From the Record Shelves #189 - I Wonder What’s Become of Joe?From the Record Shelves #189 – I Wonder What’s Become of Joe? – This is happy music. First of all, the aim is to entertain and make people dance. Secondly, it’s made during the Roaring Twenties (1926) when many young people in the US had a good time. Then, thirdly (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #162 - LilaFrom the Record Shelves #162 – Lila – A popular song from 1928 by Maceo Pinkard who also wrote hit songs like Sugar and Sweet Georgia Brown. My interest in the song comes from another recorded version by Frankie Trumbauer’s orchestra, gilded by (…) read more and listenread more and listen