May 2008 Archives

Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, May 25 from 2-4 as we begin our two-part special in honor of Memorial Day. In this first episode, Sarah's dad returns to the show! Derick Ovenall was born in England in 1930, and he'll tell us about life in the UK during the war. We'll learn what it was like to grow up during the war, and we'll hear classic songs from the war years. Tune in for an afternoon of wartime memories at the Divaville Lounge.

NOTE: The interview portion of this program was recorded in advance.

Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, May 18 from 2-4 pm for our regularly scheduled program of great jazz and pop vocalists, big band and lounge/exotica, guest hosted by Georg!

Step into the Divaville Lounge on May 11 from 2-4 pm, as we celebrate the 120th birthday of Irving Berlin. One of the first major stars of Tin Pan Alley, called "The Dean of American Songwriters," Berlin had an immeasurable impact on American popular music.

Irving Berlin was nearly unable to read sheet music yet published over 3,000 songs, and he was an immigrant from Eastern Europe who wrote "God Bless America," often called our alternate national anthem. We'll learn more about Irving Berlin's inspiring life and career, and hear a sampling of his vast body of work sung by Divaville Lounge favorites. It will be nothing but blue skies from now on!

Step into the lounge at a special time as Divaville Lounge hosts the mystery show on May 4 from 10-11pm: an hour of songs that are too naughty, raunchy, saucy or just plain sexy for our regular afternoon program. We'll hear from singers like Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters and Louis Jordan. Tune in to Divaville Lounge ... after hours.

Note: Some listeners may find the content of this program to be indecent.

Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, May 4 from 2-4 pm for our regularly scheduled program of great jazz and pop vocalists, big band and lounge/exotica.