Divaville is a weekly radio show on KMHD 89.1 Portland which focuses on jazz & pop vocalists who recorded between the 1920s-1960s. Jazz standards, the American Songbook... all the songs you know & love.
Music
Ella Fitzgerald,
Bing Crosby,
Betty Hutton,
Frank Sinatra,
Peggy Lee,
Bobby Darin,
Louis Armstrong,
Fred Astaire,
Cab Calloway,
Dean Martin,
Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Carmen Miranda,
Nat King Cole,
Judy Garland,
Billie Holiday
Movies
Annie Get Your Gun, Stormy Weather, The Road Movies (Bing & Bob)
Divaville is a swellegant evening of music, heard Wednesdays 6-9pm, KMHD 89.1 Portland or online at kmhd.fm
Pour yourself a cocktail, put on your dancin' shoes, and have a great night with your favorite vocalists!
My favorite vocalists include Bobby Darin (you'll always hear two of his songs in a row on Divaville -- one just isn't enough!), Wayne Newton (please don't give me grief about this), and Betty Hutton, who has the honor each week of providing the last song of the night. She's also the one pictured up there, with the bananas. She is bananas. You'll want to stay tuned until 9am each Wednesday night, jut to hear her in all of her kookiness.
To find out more about the program, you can visit the Divaville website.
Here's a spectacular clip from the film "Stormy Weather". Cab Calloway and his band provide the music, and the Nicholas Brothers and their double-jointed hips provide some jaw-dropping tap-dancing.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
and special musical freaks BETWEEN RAVENS and CROWS (Los Angeles) http://www.myspace.com/betweenravensandcrows"; onmousedown="function anonymous() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "87a4c64955cdfbec289f3629e2e0ba1
Many thanks for adding us as your friend, as well as for putting on a radio show that highlights all that is great in music! We wish you continued success with your show, and thanks again!
We have 2 great shows coming up. Hope you can make it out! ~~Thanks. C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, Feb. 6th - FREE! The Twilight Room - 5242 N. Lombard 3 Full sets of Pan-ian goodness! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, Feb. 13th - FREE! The Kenton Club - 2025 N Kilpatrick St. with Lucky Tigers and Right On John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're playing an EARLY show this FRIDAY @ The Know with Bumtech and No Go Know! We plan to start @ 8pm so be there on time! The Know is at: 2026 NE Alberta in Portland. Hope to see you there! ~~C
Another great show tonight Krista! Me and my man really love it!
Thanks also for your story about playing the Swinging Shepard Blues for a piano recital. Woweee... As a sixth grader, I played that on the flute for a school assembly! :-)
The Mid-Century Modern League Presents: “The United States of Charles Phoenix” - A Comedy about Mid-Century Americana. One performance – Thursday, October 23rd – 8:00 PM. Tickets: online at MCMLeague. org
