[78-L] My history of broadcasting course

[David Lennick]

And how could I forget Fletcher Henderson's RADIO RHYTHM? And Paul Whiteman's 
ANNOUNCER BLUES.

dl

On 2/3/2014 6:34 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> On 2/3/2014 4:17 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Not necessarily hits, but
>>
>> KISS HER BY WIRELESS..VINCENT LOPEZ
>> MR. RADIO MAN..AL JOLSON (that one's about trying to communicate with the dead)
>> TURN YOUR RADIO ON..various, revived in the 70s by Ray Stevens
>> THE RADIO SONG..MR.&  MRS. F. H. LACY (Gospel, c. 1927)
>>
>> dl
>>
> You can't forget "Static Strut."
> It was penned by Phil Wall, pianist for the Paul Specht Orchestra in 1926
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sM1-Wz8GYI
> Other bands did it, but Specht was the first.
> Sylvester Ahola did the trumpet solo, imitating the sound of a spark
> transmitter and morse code for "Q-R-N," short for "static is strong."
> They actually did two versions, this one being the first and my favorite.
>
> By the way, the Paul Specht's is often credited with being the first
> band to play regularly on the radio.
>