Apollo Theater, Chicago, 1920s
The Wizards of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Length: 58:59
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It’s Windy Hear! But, in the late 1920s and early ‘40s, much of that wind was coming from the great horns of musicians like Ruben Reeves and Louis Armstrong. Let’s not forget Charles LaVere & his Chicagoans, or Tiny Parham at the ivories. This program is devoted to those who pioneered the Chicago Sound.
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The Uke
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Laughing in Rhythm
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Pee Wee
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Hidden Messages (Pledge Drive Special)
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Broadcast History
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Timing and Cues
Segment #1 INCUE @ 00:00: Theme …
Segment #1 OUTCUE @ 19:51: “… in just a moment.”
1st :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #2 INCUE @ 20:53: “Turning our attention.”
Segment #2 OUTCUE @ 40:17: “ … right after this break.”
2nd :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #3 INCUE @ 41:20: music
Segment #3 OUTCUE @ 58:59: … theme ends.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Fire | Ruben Reeves & his River Boys | LP | 1933 | 00:00 | |
| Zuddan | Ruben Reeves & his River Boys | LP | 1933 | 00:00 | |
| Mazie | Ruben Reeves & his River Boys | LP | 1933 | 00:00 | |
| Screws, Nuts & Bolts | Ruben Reeves & his River Boys | LP | 1933 | 00:00 | |
| I’d Rather be With You | Charles LaVere & his Chicagoans | LP | 1935 | 00:00 | |
| Smiles | Charles LaVere & his Chicagoans | LP | 1935 | 00:00 | |
| All Too Well | Charles LaVere & his Chicagoans | LP | 1935 | 00:00 | |
| Boogaboo Blues | Charles LaVere & his Chicagoans | LP | 1935 | 00:00 | |
| Now That I’ve Found You | Tiny Parham & his Musicians | LP | 1930 | 00:00 | |
| My Dreams | Tiny Parham & his Musicians | LP | 1930 | 00:00 | |
| Picket-Parham Apollo Syncopators | Alexander, Where’s That Band? | LP | 1926 | 00:00 | |
| Jim Jackson’s Kansas City Blues | Tiny Parham & his Forty Five | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| A Monday Date | Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| West End Blues | Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Basin Street Blues (excerpt) | Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five | LP | 1928 | 00:00 |
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