Funny Thing About 1924
We blast off for Planet Kingsley X-10 for the reading of Grandma’s will, in which she stipulates that Rufus will inherit a fortune if he can earn a PhD by age 30. He embeds on Planet Earth to do an anthropological study for his dissertation on Humor in 1924 Music. Will his research be accepted by the examining committee?
Hour One has 2 20-second pauses (with music) at 17:05 and 36:45 for local station ID:
Here is Hour One divided into 3 segments to facilitate local station ID:
Hour One:
1 – Pronto, Pronto, Pronto – Tito Guizar y su Grupo – 1949
2 - Go 'Long, Mule - Carl Fenton's Orchestra – 1924
3 - Oh You Can't Fool an Old Hoss Fly - Billy Murray and Ed Smalle – 1924
4 - Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean - Ed Gallagher and Al Shean with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
5 – Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes – Sophie Tucker – 1924
6 - Officer Kelly, Don't You Think That It's Time to Wake Up? - Billy Murray – 1924
7 - Me No Speaka Good English - Billy Jones and Ernest Hare – 1924
8 - Old Time Minstrel Scene - Tom Lewis – 1924
9 - Prince of Wails - The Cotton Pickers – 1924
10 - Doo Wacka Doo – Billy Murray with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra – 1924
11 - Rip Saw Blues - Art Landry and his Orchestra – 1924
12 – Choo Choo I Gotta Hurry Home – Gene Austin and the Ambassadors - 1924
13 - Chili Bom Bom - Louis Perry with Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra – 1924
14 – Forsaken Blues - Gene Rodemich's Orchestra – 1924
15 – Congratulations – Bert Lown and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra – 1930
Hour Two:
16 – The Case of the Strange Music – Philo Vance – 1945
17 – Building a Radio Transmitter – Little Orphan Annie – 1936
18 – Daddy Warbucks Hears Radio Signals – Little Orphan Annie – 1936
19 – Who Wants a Bad Little Boy – Al Jolson – 1924
20 – Cigolette – The Savoy Havana Band - 1924