Make Believe Ballroom - 7/17/26 Edition

0:12 It's make believe ballroom time. Put all your cares away. All the bands are here to bring good cheer your way. It's make belief ballroom time and free to everyone. It's no time to friend your Dalis. Said Bob. Yours. Close your eyes and visualize in your solitude. Your favorite bands. Are on the stands, and mister Miller, what you're in the mood. It's make believe ballroom time. We are a sweet romances.

1:00 You make me boom. Come on jo the last dast last, Hello world, I'm Jeff Bresler, turning on the lights of the Make Believe Ballroom and welcoming you went to my Crystal Studio for another program of classic big band music and jazz from the nineteen thirties and forties. Please get ready as I play for you some amazing jazz, swing, blues, and boogie woogie favorite spokes. You're listening to the Make Believe Ballroom, broadcasting almost continuously since nineteen thirty five. And welcome, Welcome, Welcome, one and all. Not actually in the Crystal Studio today, but broadcasting from the J One Studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

1:49 And thanks for joining me now that we've established that fact. Another fact is that Daniel Dafoe wrote Robinson Caruso. But did you know that the songwriting team of Stillman and Hyde also wrote about that famous castaway.

3:24 Or Robinson Crusoe or Robinson Drusoe. No one needed a gal like he did. He wanted to do so. He is faithful man Friday have everything Tiday, Yet he sighed for some Heidi ho ho for Robinson Crusoe. He owned an island, no need to buy land. He lived in Styland until he wasn't satisfied you have.

4:10 Then he cried, please send me a bra I'll take her with more without Crusoe, said Robinson Crusoe.

5:35 Poor Robinson Caruso recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra, vocal by Ozzie, released by Bluebird Records back in nineteen thirty seven. And I think I also have an album laying around somewhere in the regular Crystal studio with that song on. It bordered at a garage sale several years back. I think it was called the very best of Ozzie Nelson. So from the very best of Ozzie Nelson, let's go to one of the best of Charlie Barnett Most Washington

9:24 WHIRLI Gig, a swinging record recorded in nineteen forty two by the legendary saxophonist, bandleader, and well off time married and divorced Charlie Barnett and his orchestra, released on Decca Records, And I love Charlie Barnett, not only due to the fact that he performed one of the two Make Believe Ballroom theme songs. I usually play a little of that as I go out each week, but I think he had one of the finest orchestras of the swing era, as well as a colorful life. So why not play the B side of that record for you now? A double dose of Charlie Barnett.

10:16 Jackson, Oh, Miss Jackson, Oh, Miss Jackson, you show have got some fine bobbic you. Yes, you have got fun bobbick you, Oh Miss Jackson. Your swine spies make divine dinner. Oh yes, Miss Jackson, you're divine. Your rhyths like a tonic. They're super the minor fun, they're hyper purcu mionic.

10:58 Cause you with the hot sauce. Oh, Miss Jackson, should have got some fine barbecue. You have got fine everything.

11:59 Your ribs are migatonic. They're super my batonic.

12:40 They're hypervaculonic because you want the most of it. The hot saulce, Oh oh. Missus Jackson, you should have got some fine micue. Miss Jackson, you so have got some fun. Bomb oh, Miss Jackson. It perfectly captures the high energy, swinging a big band sound that made Charlie Barnett famous vocal on that record. The flip side to Washington Whirligig was jazz trumpeter and singer Peanuts Holland. I'm Jeff Prestler and this is the Make Believe Ballroom. So Peanuts was just singing about Miss Jackson's barbecue. How about Nat King Cole telling us about some potato salad.

13:54 Some folks like that potatoes line, He is some French fries, but. I like mine fixed. My name is Course Law on the side. Solad potatoes, salad that sold salded jacket, Solad potatoes, salad boy, take my paint, feel it up, bring right back down, solid potatoes and salad, and let's have no yat jack Solad potatoes, salad boy, take my bat feel it up, bring right back. Obama said to the food, your skin looks slight. Leave padid so I dig you laid a bud for some salad potato too, salad solad, potatoes salad, That solad salad jacket solad potatoes salad. Boy, take my.

14:36 Paint, feel it up, bring right back, take a pat, feel it up, bring right back. Take my babe and feel it up. Bring right back. The pet. Feel it up, bring it right back. Potato salad.

