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 Hello! Welcome to the Shellac Stack Podcast Website. My name is Bryan Wright, and as a hobby, I enjoy collecting old 78 rpm records from the 1890s-1950s. For the past eight years, I have hosted various radio programs featuring records from my collection. Now, I'm pleased to offer an informal podcast version. For each program, I'll pull a stack of 78s from my collection of roughly 10,000 records and play them for you. Along the way, I'll try to tell you a little bit about them. Although I'm most interested in the jazz and dance bands of the 1920s-1930s, I'll try to feature a little bit of everything: old-time country, big bands, crooners, vocal quartets, vaudeville sketches, blues, gospel, pop, and plenty of oddball "novelties." Many of these records have never beeen reissued, and I play them as they are: scratches and all, so be warned!When I started the Shellac Stack Podcast in February 2006, I planned to release a new 15-minute program with both sides of two 78s each week. I have since discovered that that is a bit too restrictive. The real joy of podcasting is that I can be a little more relaxed and informal than on my regular radio program; there's no pressure to finish "on time." So, I've decided to "loosen up" and play as many records as I feel like on each program and release them as often as I want (or have time to do so!). Some programs may be as short as 15 minutes, others as long as an hour. I'll try to post at least one new program each week, but some weeks I may post two or more, at other times I may take a week off. Since this is strictly a spare-time hobby for me, I'll put together new programs as I have time. The best way to be sure you get every program is to subscribe to the Shellac Stack RSS feed. The easiest way to do so is to subscribe to the podcast through Apple's iTunes music program. In iTunes, go to the Music Store, select "Podcasts" and search for "Shellac Stack." Then simply click the button to subscribe and all future programs will be automatically downloaded to your computer for listening at your leisure. Neat! If you prefer to use another Podcast client, use the following URL to subscribe to the podcast: http://www.claxtonola.com/podcasts/shellacstack5.rss If you prefer to download the programs individually through your web browser, just select the show you want to hear from the list below. You may need to right click and select "Save target as" or if you're on a Mac (like me), hold the control button, click on the show you want, and select "Download linked file." 2006-02-20 - Podcast 1 (Gene Austin and Johnny Hamp) 2006-02-25 - Podcast 2 (Kenn Sisson and "Blackface" Eddie Ross) 2006-03-04 - Podcast 3 (John Gordy and Harvey Watson) 2006-03-11 - Podcast 4 (Phil Spitalny and Lani McIntire) 2006-03-16 - Podcast 5 (The High Hatters, Dana Harmonizers, and more...) 2006-03-23 - Podcast 6 (Nat Shilkret, Sam Lanin, The Singing Sophomores, Jean Goldkette, Mr. Goon-Bones, and more...) 2006-03-29 - Podcast 7 (Fred Van Eps, Ben Bernie, Peerless Quartet, and more...) 2006-04-01 - Podcast 8 (Songs of Stephen Foster, Bunny Berigan, King Oliver, and more...) 2006-04-07 - Podcast 9 (Southern Jazz Group, Correll and Gosden, Olive Kline, Kaplan's Melodists, and more...) 2006-04-14 - Podcast 10 (Bugle Call Raggers, The Virginians, Peerless Quartet, Paul Whiteman, Frank Crumit, and more...) 2006-04-25 - Podcast 11 (Harry Reser's Six Jumping Jacks, Arthur Fields, Fritz Kreisler, Jelly Roll Morton, and more...) 2006-05-02 - Podcast 12 (Manhattan Musicians, Bennie Krueger, Tennessee Ten, Lou Gold, and more...) 2006-07-16 - Podcast 13 (Blue Ridge Highballers, Abe Lyman, Teddy Powell, Franklyn Baur, and more...) 2006-08-18 - Podcast 14 (Mostly BANJOS: Eddie Peabody, Vess L. Ossman, Harry Reser, Fred Van Eps, and more...)
2006-08-29 - Podcast 15 (Original Dixie Rag Pickers, California Ramblers, Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra, Scottish 78s, and more...)
2006-12-03 - Podcast 16 (Billy Murray, Mark Andrews, Jelly Roll Morton, Margaret Young, and more...) 2007-03-28 - Podcast 17 (The Memphis Jug Band, Castle Jazz Band, Seger Ellis, Frank Crumit, and more...) 2007-05-03 - Podcast 18 (Bennie Krueger, The Seven Musical Magpies, Ernie Rudy, Palmer House Victorians, Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike), and more...) 2007-10-28 - Podcast 19 (American Quartet, Dorothy Collins, Albert Ammons, Five Birmingham Babies, and more...) -- My apologies: this program was recorded using new software that still has some bugs, so occasional light distortion is audible. I don't think it's too distracting and will return to my older, more reliable software next time. -- BSW 2007-11-07 - Podcast 20 (Ben Selvin, Original Dixie Rag Pickers, Halfway House Dance Orchestra, The Wolverines, Pablo Casals, and more...) 2007-11-17 - Podcast 21 (California Ramblers, Irving Kaufman, Joe Loco, Brun Campbell, Roger Wolfe Kahn, and more...) -- Thanks to my friend Max Keenlyside for allowing me to include his recording of "Chestnut St. in the 90s." Please visit Max's website: http://www.freewebs.com/ragtimeguy/index.htm -- BSW 2007-12-20 - Podcast 22 (The Hoosier Hot Shots, The Great White Way Orchestra, Billy Mayerl, Shannon Four, and more...) 2008-01-04 - Podcast 23 (The Astorites, Orville Knapp, Dolly Dawn, The Diplomats, Frank Quinn, and more...) 2008-02-08 - Podcast 24 (The Hokum Boys, Uncle Joe Shippee, Brother Bones, Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Gaylord Carter, and more...)  I'll keep these programs up for several months, then delete them to make room for new ones. So check back often! Or better yet, subscribe through iTunes ;-)
If you enjoy the programs, I'd love to hear from you! Click the link below to send me your questions, comments, or requests. I don't have every 78 made (not even close), but if I do happen to have something you'd like to hear, I would be happy to play it for you. Or, if you feel so inclined, just send me an e-mail to say hi!E-mail: bryan@claxtonola.com Enjoy! 
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