WINDY CITY BANDSTAND

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, August 30, 2008

EDDY HOWARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA (12-5-45) Remote broadcast from “The far-famed Aragon Ballroom, Lawrence Avenue near Broadway, on the North Side of the City of Chicago.” Tunes include “Thou Swell”, “Homesick — That’s All” and “Ragtime Cow­boy Joe.” Sustaining, MBS. (25 min)

LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN (3-30-56) Excerpt. Remote from the Melody Mill Ballroom, North Riverside, Illinois. Songs include “Take Back Your Mink,” “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home” and “Harlem Nocturne.” Vocals by Jo Ann Greer and Stumpy Brown. (14 min)

ART KASSEL AND HIS KASSELS IN THE AIR (4-14-40) Remote from the Walnut Room of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, with vocal­ists Marion Holmes and Harvey Crawford. Selections include “I Can’t Love You Any More,” “Do I Love You” and “Leanin’ On The Old Top Rail.” Claude Kirschner announces. Sustaining, MBS. (15 min)

TREASURY BANDSTAND (6-26-51) “Here’s That Band Again!” Dick Jurgens and his Orch­estra from the Aragon Ballroom on Chicago’s North Side. Vocals by Ray McIntosh and Al Galante. The band plays “When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues” and Jezebel.” U.S. Treasury Depart­ment, CBS. (10 min)

JAN GARBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1949) “The Idol of the Airlanes” is heard from the Trianon Ballroom, 62nd and Cottage Grove on Chicago’s South Side. WGN announcers Bob Sigrist, Lee Bennett and Pierre Andre make guest appearances on the Trianon bandstand. Vocals by Bob Grabeau and “Kitty Thomas” (Janis Garber). Ed Murphy announces. Sustaining, WGN Chicago. (30 min)

CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1-12-46) Excerpt. “His Royal Highness of Hi-De-Ho…direct from the Cradle of Swing, the College Inn of the Hotel Sherman” in downtown Chicago. Selections include “We the Cats Shall Hep Ya,” “I Should Care” and “Minnie The Moocher.” Everett Clarke announces. Sustaining, CBS. (12 min)

FREDDY MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (6-13-49) “Music in the Martin Manner” from “the Glamorous Marine Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, overlooking Lake Michigan in Chicago.” Songs include “1400 Dream Street,” “So Tired” and “Some Enchanted Evening.” Vocals by Mery Griffin, Stan Wild and the Martin Men. Announcer is Charles Mountain. Sustaining, NBC. (25 min)

HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA (11­26-58) Remote from the Blue Note located in Chicago’s Loop. Vocals by Jilla Webb and Ernie Andrews. Selections include “Kinda Like the Blues” and “Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe.” Sustaining, CBS. (20 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is big band historian KARL PEARSON who will share lots of infor­mation about the bands in Chicago.