OTRS 136 “VOCAL POTPOURRI SHOW”.

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “VOCAL POTPOURRI SHOW” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK. Listen to great old 78 records featuring top vocal performances from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenaders co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. OH MONAH! – Maple City Four
  2. THE BOOK ON ETIQUETTE – Mona Motor Oil Twins
  3. CUBA – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
  4. WHAT’S THE MATTER NOW – Norfolk Jazz Jubilee Quartet
  5. CLANKA A LANKA – Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham
  6. TURN AWAY Lubbock Texas Quartet
  7. LOOKIN’ GOOD BUT FEELIN’ BAD – Fats Waller and His Buddies
  8. DOG-GONE! – The Nifty Three
  9. THE STATION WILL BE CHANGED – Jubilee Gospel Team
  10. LILIUE – Kalama’s Quartette
  11. NEW ORLEANS STOP TIME Bumble Bee Slim & Memphis Minnie
  12. BRING IT ON HOME TO GRANDMA – Mississippi Mud Mashers
  13. SAM THE OLD ACCORDION MAN – Williams Sisters
  14. READY FOR THE RIVER – The Rounders
  15. WHEN SUMMER IS GONE – Kalama’s Quartette
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Kalama Quartet
Kalama Quartet
Kalama's Quartet
Kalama’s Quartet
FATS WALLER
Memphis Minnie & Joe McCoy
Bumble Bee Slim by R. Crumb
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
The Maple City Four
Norfolk Jazz Quartette

Robert Armstrong

OTRS 135 “Great Grey Gulls” Wacky Grey Gull bands and their subsidiary labels.

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “Great Grey Gulls” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “SQUEEZEBOX HEROES OF DAYS GONE BY”. Listen to great old 78 records featuring top Grey Gull house bands and more from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenaders co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely

  1. Just You Honey – Louisville Master Players (Mike Mosiello)
  2. Lone Western Blues – Unknown Grey Gull House Band
  3. The Terror – Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
  4. There’s A Czecho Slovak Waiting For Me – Arthur Fields & Fred Hall
  5. Dixie Favorites – John Cali
  6. Arkansas Hoedown – Home Folk Fiddlers
  7. Just Blues – Memphis Jazzers (Mike Mosiello)
  8. Cryin’ For The Carolines – Atlanta Syncopators (Mike Mosiello/ Andy Sanella)
  9. “Taint No Sin – Kansas City Blue Boys (Fred Hall)
  10. Moana March – Kalua Players (Andy Sanella)
  11. Blue Waters – University Syncopators (Mike Mosiello/ Andy Sanella)
  12. Mindanao March – Honolulu Players (Benny Nawahi/ Harry Volpe/ James Ferraro)
  13. Scotchie – Casino Jazzers
  14. ‘Leven Cent Cotton And Forty Cent Meat – Bill Barnes & Joey Lane (Bob Miller)
  15. Ja Da Blues – Joy Dispensers (Mike Mosiello)
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
Mike Mosiello
andy sanella
andy sanella
john cali
John Cali
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong interviews King Bennie Nawahi 1980
Benny Nawahi

OTRS 131 “HENEGHAN’S RECENT ACQUISITIONS”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “HENEGHAN’S RECENT ACQUISITIONS”. JOHN PICKS RANDOM 78 RPM RECORDS FROM HIS SHELF. NEW ADDITIONS, UPGRADEDS, IT’S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!

  1. That’s What I Call Keen” – Eddie South and His Alabamians
  2. Skirts – Slatz Randall and His Orchestra
  3. She’s A Great Great Girl – Hal Kemp and His Orchestra of N. Carolina
  4. Waikiki Blues – Hawaiian Beach Combers
  5. Happy Days Are Here Again – Hawaiian Beach Combers
  6. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed – Joshua White
  7. Homoine – Brito Tshivela
  8. iselesele – Mchunu & Mtsomi
  9. Medene Wasala – Issa Solo
  10. Meko Hyia Ayeforo – E. K.’s Band
  11. All Alone Blues – Peetie Wheatstraw
  12. Old Jim Canan’s – Robert Wilkins
  13. Smiles – Jimmy Yates’ Bo Weevils
  14. Babe – East Texas Serenaders
  15. Rising Sun Blues – Ashley & Foster
  16. Everything’s Made For Love – Art Fowler & his Ukulele

