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Do you know who this fellow is? His real name is Barry Hansen, but he’s better known to his millions of fans as Dr. Demento. I’ve been a fan since the 1970s and recently had the pleasure of celebrating his 84th birthday at the L. A. Breakfast Club. So why is his the featured photograph on this week’s playlist? Well, you’ll find out in the second segment of this week’s show when I play a handful of “handful” records. Harry Harden and Lloyd Finlay will each have a birthday segment. We’ll also have a vocabulary lesson, take a musical trip to the Cumberlands and have a “Hi-Oh Silver” segment. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Harry Harden

Blazinec (Madhouse) – Orchestr Harry Harden
Mily Hochu (Dear Boy) – Orchestr Harry Harden
Alkohol Ragtime – Jazzorchestr Harry Harden

Segment 2: Dr. Demento

Handful Of Keys – Fats Waller (Command Performance #95 Radio Broadcast)
Handful Of Riffs – Lonnie Johnson and Blind Willie Dunn
A Handful Of Stars – Artie Shaw AHO / Anita Boyer, v.

Segment 3: Coulrophobia

Joey The Clown – Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra / Billy Scott-Coomber & Jack Payne, v.
Broken-Hearted Clown – The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy)
Clownin’ Around – Jeanne Burns and Her Band / Jeanne Burns, v.

Segment 4: The Lone Ranger

Yodeling Ranger – W. Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys
The Rangers’ Song – Lou McAdams
Texas Ranger – Cartwright Brothers

Segment 5: Cumberland Gap

In The Cumberland Mountains – Carson Robison Trio
Cumberland Gap – Frank Hutchison
Saro – Warren Caplinger’s Cumberland Mountain Entertainers

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