Sunrise Serenade: Rock And Roll

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Rock And Roll" by the Boswell Sisters.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Playlist For November 12, 2014 - Fall Pledge Drive Special

The playlist for the November 12, 2014 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle Fall Pledge Drive Special - "New For 1934!" - has now been added to the playlist filing cabinet.  

Hop Off The Cold With A Red Hot Lindy

The Red Hot Lindy Hop lesson and session continues at the Rumba Room this Friday night.  Free beginner lesson at 7:00 p.m.  Free admission before 7:00 and $5 thereafter.  Lesson by Brooke and Phil, with music by DJ Alexis.

Dress like you are going out!

Rumba Room

303 South Main

Memphis, TN 38103

The Tiger Rag lessons and guided practice sessions are in full swing at the Madison Dance Studio in Minglewood Plaza, 1555 Madison Ave Memphis, TN 38104.  Learn more and register here. 

Swing Shift Shuffle Fall Pledge Drive Special Tonight - New For 1934!

WEVL is just a little over halfway through our Fall Pledge Drive, and included in our special programming is tonight's Swing Shift Shuffle Pledge Drive Special:  "New For 1934!"  All the songs in tonight's show were recorded in 1934, and many have never been played on the show before.  Tune in at 6:00 p.m. for an 80 year trip back in time, and help WEVL reach its goal of $67,000.  Thanks for listening and supporting WEVL!

Sunrise Serenade: Are You Livin' Old Man?

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Are You Livin' Old Man?" by Anita O'Day.  Enjoy the video from YouTube. 

Veteran's Day And Hedy Lamarr's 100th Birthday

At 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the Allies signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany bringing The Great War a/k/a World War I to an end.  Known as Armistice Day for many years, it became a day to remember the fallen of that war.  In the U.S., Armistice Day eventually became Veteran's Day, a day to honor living veterans of all conflicts, while Memorial Day in May became the designated day to honor the fallen.  In Europe, November 11 is still Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day in the UK, and it is still dedicated to the fallen. 

The above photo, from the Library of Congress, shows an Army mechanic working on a truck.  I once heard a theory that the four machines that won World War II were not guns, tanks, planes or other armaments, but rather the C-47 cargo plane, the landing craft, the bulldozer and the 2 1/2 ton truck.  It was these machines that enabled men and supplies to get where they needed to be, and so the work this soldier performs on this truck is just as important as a front line soldier, because without food and ammunition, those at the front could not do much.

Today is also the 100th birthday of Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, a/k/a Hedy Lamarr.  Aside from being one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the screen, in 1942, she patented a method for remote radio control of torpedoes that led to technology we still use today in our smart phones. 

Sunrise Serenade: Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn" by Bunny Berigan.  Click on the song title for a sample from emusic, or click here for the album page.

Holiday Classics at The Majestic Grille

The holidays are almost upon us, and The Majestic Grille is getting into the spirit with the return of its classic holiday films for Sunday Supper and a Movie. 

Sunrise Serenade: Undecided

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Undecided" by Ella Fitzgerald.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Jack Frost

Since the leaves are starting to change and the cool weather has finally arrived, this encore from 2011 seemed appropriate.  In this 1934 animated short from Ub Iwerks, a young grizzly bear ignores the warnings of Jack Frost, and underestimates the chilling power of Old Man Winter.  Carl Stalling, of future Warner Bros. fame, provided the musical score.  From the Internet Archive, here is Jack Frost.