Latest Episodes from Phantom Dancer

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 30th Jul 2019

A Phantom Dancer listener, Matt, sent in a 1947 broadcast by Woody Herman which we'll hear on this week's Phantom Dancer. Matt's original source was a 1947 paper magnetic tape. I'd thought tape recorder tapes had always been a metal coating on plastic. But, no! Read the story of paper tape here, see the play list, paper tape video and hear the non-stop swing jazz mix from live 1920s-60s radio from the 30 July show. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 23rd Jul 2019

This week's Greg Poppleton Phantom Dancer feature artist is Frances Langford. She trained as an opera singer. Then a tonsillectomy changed her soprano to contralto, so she changed musical styles from opera to swing. See the play list, video and radio show here. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 16th Jul 2019

This week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton feature artist is - The Phantom Dancer & Cole Porter. Greg Poppleton began The Phantom Dancer on 2SER back in the days when jazz and swing were dirty words, in July 1985. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 9th Jul 2019

Sammy Kaye, the band leader who went by the memorable tag-line 'Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye' is this week's Greg Poppleton Phantom Dancer feature artist in radio excerpts from 1945 and 1949. Check out the 9 July radio show and video here. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 2nd Jul 2019

This week's Greg Poppleton Phantom Dancer feature artist is French singer Jean Sablon in radio transcriptions from 1954. See the full 2 July Phantom Dancer play list of swing and jazz mixed from live 1920s-60s radio here. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 18th Jun 2019

The three most famous crooners of the early 30s, when the style was popular, were Russ Colombo, Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee. You'll hear them on this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton from live 1931 - 34 radio broadcasts. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 11th Jun 2019

Coleman Hawkins, 'The Body and Soul' of the saxophone is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Also hear Gene Krupa with his orchestra and small groups, the Philco Orchestra, Erskine Hawkins and 1930s Italian swing bands. Tune in, read play list and Coleman Hawkins story, see video here. Read More