15:17 He's read the fine anti bad potato salad. Don't hesitate, go ahead of plating. The boy was all gone. The farmer sent to this bud your skin little slightly padid so I. Deep you lid up bud. But some solido salad, solid potato salad, that solid salad jack solad potato salad boy, Jaco pat, feel it up, jake let up, bring it right back, take a pail it up, bring it right back. Recording on a V desk for the Troops Stirring World War Two. That was not King Cole and the King Cole Trio with solid Potato Salad, recorded in nineteen forty three.

16:08 You got to sing, Swing you truck on down to the cotton cop If you can't get a taxi, grab some swinging. In all them was a griss while they swung out. Of them anywhere move downtown nowadays, swaying out the cotton cub body dropped in off that great white way to keep on swinging on the break day. Everybody's always gig swaying out. The cotton cloth. Not if you've had the blues all day, you watched those dancing meat this you to drive your blues away, telling you, but that can't be beaten. If you don't, don't what to do. Turn west off Seventh Avenue. He's always got a red hot review swaying out the. God cat been the man.

17:41 He said, said sorry, run said. Sundy. Play bid it up you. Sunday sun be there. If you had the blues all day to watch the desk me, they should drop your blue swings. Tell you the King swing is going to sink a page. He promised not to advocate. Fall in line and don't be late.

18:22 Singing and swaying and saying insane ye. Swaying at the Cotton Cup from Decca Records, Swinging at the Cotton Club and performed by the Three Peppers, who were a jive trio consisting of pianist Oliver Toy Wilson guitarist Bob Bell and bassist Walter Williams, so a couple of trio songs Nat King Cole and the Three Peppers. Here on the one the only the original make Believe ballroom broadcasting since nineteen thirty five, with a couple of minor gaps, but still making us behind the Grand Old Opry and the weekly broadcasts in season from the Metropolitan Opera, the third longest running music radio program on the air.

19:18 Let me now play a radio transcription desk, then a listener's email. Of one, don't you try. Your chicks on me? One most home meet, tender leave. I love it so but then I know it dangerous. You Bob with your arms around me. I'm in a daze. I'm so upset. One es, they're an die of mine. One No must linger heads who know you fascinate me, captivate me, put my head in a spell. One now before I give in.

21:41 Don Allen and his Music with the vocal by Larry Carr, released as a syndicated radio transcription disc back in nineteen forty one. And now let's go not back to nineteen forty one, but to this past week. In an email I received from Milt Salsman and Milt doesn't let us know where he comes from and how he listens to the Ballroom. So he is indeed Milt Salsman from Parts Unknown, and folks, if you do honor me with an email at Jeff at Makebelie Ballroom Radio dot com. Jeff at MakeBelieve Ballroom Radio dot com, please let me know where you are listening from and how you are listening to the show, whether that be via the radio or perhaps our podcast broadcasts. So Milt from Parts Unknown wrote Make Believe Ballroom. I was delighted when on your show last week you played some famous singing Sisters records. Do you have any music from the Royce Sisters. I have listened to your show for many years and I appreciate it.

23:02 Signed Milt Salzman and Milt since you appreciate the Make Believe Ballroom and I appreciate you for that. Here are the Royce Sisters, Sweedy.

24:04 P. Tim and Chugar. Then been Honey has been said? And Limpid Honey you want my Sweedi pe? Yeah yet Sweedy. Just a good tipping on the little bit by living Linen, Sugar, limp In Honey, ste in your mouth. Sweedy Pie boom boom bom bom by you. That time's gonna fly to love me Chack bye, my Sweed Pie, Me head up on my shoulder, Wait till you get lit me older, You'll be my sweed.

25:33 Then from from. Included recorded on Decca Records back in nineteen thirty four, The Wonderful Ted Lewis and his band, along with Milt Salzman's favorites the Royce Sisters and a big hit for ted Lewis titled Sweetie Pie. And thanks so much Milt for your email. You can also email me with a favorite song, a bandleader, musician, or a vocal request, or just email me to say hi, acknowledge of birthday, anniversary, etc.

26:49 Jeff at Make Believe Ballroom Radio dot com. Jeff at MakeBelieve Ballroomradio dot com. And I mentioned the Wonderful Ted Lewis, who famous line at every show he ever performed at was is everybody happy? I know I can make everybody happy by taking you to Town Hall in New York City on April or twenty fourth, nineteen forty seven.

28:00 Whole lot of stuff, but the text your father, Oh rocket Chess got me, old rocking Chip got your father. By my side. You came by your side. That means that chins on, I ain't got no gin. Follow for a chin high you gonna tan my. Can get from this cabin. Cavin joking follow. Go no, well you ain't going nowhere?

