Synopsis
Ian Whitcomb is an entertainer, singer, songwriter, author, record producer and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song You Turn Me On reached number 8 on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. He has written several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball in 1972. He accompanies his singing by playing the ukulele and, through his records, concerts, and film work, has helped to stimulate the current revival of interest in the instrument. He can be found at ianwhitcomb.com and hosts a weekly show on ErrorFM.com and SiriusXM 165.
Episodes
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Ian Whitcomb - 28 Parade of the Faves (part 1)
29/03/2011 Duration: 18minIan Whitcomb 28 Parade of the Faves Ian Whitcomb - Dancing Partners Ian Whitcomb - Viva Regina “Whispering” Jack Smith - Sunshine Al Jolson - Swanee Gene Austin - Love Letters In The Sand
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Ian Whitcomb - 28 Parade of the Faves (part 2)
29/03/2011 Duration: 44minAnnette Hanshaw - Daddy Won’t You Please Come Home Ruth Etting - Hold Me Little Jack Little - Jealous Cliff Edwards - Halfway to Heaven George Formby - Husband of the Wife of Mister Wu Flanagan & Allen - Down Forget Me Not Lane Mrs. Mills - On Mother Kelly’s Doorstep Billy Cotton & His Band - Friends & Neighbours Freddy Cannon - Where the Action Is Ian Whitcomb & His Dance Band - Altadena Lane Ian Whitcomb w/ Janet Klein’s Parlour Boys - Ambling Along
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Ian Whitcomb - 27 A Mixed Bag (Part 1)
21/03/2011 Duration: 31minBilly Cotton & His Band - Somebody Stole My Gal Ronnie Mitchell - Having A Party Frank Pourcel & His Orchestra - Only You The Champs - Tequila The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Ian Whitcomb - You Won’t See Me Ferlin Huskey - A Fallen Star Kenni Huskey - A Fallen Star
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Ian Whitcomb - 27 A Mixed Bag (Part 2)
21/03/2011 Duration: 43minKenni Huskey - Tears Ken Dodd - Tears Wally Black - I’m A Country Boy (Barry’s Grandfather!) Seger Ellis - When You’re Smiling Frank Sinatra - When You’re Smiling Wayne King & His Orchestra (Recitation: Franklyn MacCormack) - Melody of Love Ian Whitcomb - Life’s Not All That Bad, Is It? (Melody of Love) Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra (Vocal: Franklyn Baur) - Stars Are the Windows of Heaven The Harmonians (The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra) - Stars Are the Windows of Heaven Anne Murray - Stars Are The Windows of Heaven Blue Steele & His Orchestra (Vocal: George Marks) - Mistakes Mandy Barnett - Mistakes Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Part 2)
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Ian Whitcomb 26 - The King's English Part 1
18/03/2011 Duration: 37minAlbert Ketelbey - Bells Across the Meadow Charley Patton - You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Henry Burr - Carve Dat Possum Helen McArthur - I’ll Be Your Sweetheart Jack Blake - Heading For Louisville Maurice Elwin - The Longer That You Linger in Virginia George Formby - They’re All Going Back
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Ian Whitcomb 26 - The King's English Part 2
18/03/2011 Duration: 38minPhyllis Dare - It All Depends on You Leon Cortez and His Coster Pals - It’s a Sin to Tell A Lie Tom Barratt - Amy Flanagan & Allen - If A Grey Haired Lady Says “How’s Your Father” Vera Lynn - When They Sound the Last All-Clear Muriel Barron & Olive Gilbert - We’ll Gather Lialacs Noel Coward - Sail Away Max Miller - Max in the Theatre Billy Cotton & His Band - In A Golden Coach Ruby Murray - Softly, Softly Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms Bill Haley & The Comets - Rockin’ Through The Rye
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Ian Whitcomb 25 - Ukesters & Jazzmen (Part 1)
08/03/2011 Duration: 38minIan Whitcomb - One & One Make One The Halekulani Girls - E Huli Makou Ray Kinney with Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians - To You Sweetheart Cliff Edwards - One Little Kiss Johnny Marvin - Oh, How She Could Play A Ukulele! Greg Hawkes - Sail Away Ian Whitcomb - Come & Make Your Heaven in L.A. The Original Dixieland Jass Band - Dixie Jass Band One Step The Halfway House Orchestra - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
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Ian Whitcomb 25 - Ukesters & Jazzmen (Part 2)
08/03/2011 Duration: 41minLu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Original Jelly Roll Blues Bob Scobey’s Frisco Band (Vocal: Clancy Hayes) - Ace in the Hole Bunk Johnson - Down By The Riverside George Lewis & His New Orleans Music - Burgundy Street Blues Chris Barber’s Jazz Band - Petite Fleur Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Samantha The Temperance Seven - You’re Driving Me Crazy Ian Whitcomb - Poor Little Bird Bob Scobey’s Frisco Band (Vocal: Clancy Hayes) - Melancholy
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Ian Whitcomb 24 - Far Away Places (Part 2)
26/02/2011 Duration: 36minFrankie Vaughn - Istanbul Ian Whitcomb and His Bungalow Boys - Kismet Gamelan Semar Pegulingan- Gambang Elias & his Zig Zag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark Umekichi - Soran Bushi George Formby - Hi Tiddley Hi Ti Island Carlos Gardel - El Dia Que Me Quieras Xavier Cugat - Brazil Guatemala Marimba - La Cerveza Agustin Lara - Flor De Lis Debroy Somers’ Band (Vocal: Fred Austin) - Himazas Ian Whitcomb - Dancing Partners
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Ian Whitcomb 24 - Far Away Places (Part 1)
26/02/2011 Duration: 34minDanish State Radio Orchestra - Derby Day Bing Crosby - Far Away Places Ray Noble & his Orchestra (Vocal: Al Bowlly) - Lights of Paris Edith Piaf - La Vie, L’Amour Max Bygraves - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Billy Cotton & his Band - Le Petit Valse Oscar Denes & Lizzie Waldmuller - Mama Anton Karas - Vienna, City of My Dreams
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Ian Whitcomb 23 - Misadventures of a One Hit Wonder (Part 2)
16/02/2011 Duration: 34minIan Whitcomb - Sally Sails the Sky Dr. West’s Medicine Show & Junk Band - The Eggplant That Ate Chicago Donovan - Mellow Yellow Ian Whitcomb - Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night? Ian Whitcomb - The Notable Yacht Club of Staines The Doors - Light My Fire Mae West - Light My Fire Ian Whitcomb - Sauntering By The Sea Ian Whitcomb - Goodnight Ian Whitcomb - Wooly Bully
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Ian Whitcomb 23 - Misadventures of a One Hit Wonder (Part 1)
16/02/2011 Duration: 39minIan Whitcomb - Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe Sam the Sham - Wooly Bully Bob Lind - San Francisco Woman Ian Whitcomb - Please Don’t Leave Me On The Shelf The Flower Pot Men - Let’s All Go to San Francisco Donovan - Sunshine Superman The Chocolate Watch Band - Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-in)? John’s Children - Smashed! Blocked!
