Lady with the Gold Baton: Creative History by Garbo Seltzer
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Lady with the Gold Baton: Creative History by Garbo Seltzer
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Singers & instrumentalists of the 30s & 40s. In celebration of mythical bandleader Kay Kemble, "The Lady with the Gold Baton." Occasional thoughts on doing creative things. https://tinyurl.com/yc4w6zvr
Creative Work Report: Yesterday I got the first of the two-part video up on YouTube, and I'll soon have Part 2 up as well. This afternoon I spent a lot of time trying to revive my old printer and then trying to find an Earth-friendly affordable replacement. And then there was laundry...
September 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Today's featured vocalist is Dorothy Lamour.

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Aloha ʻOe (Farewell To Thee) (1948) - Dorothy Lamour and The Crew Chiefs
YouTube video by Croonr1
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September 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Creative Work Report: I've got one important task to get done this evening. The days are getting shorter and i have to tell myself it's not late, it just seems late because it's darker. I still have time to get something worthwhile done.
September 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Today's featured vocalist is Wilf Carter, aka Montana Slim.
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Wilf Carter - You Are My Sunshine 1940 (Montana Slim)
YouTube video by warholsoup100
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September 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Creative Work Report: All I got done were a few social media posts related to my project. My day started out okay, slid sideways for a while, then i recovered and regrouped and dropped off stuff at UPS and came home and did dishes. Back at it tomrrow.
September 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
today's featured vocalist is Groucho Marx.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAVA...

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Omaha, Nebraska - Groucho Marx - 78 rpm
YouTube video by caplan58
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September 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Creative Work Report: Compiling historic photos for a two-part video was more interesting than loading the images into the video app and setting the duration times for each. I've got one video done and hope to finish the other this evening.
September 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today's featured vocalist is Roy Rogers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_p...

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You Should Know (1945) - Roy Rogers
YouTube video by Croonr1
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September 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Gathering images for next video slideshow. Kind of a fun task but a demanding on. If each image lasts 45 seconds, i will need forty images for each half of the two-part video.
August 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Today's featured vocalist is gospel singer Marie Knight.
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Hallelujah What A Song - Marie Knight - 78 rpm
YouTube video by caplan58
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August 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Creative Work Report: Got all five sections of the audio track edited and connected up! Next steps to complete the first half of a two-part video are to add on a music bed and to gather more images for the slideshow.
August 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today's featured instrumentalist is Charlie Parker.
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Charlie Parker / S D 78rpm
YouTube video by taro cross
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August 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Creative Work Report: Taking the time to fix glitches in the audio for my next video. It doesn't have to be perfect but it has to be as good as I can make it. I don't like to insult people by offering them substandard work.
August 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today's featured instrumentalist is Peggy Gilbert.
August 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Creative Work Report: Yesterday our neighbors were doing a porch renovation which involved a loud angle grinder. But either one wants to write or one does not, so I just kept grinding away at my own project.
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today's featured musicians are Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

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Foggy Mountain Special (78rpm Version)
YouTube video by Flatt & Scruggs - Topic
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August 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Creative Work Report: Today I am trimming out unnecessary words from the audio track for a video. So today I am writing by un-writing. I'm just leaving in the really good words.
August 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Today's featured instrumentalist is saxophonist John Hardee.

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Tired - John Hardee's Swingtet - 1946
YouTube video by Swing Blues Jazz 78 RPM
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August 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Creative Work Report: One of those days but I gave myself a pep talk and got some good work done in the early evening.
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Today's featured bandleader is Ted Wallace aka Lloyd Keating.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt-u...
1930 Ted Wallace (as ‘Lloyd Keating’) - Lady Play Your Mandolin (Elmer Feldkamp, vocal)
YouTube video by The78Prof
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August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Today's featured musician is composer, vocalist, and banjo uke whiz George Formby.
August 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Creative Work Report: Managed to find and edit out the problem part of the audio for my next video, the section where the kitchen timer can be heard beeping and I say, "Oh, sh*t," and you hear me getting up to go shut it off.
August 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Creative Work Report: My day began very badly, but by mid-morning things had settled down and then the afternoon was really good. Dinner made and eaten and getting some editing done. Not minding the slowness of the task because I appreciate the day getting better.
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Today's featured vocalist today is Frank Sinatra, so this song can go up.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVx...
On The Island Of Stromboli (1949) - Frank Sinatra
YouTube video by Croonr1
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August 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Creative Work Report: I showed great fortitude today while moving written/recorded passages from one file to another to get things in order. I got some better ideas mid-process and sometimes that can throw everything into chaos but I managed things all right.
August 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM