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Happy 45 Years 2SER Radio - Phantom Dancer 30 April 2024
2SER radio, Sydney Educational Radio, celebrates 45 years of continuous, quality broadcasting this year. The Phantom Dancer has been on 2SER for thirty-nine of those years. Jazz birthdays live on 1950s radio for Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughan feature on
2SER radio, Sydney Educational Radio, celebrates 45 years of continuous, quality broadcasting this year. The Phantom Dancer has been on 2SER for thirty-nine of those years. Jazz birthdays live on 1950s radio for Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughan feature on this week’s Phantom Dancer. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every…
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gregpoppleton · 7 days
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Hot Lips Page - Mr After Hours Swing, Bop, R'n'B Trumpeter - Phantom Dancer 23 April 2024
Oran Thaddeus “Hot Lips” Page was a US jazz trumpeter, singer and band leader. he played swing and trad, but also was key in the development of bop and r’n’b. Hot Lips Page was known as “Mr After Hours” to his many friends for his ability to take on challengers in late-night jam sessions. He’s your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing…
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gregpoppleton · 14 days
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Ray Noble - English and U.S Dance Band Leader - Phantom Dancer 16 April 2024
Raymond Stanley ‘Ray’ Noble was a swing band leader, composer, arranger, radio host, television and film comedian and actor in both this native England and the United States. He is your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm…
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gregpoppleton · 20 days
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Marlene Dietrich - Singer and Activist - Phantom Dancer 9 April 2024
Marie Magdalene “Marlene” Dietrich was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s. She was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and even advocating their American citizenship. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female screen legend of…
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gregpoppleton · 26 days
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Horrie Dargie - Harmonica Genius 2 - Phantom Dancer 2 April 2024
Horrie Dargie was an Australian harmonica player and clarinetist, television compère (Personally Yours (1959), BP Super Show (1959–1962) and The Delo and Daly Show (1963–1964)), talent manager, music label founder (Go!! Records) and music arranger. Horrie was to be last week’s feature artist, however a technical issue meant the segment couldn’t be played. Chiemi Eri was last week’s feature artist…
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gregpoppleton · 1 month
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Lunchtime Concert - Free - Bondi Pavilion 10 April
  Greg Poppleton10 April 1.30pm – 2:30pm Swing the blues away with Greg Poppleton! Greg is one of Australia’s most authentic 1920s-30s singer with 1.3 million total YouTube views and 8 albums! Greg shines on stage as he brings his love for the dazzling Hollywood Golden Era to life. Whether on his award-winning Phantom Dancer live swing jazz show, on stage at Sydney Festival, or his appearance in…
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gregpoppleton · 1 month
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Horrie Dargie - Harmonica Genius - Phantom Dancer 26 March 2024
Horrie Dargie was an Australian harmonica player and clarinetist, television compère (Personally Yours (1959), BP Super Show (1959–1962) and The Delo and Daly Show (1963–1964)), talent manager, music label founder (Go!! Records) and music arranger. His Horrie Dargie Quintet was awarded the first gold record in Australia for ‘Horrie Dargie Concert’ (1952). Horrie is your Phantom Dancer feature…
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gregpoppleton · 1 month
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Joe Liggins - The Honeydrippers - Phantom Dancer 19 March 2024
Joseph Christopher Liggins, Jr. was an American R’n’B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist who led Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers in the 1940s and 1950s. His band appeared often on the Billboard magazine charts. Joe Liggins was the older brother of R’n’B performer Jimmy Liggins. Joe is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz…
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gregpoppleton · 1 month
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Sorcery and Swing in Sydney's 1920s Room - Cellos, 169 Castelereagh St, City
Sorcery and Swing. Close-Up Magic and Illusions, 1920s Jazz for Dancing, Sparkling Champagne, Canapes, 3 Course Dinner in Sydney’s only 1920s Room! Bookings open 30 March. Call: 02 9284 1006 Sorcery and Swing, where we love you coming dressed to the nines for glamorous 1920s magic and music fun. Girls in pearls, guys in ties! When you arrive at speakeasy hidden in the swank, wood-panelled…
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gregpoppleton · 2 months
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Wingy Manone - One-Armed Trumpeter - Phantom Dancer 12 March 2024
Wingy Manone (Joseph Matthews Manone ) was a one-armed New Orleans, American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader. He is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm AEST, Tuesday 12 March) and weeks of Phantom…
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gregpoppleton · 2 months
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Rhapsody in Blue on 1930s Radio - 100th Anniversary | Phantom Dancer 13 Febuary 2024
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band. It premiered at Aeolian Hall NYC on 12 February 1924, 100 years and one day ago today, and for that reason its your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the famous opening clarinet glissando has become as instantly recognizable to concert audiences as the…
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gregpoppleton · 2 months
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Art Tatum - Jazz Paino Genius - Phantom Dancer 5 March 2024
Art Tatum was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum’s technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano’s vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. He is this…
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gregpoppleton · 2 months
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Phantom Dancer Non-Stop Swing Mix 27 February 2024
The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm AEST, Tuesday 27 February) and weeks of Phantom Dancer mixes online at, at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/ 23 May PLAY LIST Play List – The Phantom Dancer 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney LISTEN ONLINECommunity Radio Network Show CRN…
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gregpoppleton · 2 months
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Rex Stewart - Trumpeter, Composer, Chef - Phantom Dancer 20 February 2024
Rex Stewart was an American jazz cornetist, composer and chef. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix (online after 2pm AEST, Tuesday 20 February) and weeks of Phantom Dancer mixes online at, at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/ REX Rex studied piano and violin and dropped out of high…
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gregpoppleton · 3 months
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Mysterious Eskimo Pie Orchestra on 1929 Radio | Phantom Dancer 6 Febuary 2024
The Eskimo Pie Orchestra is one of a number of US orchestras named for commercial products in the 1920s. These include the B. F. Goodrich Silvertown Tyre Orchestra, The Ipana Troubadours and The Stidebaker Champions. The Eskimo Pie Orchestra is your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every…
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gregpoppleton · 3 months
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Billie Holiday Inspired by Louis Armstrong | Phantom Dancer 30 January 2024
Billie Holiday was an American singer. Around 1927 she first heard the records of Louis Armstrong and she cited his “West End Blues” as an influence, saying the scat vocal duet with the clarinet was her favorite part. You can hear Louis Armstrong performing ‘West End Blues’ for her and dedicating ‘Kiss to Build a Dream On’ to her in a 1952 KCBS San Francisco broadcast in one of the videos on this…
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gregpoppleton · 4 months
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Hans Rehmstedt 1940-42 German Swing - Phantom Dancer 16 January 2023
Hans Rehmstedt was a 1930s-40s German swing band leader and violinist. He is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist. He recorded some moody atmospheric sides in the late 30s- early 40s, some of which you’ll hear on this week’s Phantom Dancer The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every week. LISTEN to this week’s Phantom Dancer mix…
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