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This Is Ragtime

Terry Waldo

In a professional career spanning over 50 years, musician and historian Terry Waldo has performed on and produced over 70 albums of ragtime and trad jazz. He has written the book on the subject, also called This Is Ragtime. He has known personally and performed with many legends of this music. Drawing on his vast library of recordings and interviews, Terry presents the story of the music as he has known it from the inside. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ralph-waldo0/support

22 - This Is Ragtime Podcast #21
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  • 22 - This Is Ragtime Podcast #21

    This episode opens with a number by Mike Davis and his New Wonders. Then continues with several historic versions of the jazz classics: "Dinah" and "Yellow Dog Blues." The show concludes with Program #21 from Waldo's original NPR series This Is Ragtime.

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    Sat, 13 Jul 2024 - 1h 07min
  • 21 - This Is Ragtime Podcast #20

    This Episode features Christmas music by Sweet Megg, Terry Waldo with Beau Grumpus, George Rock (Spike Jones trumpet player) with Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, and Leon Redbone with Terry. The show also presents #20 of Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtimeseries.

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    Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 51min
  • 20 - This Is Ragtime Podcast #19

    This episode features recordings by various Terry Waldo ensembles playing rags by Scott Joplin's publisher, John Stark's stable of composers. Included are numbers by Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators and Waldo's Ragtime Orchestra. The program opens with "Get Yourself A New Broom" from Molly Ryan's new album: Sweepin' The Blues Away. The show concludes with #19 of Waldo's original NPR This Is Ragtimeseries.

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    Thu, 28 Sep 2023 - 1h 00min
  • 19 - This Is Ragtime Podcast #18

    This episode opens with cut from Sweet Megg and Ricky Alexander's new album, I'm In Love Againthen features a musical tribute to Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators' trumpet player, Roy Tate. The program concludes with show #18 from Waldo's famous NPR series, This Is Ragtime.

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    Tue, 23 Aug 2022 - 1h 01min
  • 18 - This Is Ragtime #17

    This episode features a tribute to the legendary Chicago pianist, Bob Wright. Bob is heard playing in a number of different settings and in different styles. The show also features a "Do Do Do" from the new Waldo album with Tatiana Eva Marie. The program ends with episode #17 from Terry's original NPR This Is Ragtime series.

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    Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 1h 02min
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