM 3 - 4am 2SEA Eden Monday 3 - 4am 2MIA Griffith Monday 3 - 4pm 2BAR Edge FM Bega Monday 3 - 4pm 3VKV Alpine Radio Monday 6 - 7pm 7MID Oatlands Tuesday 8 - 9pm 2ARM Armidale Friday 12 - 1pm 7LTN Launceston 5 - 6am 3MGB Mallacoota Sunday 5 - 6am
Set 1	Live 1950s Big Band Swing Radio
Theme + Dancing in the Dark	Jerry Gray and his Band of Today	Edgewater Beach Hotel WMAQ NBC Chicago 8 Jun 1951
The Song is You	Buddy Morrow Orchestra	'Let's Go With Music' Radio Transcription Hollywood 1954
Jam with Sam + Caravan	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Town Casino NBC Cleveland OH 17 Sep 1952
Set 2	1930s Calypso, Turkish and Persian Music announced by Vincent Price
New York Subway	Lord Invader	'The World in Music' AFRS Hollywood 1944
Shake Around	Lord Beginner	'The World in Music' AFRS Hollywood 1944
Odalisque and Zara	Unknown Turkish then Persian Orchestra	'The World in Music' AFRS Hollywood 1944
Set 3	1944 Jump and Swing On The Air
That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch	Buddy Johnson Orchestra (voc) Ella Johnson and Band	Comm Rec New York City 4 Oct 1944
Accentuate the Positive	Louis Armstrong Orchestra (voc) Louis Armstrong	'One Night Stand' New Zanzibar Cafe NY AFRS Re-broadcast 18 Mar 44
To Me You Are Beautiful + Flying Home	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	'One Night Stand' Civic Auditorium Oakland Ca AFRS Re-broadcast 4 Jun 44
Set 4	Dance Bands on 'One Night Stand'
Oh You Beautiful Doll (theme) + Lullaby of Broadway	Music in the Foster Fashion (voc) Chuck Foster	'One Night Stand' Terrace Room Hotel New Yorker NY AFRS Re-broadcast 13 Aug 1945
Let's Take It Slow	Shep Fields and his New Music	'One Night Stand' AFRS Re-broadcast 1943
Medley: A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody / Mandy / All By Myself	Frankie Carle (piano and rhythm)	'One Night Stand' Cocoanut Grove Ambassador Hotel LA AFRS Re-brodcast 1951
Set 5	Crooners on 1930s Radio
I'll Follow You	Bing Crosby	Comm Recording New York City 28 Oct 1932
Under The Palms	Donald Novis (voc) Gus Arnheim Orchestra	'Cocoanut Grove' Radio Transcription TRANSCO Hollywood 1932
TBA	Rudy Vallee	'Fleishman Yeast Hour' WEAF NBC Red New York 1934
I've Had My Moments + I'm Not Lazy I'm Dreaming	Russ Columbo	'Hollywood on the Air' KECA NBC Blue LA 15 Jul 1934
Set 6	Famous Name Bands on 1940s Radio
Mister Pastor Goes To Town	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Aircheck New York City Feb 1942
Blue Cellophane	Duke Ellington Orchestra	'Downbeat Awards' Chicago Opera House Blue Network Chicago 25 Mar 1945
Body and Soul (theme) + Chant of the Groove	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	Savoy Ballroom Aircheck NYC 1940
Paducah + Clarinet a la King	Benny Goodman Orchestra (voc) Benny Goodman	'Spotlight Bands' Springfield Mass Blue Network 29 Sep 1943
Set 7	Forgotten Singers from 1939-40 Radio
"I" The Living "I" (Gilbert and Sullivan)	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra (voc) Ida James	Comm Rec New York City 8 Apr 1939
Oh, You Crazy Moon	Bea wain (voc) Your Hit Parade Orchestra	'Your Hit Parade' WEAF NBC Red NY 7 Oct 1939
Looking For Yesterdays	Artie Shaw Orchestra (voc) Anita Boyer	Broadcast New York City 26 Oct 1940
I Cried For You	Bunny Berrigan Orchestra (voc) Kitty Lane	Trianon Ballroom WCLE Cleveland OH 9 Apr 1939
Set 8	Radio Bands Inspired by BeBop
Elevation + Heart to Heart (theme)	Elliot Lawrence Orchestra	Palladium Ballroom KNX CBS LA 5 Dec 1947
God Child	Chubby Jackson Orchestra	'Symphony Sid Show' Royal Roost WMCA NY 12 Mar 1949
How High The Moon	Allen Eager	Birdland WJZ ABC NY Jun 1953
Bye Bye Blues	Benny Goodman Sextet	'One Night Stand' The Click Philadelphia AFRS Re-broadcast 3 Jun 1948