Aige Old Radio: Episode Eight

In this episode of Aige Old Radio (recorded October 13th), we celebrated the music of some popular (and unsung) flappers.

Aige Old Radio: Episode Eight: "The Night of the Flapper" (Spreaker) by Aigedoubleu9214 on Mixcloud

1. Clara Bow and the "pre-teen flapper", Mitzi Green, recorded "Rarin' to Go" for the 1930 "talkie", Love Among the Millionaires. [IMDb]

Mitzi Green

2. Nina Mae McKinney recorded "Swanee Shuffle" with Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers for the 1929 film, Hallelujah!. [IMDb]

3. Ethel Waters and Her Ebony Four recorded their rendition of "Sweet Georgia Brown" on May 13, 1925. [Red Hot Jazz]

4. Lupe Vélez recorded "Where is the Song of Songs for Me?" for the film, Lady of the Pavements on March 30, 1929. [Victor Library]

Lupe Vélez

5. Josephine Baker recorded "I've Found a New Baby" in January of 1927. [Red Hot Jazz]

6. "Ain't Cha?" was recorded by Helen Kane for the 1929 film, Pointed Heels. It was released as a single on October 29, 1929. [Wikipedia]

Bessie Smith (by Carl Van Vechten)

7. Bessie Smith recorded "After You've Gone" in 1927. [Youtube]

8. "Crazy Blues" was recorded by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds on August 10, 1920. [Wikipedia] 

Evelyn Preer

9. Evelyn Preer recorded "It Takes a Good Woman (To Keep a Good Man at Home)" on October 14, 1926. [Victor Library]

10. Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders recorded "Don't Shake It No More" in August of 1925. [Youtube]

Lovie Austin (Red Hot Jazz)

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All of the music above (with the exception of "Swanee Shuffle") was obtained from the Internet Archive. "Swanee Shuffle" was retrieved from my personal music library and may be copyrighted. All of the music played in this episode was used for entertainment (and one could say, "educational") purposes only. 

All of the above images (unless noted otherwise) were obtained from their designated Wikipedia pages. They are being used for informational purposes only. If the rightful owner(s) of any of these images wishes to have them removed, please contact me, and I will do so immediately. 

--Adrienne ("Aige")