Phantom Dancer Show - W C Handy, Father of the Blues, on live 1941 radio LISTEN
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Hi, I’m Greg Poppleton, the authentic 1920s-30s singer with band & orchestra – 1.3 million YouTube views. 8 albums. Commercial radio airplay. On rotation KCEA jazz San Francisco
When I was 3, I saw Louis Armstrong on TV and fell in love with the music. I was hooked on 1920s – 1930s jazz and swing from then on
I bring the era to life so your event will be a dazzling Hollywood experience. Think speakeasies, prohibition and vintage glamour
My passion for the 1920s and 30s is infectious. We’ll have a fabulous time together making your event memorable, like at these…
Sydney Festival (twice), Waiheke Jazz International Festival NZ, Sunset International Jazz Darwin, Canberra Centenary 1920s Ball, Great Art Deco Ball (11 years), Gin Mill Social (5 years), Sorcery & Swing Speakeasy Sydney & Melbourne (3 years)
Award-winning national swing radio broadcaster
Two ABC Radio jazz documentaries
Speaker on jazz history, ABC Radio, State Library of NSW & more
Love to play for your wedding, party and event
Poppleton’s vocals capture the essence of the swing years with uncanny accuracy.
John Gilbert
eJazzNews (U.S)
It would take an extremely jaded heart not to smile and tap your feet, much less dance around the room, to Greg Poppleton.
Budd Kopman
All About Jazz (U.S) (Link)
Last year at the Melbourne Jazz Festival and the Thredbo Jazz Festival I saw some great acts. I made Greg Poppleton Sydney Jazz Band an offer on the spot.
John Quigley
Director Waiheke International Jazz Festival (Link)
Greg’s pleasing, vintage voice... impressive portamento slides on "The Charleston"... refreshes well-worn standards again and again on “Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue” and “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate.”
Dave Doyle Jr
The Syncopated Times (U.S) (Link)
Your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week is ‘father of the blues’, W C Handy, who you’ll hear speaking on live 1941 radio. Listen here
This week’s Phantom Dancer is a non-stop swing jazz mix from live 1930s-50s radio. Listen here…
PLAYERS IN THE PUB presents JUSTICE by John Galsworthy (Nobel Laureate 1932 and author of The Forsythe Saga)
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