Episode 2308: 24-03 It Don't Mean a Thing...
01/17/24 • 58 min
This week on the Magazine we feature a couple of the musical forms that America has exported to the world. You might first think of rock and roll, or rhythm and blues, but one of our earliest gifts to the world was jazz and swing music. This week we'll hear classics from Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Russ Barenberg and lots more. “It Don't Mean a Thing” swings ...” this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli / “Minor Swing” / Djangologie Vol.6 / EMI Pathe
Joshua Rifkin / “Elite Syncopations” / Scott Joplin Piano Rags / Nonesuch
Benny Goodman / “Air Mail Special” / Best of the Big Bands / Columbia
Count Basie / “One O'Clock Jump” / This is Jazz 11 / Columbia
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald / “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)” / At the Cote D' Azur / Verve
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross / “Twisted” / The Hottest New Group in Jazz / Columbia
Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks / “Canned Music” / Original Recordings / Epic
Bill Knopf / “Take the “A” Train” / Pacific Swing / First Inversion
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli / “Swinging with Django” / Djangologie Vol.6 / EMI Pathe
Allen Tousaint / “Rocks in My Bed” / American Tunes / Nonesuch
Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick / “Exactly Like You” / Exactly Like Us / Rounder
Russ Barenberg / “Halloween Rehearsal” / Halloween Rehearsal / Rounder
The Phil Salazar Band / “Swing to Bop” / The Phil Salazar Band / Flying Fish
Merle Travis / “Walkin the Strings” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
This week on the Magazine we feature a couple of the musical forms that America has exported to the world. You might first think of rock and roll, or rhythm and blues, but one of our earliest gifts to the world was jazz and swing music. This week we'll hear classics from Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Russ Barenberg and lots more. “It Don't Mean a Thing” swings ...” this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli / “Minor Swing” / Djangologie Vol.6 / EMI Pathe
Joshua Rifkin / “Elite Syncopations” / Scott Joplin Piano Rags / Nonesuch
Benny Goodman / “Air Mail Special” / Best of the Big Bands / Columbia
Count Basie / “One O'Clock Jump” / This is Jazz 11 / Columbia
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald / “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)” / At the Cote D' Azur / Verve
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross / “Twisted” / The Hottest New Group in Jazz / Columbia
Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks / “Canned Music” / Original Recordings / Epic
Bill Knopf / “Take the “A” Train” / Pacific Swing / First Inversion
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli / “Swinging with Django” / Djangologie Vol.6 / EMI Pathe
Allen Tousaint / “Rocks in My Bed” / American Tunes / Nonesuch
Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick / “Exactly Like You” / Exactly Like Us / Rounder
Russ Barenberg / “Halloween Rehearsal” / Halloween Rehearsal / Rounder
The Phil Salazar Band / “Swing to Bop” / The Phil Salazar Band / Flying Fish
Merle Travis / “Walkin the Strings” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Previous Episode
Episode 2307: 24-02 Send the Singer Home, Pt.2
On this episode we'll continue exploring some fine instrumentalists and showcase their work. We present music from Bruce Cockburn, Bill Evans, Leo Kotke, The Acousticats, and the Horseflies, among others. More great music without voices ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Bruce Cockburn / “Sweetness And Light” / Crowing Ignites / True North
Maire Ni Chathasaigh – Chris Newman / “Molly St. George” / Fire Wire / Old Bridge
The Acousticats / “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” / The Cat's Meow / Ranch
Jim Campilongo & Honeyfingers / “She's A Woman” / Last Night, This Morning / Blue Hen
Bill Evans / “Mother Nature's Son”
“You've Got to Hide Your Love Away”
“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”
“A Hard Day's Night” / In Good Company / Native & Fine
Bruce Cockburn / “Pibroch: The Wind in the Valley” / Crowing Ignites / True North
Brass Lassie / “The Crown Knot” / Brass Lassie / Self-produced
Jerry Miller / “Moon Fallin'” / New Road Under My Wheels / Signature Sounds
Sharon Isbin-Amjad Ali Khan / “Love Avalanche-Raga Mishra Bhairav” / Strings for Peace / Zoho
The Horseflies / “John Brown's Dream” / Two Traditions / Self-produced
Leo Kottke / “Bean Time” / Greenhouse / Capitol-One Way
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Next Episode
Episode 2309: 24-04 Folk & Country Rock, Pt.1
This week on the program we begin a two-part encore presentation of an overview of the history of country and folk rock music. We'll hear from the Texas Troubadours, The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Bob Dylan, the Byrds and many others, with more great stuff next week. Catch the wind of country and folk rock music ... this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
The Texas Troubadours / “E T Blues” / The Instrumentals / Bear Family
The Delmore Brothers / “Blues You Never Lose” / Freight Train Boogie / Ace
Hank Williams / “Move it On Over” / 40 Greatest Hits / Polydor
Hank Snow / “The Golden Rocket” / I'm Movin' On (And other Great Country Hits) / RCA
Elvis Presley / “When My Blue Moon turns to Gold Again” / Elvis Presley (Legacy Edition) / RCA
Buddy Holly / “Maybe Baby” / The Definitive Collection / Decca
The Everly Brothers / “Bye Bye Love” / The Outtakes / Bear Family
Johnny Horton / “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” / Rockabilly Stars Vol.1 / CBS
Johnny Cash / “Ring of Fire” / 16 Biggest Hits / Columbia Legacy
Buck Owens / “Act Naturally” / 21 #1 Hits / Rhino
The Beatles / “I'm Looking Through You” / Rubber Soul / Apple-Parlophone
The Teaxs Troubadours / “Leon's Guitar Boogie” / The Instrumentals / Bear Family
Ricky Nelson / “Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)” / The Legendary Ricky Nelson / Cema
The Searchers / “Needles And Pins” / Needles & Pins / Castle
Bob Dylan / “Mr. Tambourine Man” / The Witmark Demos / Columbia
Mimi & Richard Farina / “Reno Nevada” / The Vanguard Folk Rock Album / Vanguard
Donovan / “Catch the Wind” / Gathered from Coincidence / Grapefruit
The Silkie / “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away” / Gathered from Coincidence / Grapefruit
The Byrds / “Turn! Turn! Turn!” / Original Singles 1965-1967 / Columbia
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
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