[Dixielandjazz] Make Believe Ballroom

[Stan Brager]

Thanks, Don, for bringing up the other names who have been involved with the 
"Make Believe Ballroom". I searched and found a portion of WNEW's history 
dealing with Martin Block and that famous program. Click the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/casze2

Stan
Stan Brager

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at nomadinter.net>
To: "Stan Brager" <sbrager at verizon.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Make Believe Ballroom


> Stan Brager wrote:
>> Ken;
>>
>> I don't know if any recordings of the actual shows of "Make Believe 
>> Ballroom" exist, however you can still get the Charlie Barnet recording 
>> of the show's theme with the Barnet Modernaires (before they joined up 
>> with Glenn Miller). Barnet's recording was made on August 3, 1936 and was 
>> picked by Martin Block to be the theme for his show on WNEW.
>>
>> Later that month, on the 24th, Barnet cut another tune which was destined 
>> to become the theme song for Stan Shaw's radio show - "Milkman's 
>> Matinee". Both tunes also feature lyrics by Andy Razaf.
>>
>> Stan
>> Stan Brager
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Mathieson" 
>> <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk>
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>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Make Believe Ballroom
>>
>>
>> Hi Listers,
>>
>> I've had an enquiry from a collector on the UK about the US radio series 
>> of yesteryear, Martin Block's Make Believe Ballroom. Do any of you know 
>> whether any recordings of shows exist and whether they are available?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ken Mathieson
>> www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> There was a long debate about who had the first "Make Believe Ballroom." 
> While the NY version is sually thought to be the orginal, Detroit radio 
> veteran Eddie Chase (who broadcast over CKLW, a big watt station over the 
> river in Windsor, Ontario at an earleir date that the NBC program. Al 
> Jarvis at KFI in LA also had a long running show of the same name. It was 
> on the record that the Detroit area show of that name was on air before 
> the Block show, but was only carried in Michigan and Ontraio market and 
> heard in abuteightstate,whilethe NBCshow was heard natnaionally.
> It just makes the subject all the more interesting.
> Don Ingle
>