Make Believe Ballroom - 4/17/26 Edition
From Make Believe Ballroom by Jeff Bressler
April 17, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
This episode features a salute to a lesser-known female blues vocalist, a rare Artie Shaw record, and stories from the big band era, including a young Judy Garland.
On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a salute to a female blues vocalist, little remembered, a rare Artie Shaw record, 15-year-old Judy Garland, how a song got an unusual name, plus many more records, stories, and reminiscences from the big band era.
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Bressler
Topics covered
- blues music
- big band era
- music history
- female vocalists
- record stories
Keywords
- blues vocalist
- Artie Shaw
- Judy Garland
- big band
- music history
- rare records
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Artie Shaw record, blues vocalist
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