"The Big Speakeasy: Jazz and Prohibition"

[ghost of miles]

Last week's Night Lights show is now up for online listening. It includes an interview with historian Michael McGerr and music from Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, the Missourians, Clarence Williams, Bennie Moten, Duke Ellington and more:

The Big Speakeasy: Jazz and Prohibition

Edited September 27, 2013 by ghost of miles

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

This friend of mine is hosting an event in October --- theme is 1920's speakeasies. He's looking for about 2 hrs worth of good tracks to play. Is there any sort of comp disc, etc out there that might fit the bill? Thanks.

[ghost of miles]

Just ordered this recently and haven't received it yet, but it looks promising and perhaps right up your friend's alley:

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Inspired-Great-Gatsby/dp/B00CUG09BW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1379897362&sr=1-1&keywords=music+inspired+by+the+great+gatsby

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Ghost, That Gatsby disc sounds perfect to me! Will pass it along. Interestingly, the gig I mentioned is at Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria. Hey, Gadsby....Gatsby....ehh, no biggie...just a minor spelling issue! See ya.

[ghost of miles]

We re-aired The Big Speakeasy: Jazz And Prohibition this past week (which marked the centennial of the 18th Amendment coming into effect) and it remains archived for online listening.