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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Location:

Jersey City, NJ

Description:

Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 157 - "Pregame with.." from Jun 27, 2025

6/27/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] Sam Price & His Texas Bluesicians with Ruby Smith - "Harlem Gin Blues" [0:00:49] Bill Samuels and The Cats 'N Jammer Three - "Port Wine" [0:05:51] Eddie Cantor - "You Don't Need The Wine To Have A Wonderful Time (While They Still Make Those Beautiful Girls)" [0:08:43] Mavin James - "You're Just Like A Bubble In Wine" [I'm sure Darryl's blog had the date.] [0:11:47] Nigel Burch and the Flea-Pit Orchestra - "Wee-Wee Into Wine" [0:14:51] Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) - "Cravin' Whiskey Blues" [0:17:30] Keith & Rusty McNeil - "Rye Whisky" [0:20:12] Sweet Street Symphony - "Whiskey Flask" [0:21:49] Jay McShann And His Jazz-Men - "What I've Been Drinking" [0:26:27] Peter Stampfel - "That's What I Like About Beer" [0:29:39] A.C. Ducey (Herb Hendler & Milt "Shorty" Rodgers) - "Beer Beer Bottla Beer" [With Thurl Ravenscoft] [0:30:02] Frank Yankovic And His Yanks - "How Many Burps in a Bottle of Beer?" [0:31:57] Marylyn Scott the Carolina Blues Girl - "Beer Bottle Boogie" [0:34:22] Buster Poindexter - "The Worst Bottle of Beer I Ever Had" [0:37:02] The Marx Brothers - ""Drinks'" [0:42:45] Jimmy Starr and His Orchestra - "Mr Bartender" [0:44:04] Bing Cosby (feat. Buddy Cole & His Trio) - "Cocktails for Two" [That can't be right... this is sophisticated] [0:46:50] Carl Perkins - "Drink Up and Go Home" [0:49:50] Jim Kweskin - "Show Me the Way to Go Home" [0:53:32] TrioToons - "Merrily We Roll Along" [0:56:29] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153528

Duration:01:06:43

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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 156 - "Go Ask Alice" from Jun 20, 2025

6/20/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] The Jud Conlon Chorus - "Main Title (Alice in Wonderland)" [0:01:34] Eddie Jackson and His Orchestra - "Alice in Wonderland" [Freddy Martin under another name] [0:07:17] George Baker - "How doth the little crocodile? / Fury said to a mouse" [0:10:16] Mitch Miller and the Sandpipers - "I'm Late" [0:13:30] Mitch Miller and the Sandpipers - "Alice In The White Rabbit's House / The Dodo's Song" [0:15:22] Anna Howard and Harry Macdonough - "Alice in Wonderland" ["Pseudonym used by Lucy Isabelle Marsh to record a few titles for Victor." - Discogs] [0:17:11] Mitch Miller and the Sandpipers - "Alice Meets The Caterpillar / 'Twas Brillig" [There are clearly more of these than are available on archive. If you put them together how much of the story do you get?] [0:20:31] Mitch Miller and the Sandpipers - "(I Give Myself) Very Good Advice" [0:23:05] Mitch Miller and the Sandpipers - "The Caucus Race" [0:24:48] New Century Orchestra - "Mad Hatter" [0:29:07] Donovan - "The Walrus And The Carpenter" [0:32:17] Crane Calder and Suzanne Bloch - "The Jabberwocky" [0:41:06] Crane Calder and Suzanne Bloch - "The Soup Song" [0:45:31] The Mello Men & Kathryn Beaumont - "Painting the Roses Red / March of the Cards" [0:48:25] Kathryn Beaumont, Verna Felton, Ed Wynn, The Jud Conlon Chorus & Jerry Colonna - "The Trial / The Unbirthday Song (Reprise) / Rule 42 / Off With Her Head / The Caucus Race (Reprise) / Please Wake Up Alice / Time For Tea / Finale (Alice In Wonderland)" [0:51:31] Tom Waits - "Fawn" [0:56:39] Evans and Rogers - "Sunny Side Up / Merrily We Roll Along" [0:59:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153289

