Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast

Hello Again!

Now for something old that’s new! You’re invited to join us for a series of monthly podcasts as we take a stroll through the decades to some of those thrilling days of yesteryear. We’ll draw on our personal collection of records and recollections to visit places where you haven’t been for a long time — or perhaps have never been. At any rate, it’s an audio peek at the past for about an hour every month. This is a freebie and you can listen while browsing through our web site or you can download at no charge and “tune in” on your iPod or other media device.

Chuck Schaden

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #41 — November, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING APPEALING APPAREL as we check out a clothes closet filled with records and recollections of coats and hats, blue jeans and blue gowns, suits and trousers, even diamonds and minks. Helping us sort through the wardrobe are folks like Fred Astaire, Peggy Lee, Don Cherry, Dinah Shore and Tony Martin. (59 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #40 — October, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Remembering as we recall days gone by with records and recollections. Take a nostalgic journey to times past with the help of Dean Martin, Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Eddie Fisher, Ethel Merman, the Mills Brothers, the Statler Brothers and many others. (61 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #39 — September, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING THE ROAD PICTURES with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour as we travel with the three stars, taking a look at their seven hilarious and beloved comedy films. Pack your bags, bring some traveler’s checks and come along for the ride with our records and recollections. (60 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #38 — August, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING MUSIC CLASS 101 – as we recall how we first became acquainted with all those musical instruments. Our teachers are Michael Feinstein, Judy Garland, Horace Heidt, Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Allan Sherman and Harry James. Join our Summer School class of records and recollections. (65 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #37 — July, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING THE RADIO DAYS as we take a second look back at those happy years with recordings and recollections of America in the middle of the Twentieth Century. We’re still in the nation’s living room as we tune in to some memories from the radio with the flickering green eye. (67 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #36 — June, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING THE RADIO DAYS. Take a look back at not-so-long-ago with records and recollections of America’s premiere entertainment delivery system from the middle of the Twentieth Century. Return with us to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when out of the past we find us in America’s living room once again, listening to the Zenith console radio! (63 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #35 — May, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING A GROUP OF GROUPS with some of the best music of our life. We’re featuring lots of records and recollections this time as we present a great gathering of groups, including the McGuire Sisters, the Mills Brothers, the Platters, the Gaylords, Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads, The Weavers, and the Four Lads. (63 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #34 — April, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING THE A-LISTERS –talented folks and wonderful memories that turn up on our special A-List of records and recollections. We’re talking about Julie Andrews and the Andrews Sisters and the Ames Brothers and Gene Autry and Fred Astaire — and we’re talking about an A-List of music. (64 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #33 — March, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY for Chuck’s brother Ken as he reaches the big day. Observing the occasion are Frankie Avalon, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, George Burns, Georgia Gibbs the Fontane Sisters, the Statler Brothers and others. 60 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #32 — February, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING the Academy Awards of the 1950s with records and recollections of the movies, the stars and the songs honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. Helping us recall these Oscar-winners and losers of the decade of the Fabulous Fifties are Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, the Four Aces, Mario Lanza, Pat Boone, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman and others. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #31 — January, 2019 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING MUSIC BY THE NUMBERS and the numbers add up to records and recollections. Auditing the account in numerical order are people like Les Paul and Mary Ford, the Mills Brothers, the Fontane Sisters, Johnny Mathis, Kate Smith, Gogi Grant and Johnny Mercer. 67 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #30 — December, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS FROM COAST-TO-COAST with a trip visiting Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and Roy Rogers in California, the Cartwright Family in Nevada, Gene Autry in Texas, Andy Williams in Missouri and the Radio City Music Hall in New York. 60 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #29 — November, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE STARS on our Memory Lane Podcast for November, 2018. The universe is our home base this time as we take a celestial journey with recollections and records by such luminaries as Doris Day, Mel Torme, Kitty Kallen, Ella Fitzgerald, Snooky Lanson, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole and others. 62 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #28 — October, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING BODY PARTS as we take a musical inventory from head to toe with the help of Billie Holiday, Buddy Clark, Patti Page, Paul Anka, Pat Boone, Dick Van Dyke, Jimmy Dorsey Judy Canova, Fats Waller and others. 60 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #27 — September, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING OUR DAILY BREAD and other edible goodies as we visit a Musical Food Court to sample an array of tasty tidbits, served up buffet style with records and recollections of Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Michael Feinstein, Nat King Cole, June Christy, Jo Stafford, Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra and many others. 65 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #26 — August, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING ROSES, TULIPS AND OTHER FLOWERS as we recall “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “Tip Toe Through the Tulips,” and “Orchids in the Moonlight” with such “gardeners” as Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell, Bobby Vinton and Danny Kaye. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #25 — July, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR as we recall such songs as “Sunday, Monday or Always,” “Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week,” “It’s June in January” and “April in Portugal.” Helping us begin our third year of podcasts will be such artists as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, the Mills Brothers, the Hi-Lo’s, Doris Day, Fran Warren and the West End Jazz Band. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #24 — June, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING MUSICAL SIGNATURES as we recall favorite theme songs from the Big Band Era of the Twentieth Century. Recollections of sweet and swing orchestras with records and recollections of Benny Goodman, Ray Noble, Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, Russ Morgan, Orrin Tucker, Ben Bernie and others. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #23 — May, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING PERRY COMO, who sang his way into our hearts during seven decades of the Twentieth Century with his easy-going style and warm personality. Dream along with us as we recall his life and his music. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #22 — April, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING an era of wonderful nonsense from the middle of the Twentieth Century. From “The Hut-Sut Song” to “Mairzy Doats” to “Chickery Chick” and everything in between, we’ll be entertained with crazy words and crazy tunes by such notables as Spike Jones, Red Ingle, the Merry Macs, Jerry Lewis, Danny Kaye, Ozzie Nelson, Phil Harris and Mel Blanc. 57 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #21 — March, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Dancing with the (Singing) Stars from middle of the Twentieth Century with songs for and about dancing. Tripping the light fantastic with us are folks like Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Russ Morgan, Paul Whiteman, Helen O’Connell, Fred Astaire, Perry Como, Julie Andrews and Vaughn Monroe. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #20 — February, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING the Academy Awards of the 1940s with records and recollections of the movies, the stars and the songs honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. Helping us recall these Oscar©-winners and losers of the mid-century decade are Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, Kate Smith, Dick Haymes and others. 61 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #19 — January, 2018 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING TIME and watching the clock with records and recollections of fleeting moments from the past. Taking the tunnel of time to yesterday are Ella Fitzgerald, Kay Kyser, Perry Como, Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Georgia Gibbs, Bill Haley and the Comets and many others. 58 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #18 — December, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING WINTER with a Selection of seasonal memories and music from a lot of seasoned performers, including Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Vaughn Monroe, Spike Jones, Gene Autry, Rosemary Clooney, the Lennon Sisters, the Letterman, and many others. There’s plenty of snow in the forecast. 58 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #17 — November, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING our fine feathered friends as we present a program For The Birds. We have excellent support from such “bird-watchers” as Evelyn Knight, Frankie Laine, Rosemary Clooney, Kate Smith, Guy Mitchell, the Beatles, Bing Crosby and the Ink Spots. In addition, we’ll have an imaginary “Feathered Friends Film Festival” pointing out many movies that are appropriate to this month’s theme. 59 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #16 — October, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Show Business Siblings – brothers and sisters in the world of entertainment. Among those who will entertain us royally are the Mills Brothers and the Andrews Sisters, the Dorsey Brothers and the Clooney Sisters, Fred and Adele Astaire, Donny and Marie Osmond, Marion and Betty Hutton and many other. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #15 — September, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING the Post Office, postage stamps, letters and letter carriers. This month it’s a Mail Call brought to you by Special Delivery and including first class correspondence from such notable letter-writers as Judy garland, Dick Haymes, Dinah Shore, Glenn Miller, Eddie Fisher, Stan Freberg, Elvis Presley and Allan Sherman. 67 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #14 — August, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Arthur Godfrey and His Friends as we recall some off-the-record delights by Janette Davis, the McGuire Sisters, the Chordettes, Frank Parker, Marian Marlowe, Julius LaRosa and others. And there will be recollections from a reasonable facsimile of Arthur. 70 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #13 — July, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING those wonderful musical medleys as we begin our second year of monthly podcasts. We’re sharing lots of records and recollections of the music of Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and many other songsmiths. It’s all enhanced by the talents of such great medley-makers as Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Glenn Miller, Lester Lanin, and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #12 — June, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING the June birthdates of more than 35 celebrities with a program of records and recollections. Among those who share our audio birthday cake include Marilyn Monroe, Phil Harris, Jane Russell, Pat Boone, Nancy Sinatra, Vic Damone, Robert Preston, Judy Garland, Burl Ives, Kay Kyser, Lena Horne, Guy Lombardo and Dean Martin. 65 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #11 — May, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative with a program of records and recollections. Contributing moral support are Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole, Kate Smith, Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer, Al Jolson, the Ames Brothers and Eddie (The Old Philosopher) Lawrence. Plus cast members from “Annie” and “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.” 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #10 — April, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Telephones and Trees this month as we offer records and recollections of Alexander Graham Bell’s incredible invention and J. Sterling Morton’s Arbor Day. We’ll place a long distant call to the past to dial up some memories, melodies and mirth from the Andrews Sisters, the Smothers Brothers, Margaret Whiting, Nichols and May, Ken Alexander, Allan Sherman, Glenn Miller, Al Jolson and the Mills Brothers. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #9 — March, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING Juke Boxes, those colorful coin-operated record players found in diners, dives, drive-ins and ice cream parlors during a nice chunk of the twentieth century. With a stack of platters and an armful of recollections, we’ll remember Rock-Ola, Crosley and Wurlitzer along with Sinatra, Como and Laine, plus Dinah, Sarah and the Four Aces. And don’t forget the Pizza-Juke Box connection! 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #8 — February, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING married show business couples working together, including Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Harry James and Betty Grable, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and others. Plus we’ll celebrate the February birthdates of Abraham Lincoln, Carmen Miranda, Jimmy Durante and Jack Benny. We’ll remember them all with records and recollections. 65 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #7 — January, 2017 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: Danny Kaye and seven other great show business personalities as we start the New Year right with George Burns, Ethel Merman, Mario Lanza, Carol Channing, Ray Bolger, Sophie Tucker and Elvis Presley. These stars all have one thing in common – and it isn’t that they all sing and that they’re all in show biz. What could it be? Tune in and find out. 63 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #6 — December, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: Christmas in Chicago in 1940 plus merry music and miscellaneous memories of some celebrity Christmastime birth dates. Also: Seeing the Christmas windows at Marshall Fields in Chicago’s Loop and visiting Wieboldt’s ToyTeria downtown for a Cinnamon Bear coloring book and a Silver Star. Plus: Christmas in Grammar School; shopping in the neighborhoods; trimming a tree at home; and a favorite gift from Santa. 62 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #5 — November, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: A carton of cigarette commercials before they were banned from radio and television: Chesterfields, Lucky Strike, Camels, and more, with help from Jo Stafford and Phil Harris. Also: the unlikely writer of a song hit by Les Paul and Mary Ford, plus songwriters Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael. Thanksgiving month salutes personalities Bob Hope and Shirley Ross (Thanks for the Memories); Tommy Dorsey (the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing); Dick Powell (crooner-to-tough guy); Patti Page (the Singing Rage); and Roy Rogers (King of the Cowboys). 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #4 — October, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: a trio of duets starring Bing Crosby with Jane Wyman, Louis Armstrong and Al Jolson. Also: a pair of movies that premiered 19 years apart – the first in 1927, the second in 1946, milestones in the career of “the world’s greatest entertainer.” Plus: commemorating the October birth dates of Broadway star Alfred Drake, singer-bandleader Vaughn Monroe and Ziegfeld Follies headliner Fanny Brice. Then: recalling singing groups The Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots with a special appearance by veteran radio announcer Ken Alexander. 56 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #3 — September, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: The king of the road in song and sign as we recall not only the road, but those famous Burma Shave messages along the way. Also: A movie that takes place almost exclusively on Labor Day and a mini-salute to Labor itself as depicted on the Silver Screen. Plus an “event” in baseball history and some significant September birth dates, including a salute to George Gershwin as he plays his “Rhapsody in Blue” with Paul Whiteman and the orchestra in a 1927 performance. 61 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #2 — August, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: Her Nibs, Miss Georgia Gibbs; observing the birthdays of Singin’ in the Rain stars Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor; Helen Kane, the Boop-Boop-A-Doop Girl; the beginning and end of WW II with Abe Lyman, Harry James and Spike Jones and his City Slickers; the 1942-44 musicians’ union strike; the indestructible Tony Bennett; and how we all screamed for ice cream. 63 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #1 — July, 2016 — ENCORE

