[Dixielandjazz] Scratchy Grooves - Treasure Trove of OKOM.

[Stephen G Barbone]

For almost 20 years, a friend of mine, and fan of our band, Bill  
Chambless hosted a radio program from the University of Delaware in  
Newark, DE called "Scratchy Grooves". It ran once a week and most were  
an hour long. (some 90 minutes) It featured music from roughly 1900 to  
1940 that he had collected on records. When Bill passed away, the show  
ended.

His son, John, is an editor at the Daily Local News in West Chester  
PA, (my old home town before moving 30 miles away to Oxford) and has  
been lovingly putting these programs on computer for all to enjoy.  
While not yet complete, there is an astounding amount of music on the  
below website. You can choose which programs to hear easily and I  
guarantee there is something there for everybody. (About 100 shows or  
100+ hours of music)

Like The Boswell Sisters, A Young Bing Crosby with The Rhythm Boys,  
Mildred Bailey, Paul Whiteman, Billie Holiday, Mae West, Ruth Etting,  
Ben Pollock, Hoagy Carmichael, Isham Jones, Rudy Vallee, Eubie Blake  
etc, etc, etc. He has about 100 shows on the site so far

http://www.scratchygrooves.com/

Enjoy this fascinating and free site.

Cheers,

Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband