The Magic Stranger Show: 20260205 Blues and Personality 78s from 30s 40s and 50s
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The Magic Stranger Show: 20260205 Blues and Personality 78s from 30s 40s and 50s. Chicken and Basket (Feb 05, 2026)
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I’m your friendly neighborhood Magic Stranger and I have records to share with you. I collect records. I have lots of records. I have too many records. 10” records. 7” records. 12” records. They are made of vinyl, shellac, and metro-lite. They spin at 45 revolutions per minute, 33 revolutions per minute, and, FYI, if you add those two speeds together you end up at 78 revolutions per minute. My preferred revolution. Most of these 78rpm records sound best when using a fat 3mil diamond stylus while the 45s and 33rpm LPs like a superfine microgroove needle for full-bodied results. Anyway, like most Magic Strangers, I too like all kinds of music ~common and uncommon~ of all genres ~from any time period~ from all over the world. Join me every Thursday night from 10pm ‘til midnight and follow me down the rabbit hole of record collecting.
@themagicstrangerPlaylist:
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You / Charles Mingus
- Barbara Lee / The Orioles
- Donde Estabas Tu / Nachito & His Afro
- No Regrets (Take 1) / Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
- Gulf Coast Blues / Bessie Smith
- Gloomy Sunday (Take 2) / Billie Holiday
- Looking Up At Down / Big Bill Broonzy
- Someday Baby / Jimmy Reed
- She's a Truckin' Little Baby / Blind Boy Fuller
- Under A Blue Jungle Moon / Billie Holiday
- Paducah / Duke Ellington
- Hitler Blues / The Florida Kid
- Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) / Various Artists (21 hits)
- Howlin' Tomcat / Harmonica Frank
- Toodle Doo / Alec Johnson
- Memphis Shake / Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo Git Along Little Doggies / Girls Of The Golden West
- Take Me Back To My Boots and Saddle / Girls of the golden west
- Frankie And Johnny (The Shooting Scene) / Whistlin' Alex Moore with Nick Nichols
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