On today's show:

We featured "musical enigmas" from the 1920s & 30s; blues, jazz, pop & gospel performers about whom little is known.

Skoodle-Um-Skoo – Papa Charlie Jackson, rec 11/03/34
Hastings Street – Blind Blake (w/Charlie Spand, rec 8/17/29
You Just as Well Let Her Go – Casey Bill Weldon, rec 1936

Wabash Rag – Blind Blake, rec circa Nov 1927
Salty Dog – Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals (w/Papa Charlie Jackson, rec Sept 1926)
Southbound Rag – Blind Blake, rec circa April 1928

Shake That Thing – Jimmy O’ Bryant’s Famous Original Washboard Band
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Charlie Palloy and His Orchestra, rec 1/10/32
Everyone Says “I Love You” – Russ Carlson and His Orchestra (w/Elmer Feldkamp, rec 8/15/32)

Honey Blues – Funny Papa Smith, rec 2/12/31
I Can’t Stand That – Bobbie Cadillac & Coley Jones, rec 12/05/29
Dallas Rag – Dallas String Band

God’s Got a Crown – Arizona Dranes (w/Choir; possibly Coley Jones), rec 7/03/28 (unissued)
Woke Up This Morning (with My Mind on Jesus) – Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother, rec 7/16/36
Paul and Silas in Jail – Washington Phillips, rec 12/02/27

Never Drive a Stranger from Your Door – Willie Harris, rec March 1930

On today's show:

We celebrated Record Store Day by listening to music I bought at record stores that are no longer around (e.g. Sound Exchange, 33 Degrees, Jupiter, etc.)

60s Wild Sounds:
Take the Time, Be Yourself – Bram Rigg Set (1967)
Naughty Girl – The Missing Links (1965)
Yeah – The Alarm Clocks (1966)
She’s Your Find – The Renegades (1966)

60s Gals & Guys:
Sunday Afternoon – Neighb'rhood Childr'n, rec 6/04/68 (released 1997)
I’m Leaving You – The Luv’d Ones, rec circa 1966
Come with the Gentle People – The Carrie Nations (1970)
Patterns – Neighb'rhood Childr'n, rec 2/06/68

Instrumental Sounds:
Aphrodisia – The Trashwomen (1992)
Wailers’ House Party (home demo) – The Sonics, rec 1964 (released 1999)
Gone, Gone, Gone – The Ventures (1965)

Alternate versions of songs:
Ballad of Easy Rider (long version) – The Byrds, rec 6/18/69 (released 1997)
Sad Little Girl (demo) – The Beau Brummels, rec 4/16/65 (released 1996)
Call of the Night (demo) – The Zombies, rec Nov 1966 (released 1997)

I (Who Have Nothing) – The Druids of Stonehenge, rec 1966 (released 1996)

Anyway You Like It – Holly Go Lightly (1997)

On today's show:

Author Brent Walker (Mack Sennett's Fun Factory) was interviewed by phone. We discussed Sennett's films and legacy.

We also played several songs related to Sennett's films and/or performers.

Mickey – The Strerling Trio, rec circa 1918
Those Charlie Chaplin Feet – Collins and Harlan, rec circa 1915

I Surrender Dear – Bing Crosby (w/Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orchestra, rec 1/19/31)

Come on and Play with Me – Billy Murray, rec 1919

Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) - Bing Crosby (w/Bennie Krueger's Orchestra rec 11/23/31)

We saluted Dr. Demento's birthday (born Barrett Hansen on 4/03/41) with an hour of novelty records from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s!

Pico and Sepulveda – Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (as Felix Figueroa and His Orchestra, rec 1947)
Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight – The Happiness Boys, rec circa 2/11/24
Yes! We Have No Bananas – Irving Kaufman (w/Bailey’s Lucky Seven, rec 5/11/23)

Crazy Words, Crazy Tune – Vaughn DeLeath, rec 1927
Barney Google – The Happiness Boys, rec 4/13/23
It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo – Wendell Hall, rec 10/01/23

Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Homer & Jethro (w/June Carter)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) – Red Ingle and The Natural Seven (w/Cinderella G. Stump)
A Feudin’ and a Fightin’ – Dorothy Shay
Since We Put the Radio in the Henhouse – Hoosier Hot Shots, rec 6/05/41

Cocktails for Two – Spike Jones and His City Slickers, rec 11/29/44
Inka Dinka Doo – Jimmy Durante (w/Six Hits & A Miss)
Shaving Cream – Benny Bell (w/Paul Wynn; rec 1946)

Hello Ma Baby – Megan Lynch (2009)
For No Good Reason at All – Cliff Edwards, rec 1926

Toot, Toot, Tootsie – Mel Blanc