28:45 Yah yeah, grab him at. The flood around my rocket chair, rocket chair lor oh. Many and Harry. Along, then she be. And when she be. And me. Meet Jerry or a cherryty. My sweet children, rogain jack, gidget rocket you'll get a brother.

29:32 Judge my days, how movies judgement does her to. Do? My second Bob sad rug and Jez good day? Is that? Let's say I don't think of this. Old rocket chill got your father, You got your gate, judge got and you came by inside. Ain't even get around no more? Yeah, but I ain't got no chin father. Well that's over, said, whoah, you're gonna turn my heart turn my way.

30:21 You can't get from this cabin. Man, I don't wanna go nowhere, no father, but you ain't going nowhere. Huh huh, huh. You sitting here grabbing, you grabbing, you're grabbing helen the. Fly round here rocket chairs rotier, my dear role and Harriet. Done I don't want any. They have been heaven she be You don't by Oh Chelly or Chari, Charlie Cherman. I got you ride and got you ride che for the end of the time and trouble I've seen.

31:14 Nobody knows the trouble. I'll see. All Rocket Jack get it, Oh Rockets, Rockets, Jeck get it and Judge mo Day. Oh Joan Day. You see your change, you ride.

32:27 Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, with Jack Tegarden joining Louie on the vocal for the HOGI Carmichael tune Rock and chair here on today's edition of The Make Believe Ballroom. Friends. Did you know that the Red Hot Mama Sophie Tucker herself once recorded with Tommy Dorsey. Well, if you didn't know, here's some proof. Some less behn me. Some of these days. You'll be so lonely. You miss my husband, You're gonna miss my kisses. You're gonna miss me, honey when I am far away, said I.

33:17 Feel so lone. Why you only hows you know? Honey, you pat your way when you leave. You know it's gonna grieve me. Go to miss your big fat mama, your fat mama, I'm gonna be dad.

34:01 Swinging swing and side. Of the day. You miss mehan, Son of these days, You'll be so low. You miss Mahu. You're gonna miss MICUs. You're gonna miss me, honey when. I am far away. Set up? Feel so low? Are you only? Ah? You know, honey, you had your way when you leave me, you know it's gonna grieve me.

34:43 Birl aid Mom, Yeah, Ma, I'm money. Like the Nat King Cole song we played via V disc for the Troops earlier. Here also on v disc Some of These Days Sophie Tucker accompanied by Tommy Dorsey on a V disc back in nineteen forty five. Let me play another record and after that an artist you might just be hearing. For the first time, she was called the Chee Chee girl.

35:34 This shit coming out, come out. I have need to be enjoying against the BAMMI yes, I didn't. Let me tell how the mother bore one more politely. Don't Passion Up?

36:46 Don't Passion up No, Recorded back in nineteen thirty eight, Thomas Fats Waller and his rhythm with pass Wonky. I am the apologetic Jeff Prestler and I am the host of the make Believe Ballroom broadcasting almost continuously since nineteen thirty five, and you might be wondering why I am apologetic. Well, I made an ERA on the air a few weeks back that yielded a number of irate reprimands. Well not

38:18 exactly irate, but they were noticed my very honored listeners. Here This program to make Believe Ballroom across the US and in the United Kingdom in a couple of different ways. Many of the broadcasts come to stations live. Other shows I pre record, so when I make an ERA, if I don't catch it on a live show, I can't correct it before the end of the show if I don't recall it. Last week I called for a moment kid or King Or because I had also discussed King Oliver a little before for that, but I realized my faux par and I made a correction before the end of the program, actually also playing some kid Ari music. Well, a number of weeks ago I called ininor Ray Hutton's sister Marion by accident, I should have said June Hutton, which I knew, but Marion. When I'm on live, it just came to my mind. First, the great big band singer most notably with Glenn Miller. So we were live and I couldn't correct it. So first off, I'm delighted that so many of you listened to the program so closely as to question or make me know I said a wrong name or fact, etc. So to all the heinor Ray Hutton and Betty Hutton fans out there, I apologize to you, although, come to think of it, I

39:51 did play the Poughkeepsie song by June, and maybe I had said at that time that it was Marion Hutton. I don't remember. Again, thanks for the emails, and thanks for listening to the show so closely. That is appreciated. So I mentioned before my graveling apology there and the record by Fats Waller that I wanted to talk about. Play some music by the Chee Chee Girl herself. Let me play one of her songs, then introduce you to her. I put a nickel in my telephone, now my baby's number of busy line. Each time I tried, I got a busy tone, not my.