REMEMBERING: James Cagney’s portrayal of George M. Cohan… a visit to the Chicago Theatre to see Peggy Lee and Martin & Lewis… a Perry Como polka that dominated the airwaves during the summer of 1950… plus the July birthdays of Walter Brennan, Merv Griffin, Myron Cohen and others. 67 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #60 — June, 2021

REMEMBERING MY FAVORITE THINGS with some personal nostalgia as your host tip-toes back through the years for some scenes from his not-so-long-ago. Chuck is aided and abetted by such iconic figures as Al Jolson, Glenn Miller, Johnny Mathis, Kate Smith, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and the Mills Brothers. 67 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #59 — May, 2021

REMEMBERING TITLE SONGS – songs about songs – recalling a trolly song, a Whiffenpoof song, and a coffee song. The whole world will be singing our song, you’ll keep coming back like a song, and there will even be a song in your heart, sung by such singers of songs as Doris Day, Sammy Davis Jr., Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Andy Williams and the Pied Pipers. 60 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #58 — April, 2021

REMEMBERING OCCUPATIONS as we recall some of the jobs people have had over the years. It’s a musical tribute to employers and employees, career men and women, and full- and part-timers. Punching in on our time-clock are such wage-earners as Sammy Kaye, Kay Kyser, Michael Feinstein, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and Betty Hutton. 58 Minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #57 — March, 2021

