Sunrise Serenade: You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew" by Fats Waller and His Rhythm.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Playlist For October 5, 2016

The playlist for the October 5, 2016 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has now been added to the playlist filing cabinet.  

World War II Homefront Muffins

I have a milk bottle from World War II with the slogan "Food Fights Too!  Use It Wisely!" emblazoned on it.  During the war, rationing permeated practically every facet of daily life, including food.  Once a person ran out of their allotted ration book stamps, they could not obtain any more of that commodity (milk, sugar, flour, etc.) until they received their next monthly ration book.  This circumstance led to creativity on the home front, with meal plans and recipes designed to make the most out of available ingredients, and avoid waste.  The National World War II Museum posted this recipe for corn-meal muffins from a wartime cook book.

Sunrise Serenade: Shoo Shoo Baby

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Shoo Shoo Baby" by Ella Mae Morse.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

Welcome To Hoptober!

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 Ben and Amanda, with music by DJ Ben.

Dress like you are going out!

Rumba Room

303 South Main

Memphis, TN 38103

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

Learn about the University of Memphis RHLH chapter and events here. 

Sunrise Serenade: Smoke Rings

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Smoke Rings" by the Mills Brothers.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

TCM In October

The Hollywood Revue has again posted its monthly preview of programming on Turner Classic Movies.  It being October, there are a lot of horror films, and Christopher Lee is the Star of the Month, with his films - including many non-horror movies - airing every Monday.

Sunrise Serenade: It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" by Fats Waller and His Rhythm.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

In The Bag

This encore from 2012 features another adventure of the original Tom and Jerry (not the cat and mouse).  These guys do not say much, and the gags can fall into the strange, sometimes violent category typical of many 1932 cartoons.  There is a nice "faux horns" rendition of "Ida," as well as a gag in which the villain robs his victims using a magnet which shows up again in a color Bugs Bunny cartoon.  From the Internet Archive, here is In The Bag. 

Sunrise Serenade: Deep In The Heart of Texas

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Deep In The Heart of Texas" by the Merry Macs.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.