About this episode

This episode features discussions on bandleaders, a TV dad's musical beginnings, and memories from the American songbook era.

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a bandleader in the Guinness Book of Records, a TV dad who started his career in music, battling brothers, and more records and reminiscences from the golden age of the American songbook.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Bressler

Topics covered

• music history
• American songbook
• battling brothers
• bandleaders
• reminiscences

Keywords

• music
• history
• American songbook
• bandleader
• TV dad
• reminiscences
• battling brothers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guinness Book of Records

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