#722 (Week of 8/27/11 - 9/2/11)

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"Good Man"
by Todd Rhodes Orchestra
Vocal by Kitty Stevenson and The Band
on King 4486-AA
released in 1951

Above: Todd Rhodes, who was a pianist, composer, arranger and orchestra leader.

Click HERE for an article about Todd Rhodes by Jim Gallert.
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Above: Columns from the (L) 9/27/47 and (R) 10/25/47 issues of The Billboard magazine.

Above: Clipping from the 1/29/49 issue of The Billboard magazine.

Above: Columns from the 1/29/49 issue of The Billboard magazine. The referenced Four Shades Of Rhythm had releases on both Vitacoustic and Old Swingmaster.

Above: Column from the 8/20/49 issue of The Billboard magazine.

Above: Review from the 5/13/50 issue of The Billboard magazine.

Above Left: Label image of King 4486-AA released in November 1951. Bio DeeJay label: "For a long time Todd Rhodes was a fixture in the Detroit area. He played in and around the Motor City for years, but lately he has been on the road constantly. Todd has the knack of making his small band sound very big. He arranges in such fashion that his combo of alto, tenor, baritone, trumpet, piano, bass and drums sounds much bigger."

Above Right: Label image of King 4240-B, "Blues For The Red Boy," an instrumental released in 1948. The label shows the musicians as T. Rhodes - Piano; J. Williams - Bass; H. Tally - Drums; H. Thompson - Trumpet; H. Dismukes - Alto Sax; L. Barnett - Tenor Sax; G. Favors - Baritone Sax. This was Alan Freed's theme song for his WJW radio broadcasts in Cleveland (Audio of this provided below).

Listen to this week's selections by Todd Rhodes Orchestra: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio...             1. Good Man (1951)           2. Blues For The Red Boy (1948)           3. Alan Freed WJW Intro (1954)             ALL THREE played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             1. Good Man           2. Blues For The Red Boy           3. Alan Freed WJW Intro      C. Stream/Download Media Player...             1. Good Man           2. Blues For The Red Boy           3. Alan Freed WJW Intro

The Billboard Review 6/25/49

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