Once again, it's the fifth Friday of a month and we have an all music show for you. The clock has been rolled back to the 1930's for a rare treat from Phil Harris.
In the early 1930's, before becoming Jack Benny's long time band leader, Phil Harris was well known on the radio. He often performed live band remotes from the famous Coconut Grove. Today's show is from 1933. Only a handful of these shows survive, and can be hard to find, even on the Internet. At this time in his life, Phil wasn't yet married. He would marry his first wife in this time during his Coconut Grove days, but the marriage would break up shortly after joining the Jack Benny cast. In these early years is when Phil first met Alice Faye, but they wouldn't marry until 1941.
Next, the time machine is launched for June 18, 1938. It's an early band remote from the Paradice Restaurant, one of the several locations where Glenn Miller played, and did live remotes. Previously Glenn Miller had been trombone player and arranger for several bands. He played with Tommy Dorcey, Benny Goodman, and others. Glenn Miller tried toform his own band in 1937, but it wasn't successful. A few months later he gave it another try and the band took off. This band remote from 1938 is one of the earliest recordings from the new Glenn Miller orchestra.
Playlist:
Phil's Theme song, (Nope, it's not That's What I Like About the South.)
Cop on the Corner, vocalist Leah Raye.
Harlem Moon, vocalist Phil Harris.
Love, Nuts, andNoodles. Vocalist Mr. Smith.
Phil's Theme (reprise).
The Butcher Boy.
Don't Break Up My Heart.
Cowboy From Brooklyn.
My Best Memory of You.
I Know That You Know.
Sentimental Side.
On the Alamo
Dipspy Doodle.
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