Thank you for supporting 2SER during Supporter Drive. This week's Phantom Dancer has a set of 1930s-40s German swing by request from a 2SER supporter. I've chosen four commercial swing releases of stage and film songs written by the prolific German composer and child prodigy, Peter Kreuder. Read More
2SER is a community radio station. Your radio station. It's also 300+ volunteers with a passion for high quality radio. It's an exciting grassroots movement. It was created by people like you and me to educate: - to make sure you get your favourite real music by your favourite non-commercial artists, - to bring to you what's really going on in your community and in your world by giving you independent news and current affairs unfiltered by politically connected billionaires and millionaires. It's yours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I VOLUNTEER. I SUPPORT 2SER ON THIS WEEK'S SUPPORTER DRIVE 02 9514 9500 https://2ser.com/support Read More
At 2SER, we’re really lucky to air such a wide range of specialist music shows like The Phantom Dancer, in depth news programs, and plenty of local and alternative stories from our community every day. Listeners like yourself truly shape that content, sending us comments, letting us know about your events and businesses, and giving us all feedback too. And of course, being able to send all this into your earlobes wouldn’t be possible without your support! This week is the annual subscriber drive. See this week's Phantom Dancer story, video and play list. Listen online. Read More
'I Can't Give You Anything But Love' was a 1928 hit for composer Jimmy McHugh and lyricist Dorothy Fields. This week's Phantom Dancer, presented by authentic 1920s-30s singer Greg Poppleton, features an 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love'-a-thon PLUS a 1930 - 40 - 50 - 60 countdown of Australian jazz from Sydney. Read More
Bop is often associated instrument-wise with Charlie Parker alto sax, Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, Bud Powell piano, Curley Russell double bass, Max Roach drums and others. But what about Stan Hasselgard clarinet, Buddy deFranco clarinet and even Benny Goodman, clarinet? This week's Phantom Dancer feature set is bop clarinet from live 1940s radio. Produced and presented by 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More
I remember, maybe inaccurately, a verse by satirist Barry Humphries' character, Sir Les Patterson, that went like this, "Singing songs by Brecht needs the memory of an elephant / But what they lack in tune, they gain in relevance." Brecht's original 1930 radio-like recording of the Threepenny Opera is this week's Phantom Dancer feature, presented every Tuesday by authentic 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More
Lester Young started playing jazz in the family band. He became one of the most influential tenor saxophonists in jazz. Lester Young is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. The Phantom Dancer is mixed live by Greg Poppleton. Read More
June Christy started singing professionally at 13. In the 1950s, her album 'Something Cool', launched the 'cool' vocal genre in jazz. She is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist, presented by 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. Read More
He was a piano playing child prodigy who entered the Con at age 16 after playing professionally in theatre for years. His name is Claude Thornhill and he is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Hear a Claude Thornhill set from live 1930s-40s tadio on this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton. Playlist, video, online show link here. Read More
Now playing as the Howard Schneider Big Band, violinist Jan Garber formed his first band, a quartet, in 1918. Jan Garber's music is now in its 100th year. We'll hear a mix of broadcasts by the Garber 1944-45 swing band on this week's Phantom Dancer non-stop swing jazz mix with Greg Poppleton Read More
Trad jazz became the leading jazz style in Australia after World War Two. On this week's Phantom Dancer with Greg Poppleton, we hear 1949 by two of the leading exponents of the style - Dave Dallwitz and Graeme Bell. Read More
A bubbly gimmick, a catchy name and great musicianship, these were the keys to Shep Fields' success and the worldwide fame of his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra. Read More
When you hear a woman pop singer in any genre singing 'naturally' today, blame 1930s big band singer, Helen Ward. She blazed the trail. You'll hear a Helen Ward set of live 1930s-40s broadcasts on this week's Phantom Dancer with 1920s-30s singer, Greg Poppleton. We'll also visit the Cocoanut Grove 1932-34, whittle to Hank Williams on 1952 Hillbilly radio, listen to some of Duke Ellington's extended works on his 'Date with the Duke' 1945 radio series and then enjoy the Helen Ward feature. Read the Helen Ward story, see the play list and video, and hear the latest Phantom Dancer mixes here... Read More
Known as 'The Home of Happy Feet' and 'The World's Finest Ballroom', the Savoy in New York City hosted the greatest swing bands and Lindy Hoppers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. We'll hear four great swing bands broadcasting from the Savoy 1937-45 on today's Phantom Dancer hosted by 1920s-30s singer Greg Poppleton. Plus sets of live swing and jazz by Charlie Barnet, Xavier Cugat, Turk Murphy and more. See the full play list, read the Savoy story, enjoy the Lindy Hop video and hear the Phantom Dancer online here. Read More
Bored by playing the same music every night in orchestras, Spike Jones combined parodying pop songs with trick percussion he learned as a teenager to create one of the most spectacular music acts ever, Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Hear Spike Jones send up Verdi live on this week's Phantom Dancer non-stop swing jazz radio mixtape with Greg Poppleton. Links, story, play list and video here. Read More
The contribution by women to jazz is largely overlooked or trivialised. This week's Phantom Dancer features three women jazz stars from live 1940s-50s radio and TV: Vivien Garry, Anna Mae Winburn and Hazel Scott. You'll also hear jazz great, Libby Holman, in a rare 1929 radio broadcast. Tune it in on 107.3 2SER Tuesdays 12:04-2pm or online at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/ Hosted by 1920s-1930s singer and band leader, Greg Poppleton. Read More