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+ Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973), better known as Eddie Condon, was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in the so-called "Chicago school" of early Dixieland, he also played piano and sang on occasion. Condon was born in Goodland, Indiana, the son of John and Margaret (née McGraw) Condon. He grew up in Momence, Illinois and Chicago Heights, Illinois, where he attended St. Agnes and Bloom High School. After some time playing ukulele, he switched to banjo and was a professional musician by 1921. He was based in Chicago for most of the 1920s, and played with such jazz notables as Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden and Frank Teschemacher. In 1928 Condon moved to New York City. He frequently arranged jazz sessions for various record labels, sometimes playing with the artists he brought to the recording studios, including Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. He organised racially-integrated recording sessions - when these were still rare - with Waller, Armstrong and Henry 'Red' Allen. He played with the band of Red Nichols for a time. Later, from 1938 he had a long association with Milt Gabler's Commodore Records. From the late 1930s on he was a regular at the Manhattan jazz club Nick's. The sophisticated variation on Dixieland music which Condon and his colleagues created there came to be nicknamed "Nicksieland." By this time, his regular circle of musical associates included Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, George Brunies, Edmond Hall and Pee Wee Russell. In 1939, he appeared with "Bobby Hacket and Band" in the Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film musical short-subject, "On the Air". Condon also did a series of jazz radio broadcasts from New York's Town Hall during 1944-45 which were nationally popular. These recordings survive, and have been issued on the Jazzology label.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Eddie Condons Jazz Concert

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.21.1944	first song royal garden blues	+The program originates from The Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Royal Garden Blues...
10.28.1944	first song sweet georgia brown	+ The program originates from The Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Sweet Georgia Bro...
11.04.1944	first song my blue heaven	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "My Blue Heaven."
11.11.1944	first song easter parade	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Easter Parade." T...
11.18.1944	first song way down yonder in new orleans	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Way Down Yonder I...
11.25.1944	first song september in the rain	+The broadcast originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "September In The...
12.02.1944	first song makin friends	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The announcer mentions that this is p...
12.16.1944	first song ballin the jack	+ The program originates from The Ritz Theatre, New York City. AFRS also re-issued this program as "...
12.23.1944	first song jingle bells	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Jingle Bells." See...
12.30.1944	first song walking the dog	+The program originates from The Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Walkin' The Dog."
01.06.1945	first song sunday	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Sunday." Harry Blu...
01.13.1945	first song september in the rain	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre in New York City. The first tune is, "September In The...
01.20.1945	first song jazz me blues	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Jazz Me Blues." Le...
01.27.1945	first song st louis blues	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "St. Louis Blues." ...
02.03.1945	first song its been so long	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "It's Been So Long...
02.10.1945	first song should i	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Should I." This i...
02.17.1945	first song strut miz lizzie	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Strut, Miss Lizzi...
02.24.1945	first song honeysuckle rose	+The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Honeysuckle Rose."...
03.03.1945	first song i found a new baby	+ The first tune is, "I Found A New Baby." Tommy Dorsey plays, "That's A Plenty" for Andy Devine (wh...
03.10.1945	first song sweet georgia brown	+ The program originates from The Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Sweet Georgia Bro...
03.17.1945	first song when irish eyes are smiling	+ The first tune is, "As Long As I Live." The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York Cit...
03.24.1945	first song struttin with some barbecue	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Struttin' With So...
03.31.1945	first song easter parade	+ The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. The first tune is, "Easter Parade." T...
04.07.1945	first song ballin the jack last episode	+The last show of the broadcast series. Two additional programs were released by AFRS, possibly comp...