"Our own Blues is Musette" (Boris Vian) Interview with Christian Van Den Broeck, Dominique Cravic and Robert Crumb to celebrate the release of their book about the history of musette.
~ 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.
Songs of the Tahitian lepers
The Tahitian brand Mareva gave voices to the lepers of the Orofara colony, who sing for their brethren around the world.
Alive and kicking ! – some news
Lost Songs has been put in parentheses because of another time-consumming project detailed here.
Swing Time ! with stars of the 20’s
While Swing, as a musical genre, took all the attention in the 30's and beyond, stars of the 20's Miff Mole, Red Nichols and Frank Signorelli had to adapt to survive.
Swing Time ! With G.I. Jill on the G.I. Jive
G.I. Jive was the AEF "juke box of the air" during WWII, hosted by the most famous AFRS performer: G.I. Jill.
~ June 2020 update: a little bit of everything ~
Details of the posts that have been updated, upgraded or revised this spring.
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