40:42 Baby's number, just up here busy line called his uncle in Jamaica. Not a message, but the baker even check the number in the telephone book. I'm so awfully of me worrying to my baby's house. I hurried when I looked inside the phonemost of the hook, and as I walked up to my baby. Then I got my baby's number. He was busy in the parlor doing fine. Is he kissing someone else? How? I was keeping busy getting up.

41:23 Busy line, the busy line, just. Busy line, just BASys. Bisy's busy line, its busy line. I put my Nikele in the telephone.

42:08 Now my baby's number. Why each time I tried, I got a busy tone, not my baby's number, just a. Busy line. Uh huh. And Jamaica left a message with the baker, even checked his number in the telephone book. Got so oddly only worried to my baby's house. I hurried. When I looked inside, the phone was. Off the hook, walked up to my baby. Then I got my baby's number. He was busy in the parlor doing fine. Phusy kissing someone else? So I was keeping busy getting them.

43:07 The chee chee girl Rose Murphy and her first hit song, Busy Line, released on January the first, nineteen forty nine, by Victor Records. The singer and pianist Rose Murphy, best known as We Heard on That Record for her high pitched singing style, which she also incorporated on many of her records with some scats singing, some giggling, and the percussive sound effects such as her imitation of the ringing of the phone and busy line. She also incorporated the line che chee in many of her songs, hence the Chee Chee Girl. Monica Rose became well known in the late nineteen thirties when she was Count Bassie's intermission pianist, and after that she made some records, but her big mark was made performing in clubs, where she had a decade a long history of success and a full music career, most of that taking place in clubs in New York City.

44:17 Rose Murphy Let's hear one more by the Chee Chey Girl, where I think she actually says chee chee. Ale Bet told me that you love me. Believe that you do. Little Bear also told me I was bombing. Bom now Usedayn might as well come first. All love boys.

44:58 I know, dear, I'm sure I I love you best. My little bird told me we'd be happy, and I believe that is true. I'd have been a sparrow. Could I've been a crawl. Perhaps aid buzzy. I' my nay, wise is here? Could have been a parat talking constantly. The only thing I know is chee gee betty about by my birthday.

45:38 Little Bird told me that. You love me, and I believe. Thank you do g g gen g my father there I lift over told me i'd be happy. I got you. Tell me that you love me? And Bee got you.

46:25 Emuesday nying might as well come fass all about boys. I knowd you. I love you, love you, love you, love you, and I believe that is I want to do. A little Bird told me Rose Murphy, the cheechy girl from Victor Records back in nineteen forty eight. I said that Rose Murphy used to play an intermission during count Bases orchestra performances. Uh so let's play via yet another V disc on today's program, One for the Troops recorded by the Count.

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51:05 On the Upbeat by camp Asi and his Orchestra on V desk recorded back in nineteen forty five, And I am taking a look at the clock. We don't have the big bull of a clock. Here in the Jay One studio, we do have a digital clock, and I think we have time for a few more. Yeah, let me play another record.

52:01 Oh, mister Shakespeare, Brother William Shakespeare, thanks for a great idea. I took one look in your book. On Row me over, Julie es Now I'm all set. I'm just a heighty hole. Row me on, and I'm looking for a Julie. Now at this very more business. I may be new, but up in Harlem, I'll bet a. Batman I can keep John a thing or two. I'm searching Hello, high he Hello. Once I find her, I'll be said. And for emergency, I carry with me a ladder for you. Climb right into her. Bounce honey.

52:46 I'm just a heidy hope. Row me o. You get va Deli, and you get more a Deli.

53:40 I'm with you. If I at the home, I'm. Stop finding armies then and want me mership me. I came in with me, and that's not what you c If you come back, happen I you. And me. I'm getting room with me. And I'll give you. Good way to end the show. From Vocalion Records, Cab Callaway and his Orchestra Heidi ho Romeo recorded in nineteen thirty eight and folks, we're out of time. Thanks so much for joining me today to reach me, I'm Jeff at MakeBelieve Ballroom Radio dot com. That's Jeff at MakeBelieve Ballroom Radio dot com. Thank you so much to our syndicators and distributors for offering the Make Believe Ballroom cost free to commercial, free, public, community and university radio stations.

54:47 They are the Public Radio Exchange PRX the pacifica network in global community radio. The program's flagship affiliate is Jazz ninety point one WGMC, just New York. The Ballroom is also heard on your favorite podcast provider as well as make Believe Ballroom dot com. So until next week, this has been Jeff Bressler.

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