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Ian Whitcomb 22 - One Hit Wonder & The Promo Man (Part 2)
14/02/2011 Duration: 36minIan Whitcomb - Nervous (Dublin Version) Ian Whitcomb - Nervous (Hollywood Version) Ian Whitcomb - Good Hard Rock Ian Whitcomb - Lover’s prayer Ian Whitcomb - Groovy Day Ian Whitcomb - Heroes Of The Rocker Pack Ian Whitcomb - The Star Ian Whitcomb - Luscious Slices
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Ian Whitcomb 22 - One Hit Wonder & The Promo Man (Part 1)
14/02/2011 Duration: 36minIan Whitcomb - 18 Whitcomb St. The Rolling Stones - The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man Ian Whitcomb - Soho Ian Whitcomb - Bony Moronie Ian Whitcomb - Dance Again Ian Whitcomb - This Sporting Life Ian Whitcomb - The Turn On Song Ian Whitcomb - You Turn Me On
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Ian Whitcomb - 21 Songs of Love, Passion & Peace (01
07/02/2011 Duration: 34minBilly Vaughn - Melody of Love Ian Whitcomb - I Love You Al Martino - Here In My Heart Peggy Lee - Mr. Wonderful Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot Doris Day - Everybody Loves A Lover Mandy Barnett - With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming Ian Whitcomb - Same Old Moon Floyd Tillman - This Cold War with You Johnny Marvin - Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
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Ian Whitcomb - 21 Songs of Love, Passion & Peace (02
07/02/2011 Duration: 40minMelville Gideon - I Wish I Knew A Bigger Word for Love Cliff Edwards - I’ll Buy The Ring and Change Your Name to Mine Ted Lewis - I’m Sure of Everything But You “Whispering” Jack Smith - My Blue Heaven Al Bowlly - By The Fireside Jerry Lee Lewis - One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Tammy Wynette - You & Me Ian & Regina Whitcomb - Let The Rest of the World Go By Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies - A Thousand Goodnights Ian Whitcomb - Our House
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Ian Whitcomb - 20 Dogs & other Animal Friends (02
01/02/2011 Duration: 41minRoy Rogers - A Four Legged Friend Al Jolson - Little Sunshine Vaughn Monroe - Riders In The Sky The Southlanders - The Mole in a Hole Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - The Tennessee Bird Walk Hal Swain & His Band - Hunting Tigers Out In India Al Bowlly with Ray Noble & His Orchestra - The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Ian performs this live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj4v36Oint4 ) Elsie Carlisle - My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes Regina Whitcomb - Little Yellow Bird Flanagan & Allen - Run, Rabbit, Run! Albert Whelan with Harry Hudson’s Melody Men - The Farmyard Cabaret The Lotusland Orchestra conducted by David Raksin - Chester The Cat
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Ian Whitcomb - 20 Dogs & other Animal Friends (01
01/02/2011 Duration: 33minThe Paragon Ragtime Orchestra - The Whistler & His Dog Rosy McHargue - What D’Ye Mean You Lost Yer Dog (Where’s That Dog-Gone Dog-Gone Dog of Mine?) Ian Whitcomb - They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dawg Aroun’ Ian Whitcomb - I’ve Lost My Dog (live) Frances Day - Me and My Dog Ian Whitcomb - My Dog Has Fleas Hank Snow - Old Shep Ian Whitcomb - Goodbye, Old Boy Ian Whitcomb - My Dog Beefy
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Ian Whitcomb 19 - Manufactured Pop, The Brill Building Sound (Part 2)
24/01/2011 Duration: 42minElvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Buddy Holly - It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Bobby Darin - Splish Splash Neil Sedaka - Stupid Cupid Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl Timi Yuro - The 13th Hour Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack Jay & The Americans - Only In America The Cookies - Chains Billy Vaughn - Michelle
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Ian Whitcomb 19 - Manufactured Pop, The Brill Building Sound (Part 1)
24/01/2011 Duration: 36minRuss Morgan - Somebody Else is Taking My Place Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon Guy Mitchell - Belle Belle, My Liberty Belle Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House Frankie Vaughn - Garden of Eden Humphrey Lyttelton - Bad Penny Blues Kay Starr - The Rock & Roll Waltz Jim Lowe - The Green Door