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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 124 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 55 “OLD FRENCH MUSIC FROM CANADA”

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OTRS 124

John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 55 “OLD FRENCH MUSIC FROM CANADA”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb, Eden Brower & Guillaume Veillet play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. Reel Noces D’Argent – Louis Blanchette
  2. Les Medecins – Mde. Ed. Bolduc
  3. Reel Du Vieux Moulin – Les 4 Copains
  4. Reel Yvon – Tommy Duchesne et ses Chevaliers
  5. Set Americain – Albert La Madeleine
  6. Francois Margotte – J. O. & Albert LaMadeleine
  7. Reel Des Citoyens – Lemieux et Charbonneau
  8. Bonjour Mon Soleil – Annette et Carmen, Les Rigolos
  9. Reel De La Catalogne – Joseph Plante et Charles Riendeau
  10. Reel Des Jumelles – Isidore Soucy
robert crumb
Robert Crumb & his wonderful records!
louis blanchette
mde ed bolduc
les 4 copains
tommy duchesne
r. crumb Guillaume Veillet
R. Crumb & Guillaume Veillet
albert la madeleine
francois margotte
charbonneau
r. crumb
Crumb and his record!
annette carmen
joseph plante
isidore soucy

OTRS 123 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PART 54 “African Guitar Dreams”

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OTRS 123

John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 54 “African Guitar Dreams”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. Molo – Molo – John Shugela Bhengu
  2. Antoinette – Mpoy Tarcisse & Leon Bukasa
  3. Eyaya Nkia Daimbu – De Saio
  4. Kyappo Nyi Kyappo – Frank Humplink
  5. Muserego – Stephen B. Ngumbao and Party
  6. Wasonga Koriwo – Tobias A. Oyugi
  7. Molo – J. Were
  8. Rusi – Potte A. Sitonik & Kipchamba
  9. Ma Ye Anumba Oburobe – Kwaku Addae & His Band
  10. Ora Yedarhe – Ifari Idehai
  11. Kukaya Kwakyela – Timothy Akim
R.Crumb
JOHN BHENGU
String band from Porto
Blind accordion player from Portugal
R. Crumb & Eden Brower
Leon Bukasa
R. Crumb & his record

OTRS 122 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PART 53 “Old-Time Country Classics”

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OTRS 122

John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 53 “Old-Time Country Classics”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. Over At Tom’s House/ The Fiddler’s Contest – Clarence Tom Ashley
  2. Mississippi Shadows – McLaughlin’s Old Time Melody Makers
  3. Franklin County Blues – Dixie Ramblers
  4. Don’t Let The Blues Get You Down – Buck Mountain Band
  5. Aggravating Mother-In-Law – Walter “Kid” Smith
  6. Wild Horse – North Carolina Ramblers
  7. Way Up On Clinch Mountain – J. W. Day (Jilson Setters)
  8. A Pretty Gal’s Love – Whitter-Hendley-Small
  9. Old Joe – Sid Harkreader & Grady Moore
Eden Brower & R. Crumb
Sid Harkreader
Walter Smith (r)
Jilson Setters (J. W. Day)
Jilson Setters (J. W. Day)
Henry Whitter
Dixie Ramblers
Clarence Ashley (r)
R. Crumb

OTRS 121 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PART 52 “WACKY RECORDS FROM THE 1920’S”

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OTRS 121

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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 52 “WACKY RECORDS FROM THE 1920’S”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. Shcultz Is Back Again – Four Aristocrats
  2. Button Up Your Over Coat – Sam Wooding & His Orchestra
  3. Alfalfa – Ezra Buzzington & His Rustic Revelers
  4. Hard Boiled Mama – Cotton Pickers Orchestra
  5. She’s A Corn-Fed Indiana Girl – Mal Hallett and his Orchestra
  6. Silvery Moon – Buddy Burton
  7. How Would You Like To Be Me – State Street Ramblers
  8. What Could Be Sweeter – Erdody’s Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra
R. Crumb
R. Crumb & John Heneghan
Ezra Buzzington & His Rustic Revelers
R. Crumb & Eden Brower
Mal Hallett
John Heneghan & R. Crumb
R. Crumb & his 78 rpm record
Sam Wooding & his Orchestra

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

OTRS 117 “GREAT NOVELTY RECORDS” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “GREAT NOVELTY RECORDS”. Fantastic early 78 rpm NOVELTY 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. Thanks For The Lobster – Fred Van Eps Banjo
  2. Mama Ines – Havana Novelty Orchestra
  3. Hunting Tigers Out in “Indiah” – Leslie Sarony
  4. Etiquette Blues – Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks
  5. Rhapsody In Blues – Borrah Minevitch
  6. I Can’t Sleep In The Movies Anymore – Broadway Merry Makers (Fred Hall & His Sugar Babies)
  7. D D Hoedown – Shell Chemical Corporation
  8. Little Dog Yodel – Ralph Richardson
  9. The Swiss Boy – Smiley Burnette
  10. Singin’ In The Bath Tub – Macy & Smalle
  11. Dinah – Billy Costello
  12. Rubenola – Rudy Wiedoeft
  13. Castration of the Strawberry Roan – The Sons Of The Pioneers
  14. Tom and Jerry in Honolulu – Tom & Jerry
  15. If I Know’d Youse A’ Comin’ I’d Cut My Throat – Cactus Pryor & His Pricklypears
  16. Ape Call – Nervous Norvus (Jimmy Drake)
Mark Pollack & Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Robert Armstrong
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Harry Reser
Fred Hall
Fred Van Eps
Billy Costello
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock