Author: Grandma Cyd
August 1, 2009 Playlist
[1] Pettin’ in the Park by Dick Powell from Lullabye of Broadway [MGM] [2] Gotta be this or that by Benny Goodman from Your Hit Parade [Reader] [3] Trumpet Blues and Cantabile by Harry James from Best of the Big Read More …
Get to know Doris Day
To the dismay of fans everywhere (Peppermint Patty included), Doris Day has pretty much fallen off the radar of society over the years. I, for one, thought she was dead until I read that she wasn’t — she’s just in Read More …
July 11, 2009 Playlist & #TBT Archive
The Throwback Thursday special has ended! Follow The Zoo on Facebook and Twitter for links to the next #TBT show archive. “Throwback Thursday” Special! Click here to download Hour 1 Click here to download Hour 2 ~~Co-hosted by Paul Snyder~~ Read More …
July 4, 2009 Playlist
[1] Stars and Stripes Forever by Boston Pops – Arthur Fiedler from Fiedler Greatest Hits [2] Do I Love You by Helen Forrest w/ Artie Shaw & His O from Great Band Era (1939) [3] Under the Bamboo Tree by Read More …
They came a long way from St. Louis
Fans of the Heavy Petting Zoo know that I have a special place in my heart for Rosemary Clooney. My friends know this too (how could they not?), and upon a recent stop in Chicago, two good friends surprised me Read More …
June 13, 2009 Playlist
The Hour of Unknowns Aside from “Mr. Bojangles” and “Mr. Booze,” this edition of HPZ featured songs never before played on the program or otherwise unfamiliar to Grandma Cyd. [1] When You’ve Got A Man On Your Mind by Jo Read More …
June 6, 2009 Playlist
Thanks to Paul Snyder, keeper of Ain’t Superstitious But These Things I’ve Seen, for his co-hosting abilities and encyclopedic musical knowledge. Don’t forget to download Paul’s summertime collection, Summertime Is A Mix Tape, Vol. III, featuring the likes of Cliff Read More …
May 30, 2009 Playlist
Celebrating Benny Goodman’s 100th Birthday [1] Mimi by Maurice Chevalier from Hear Them Again! [2] No Strings by Fred Astaire from Pick Yourself Up! [3] Sugar by Billie Holiday from 25 Greatest Hits [4] That’s When I Leared To Love Read More …
May 16, 2009 Playlist
Thanks to my special co-hosts this week: Kelly Warren of 20/20 Vision (Wisconsin Fashion Week) Dusty Weis My mom, the Goo My cousin Nancy ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ [1] Baby Face by Jan Garber and His Orchestra from The Best Loved Bands of Read More …
Trouble’s just a bubble, and the clouds will soon roll by
It’s a vastly underrepresented musical era, yet – in my view – it is one of the most enjoyable: the music of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Perhaps part of the reason we don’t hear this music anywhere is Read More …