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Chicago’s Austin high school was not easy for Tesch. He wasn’t an athlete, didn’t make friends easily, quiet, and, to make matters worse, cross-eyed. With the exception of his music classes, Tesch was not academically inclined. Austin High did offer him something no other school had: a cadre of promising musicians including Jimmy and his brother Dick McPartland, Jim Lanigan and Bud Freeman. This was the beginning of The Austin High Gang, a group of white musicians who wanted to play like their New Orleans heroes: the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.
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Piece Description
Chicago’s Austin high school was not easy for Tesch. He wasn’t an athlete, didn’t make friends easily, quiet, and, to make matters worse, cross-eyed. With the exception of his music classes, Tesch was not academically inclined. Austin High did offer him something no other school had: a cadre of promising musicians including Jimmy and his brother Dick McPartland, Jim Lanigan and Bud Freeman. This was the beginning of The Austin High Gang, a group of white musicians who wanted to play like their New Orleans heroes: the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.
Broadcast History
KCBX Public Radio
Timing and Cues
Segment #1 Incue @ 00:00: Music ... - Outcue @ 18:41: "... with Wailin' Blues
62 second music bed break
Segment #2 Incue @ 19:43: Music ... - Outcue @ 38:48: "... this brief break"
62 second music bed break
Segment #3 Incue @ 39:50: Music ... - Outcue @ 58:58: music ends.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shim-me-Sha-Wabble | Miff Mole & his Little Molers | LP | 00:00 | ||
| I’ve Found a New Baby | The Chicago Rhythm Kings | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Baby Won’t You Please Come Home | The Chicago Rhythm Kings | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Jazz Me Blues | Charles Pierce Orchestra | Lost Chords. | Great Moments | 00:00 | |
| There’ll be Some Changes Made | The Chicago Rhythm Kings | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Wailin’ Blues | The Celler Boys | LP | 00:00 | ||
| China Boy | McKenzie & Condon’s Chicagoans | 78 RPM | 00:00 | ||
| Sugar | McKenzie & Condon’s Chicagoans | 78 RPM | 00:00 | ||
| Copenhagen | Elmer Schoebel & his Friars’ Society Orchestra | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Prince of Wails | Elmer Schoebel & his Friars’ Society Orchestra | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Oh Baby! | Eddie Condon’s Quartet | LP | 00:00 | ||
| One Step to Heaven | Miff Mole & his Little Molers | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Indiana | Eddie Condon’s Quartet | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Liza | McKenzie & Condon’s Chicagoans | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Barrel House Stomp | The Celler Boys | LP | 00:00 | ||
| Nobody’s Sweetheart (exerpt) | Eddie Condon’s Chicagoans | Chicago, Vol. 2. | ABC | 00:00 |
