Latest Episodes from Phantom Dancer

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 2nd Jul 2024

Lena Horne was an American singer, actor, dancer, and civil rights activist. Her career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television, and theatre. She recorded and performed into the 1990s, retiring from public view in 2000. She's your Phantom Dancer featured artist this week. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 25th Jun 2024

Jim Davidson was a drummer who lead the ABC Radio Dance Orchestra in Sydney 1936 - 41. It was Australia's most popular swing orchestra and dance band. After World War Two he was head of light entertainment at BBC London. He's your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 11th Jun 2024

Kay Starr was a jazz singer who started professional at age 15 and sang into her 80s. She also sang country and pop. The lyrics to 'Bonaparte's Retreat were written for her. She is your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 4th Jun 2024

Bob Rogers, Australian radio legend, died this week aged 97 after almost 80 years of radio and TV broadcasting. Your Phantom Dancer feature this week is arranger Bill Holman who also died in his 90s in May 2024. He was the arranger who created the definitive Stan Kenton progressive jazz sound in the early 1950s and continued in music till this year. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 28th May 2024

Helen Forrest was a big band singer with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Harry James. She was the most popular female singer in the U.S and recorded over 500 songs. She guided her own career to longevity and success and is your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 21st May 2024

Jazz Harpsichord first appeared around 1940 when pianist Johnny Guarnieri played harpsichord in swing band leader Artie Shaw's quintet "Gramercy Five". 1940s Jazz harpsichord, by Primo Angeli, Sylvia Marlowe (born Sapira) and Ernesto Romanoni, is your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Read More

Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 14th May 2024

Shortwave broadcasting by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from New York to Latin America in 1940 is your Phantom Dancer Feature this week. Hear the Tommy Dorsey Swing Orchestra broadcasting from New York in Spanish in 1942... Read More