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- 🇬🇧GB · Music History#1305K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Music History#1795K to 30K
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12K to 80K🇬🇧38%🇺🇸38%🇮🇳13%+1 more - Active Followers
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 5/15/25 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, Count Basie’s ode to the draft, two first-time-ever-recorded hits for Fats Waller, the mother of boogie woogie, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 5/8/26 Edition✨ | big bandjazz era+3 | — | Glenn MillerMetronome All-Stars | — | Artie ShawGlenn Miller+5 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 5/1/26 | Make Believe Ballroom 5/1/26 Edition✨ | big bandjazz era+3 | — | — | — | Glenn Millertrombone+6 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 4/24/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 4/24/26 Edition✨ | historic reunionsong names+3 | — | — | — | DukeSatchmo+5 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 4/17/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 4/17/26 Edition✨ | blues musicbig band era+3 | — | Artie Shaw recordblues vocalist | — | blues vocalistArtie Shaw+4 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 4/10/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 4/10/26 Edition✨ | big band eramusic history+3 | — | — | — | Sarah VaughnCount Basie+4 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 4/3/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 4/3/26 Edition✨ | Hawaiian swingbig band era+4 | — | Make Believe Ballroom | — | Hawaiian swingbig band+4 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 3/27/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 3/27/26 Edition✨ | jazzbig band era+3 | — | forgotten record labelMake Believe Ballroom | — | jazzKing of Swing+3 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 3/20/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 3/20/26 Edition✨ | music historybig band era+3 | — | British bandleader | — | big bandmusic history+3 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 3/13/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 3/13/26 Edition✨ | Classic Big Band Hits1930s jazz+4 | — | Make Believe Ballroom | — | big bandjazz+6 | — | 58m 01s | |
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| 3/6/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 3/6/26 Edition✨ | music historyAmerican songbook+3 | — | Guinness Book of Records | — | musichistory+5 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 2/27/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 2/27/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a musical couple married for over 50 years, a famous brother from a comedy team who raised the baton on his own band, a musician and arranger talked out of law school, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 2/20/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 2/22/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a macabre big band passing, a listener's letter about Ray Anthony, a forgotten drummer, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 2/13/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a bygone record company, movies from the silver screen, how a Bing Crosby financial investment changed audio recording, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 2/6/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at how smaller radio markets got their musical programming, two somewhat forgotten big band era stars, two infamous musicians with checkered pasts, and also more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Make Believe Ballroom -1/30/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a look at a famous jazz club and eatery on an iconic street in New York City, music and discussion about 1930s and 40s small group jazz, and also more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 1/23/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - the greatest public relations stunt in big band history, a story of the early days of the Ballroom hosted by Martin Block, some well-known arrangers, in addition to many more songs and reminisces. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 1/16/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - a scholarly way to start a band, a look at two clubs that served military members during WWII with music and cheer, Bing and Andrews Sisters duets history, in addition to many more songs and reminisces. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 1/9/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - the evolution of a riff into a best-selling tune, a look at two hugely popular All-Star bands of the 1930s and 40s, in addition to many more songs and reminisces. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | Make Believe Ballroom - 1/2/26 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler - a series of first-time ever recorded songs, an obsolete music industry profession, three great clarinetists overshadowed by Goodman and Shaw - all this and more great records and memories for your listening pleasure. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 12/26/25 | Make Believe Ballroom - 12/26/25 Edition | Happy Holiday's! A repeat broadcast as the Make Believe Ballroom crew celebrates. This week's Make Believe Ballroom with Jeff Bressler brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s - a big band leader who had to change his name. This popular bandleader had a second career as an MC and DJ, plus many more great songs and stories to cherish and enjoy on this week's program. | 58m 02s | ||||||
| 12/19/25 | Make Believe Ballroom - 12/19/25 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, a listen to some fabulous music from the year 1938, a song Artie Shaw absolutely hated, a big band icon writes a dictionary, and the role the vocalist played in music from the 1930s. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | Make Believe Ballroom - 12/12/25 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, we listen to some music and history from On the Bill Savory Collection. Savory was a radio sound engineer who captured for posterity jazz broadcast radio remotes that networks transmitted live from hotel ballrooms and clubs, a staple of programming in the 30s and 40s. During Savory's era, after most live broadcasts ended, they were rarely saved, primarily due to technical issues, budget constraints, or a lack of understanding of the jazz movement's history. Savory dedicated many years to preserving this musical history. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | Make Believe Ballroom - 12/5/25 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler: the first time a specific instrument was used in a jazz recording, Jeff’s favorite crooners from the era, a most underrated big band song, plus many more stories and music from the 30s and 40s. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 11/28/25 | Make Believe Ballroom - 11/28/25 Edition | On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler: the story behind a Count Basie song title, the economic impact of big bands, were Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra friends, plus many more great records and stories to cherish and enjoy on this week's broadcast. The Make Believe Ballroom with Jeff Bressler brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s. | 58m 01s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.