A Tall Order

09/03/20 • 22 min

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Music soothes the soul and can cross racial lines. When a supreme hostess introduces an international guest to one local style, a new media sensation is created.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a reception for famed French composer Maurice Ravel. The entertainment includes the best of the Harlem Renaissance including Hall Johnson and his choir.

Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Walter Damrosch, Feodor Chaliapin, George Gershwin, Savoy Ballroom, Oregon frontier to opera star Cobina Wright, Spirituals in France, jazz, Bessie Smith, Green Pastures film, Porgy & Bess musical, Dumbo, best day of stock market before the Crash, and work and work experiences with Spirituals history, Swings, and early jazz music.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Bessie Smith ST LOUIS BLUES 1929 on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIWkANToPA
Public Domain Movies
https://publicdomainmovies.info/st-louis-blues-1929-musical/
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00063365/

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St. Louis Blues with Bessie Smith is in the public domain and provided by the Library of Congress.
All other archival music is provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Swingin’ The Blues by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Perfect Blues
Section 1 Music: St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith & Hall Johnson Choir, 1929 Film St. Louis Blues
Section 2 Music: The Charleston by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Music soothes the soul and can cross racial lines. When a supreme hostess introduces an international guest to one local style, a new media sensation is created.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a reception for famed French composer Maurice Ravel. The entertainment includes the best of the Harlem Renaissance including Hall Johnson and his choir.

https://asthemoneyburns.com/
TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

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The Iceberg Cometh

A family fortune isn’t always family friendly.

Sibling rivalry can reach great heights when money is divided unequally, especially after one infamous maritime tragedy changed the course of a dynasty.

When the Titanic sinks, the richest man aboard went down with the ship leaving behind a young pregnant wife. The oldest son inherited everything and is unwilling to accept his new half brother. The importance of family relationships especially between half siblings.

Other people and subjects include: Summer 1929, April 1912, Jakey Astor, Vincent Astor, Ava Astor, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Regatta, Astor yacht Nourmahal, John Jacob Astor IV, Madaleine Astor, uneven inheritances, first Forbes Richest list, New York Public Library, St. Regis & Knickerbocker hotels, and sibling & half-sibling dynamics.

Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 2 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 3 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Next Episode

Adrift

Unsuccessfully navigating the rough waters of adolescence and love leaves one heiress literally drifting out to sea.

After getting into a fight with friend Doris Duke over the secret love affair between Louise Van Alen and Prince Alexis Mdivani, teen heiress Barbara Hutton finds herself stranded and alone in a sailboat in open sea.

Other people and subjects include: Franklyn Hutton, Coast Guard, inaccuracies and problems with biographies, tv mini-series, Farrah Fawcett, Lauren Bacall, trying to locate the truths, female naming conventions & complications, Silvia de Riva de Castilleja de Guzman, love triangle, love quadrangle, and nostalgia of young love & romance.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Other history podcast inspirations – Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, Aaron Mahnke’s Lore, Dana Schwartz’s Noble Blood

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Button Up Your Overcoat by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands