Six sides that were not really supposed to leave their country of origin and eventually ended up in the south of France, 70 years later.
The Label Gallery Française Sound Archives Part. 1: before WWI
Part 1 of the LGF Sound Archives: French recordings from before 1914
The Label Gallery Française Sound Archive Part. 2: The 20’s
Part 2 of the LGF Sound Archives: French recordings from after WWI and the 20's.
The Label Gallery Française Sound Archive Part. 3: the 30’s
Part 3 of the LGF Sound Archives : French recordings made in the 30's.
The Label Gallery Française Sound Archives Part.4 : WWII and beyond
Part 4 of the LGF Audio Archives: the Second World War and beyond.
“Notre blues à nous, c’est le musette” (Boris Vian)
"Our own Blues is Musette" (Boris Vian). ~ Updated 10/16/2023 ~ Interview with Christian Van Den Broeck, Dominique Cravic and Robert Crumb to celebrate the release of their book about the history of musette, and 20 sides from my personnal collection.
~ June 2022 update ~
What happened since last November ?
Louis Armstrong plays live !
Live recordings of Louis Armstrong, with diffrent orchestras, in different places, released officially...or not.
The Plantation Orchestra, from the Blackbirds of 1926 revue.
Four sides recorded to promote an already successful revue, without the star singer of the revue.
~ June 2021 update ~
New songs added and historic details revealed.