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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