September 1, 2025 • 22 mins
On this special episode of The Old Time Radio Snack Wagon, we're ringing in Public Domain Day (and New Year's too) and for once we're not bringing you old time radio. We've got our virtual record play out and are ready to ring in the New Year with some tracks from '23 (1923 that is) that've entered the public domaikn.
Among the '78 RPM recordings you'll hear:
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra brings us., "March of the Wooden Soldiers."
Then, next up 1923's biggest earworm, "Yes, we have no Bananas!" from Billy Jones.
Then, Radio Hall of Famer Eddie Cantor offers his response to the hit, ""I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues."
Then we wrap up with composition from another Radio Hall of Famer, Jimmy Durante with, "I Ain't Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me"
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Among the '78 RPM recordings you'll hear:
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra brings us., "March of the Wooden Soldiers."
Then, next up 1923's biggest earworm, "Yes, we have no Bananas!" from Billy Jones.
Then, Radio Hall of Famer Eddie Cantor offers his response to the hit, ""I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues."
Then we wrap up with composition from another Radio Hall of Famer, Jimmy Durante with, "I Ain't Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me"
Subscribe to the Podcast at http://www.snackwagon.net or wherever you download your podcasts from.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-snack-wagon-rare-historic-radio-programs--5919985/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Old Time Radio snack Wagon is on its summer break.
We're tuning up the snack Wagon, ordering our ingredients, and
preparing to serve you up a new match of old
time radio snacks in our fifth season. In the meantime,
enjoy the second helping of some of our best season
one episodes, and we'll be back with our new season
(00:23):
on Monday, September eighth.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Pardon me, are you Adam Graham?
Speaker 1 (00:28):
The very same? And this is my old Time Radio
snack Wagon.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Welcome to the Old Time Radio snack Wagon, where we
serve up a bite sized portion of old time radio.
And now here's your snack wagon host, Adam Graham.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Welcome to the Old Time Radio snack Wagon, and welcome
to twenty twenty four. It's that magical time of year
year where we gather together and celebrate. We lift our
glasses when the when the clock strikes twelve, and we
shout Happy public Domain Day. Okay, maybe that's just me,
(01:13):
but January first isn't just New Year's Day. It's also
public domain Day. If a works copyright expired in twenty
twenty three, that means that it expires at the end
of twenty twenty three. And entered the public domain in
twenty twenty four. If you're in a country that has
(01:34):
a copyright term of the life of the author plus
seventy years, any work by an author who passed in
nineteen fifty three enters the public domain, and the same
is true of the works of authors who died in
nineteen seventy three in countries with the life plus fifty
years term. During the US, where it comes to most works,
(01:56):
including books, song lyrics, and movies that were properly renewed
as required at the time, they enjoy a copyright term
of ninety five years, So that means most works from
nineteen twenty eight entered the public domain in the United States. Today,
this means films like Old Arizona, The Passion of Jonah Wark,
(02:17):
and of course the first Mickey Mouse short film, Steamboat Willie,
are now public domain, and also books like Agatha Christie's
Mystery of the Blue Train and AA Milns The House
at Pooh Corner. However, sound recordings, particularly records, are another matter.
There's a reason why I don't play records as a
(02:40):
general rule, and if I do, they are extremely old.
Most records are under copyright, including some interesting old time
radio related records that I'd love to play, such as
record only Superman Radio Place. Most would have been under
copyright until twenty sixty seven, but Congress passed the law
(03:02):
in twenty eighteen allowing some works to enter the public domain.
Recordings made prior to nineteen twenty three enter the public
domain in twenty twenty two. Records made from nineteen twenty
three to nineteen forty six we're given in additional five
years of copyright protection in addition to the ninety five
(03:25):
year term that other works enjoy. Well, I could complain
about how long this copyright term still is. Today is
New Year's Day and not Festivus, So instead of airing grievances,
we're gonna have a party. We're going to bring in
the new year with music role recordings that have now
become part of the public domain in the United States.
(03:48):
So today we won't be playing old time radio programs,
but most of the recordings we're playing have some tie
in to old time radio. Now, I decided that as
far or interesting as it might be to delve into
stacks of really obscure seventy eight RPM music to find
(04:08):
good quality materials, I decided I wanted to start with
the top tunes and those that were in some way
related to old time radio, as these tended to have
the best sound. Now, everything here is digitized from seventy
eight RPM record recordings that are, after all, one hundred
(04:29):
years old, but the records we're going to play for
you today tended to be better than most. Going to
start out with the top record of nineteen twenty three,
and this is Parade of the Wooden Soldiers performed by
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Ut okay than.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
I'm putting at christ compete.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
White Man was still very active during the Golden Age
of radio as a bandleader and composer. He was featured
in several programs and also did the music for The
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in its early years.
