Hi Everybody!! Another great edition of the program is up on the website for your enjoyment!! A fine regular edition filled with the finest in vintage and modern Jewish music presented in our unique and historical manner with music culled from our family archive of over 110 years of recordings. Ben and I thank you for your support and we urge you to continue to be our ambassadors and spread the good word about the program by forwarding the website to everyone you can. We continue to add new listeners and we are very gratified to make new friends around the world!! Here is the line-up for this week’s program. Enjoy the show!!
PROGRAM OF SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2015
Ki Shemesh-New York School Of Jewish Song-1975
Hallelu Es Hashem-Monsey Boys Choir-1987
Barcelona-Jo Amar-1965
Ben Hamelech-Madame Regina Prager and Kalmen Juvelier, two early stars of the Yiddish Theater. Recorded in 1908-107 years ago!!
Al Har Govoha-Camp Shalva Choir-1983
Dos Fideleh (The Fiddle)-David Eshet-1959
Goodbye, Reb Shlomo (take off on the Elton John hit “Goodbye, Norma Jean”)-Variations-1998
James Bondstein, Secret Agent-You Don’t Have To Be Jewish-1964
The next two selections are dedicated to my son Matthew on the occasion of his 22nd birthday on November 2nd. Matthew is a mainstay of the program behind the scenes. His encyclopedic knowledge of all music and his input is most important. Happy Birthday, Matthew!
1. Simon Tov-Tz’lil V’Zemer-1991
2. Meyerkeh, Mein Zun-Jan Peerce-1961
Sholom Aleichem-Regesh-1985
Shiru Lo-Chaim Schwartz-1991
On the Cantorial Feature, two very nice selections by one of the great Cantors of the Golden Age, Cantor Joseph Shlisky. His biography would make a great adventure movie! Born in Ostrowice, Poland in 1894, he was a child singer in a choir and the choir master kidnapped the boys and took them to Toronto, Canada. Escaping from this unscrupulous choir master, he lived with an uncle and was discovered singing in a factory where he worked by Lady Eaton who arranged for his education at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He became a Cantor as a teen ager and with the money he earned, brought his whole family to Canada. Arriving in New York in 1920, he was engaged by a number of leading congregations in New York. He also began recording as well. His was a voice of lovely high tenor, with great coloratura and as it was described, “Of limpid purity”. He was one of the most popular Cantors in the 1920’s. At the height of his career, after Passover in 1934, he was stricken with a massive paralytic stroke which disabled him and sadly, brought an end to his career. He lived the remainder of his life as a recluse and died in New York in 1955. On the Cantorial feature two beautiful selections:
1. Ono B’Koach-Recorded for Vocalion in 1923
2. Tikanto Shabbos-Recorded for Victor in 1927, with choir and orchestra conducted by Leroy Shield.
BEN’S SELECTIONS ON THE PROGRAM:
Am Yisroel-Yaakov Shwekey
Shiru-Mordechai Ben David
Incomplete (cover of the hit of the same name by the Backstreet Boys)-The Y Studs of Yeshiva University
Good Shabbos-Gadi Fuchs and Eli Schwebel
Ki Sheim Hashem-Eli Gerstner
Hamalach Ha Goel-Yeshiva Boys Choir
Well, that’s the line-up for this week, and Ben and I hope you enjoy the program. On next week’s program, there will be lots of special music as Shari and I will celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary on November 12th. It’s an anniversary card of music from me to Shari and you all are invited to join in. Ben will have his usual great selections as well from his side of the table. In the meantime, have a great week and thanks for listening!! Have a great week!!