The trumpet was the main interest my dad and I had in common when it came to music. My dad played trumpet in high school. I played that same trumpet in high school and college. In fact I still play it every year in my high school alumni marching band.

So it was only natural for him to have tons of albums featuring trumpet players.

In this episode, I will introduce the first of many trumpet players included in my dad’s collection. This includes one of the very first recordings of my dad’s all time favorite singer.

Video Intro

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Credits and Copyrights:

Discogs.com album page here.

Harry James ‎– Harry James’ Greatest Hits
Label: Columbia ‎– CS 9430
This Reissue was Released in 1970
Music Recorded: 1939 – 1946

Ciribiribin
Written-By – H. James
Recorded April 6, 1939

I’ve Heard That Song Before
Vocals – Helen Forrest
Written-By – S. Cahn, J. Styne
Recorded July 31, 1942

It’s Been A Long, Long Time
Vocals – Kitty Kallen
Written-By – S. Cahn, J. Styne
Recorded July 24, 1945

All Or Nothing At All
Vocals – Frank Sinatra
Written-By – A. Altman, J. Lawrenc
Recorded September 17, 1939

You Made Me Love You
Written-By – J. Monaco, J. McCarthy
Recorded May 20, 1941

Two O’Clock Jump
Written-By – B. Goodman, C. Basie, H. James
Recorded February 20, 1939

Photo credits include:
http://www.thefranksinatra.com/
https://www.discogs.com/
https://www.wmky.org/
https://indianapublicmedia.org/
www.imdb.com
Public Domain

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It’s one of the most known melodies the world over. It was used for United Airway commercials for decades.

But have you ever heard it with only piano, played by the guy who wrote it, recorded from a piano roll? Look what I found.

In this episode we will learn about Geroge Gershwin, the Rhapsody in Blue, and the technology used for this recording.

Original performance George Gershwin ‎– Plays The Rhapsody In Blue
Label: 20th Fox
Released: 1958

Video Intro

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Credits and Copyrights:

Discogs.com album page here.

Strike Up The Band Rehearsal
Composed By – George & Ira Gershwin
Performer, Voice – Bobby Clark (2), Gershwin*, McCullough*
Left All Alone Again Blues
Composed By – A. Caldwell, J. Kern*
Just Snap Your Fingers At Care
Composed By – L. Silvers*
Rhapsody In Blue
Composed By – George Gershwin

Piano – George Gershwin
Sleeve Notes – Edward Jablonski, Lawrence D. Stewart
Voice Actor – Bobby Clark (2), Paul McCullough

Piano roll photo
https://www.cmuse.org/

Other images are Public Domain

Up close piano roll video
Clariona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxKhpd0vB0

Player piano playing
CJ Covell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mON3dBJiYo

Fox Movietone News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3XwQqTAK3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQdeTbUDCiw

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One of things I used to love watching my parents do…was dance. These two were so graceful on the dance floor. They made it look as if it was only the two of them in the entire hall. And almost like they were floating on air. They really were a joy to watch.

So in today’s episode, we’re going to play music from one of the kings of the dance hall. Buckle up for Volume 2: The Glenn Miller Collection Part One

SHOW CORRECTION: I said 1962 in the recording. The SECOND Volume of this collection was released in 1962.

Video Intro

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Discogs.com album page here.

Glenn Miller And His Orchestra ‎– Second Pressing
Label: RCA Victor ‎
Series: Collectors Issue
5 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Released: 1956

Moonlight Serenade
Vocals – Paula Kelly, The Modernaires
Written-By – Glenn Miller

Perfidia
Vocals – Paula Kelly, The Modernaires
Written-By – Alberto Dominguez

Weekend Of A Private Secretary
Vocals – Marion Hutton
Written-By – Bernie Hanighen, Johnny Mercer

Always In My Heart
Vocals – Ray Eberle, The Modernaires
Written-By – Ernesto Lecuona, Kim Gannon

Boulder Buff
Written-By – Eugen Novello, Fred Norman

The Lamplighter’s Serenade
Vocals – Ray Eberle, The Modernaires
Written-By – Hoagie Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster

Farewell Blues
Written-By – Elmer Schoebel, Leon Rappolo, Paul Mares

Manufactured By – RCA Victor Company, Ltd.

All photos are in the Public Domain.

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To get this new podcast off to a rip-roaring start, we’re going to combine my family’s love of football and my dad’s love of Dixieland with Pee Wee Hunt’s Dixieland Kickoff. Plus the only college fight song I know the words to is one of the choices.

This album includes 12 famous college fight songs in swingin’ two-beat arrangements. We’ll learn a little about the band leader’s interesting path in life. We’ll learn that the cover artist was a pretty popular choice as an illustrator in that era.

It also has entertaining cover notes.

Video Intro

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Credits and Copyrights:

Discogs.com album page here.

Artist: Pee Wee Hunt
Album: Dixieland Kickoff
Release: 1959

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Victory March
University of Illinois
Illinois Loyalty
University of Minnesota
The U. of M. Rouser
Harvard University
Our Director
Yale University
Down the Field
University of Michigan
The Victors
Ohio State University
Across the Field

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My dad left us in 2019. He left ME with nearly 500 vinyl records. What better way to remember him than to create a podcast listening to this unique album collection.

The collection is extensive and eclectic and was gathered from the 1940s through the 1970s. We will listen to selections from an album each week, as is, with skips, scratches, and pops included.

I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums, usually during Sunday dinner. I’ll also give other information about the album and the era it was released.

Each weekly episode will include a video intro:

You’ll get a player hooked to my PodBean Podcast Episode page:

And a link to the video version of the podcast on YouTube:

Why do this?

Being a radio and mobile DJ for a decade and a half, I had collected several hundred albums. I had nothing on my dad who owned 478 (33 1/3) LPs and dozens of 78s at the time of his death in December 2019. I had no idea he had so many. We found them spread all over the house when we prepared for the estate sale. I went through every one and categorized them on an app called Discogs. I thought so many were unique, I decided to start a podcast called Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. Each episode will feature an album. I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums and I’ll give other info about the album and the time it was released.

Why does each week’s volume drop at 3P on Sundays? Because that’s when we ate dinner and listened to the vast majority of the music you will hear. So this music reminds me of Sunday family dinners. 

Credits and Copyrights:

I’ll give you the link to the Discogs.com album page here.

This area will list the album details, the tunes chosen for the episode along with the composers.

ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.