Of course, while nineteen twenty three was a great year
(08:04):
for Paul Whitman, he not only had a Parade of
the Wooden Soldiers but also several other top hits. His
most famous work, in Rhapsody in Blue, would be released
nineteen twenty four. Well, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers was
top song of nineteen twenty three. If you're a filmmaker
(08:26):
out there and you want to do a film that
is set in nineteen twenty three. You want to grab
a song that's not the song you're going to play
after your narrator says it was nineteen twenty three. This
is the song you would play after the narrator said
it was nineteen twenty three.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
On fire Ring.
Speaker 6 (09:01):
And he keeps could bring street.
Speaker 7 (09:03):
But you should hear him, please, if you ask him anything,
he never arounds more.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
He just yet his you to get an ass.
Speaker 7 (09:12):
He takes your dose, he tells you. Yet we have
an old and we have an old bananas.
Speaker 6 (09:20):
Today with bring means and hogeons aboutis and calliots.
Speaker 7 (09:26):
And all time through ray. We have an old fast
the moto a long Eiland, the PTO. But yes, we
have an open banana. We have an old bananas today.
(09:48):
Business Toco good wit in zeroes of the sale and defeated.
Speaker 5 (09:53):
Nick and Kim.
Speaker 7 (09:54):
I need help right away when we got them in
the north, there was but you said someone asked for
paragraphs and that's the whole potet all every Yes, we've
got an old banana. We have an old bananas today.
Just find those components, those bonums and donuts.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
There ain't many nuts by day.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
We'll tell you to.
Speaker 7 (10:23):
I'm the red hearing, dark brown and ball bearing gonen.
Speaker 6 (10:32):
We have an old banana.
Speaker 7 (10:35):
We have an old bananas today.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
You gotta st Yes, you need got the propping. I
gotta knowing? Well, what do you got ace?
Speaker 6 (11:26):
Oh, you gotta finance. Yes, we've got an open no penance.
We got an open up today? I got you an openance. Hey, Arihanna,
you got an old penmena where.
Speaker 7 (11:41):
Is the man not believe what I say?
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Now? What do you want? You want to buy?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Well?
Speaker 8 (11:47):
For quarter?
Speaker 7 (11:49):
Where just one of these? I'm gonna problem my daughter.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Yes, one of these? Hey, Arianna, you.
Speaker 7 (11:56):
Gotta pian Yes banana no, Yes, we gotta know banana.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Yes, we have no bananas. Was written by Frank Silver
and Irving Kohne. This was the version recorded by Billy
Jones and was the fourth most popular recording in nineteen
twenty three. The story behind the song is that Cohne
went to a fruit stand near his hotel, where the
proprietor began every since with yes by habit, and then
(12:29):
untered we have no bananas today. Bline stayed with him
until he wrote the song It speculated that the reason
for the we have No Bananas Today might have been
a result of the Panama Ma virus that affected banana plants,
so there was a shortage and many people had been
(12:49):
asking for them. Song had a lasting international impact. During
World War II, importation of bananas was banned in the
United Kingdom and shopkeepers put signs in their windows saying, yes,
we have no bananas. This song was huge in nineteen
twenty three. It's a catchy earworm. I've had multiple occasions
(13:13):
to listen and each time it ends up stuck in
my head for days. So imagine it everywhere you am.
Speaker 3 (13:20):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
The Jones recording was the most popular version. Another take
on the song came from Ben Selvin's Dance Orchestra and
ended up number ten, and there were other performances of
the song that didn't chart well. As often happens with
popular songs, a lot of people get sick of them,
and this is one that could definitely drive some people bananas,
(13:43):
and like a key breaky heart. Seventy years later, it
would generate a parody response. A comedian and singer Eddie
Canter would capitalize with the fifteenth most popular recording of
nineteen twenty three. I've got the yes we have no
bananas blues.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Lately I've been on my nothing. I keep hearing nothing
but yes we have no bananas. And I like to
find the guy who propold that lolla by yes we
(14:34):
have no bananas. I would that I could both do
a tamper ray or so where someone wouldn't come along
something that dog on ball.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
I've got the yes we.
Speaker 5 (14:53):
Have no banana blue. I've got the blue now when
I hear it, Oh how I feel it. It's just
like hearing bad you. It hasn't got up fit up then,
And I'm a while Wednesday comn bananas bananas? I wish
(15:14):
I could break up on bisy and biganas say five
day and week five weeks? If yet we have no bananas?
