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The Make Believe Ballroom carries on the tradition of past hosts Martin Block, Al Jarvis, William B Williams, and Steve Allen by bringing you the greatest hits of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s, No cover, no minimum, just sit back and enjoy. The Ballroom is also heard across the U.S. on public broadcasting, community, and college radio stations.
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On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom –Jeff Bressler tries to break his record-record in his attempt to play the most recordings ever on one edition of the Ballroom - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom –a contemporary swing band, two great radio remotes, a look at one of the most historic recordings of all time - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – a look at the history of record speeds, a visit to one of the highest selling LP albums of all time - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – some great nicknames of prominent band musicians and vocalists along with their music, a look at a long forgotten Carnegie Hall concert - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – some great big band music that was used in contemporary movies directed by a film making legend - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member-supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – a few great stories about how songs got their titles, how fate played a hand in a trumpeters success and a special announcement - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
Part 3 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
Part 2 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
Part 1 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and on other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – a special show featuring listener requests and random selections from the famous Ralphie from Canarsie Record Club List - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
Part 3 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
Part 2 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
Part 1 of three overnight hours of the best of 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s music. Big bands, jazz, blues, folk, early rock, do-op, bluegrass, and western swing mixed in with some great stories and humor by host Jeff Bressler Broadcast on Public, Community, and University radio stations, as well as in podcast form.
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and on other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – how a song gave a morale boost to WWII airmen, two musicians with great performing longevity, a long forgotten record label, listener emails and requests - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this three-hour edition of the after-midnight Milkman's Matinee, Jeff Bressler offers his top 50 hits of 1940. The show, heard on public, community, and university radio stations, has been divided into three parts for podcast consumption.
On this three-hour edition of the after-midnight Milkman's Matinee, Jeff Bressler offers his top 50 hits of 1940. The show, heard on public, community, and university radio stations, has been divided into three parts for podcast consumption.
On this three-hour edition of the after-midnight Milkman's Matinee, Jeff Bressler offers his top 50 hits of 1940. The show, heard on public, community, and university radio stations, has been divided into three parts for podcast consumption.
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and on other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – a program dedicated to enjoying the music of some long forgotten big bands and their leaders - this and many more great records to enjoy on the show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and on other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – the macabre ending for Henry Busse, a Tommy Dorsey work party, some videos to watch on YouTube, a lyricist comedian, Make Believe Ballroom's original theme - all this and many more great records to enjoy on this show!
On this week's Make Believe Ballroom broadcast on member supported Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, and on other fine radio affiliates across the United States as well as in the United Kingdom – a legendary female singer was also a talented composer,Johnny Guarnieri played an instrument that put him in the recording record books, a British selection and story - all this and many more great records to enjoy on this show!
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