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Hosted by Jeff Bressler, The Make Believe Ballroom brings you Classic Big Band jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and dixieland hits from the 30s and 40s each week. The program has been broadcast almost continuously since 1935. The Ballroom is America's third-longest-running music radio program. Each program mixes beloved 78 rpm records, stories, listener requests, and special guest features, all geared to bring you the music and history of the big band era.
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- 1 weeks ago58 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 10/23/26 Edition
On this week's show: A vocalist who thought a hit would be a flop. Another female vocalist whose forgotten words created a classic. Yet another female vocalist who might have gone back in time. All this and many more big band jazz recordings on the Make Believe Ballroom this week.
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 10/16/26 Edition
On this week's show: bandleader feuds, a new Louis Armstrong release, and a retired bandleader becomes a government agent. Plus more big-band jazz recordings on the Make Believe Ballroom this week.
- 3 weeks ago58 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 10/9/26 Edition
On this week's show: Three guys named Chick, Count Basie's favorite time of the day, Abbott and Costello music hits, a record with a historic title. All this and much more on today's edition of the program.
- Oct 2, 202658 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 10/2/26 Edition
On this week's show: songs about a high-octane drink, an article about Glenn Miller in Hollywood, a Dutch Bandleader, and how many bass players you can fit on a street corner. All this and much more on today's edition of the program.
- Sep 25, 202658 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 9/25/26 Edition
On this week's show: an email from Austria, a rare Benny Goodman recording, the Andrews Sisters go Hillbilly, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.
- Sep 18, 202658 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 9/18/26 Edition
On this week's show: Jam, Jelly, Marmalade, singing groups with longevity, music from a Glenn Miller film, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.
- Sep 11, 202658 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 9/11/26
On this week's show: Fats Waller meets Public Enemy Number One, a song honoring one of the era's greatest blues singers, the singer Benny Hill got his inspiration from, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.
- Sep 4, 202658 min
Make Believe Ballroom - 9/4/26 Edition
On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, Glenn Miller's greatest trombone solo, trombones of Teagarden and Dorsey, train songs, a short-lived Charlie Barnet vocalist, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.
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About Make Believe Ballroom
Hosted by Jeff Bressler, The Make Believe Ballroom brings you Classic Big Band jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and dixieland hits from the 30s and 40s each week. The program has been broadcast almost continuously since 1935. The Ballroom is America's third-longest-running music radio program. Each program mixes beloved 78 rpm records, stories, listener requests, and special guest features, all geared to bring you the music and history of the big band era.
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