Every time that breaks me freaked? Yes bananas see hey, yes, no,
(15:35):
take them away. I have the yes we are no banana?
Speaker 8 (15:40):
Do they? Yes?
Speaker 2 (15:43):
We have.
Speaker 5 (15:46):
We have ba Stop you better get off the corner.
I'll call a top. While you've got me crazy. I
can't stand it any longer. What's the matter with you?
Speaker 2 (15:57):
Miss?
Speaker 5 (15:58):
I'll tell you what's the matter with me. I've got
that yes we am no banana blue. I've got the blue.
And when I hear it, oh how I hear it,
it's not like hearing mad you. It hasn't got up
fit up then and like a while Wednesday comment bananas
(16:21):
bananas like a fray about bisi and beganners say by
day and sweet five weeks. Yet we had no banana
have three time that Greek sep freak yes because banana
hey n a n yes, No take them away.
Speaker 8 (16:45):
I'm not a yes.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
We have no banana blue for they.
Speaker 1 (16:58):
Eddi Cantor would go on to host many successful radio
programs throughout the thirties and forties for sponsors such as
Chasing Sanborn Texico and Suthapatica. And while this might be
our first time hearing from mister Canter on the Old
Time Radio snack Wagon, I doubt it will be our last.
Speaker 7 (17:17):
Now.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Not all future radio stars were topping the Billboard charts.
Jimmy Duranti, who we heard earlier in the season on
The Big Show, in addition to being a comedian, was
also a very talented piano player and also capable of
writing a pretty snazzy tune. He wrote this one with
(17:38):
Johnny Stein and Jack Roth and the title is I
ain't never had nobody crazy over me.
Speaker 8 (18:05):
Thinks now.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
According to research, there is actually a version of this
song with vocals, and it is held by Syracuse University,
but it hasn't been digitized. Still, it's a cheery tune
to welcome in twenty twenty four and I hope you
enjoy this year. And we'll be back next week with
a more typical edition of the Old Time Radio Snackwagon.
(21:12):
It's time for me to close up the Old Snackwagon,
but don't worry. We'll be back with another serving of
old time radio goodness before you know it. If you
want to enjoy some of our longer form podcast, you
can feast away at my website at Great Detectives dot net.
Your emails are also welcome at Adam at snackwagon dot net.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
The Old Time Radio Snackwagon comes to you from Boise, Idaho.
Your host is Adam Graham. Sound production is by Ryan's
Media LLC. You can listen to past episodes of the
Old Time Radio Snackwagon, as well as connect on social
media at our website at snackwagon dot net. Email suggestions
(21:54):
for episodes to Adam at Snackwagon dot net. This has
been the Old time Radio snack Wagon.
Speaker 1 (22:12):
Until next time. Goodbye,
The Old Time Radio snack Wagon is on its summer break.
We're tuning up the snack Wagon, ordering our ingredients, and
preparing to serve you up a new match of old
time radio snacks in our fifth season. In the meantime,
enjoy the second helping of some of our best season
one episodes, and we'll be back with our new season
(00:23):
on Monday, September eighth.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Pardon me, are you Adam Graham?
Speaker 1 (00:28):
The very same? And this is my old Time Radio
snack Wagon.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Welcome to the Old Time Radio snack Wagon, where we
serve up a bite sized portion of old time radio.
And now here's your snack wagon host, Adam Graham.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Welcome to the Old Time Radio snack Wagon, and welcome
to twenty twenty four. It's that magical time of year
year where we gather together and celebrate. We lift our
glasses when the when the clock strikes twelve, and we
shout Happy public Domain Day. Okay, maybe that's just me,
(01:13):
but January first isn't just New Year's Day. It's also
public domain Day. If a works copyright expired in twenty
twenty three, that means that it expires at the end
of twenty twenty three. And entered the public domain in
twenty twenty four. If you're in a country that has
(01:34):
a copyright term of the life of the author plus
seventy years, any work by an author who passed in
nineteen fifty three enters the public domain, and the same
is true of the works of authors who died in
nineteen seventy three in countries with the life plus fifty
years term. During the US, where it comes to most works,
(01:56):
including books, song lyrics, and movies that were properly renewed
as required at the time, they enjoy a copyright term
of ninety five years, So that means most works from
nineteen twenty eight entered the public domain in the United States. Today,
this means films like Old Arizona, The Passion of Jonah Wark,
(02:17):
and of course the first Mickey Mouse short film, Steamboat Willie,
are now public domain, and also books like Agatha Christie's
Mystery of the Blue Train and AA Milns The House
at Pooh Corner. However, sound recordings, particularly records, are another matter.
