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Ipana Troubadours
12+ albums
20s30sBig Band Swingjazzoldies
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The Ipana Troubadours (aka The Ipana Troubadors) was a musical variety radio program which began in New York on WEAF in 1923. In actuality, the Troubadors were the Sam Lanin Orchestra. They opened the show with their theme, "Smiles." The show was sponsored by Bristol Myers' Ipana Toothpaste, and it was during this period that Bristol Myers introduced the slogan, "Ipana for the Smile of Beauty; Sal Hepatica for the Smile of Health." With a mix of hot swing music and novelty tunes, the show moved from WEAF to the NBC Red Network (1926-28) for a 30-minute series on Wednesday evenings at 9pm. It then aired on the Blue Network (1929-31) Mondays at 8:30pm. Network radio exposure made the Ipana Troubadors one of the most well-known dance bands of the 1920s, resulting in a recording contract with Columbia and bookings at dance halls, such as the Casino at Bemus Point, New York. However, the recording contract covered only the Ipana Troubadors, so Lanin continued to recording on other labels under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms. With title changes, the show continued on the Red Network (1933-34), Wednesdays at 9pm. Helen Hayes was a guest on the show of October 4, 1933, appearing in a scene with John Beal. In 1934, The Ipana Troubadors merged with Fred Allen's The Hour of Smiles. Radio station policies in the early 1920s dictated that no commercial messages intrude on a program. However, once the program moved to NBC, the attitude toward advertising accelerated, as noted
top songs
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Jig Walk
1,1692Do You? That's All I Want to Know
2803(Give Me) A Night in June
2414A Precious Little Thing Called Love (Shopworn Angel)
2025Just Like a Butterfly (Recorded 1927)
1196But I Do, You Know That I Do (Recorded 1926)
917Glorianna
768Paddlin' Madelin' Home
749That's Living
5410Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up!
53albums
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100 Jazz Classics Of The '20s & '30s
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The Ipana Troubadours (Red Nichols, Tommy Dorsey, Phil Napoleon) [Recorded 1927-1928] [Encore 2]
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The Ipana Troubadours (Red Nichols, Chuck Campbell, Dick Johnson) [Recorded 1925-1926] [Encore 1]
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Show Tunes Of The 1920's Vol. 2
Ipana Troubadours—Top Dance Performances of the 1920s
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The Great Gatsby
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The Ipana Troubadours (Leo McConville, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey) [Recorded 1929] [Encore 3]
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home? (Original Recordings, 1918 - 1926)
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Roaring 20's Revue Vol. 3
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Jazz Age Chronicles Vol. 11: The Song Hits Of 1928
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Jazz Age Chronicles, Vol 12: The Song Hits Of 1929
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Flappers! 1920s Songs Featuring Women's Names