Duration:00:58:39

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Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 155 - "Let's All Be Fairies" from Jun 13, 2025

6/13/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] Beatrice Lillie - "There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden" [See entry here https://queermusicheritage.com/jun2004s.html] [0:00:44] The Durium Dance Band - "Let's All Be Fairies" [0:03:14] Ian Whitcomb - "Masculine Women! Feminine Men!" [0:09:30] Harry Roy And His Orchestra - "We Like A Gay Song" [0:10:52] Dan Gregory’s Orchestra - "Me and The Boy Friend" [0:13:51] Billy Tipton - "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" [0:16:30] George Noble - "Sissy Man Blues" [0:19:18] Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon and the Harlem Hamfats - "Wet It (Let The Good Work Go On)" [0:21:54] Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams - "I Ain't Gonna Marry" [0:24:51] Tiny Bradshaw (ft. Tiny Kennedy) - "Newspaper Boy Blues" [0:27:36] Vesta Tilley - "I'm Following In Father's Footsteps" [0:32:39] Ella Shields - "Burlington Bertie from Bow" [0:34:52] Hetty King - "Piccadilly" [0:37:50] Douglas Byng - "The Mayoress Of Mould-On-The-Puddle" [0:40:46] Hinge & Bracket - "Noel Gay Melody" [0:43:41] Jean Malin - "I'd Rather Be Spanish" [0:47:20] Ray Bourbon - "Spanish Passion" [0:50:46] Leslie Sarony - "Let's All Be Fairies" [0:53:55] Warner Bros Orchestra - "Merrily We Roll Along" [0:57:47] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153048

Duration:01:06:38

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May 30, 2025: Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 154 "I Often Dream of Trains" from Jun 6, 2025

6/6/2025
MHLee - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:00:00] Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - "Dream Train" [0:00:48] The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo - "Casey Jones Special" [0:05:24] Jack Mudurian - "The Wabash Cannonball" [0:08:20] Die Geschwister Pfister - "Take the "A" Train" [0:08:36] The Mudbug Stompers - "Train Robbing Blues" [0:11:25] Memphis Jug Band - "I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train" [Female vocals by Jennie Clayton] [0:15:04] Mint Julep Jazz Band - "It Takes A Long Long Train With A Red Caboose (To Carry My Blues Away)" [0:19:41] Pat Boone - "Crazy Train" [0:25:05] Peter Grudzien - "The Longest Train I Ever Saw / Give The Fiddler A Dram" [0:29:28] Red River Dave - "Little Red Caboose Behind the Train" [Another tragedy backed by Frank Novak and The Sourwood Mountain Boys] [0:33:33] The Delmore Brothers - "Freight Train Boogie" [0:36:37] Jamaica Johnny og hans Calypso Boys - "Last Train to San Fernando" [Discogs says "Born in Surinam; so he's not from Jamaica. They usually called him Nelis Liefeld. He was discovered in Holland as a bongo player-singer by Dutch songwriter Melle Weersma. He started his musical career with the orchestra of Juan Serrano, but he got best known for his version of the skiffle hit "Last train to San Fernando" in 1957."] [0:41:01] Norman Rose - "Train to the Zoo (Side 1)" [Features Pete Seeger and The Weavers.] [0:44:44] Norman Rose - "Train to the Zoo (Side 2)" [0:48:05] Jack Mudurian - "Wabash Cannonball" [0:52:04] Carl Martin - "Railroad Blues" [Fiddler for Howard Armstrong] [0:52:35] Danville Dan - "Train to Danville" [Really Bob Coltman on Fonotone (Joe Bussard's) 78 Label.] [0:55:25] Keith & Rusty McNeil - "I Don't Like No Railroad Man" [0:58:47] Eddie Cantor - "Merrily We Roll Along Theme" [0:59:18] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152816

Duration:01:06:54