Eddie South
Eddie South & His Alabamians
Joshua White
Slatz Randall
Ashley, Walsh & Foster
East Texas Serenaders
Peetie Wheatstraw
Hal Kemp
Robert Wilkins

OTRS 129 “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF OLD-TIME MEXICO” w/ ZAC SALEM, ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ZAC SALEM ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF OLD-TIME MEXICO”. Wonderful early Mexican string band & ensemble records from the collections of Zac Salem and yours truly with OTRS regulars, Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Los Bootleggers – El Trio Alegre
  2. Duda – Arturo Vasquez
  3. Sigue Adelante – Lidya Mendoza
  4. Danzas Tipicas – Ignacio Orozco
  5. El Manoso – Orquesta Tipica Fronteriza
  6. Andale, Vamos, Platicando – Medina River Boys
  7. Mariquita Esta Durmiendo – Hermanos Pizano
  8. No Te Llenes De Orgullo Mujer – Hermanos Chavarria
  9. Pasion – Guty Cardenas
  10. El Taconaso – Narciso Martinez
  11. La Balbinita – Los Madrugadores
  12. La Rosa – Nicandro Castilo con sus Huastecos
Mark Pollock, Zac Salem & Robert Armstrong
Los Hermanos Chavarria
Guty Cardenas
Los Madrugadores
Lidya Mendoza
Narciso Martinez
Nicandro Castillo
Trio Garnica

OTRS 127 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 56 “CRUMB IS FOND OF GRANDE DERRIERES!”

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I don’t want to shock anyone but R. Crumb is drawn to ladies with large derrieres and he’s got the records to prove it! John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. My Fat Girl – Chris Bouchillon
  2. Minnie The Mermaid – Bernie Cummins and his Hotel New Yorker Orchestra
  3. Big Fat Mama Blues – Charlie Spand
  4. I Don’t Want To Get Thin – Sophie Tucker
  5. She Shakes A Mean Ash Can – Pigmeat Pete & Catjuice Charley
  6. The Duck Yas Yas – Oliver Cobb & his Rhythm Kings
  7. Fat Fanny Stomp – Jim Clarke
  8. What’s It? – Jimmie Rodgers
  9. Big Fat Gal – Lester Pete Bivins
  10. I’ll Rise When The Rooster Crows – Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, the original “Devil-Girl”!
Eden Brower & R. Crumb
Eden Brower & R. Crumb
Eden Brower & R. Crumb
R Crumb
John Heneghan & R. Crumb
r crumb & eden brower
R. Crumb & Eden Brower
Eden Brower & R. Crumb

OTRS 126 “SQUEEZEBOX HEROES OF DAYS GONE BY” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “SQUEEZEBOX HEROES OF DAYS GONE BY”. Remember when chicks used to think that the lanky guy standing in the back of the orchestra with the accordion strapped around his neck was hot? Me neither. Listen to great old 78 records featuring accordion greats from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Spanish Shawl – Frank Salerno
  2. Ain’t She Sweet Gardino & Puig
  3. Le Chemin Du Paradis – Salimbeni et son orchestre refrain par Francino
  4. Double Check Stomp – Duke Ellington Orchestra
  5. Alabama Jubilee – Homer Christopher & Ramey Van Vink
  6. Valse De Mon Vieux Village (My Old Home Town Waltz) – Amedie Ardoin
  7. Flor Marchita – Narciso Martinez
  8. It Fair Cows the Cuddy – McKAy Kemp
  9. Walabalaba – Lu Myalo and his Concertina
  10. China Boy – Ozark Red and his Ozark Mountain Boys
  11. Irish Reel Medley – Frank Quinn & Eddie Dunn
Mark Pollack & Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Amede Ardoin
Robert Armstrong
Mark Pollack