REMEMBERING SWEET DREAMS as we recall how our dreams are getting better all the time, the street of dreams, as kiss to build a dream on and even the craziest dream. Helping out are such dreamers as Helen Forrest, Perry Como, Russ Columbo, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and the Andrews Sisters. 69 Minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #56 — February, 2021

REMEMBERING THE GIRLS OF OUR LIVES as we recall the fascinating females of the days of our youth and beyond. We’ll be drifting and dreaming about Mary and Margie, Laura and Lisa, Dinah and Dolores, Rosemary and Rosalie. Singing their praises are Bing, Perry and Danny, as well as Johnny and Buddy. 68 Minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #55 — January, 2021

REMEMBERING FAR AWAY PLACES as we take a sentimental journey-in-place with records and recollections of England, France, Ireland, South America, Bermuda and Turkey, along with such musical tour guides as Eartha Kitt, Buddy Clark, Bobby Darin, Kay Starr, Bing Crosby and the Four Lads. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #54 — December, 2020

REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS ON THE BANDSTAND as we celebrate the years when the nation celebrated the holiday season by listening and dancing to the music of the Big Bands. Helping us observe some Yuletides of the Past are Benny Goodman, Harry James, Jan Garber, Dick Jurgens, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown and many others. 59 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #53 — November, 2020

REMEMBERING NAMES AND NICKNAMES as we recall real names, show biz names, tag-names and more. Lots of name-calling this time as we bring to mind records and recollections of The Voice, The Groaner, The Schnozz, Old Ski Nose, The Velvet Fog, The Old Professor and even Butch and Stinky. 66 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #52 — October, 2020

REMEMBERING MONEY as we recall pennies from heaven, ten cents a dance, a million dollar baby and a dollar-a-year man. It’s what makes the world go ‘round and we have lots of records and recollections with the McGuire Sisters, Bing Crosby, Ruth Etting, Tony Martin, the Ames Brothers and many others. 57 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #51 — September, 2020

REMEMBERING ALL THINGS BLUE from “Blue Moon” to “My Blue Heaven,” from Ol’ Blue Eyes to Blue Light Specials, from “Hills Street Blues” to “The Blues Brothers.” Singing the blues are such blue ribbon entertainers as Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Bobby Vinton and Gene Austin. 63 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #50 — August, 2020

REMEMBERING COMEDY OFF THE RECORD from the post-Radio Days era. Providing the word pictures are Bob Newhart, Shelly Berman, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Don Ameche and Frances Langford, Charlie Manna, Andy Griffith, Vaughn Meader and Stan Freberg. 70 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #49 — July, 2020

REMEMBERING CRY BABIES with a tearful earful of musical treats from such folk as Guy Mitchell, Guy Lombardo, Julie London, Johnnie Ray, Burl Ives and The Platters. We’re laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. 56 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #48 — June, 2020

REMEMBERING THE ANDREWS SISTERS with a mini-concert featuring Patty, Maxine and Laverne, the trio of girls from Minneapolis who sold millions of records during their long career. Guest stars include Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Al Jolson, Carmen Miranda and Jimmy Durante. 64 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #47 — May, 2020

REMEMBERING SPRING, the time of the year when we think of a young man’s fancy, of spring fever, apple blossoms, rainy days and more. Helping us out are Michael Feinstein, Ella Fitzgerald, Andy Williams, Doris Day, Lena Horne, the New Christy Minstrels and many others. 60 minutes.

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #46 — April, 2020

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #45 — March, 2020

REMEMBERING FAVORITE MOVIE SCENES from the Silver Screen with records and recollections of show-stopping moments with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, James Cagney, Maurice Chevalier and others. (61 minutes).

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #44 — February, 2020

REMEMBERING AFFAIRS OF THE HEART with records and recollections of cold hearts, breaking hearts, young hearts, lost hearts, even hearts made of stone. Heart rates are perfect as hear from such cardiac crooners as Perry and Frank plus Tony and Connie, Judy and Bing, even Doris and Buddy. (59 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #43 — January, 2020

REMEMBERING THE ROARING TWENTIES of the Twentieth Century. It was the era of women “Flappers” with short bobbed hair and short skirts, and men known as “Sheiks” with slicked-back hair and raccoon coats. We recall with records and recollections the decade of prohibition, prosperity and “wonderful nonsense.” (63 minutes)

Chuck Schaden’s MEMORY LANE Podcast #42 — December, 2019

REMEMBERING HOLIDAY SONGWRITERS from the middle of the Twentieth Century as we enjoy a musical snapshot of some of the best-loved Christmastime songs written between 1940-1955. Such tunesmiths as Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, Meredith Willson, Jay Livingston and Mitchell Parish are among those who provide the words and music. (63 minutes)

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