Julie London, was a U.S jazz and pop singer, film, TV and commercials actor. Billboard named her most popular woman singer of 1955, 56 and 57. She had a small, intimate voice made 'smokey' by being a three packs a day gal. Her last years were miserable with tobacco poisoning, strokes, lung cancer, choking and heart attacks. She's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Frankie Masters, was a U.S bandleader, jazz standards writer, and pianist. Frankie's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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It's 2SER Radiothon! On this week's Radiothon Phantom Dancer, hear Stan Kenton at the start of his radio band career, Senor Xavier Cugart, Trad jazz radio with Earl Hines and 1931 radio selling silks and shoes. SUBSCRIBE NOW!! Read More
It's the 2024 2SER Radiothon and your opportunity to support Community Radio 2SER. Your subscriptions go in the draw for major prizes. The Phantom Dancer has been on 2SER, under various titles, since 1985! This week enjoy some of your favourite feature artists from the past few years. Good stuff! SUBSCRIBE NOW!! Read More
On this week's Radiothon Phantom Dancer, hear 100 years of recorded radio from an excerpt from National Defence Day Broadcast in 1924 to The Phantom Dancer in 2024. You'll also hear Fats Waller and Adelaide Hall broadcasting from London, Julie London from New York and Harry James from Culver City Ca. SUBSCRIBE NOW!! Read More
It's the 2024 2SER Radiothon and your opportunity to support Community Radio 2SER. Your subscriptions go in the draw for major prizes. The Phantom Dancer has been on 2SER, under various titles, since 1985! This week enjoy some of your favourite feature artists from the past few years. Good stuff! SUBSCRIBE NOW!! Read More
Dave Lambert was an American jazz lyricist, singer, and an originator of vocalese. He spent a lifetime experimenting with the human voice. Buddy Stewart (born Albert James Byrne Jr.) was an American jazz singer. Both were killed in car crashes (1966 & 1950). Hear them on this week's Phantom Dancer... Read More
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Earl Burtnett, was a U.S bandleader, jazz standards writer, and pianist. Earl's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Wilfred Theodore Wemyes, known professionally as Ted Weems, was an American bandleader, songwriter and musician popular in the 1920s - 1930s who had a sleeper hit with 'Heartaches'. Weems's work in music was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Shortwave broadcasting by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from New York to Latin America in 1940 is your Phantom Dancer Feature this week. And below are some relevant paragraphs on shortwave broadcasting taken from a 1942 article in 'RCA Review'. Read More
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