There's a reason why I don't play records as a
(02:40):
general rule, and if I do, they are extremely old.
Most records are under copyright, including some interesting old time
radio related records that I'd love to play, such as
record only Superman Radio Place. Most would have been under
copyright until twenty sixty seven, but Congress passed the law
(03:02):
in twenty eighteen allowing some works to enter the public domain.
Recordings made prior to nineteen twenty three enter the public
domain in twenty twenty two. Records made from nineteen twenty
three to nineteen forty six we're given in additional five
years of copyright protection in addition to the ninety five
(03:25):
year term that other works enjoy. Well, I could complain
about how long this copyright term still is. Today is
New Year's Day and not Festivus, So instead of airing grievances,
we're gonna have a party. We're going to bring in
the new year with music role recordings that have now
become part of the public domain in the United States.
(03:48):
So today we won't be playing old time radio programs,
but most of the recordings we're playing have some tie
in to old time radio. Now, I decided that as
far or interesting as it might be to delve into
stacks of really obscure seventy eight RPM music to find
(04:08):
good quality materials, I decided I wanted to start with
the top tunes and those that were in some way
related to old time radio, as these tended to have
the best sound. Now, everything here is digitized from seventy
eight RPM record recordings that are, after all, one hundred
(04:29):
years old, but the records we're going to play for
you today tended to be better than most. Going to
start out with the top record of nineteen twenty three,
and this is Parade of the Wooden Soldiers performed by
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Ut okay than.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
I'm putting at christ compete.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
White Man was still very active during the Golden Age
of radio as a bandleader and composer. He was featured
in several programs and also did the music for The
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in its early years.
Of course, while nineteen twenty three was a great year
(08:04):
for Paul Whitman, he not only had a Parade of
the Wooden Soldiers but also several other top hits. His
most famous work, in Rhapsody in Blue, would be released
nineteen twenty four. Well, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers was
top song of nineteen twenty three. If you're a filmmaker
(08:26):
out there and you want to do a film that
is set in nineteen twenty three. You want to grab
a song that's not the song you're going to play
after your narrator says it was nineteen twenty three. This
is the song you would play after the narrator said
it was nineteen twenty three.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
On fire Ring.
Speaker 6 (09:01):
And he keeps could bring street.
Speaker 7 (09:03):
But you should hear him, please, if you ask him anything,
he never arounds more.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
He just yet his you to get an ass.
Speaker 7 (09:12):
He takes your dose, he tells you. Yet we have
an old and we have an old bananas.
Speaker 6 (09:20):
Today with bring means and hogeons aboutis and calliots.
Speaker 7 (09:26):
And all time through ray. We have an old fast
the moto a long Eiland, the PTO. But yes, we
have an open banana. We have an old bananas today.
(09:48):
Business Toco good wit in zeroes of the sale and defeated.
Speaker 5 (09:53):
Nick and Kim.
Speaker 7 (09:54):
I need help right away when we got them in
the north, there was but you said someone asked for
paragraphs and that's the whole potet all every Yes, we've
got an old banana. We have an old bananas today.
Just find those components, those bonums and donuts.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
There ain't many nuts by day.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
We'll tell you to.
Speaker 7 (10:23):
I'm the red hearing, dark brown and ball bearing gonen.
Speaker 6 (10:32):
We have an old banana.
Speaker 7 (10:35):
We have an old bananas today.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
You gotta st Yes, you need got the propping. I
gotta knowing? Well, what do you got ace?
Speaker 6 (11:26):
Oh, you gotta finance. Yes, we've got an open no penance.
We got an open up today? I got you an openance. Hey, Arihanna,
you got an old penmena where.
Speaker 7 (11:41):
Is the man not believe what I say?
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Now? What do you want? You want to buy?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Well?
Speaker 8 (11:47):
For quarter?
Speaker 7 (11:49):
Where just one of these? I'm gonna problem my daughter.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Yes, one of these? Hey, Arianna, you.
Speaker 7 (11:56):
Gotta pian Yes banana no, Yes, we gotta know banana.