OTRS 125 “TRANSPORTATION SONGS!” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “TRANSPORTATION SONGS!”. Remember the days when people looked forward to travel in America before our infrastructure was crumbling and billionaires were robbing our tax dollars to fly penis rockets around the moon? Me neither. Listen to great old 78 records about transportation from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Railroad Blues – Sam McGee
  2. Transportation Blues Part 1 – Charlie Troutt’s Melody Artists
  3. Transfusion – Scatman Crothers
  4. C. C. & O. Blues – Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley
  5. Transportation Blues Part 2 – Charlie Troutt’s Melody Artists
  6. Jackass Caravan – Cactus Pryor & his Pricklypears
  7. Gone Dead Train – King Solomon Hill
  8. V-8 Ford – Willie Love
  9. Hard To Race – Dave Stogner with his Hayride Gang
  10. Ford V-8 – The Cedar Creek Sheik
  11. Buick 59 – The Madallions
  12. Waiting For The Robert E. Lee – Estelita , Buddy Bregman & Orchestra
  13. When The Robert E. Lee Comes To Town – Harry Reser
Mark Pollack & Robert Armstrong
Scatman Crothers & Redd Foxx
Sam McGee
The Medallions
Scatman Crothers
Pink Anderson
King Solomon Hill (I think…)
Charlie Troutt’s Melody Artists
Cactus Pryor
Pink Anderson
Mark Pollack & Robert Armstrong
Harry Reser

OTRS 120 “GREAT INSTRUMENTALS OF DAYS GONE BY” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “GREAT INSTRUMENTALS OF DAYS GONE BY”. Fantastic early 78 rpm INSTRUMENTAL records from the collection of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Mountain Blues – Jimmy Smith
  2. Celeste Blues – Meade Lux Lewis
  3. Hurdy Gurdy Solo – Le Bourree
  4. Potato Salad – Bernie Ladd & John Cali
  5. Wahine Slack Key – George Keoki Davis
  6. Shore Leave – The Three Old Salts
  7. St. Louis Blues – Willie “Red” Newman
  8. Shine On Harvest Moon – Willie “Red” Newman
  9. Penny Whistle Blues – Willard Cele
  10. Sourwood Mountain – Evans & McClain
  11. Tin Ear – Bob Effros
  12. Lover – Perry Botkin
  13. Bye Bye Blackbird – Eddie Peabody
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Eddie Peabody

Ocarina
Five Harmaniacs (Willie “Red” Newman 2nd from left)
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock

OTRS 119 “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BANJO?” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BANJO?”. Fantastic early 78 rpm BANJO records from the collection of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. West Lawn Polka – Fred J. Bacon
  2. Keep Off The Grass – Vess L. Ossman
  3. Down In Tennessee Blues – Homer Davenport
  4. Darlin’ Cora – B. F. Shelton
  5. Meddlin’ With The Blues – Herbert Leonard & Larry Mays
  6. Minglewood Blues – Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers
  7. Wait Til The Clouds To Roll By – Uncle Dave Macon
  8. If I Can’t Have You – Sleepy Hall’s Melody Boys
  9. Foolin’ Around (Tiger Rag) – Roy Smeck & Art Khan
  10. So Is Your Old Lady – Arthur Fields & Banjo (prob) John Cali
  11. Calling – Harry Reser
  12. Mia Adonata – Frank Fazio
  13. Uyu Mzathu – Monyoso & Kachre
  14. Down South – Harry Reser’s Banjo Boys
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Vess Ossman
Uncle Dave Macon

OTRS 118 “GREAT GUITAR RECORDS” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “GREAT GUITAR RECORDS”. Fantastic early 78 rpm GUITAR records from the collection of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong & Fellow record collector Mark Pollock. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Blue Guitar Stomp – Clifford Hayes’ Louisville Stompers
  2. Playing With The Strings – Lonnie Johnson
  3. Misty Mornin’ – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  4. Sizzling The Blues – Monk Hazel & his Beinville Roof Orchestra
  5. Haunted Nights – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  6. Wild Man Blues – Johnny Dodds & his Chicago Boys
  7. Guitar In High – Teddy Bunn
  8. Turkey In The Straw/ Arkansas Traveller – Alphus McFayden
  9. Cannon Ball Rag – Merle Travis
  10. Bryant’s Bounce – Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
  11. Wine Cooler – T. J. Fowler
  12. She Left Me A Mule – Big Joe Williams
  13. Te Amo Me Dijiste – Lydia Mendoza
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
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Lonnie Johnson
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock