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– Jack Teagarden Self-Taught Trombonist – Phantom Dancer

Jack Teagarden was one of the great trombonists of the 1930s-50s and a laid-back jazz singer. He’s this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm AEST, Tuesday […]

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– Jean Sablon French Singer

Jean Sablon was the most widely acclaimed male French singer of his generation in the world after Maurice Chavalier. He’s this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist.Listen here…

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– Hans Rehmstedt 1940-42 German Swing – Phantom Dancer

Hans Rehmstedt was a 1930s-40s German swing band leader and violinist. He is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. He recorded some moody atmospheric sides in the late 30s- early 40s, some of which you’ll hear on this week’s Phantom Dancer Listen here…

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– Great Art Deco Ball 2023 – Photos

Greg Poppleton returned by popular demand to the Great Art Deco Ball – celebrating 13 years, 4th February 2023 – in the timeless elegance of Katoomba’s wedding cake Carrington Hotel

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– The King’s Jesters – Phantom Dancer 17 Jan 2023

The King’s Jesters, billed as America’s ‘biggest little band’ is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artists. They were a vocal group who accompanied themselves on guitar, banjo and other instruments and with orchestra. They were household names in the 1930s and early 1940s. Read their story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Christmas Radio Part 1 – Phantom Dancer 13 December 2022

Christmas radio carols from 1930s – 50s radio plus pop music programming from the season is the focus for the first part of this week’s Phantom Dancer. The first part of the Phantom Dancer is nationally networked and will be on radio across Australia from 19 November. Listen here…

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– Freddy Martin Singing Saxophone-Phantom Dancer 29 Nov 2022

Freddy Martin was a U.S band leader and tenor saxophonist. His singing saxophone and his orchestra became one of the most popular and musical sweet bands. He made his first recording in 1930 and was leading bands until 1983. He is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Tony Bennett – Phantom Dancer 22 Nov 22

Tony Bennett, singer, is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. You’ll hear him and his music in a 1955 interview. Bennett has released over 70 albums during his career. The biggest selling of these in the U.S. have been I Left My Heart in San Francisco, MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett, and Duets: An American Classic, all of which went platinum for shipping one million copies. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Spike Jones – Phantom Dancer 15 Nov 2022

Spike Jones is this week’s Phantom dancer feature artist. He was a US drummer, percussionist and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Jazz Piano Billy Maxted – Phantom Dancer 8 Nov 2022

Billy Maxted, U.S jazz arranger, and pianist, is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. He wrote for Benny Goodman, Red Nichols and Claude Thornhill and led his own Dixieland band in the 1950s which we’ll hear live on this week’s Phantom Dancer.Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Tadd Dameron – Phantom Dancer 1 Nov 2022

Tadd Dameron, U.S jazz composer, arranger, and pianist, is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. He was the most influential arranger of the bebop era. He also wrote charts for swing and hard bop players. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Sunshine Coast Jazz Club

Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer is joined with his band and two great Queensland musicians for an exciting dinner and dance jazz and swing show at Caloundra Power Boat Club. Presented by Sunshine Coast Jazz Club. Greg Poppleton is Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer with band. Recent performance highlights: 2020 Sydney Festival, resident band Great […]

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– Sunshine Coast Jazz Club

Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer is joined with his band and two great Queensland musicians for an exciting dinner and dance jazz and swing show at Caloundra Power Boat Club. Presented by Sunshine Coast Jazz Club. Greg Poppleton is Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer with band. Recent performance highlights: 2020 Sydney Festival, resident band Great […]

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– Blues – 2SER Radiothon Wk 2 Tues – Phantom Dancer

St Louis Blues features on this Tuesday’s annual 2SER radiothon Phantom Dancer. Time to subscribe and support 2SER community radio. Now is your moment to win great prizes when you pledge your support to 2SER which has been bringing you The Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton since 1985.

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– Big Bands – 2SER Radiothon Wk 1 Sat – Phantom Dancer 15 Oct 2022

A live Saturday Phantom Dancers swing mix for the 2022 2SER Radiothon – your chance to win great prizes when you pledge your support to this community radio station. 2SER has been bringing you The Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton since 1985. This week’s show is a Big Band-a-thon – all from 1944-51 radio.

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– 2SER Radiothon Wk 1 Honeysuckle Rose – Phantom Dancer 11 Oct 2022

2SER Radiothon comes by but 2 weeks a year. It’s your chance to win great prizes when you pledge your support to this community radio station. 2SER has been bringing you The Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton since 1985. This week’s show is a Honeysuckle Rose-a-thon – all from vinyl 1930s-60s radio transcriptions.

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– Lenny Herman and 1950s Lounge Music

Lenny Herman accordianist and xylophonist led what was dubbed ‘The Mightiest Little Band in the Land’ in the 1940s and 50s. For fans of 1950s Lounge Music albums, here’s one of those bent easy listening orchestras live on 1948 and 1957 radio as this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Sorcery and Swing Melbourne

Sorcery and Swing comes to Melboirne, 7 October. The Kelvin Club will tranform into a “Roaring Twenties” speakeasy for this not-to-be-missed event! Book Now: pearls@kelvinclub.com or (03) 9654 5711

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– Charlie Shavers Teenage Prodigy – Phantom Dancer 16 Aug 2022

Charlie Shavers was an American jazz trumpeter. He played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey. and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer. One of his songs, “Undecided”, is a jazz standard. Read his story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– The King’s Jesters – Phantom Dancer 2 Aug 2022

The King’s Jesters, billed as America’s ‘biggest little band’ is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artists. They were a vocal group who accompanied themselves on guitar, banjo and other instruments and with orchestra. They were household names in the 1930s and early 1940s. Read their story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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– Jones and Hare 1920s – Phantom Dancer 26 Jul 22

Jones and Hare, Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, were a vocal duo who sang novelty songs, popular on radio in the 1920s and continuing on radio up to 1939. Billy Jones (1889-1940) was a tenor and Ernie Hare was a bass/baritone (1883-1939). They’re this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artists. Read their story, watch videos, see playlist and listen to show here…

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