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Yes, we have no bananas. Was written by Frank Silver
and Irving Kohne. This was the version recorded by Billy
Jones and was the fourth most popular recording in nineteen
twenty three. The story behind the song is that Cohne
went to a fruit stand near his hotel, where the
proprietor began every since with yes by habit, and then
(12:29):
untered we have no bananas today. Bline stayed with him
until he wrote the song It speculated that the reason
for the we have No Bananas Today might have been
a result of the Panama Ma virus that affected banana plants,
so there was a shortage and many people had been
(12:49):
asking for them. Song had a lasting international impact. During
World War II, importation of bananas was banned in the
United Kingdom and shopkeepers put signs in their windows saying, yes,
we have no bananas. This song was huge in nineteen
twenty three. It's a catchy earworm. I've had multiple occasions
(13:13):
to listen and each time it ends up stuck in
my head for days. So imagine it everywhere you am.
Speaker 3 (13:20):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
The Jones recording was the most popular version. Another take
on the song came from Ben Selvin's Dance Orchestra and
ended up number ten, and there were other performances of
the song that didn't chart well. As often happens with
popular songs, a lot of people get sick of them,
and this is one that could definitely drive some people bananas,
(13:43):
and like a key breaky heart. Seventy years later, it
would generate a parody response. A comedian and singer Eddie
Canter would capitalize with the fifteenth most popular recording of
nineteen twenty three. I've got the yes we have no
bananas blues.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Lately I've been on my nothing. I keep hearing nothing
but yes we have no bananas. And I like to
find the guy who propold that lolla by yes we
(14:34):
have no bananas. I would that I could both do
a tamper ray or so where someone wouldn't come along
something that dog on ball.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
I've got the yes we.
Speaker 5 (14:53):
Have no banana blue. I've got the blue now when
I hear it, Oh how I feel it. It's just
like hearing bad you. It hasn't got up fit up then,
And I'm a while Wednesday comn bananas bananas? I wish
(15:14):
I could break up on bisy and biganas say five
day and week five weeks? If yet we have no bananas?
Every time that breaks me freaked? Yes bananas see hey, yes, no,
(15:35):
take them away. I have the yes we are no banana?
Speaker 8 (15:40):
Do they? Yes?
Speaker 2 (15:43):
We have.
Speaker 5 (15:46):
We have ba Stop you better get off the corner.
I'll call a top. While you've got me crazy. I
can't stand it any longer. What's the matter with you?
Speaker 2 (15:57):
Miss?
Speaker 5 (15:58):
I'll tell you what's the matter with me. I've got
that yes we am no banana blue. I've got the blue.
And when I hear it, oh how I hear it,
it's not like hearing mad you. It hasn't got up
fit up then and like a while Wednesday comment bananas
(16:21):
bananas like a fray about bisi and beganners say by
day and sweet five weeks. Yet we had no banana
have three time that Greek sep freak yes because banana
hey n a n yes, No take them away.
Speaker 8 (16:45):
I'm not a yes.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
We have no banana blue for they.
Speaker 1 (16:58):
Eddi Cantor would go on to host many successful radio
programs throughout the thirties and forties for sponsors such as
Chasing Sanborn Texico and Suthapatica. And while this might be
our first time hearing from mister Canter on the Old
Time Radio snack Wagon, I doubt it will be our last.
Speaker 7 (17:17):
Now.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Not all future radio stars were topping the Billboard charts.
Jimmy Duranti, who we heard earlier in the season on
The Big Show, in addition to being a comedian, was
also a very talented piano player and also capable of
writing a pretty snazzy tune. He wrote this one with
(17:38):
Johnny Stein and Jack Roth and the title is I
ain't never had nobody crazy over me.
Speaker 8 (18:05):
Thinks now.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
According to research, there is actually a version of this
song with vocals, and it is held by Syracuse University,
but it hasn't been digitized. Still, it's a cheery tune
to welcome in twenty twenty four and I hope you
enjoy this year. And we'll be back next week with
a more typical edition of the Old Time Radio Snackwagon.
(21:12):
It's time for me to close up the Old Snackwagon,
but don't worry. We'll be back with another serving of
old time radio goodness before you know it. If you
want to enjoy some of our longer form podcast, you
can feast away at my website at Great Detectives dot net.
Your emails are also welcome at Adam at snackwagon dot net.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
The Old Time Radio Snackwagon comes to you from Boise, Idaho.
Your host is Adam Graham. Sound production is by Ryan's
Media LLC. You can listen to past episodes of the
Old Time Radio Snackwagon, as well as connect on social
media at our website at snackwagon dot net. Email suggestions
(21:54):
for episodes to Adam at Snackwagon dot net. This has
been the Old time Radio snack Wagon.
Speaker 1 (22:12):
Until next time. Goodbye,
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