Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 25th Dec 2018

The Phantom Dancer is on Christmas Day this year. Greg Poppleton brings you a mix of Christmas Day and Christmas themed swing and jazz from live 1930s-50s radio & TV. On your non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio you'll hear plenty of Jingle Bells by Fats Waller, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Benny Goodman, Paul Baron and more. Lena Horne, Frances Langford, The Three Sisters and Chiquita also bring some Christmas cheer. And in the first set of the show we hear this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist, Oliver Wakefield. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 18th Dec 2018

Despite Italy being under the Fascist regime of Mussolini, jazz and swing was available on radio in Italy. Names had to be Italianised. Louis Armstrong became Luigi Braccioforte. St Louis Blues was Le Tristezze di San Luigi. We'll hear a set of 1930s-40s Italian swing on this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 11th Dec 2018

This week's Phantom Dancer includes: - a set of Duke Ellington trombonist's Juan Tizol compositions, - a set of Cuban rhythms by Xavier Cugat and Desi Arnez, - 2 sets of rare mid-1930s swing and more from live 1920s-60s radio and TV broadcasts. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 4th Dec 2018

One of the more ambitious US radio shows of the 1930s was NBC Blue Network's 'The Magic Key of RCA', 'unlocking a world of entertainment', as announcer Milton J Cross would intone. It was a show that featured opera, symphony, critique, comedy, swing and hillbilly and was 'Hi-Brow'. Parodying that show from 1940 was NBC Blue's 'Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street', 'showcasing the 3 B's - barrelhouse, boogie woogie and the blues'. It was 'Lo-Brow'. For a short time in 1944, it too was narrated by Milton J Cross. We hear these shows side-by-side on this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 27th Nov 2018

Prague, the Czech capital, was one of the swing hubs of Europe up until the Communists came in 1948. And since we had Texan Western Swing sung in Czech on last week's Phantom Dancer, this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton features a small set of Czech swing from the Ultraphon label 1931-45. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 20th Nov 2018

Guy Lombardo led the world's leading 'sweet' band from 1924 - 1977. Guy became known as 'Old Father Time' because his band brought in New Years in the US on radio and later TV from 1929 to 1976. Guy Lombardo is November 20 Phantom Dancer feature artist. See the full swing playlist, Guy Lombardo video and story here. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 13th Nov 2018

Trumpeter and singer Valaida Snow told many stories about herself. She was a huge star in the 1930s. A set of sides she recorded in 1936-37 London is this week's Phantom Dancer radio feature with Greg Poppleton. Read her story, see the play list, see her 1946 video and hear the radio show here. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 30th Oct 2018

Thank you for supporting 2SER during Supporter Drive. This week's Phantom Dancer has a set of 1930s-40s German swing by request from a 2SER supporter. I've chosen four commercial swing releases of stage and film songs written by the prolific German composer and child prodigy, Peter Kreuder. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 23rd Oct 2018

2SER is a community radio station. Your radio station. It's also 300+ volunteers with a passion for high quality radio.  It's an exciting grassroots movement. It was created by people like you and me to educate:  - to make sure you get your favourite real music by your favourite non-commercial artists, - to bring to you what's really going on in your community and in your world by  giving you independent news and current affairs unfiltered by politically connected billionaires and millionaires. It's yours,  24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I VOLUNTEER. I SUPPORT 2SER ON THIS WEEK'S SUPPORTER DRIVE 02 9514 9500 https://2ser.com/support Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 16th Oct 2018

At 2SER, we’re really lucky to air such a wide range of specialist music shows like The Phantom Dancer, in depth news programs, and plenty of local and alternative stories from our community every day. Listeners like yourself truly shape that content, sending us comments, letting us know about your events and businesses, and giving us all feedback too. And of course, being able to send all this into your earlobes wouldn’t be possible without your support! This week is the annual subscriber drive. See this week's Phantom Dancer story, video and play list. Listen online. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 9th Oct 2018

'I Can't Give You Anything But Love' was a 1928 hit for composer Jimmy McHugh and lyricist Dorothy Fields. This week's Phantom Dancer, presented by authentic 1920s-30s singer Greg Poppleton, features an 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love'-a-thon PLUS a 1930 - 40 - 50 - 60 countdown of Australian jazz from Sydney. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 2nd Oct 2018

Bop is often associated instrument-wise with Charlie Parker alto sax, Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, Bud Powell piano, Curley Russell double bass, Max Roach drums and others. But what about Stan Hasselgard clarinet, Buddy deFranco clarinet and even Benny Goodman, clarinet? This week's Phantom Dancer feature set is bop clarinet from live 1940s radio. Produced and presented by 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 25th Sep 2018

I remember, maybe inaccurately, a verse by satirist Barry Humphries' character, Sir Les Patterson, that went like this, "Singing songs by Brecht needs the memory of an elephant / But what they lack in tune, they gain in relevance." Brecht's original 1930 radio-like recording of the Threepenny Opera is this week's Phantom Dancer feature, presented every Tuesday by authentic 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 18th Sep 2018

Lester Young started playing jazz in the family band. He became one of the most influential tenor saxophonists in jazz. Lester Young is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. The Phantom Dancer is mixed live by Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 11th Sep 2018

June Christy started singing professionally at 13. In the 1950s, her album 'Something Cool', launched the 'cool' vocal genre in jazz. She is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist, presented by 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 4th Sep 2018

He was a piano playing child prodigy who entered the Con at age 16 after playing professionally in theatre for years. His name is Claude Thornhill and he is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Hear a Claude Thornhill set from live 1930s-40s tadio on this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton. Playlist, video, online show link here. Read More