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NOT JUST A POODLE SKIRT, chrome, pink & black 50s themed cafe, although that era is well represented. Nostalgia is part of it, but our first principle is the idea that the era between the 20s and early 60s produced a vast amount of superior popular entertainment: jazz, musical theatre, and popular music, as well as some of the best movies ever madea wealth of rich content worth exploring in depth. |
We present this material in the setting of an old-fashioned soda fountain and art deco jukebox loaded with tunes both well-known and obscure, representing each decade in our period of interest. Enjoy our fountain treats; browse our music and movie offerings on CD and DVD; books on the people and trends in the history of jazz, dance bands and early radio & TV; the actors, directors and studios; and hundreds of posters and other memorabilia. |
You are encouraged to poke around on this site; check out some of the sound and movie files, and regard them as previews of things to come. And don't miss the links to some very cool nostalgia/historic sites. Your comments are welcome; you can email me at dmiller@gv.net.
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WATCH clips from old Hollywood movies, short music films and TV shows, many of which the Jitterbug Palace will offer for sale.
FILM CLIP PAGE UPDATED 12-8-07
IMPORTANT: clear your cache often in order to see the newest additions.
MOVIE GENRES WILL INCLUDE:
Silent Classics
Musicals
Screwball Comedies
WW II
Astaire & Rogers
Film Noir
Adventure
Science Fiction
Swashbucklers
Serials
Comedy
Hitchcock
Westerns
Selected TV Shows
NEW WEB CAM! See Jitterbug Palace's home town on the GRASS VALLEY CAM
 To be updated about store location
and other developments, and to suggest products (movies, music, books, posters)
you would be interested in, EMAIL ME. Put Jitterbug Palace in the subject line.
Bookmark this site and come back often--I'll be updating it frequently.
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Milkshakes
Sundaes
Banana Splits
New York Egg Cremes
Fountain Drinks
Mary Fraser Candies
 Featuring your favorite big band, pop, doowop, surf, western swing, R&B and rock and roll hits. Well-represented also is The Great American Song Book—The Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern.
The Flamingos Listen
Bing Crosby Listen
Cab Calloway Listen
The Beachboys Listen
The Four Freshmen Listen
Johnny Otis Listen
Tadd Dameron Listen
Billie Holliday Listen
Miles Davis Listen
Chuck Berry Listen
The Boswell Sisters Listen
Frank Sinatra Listen
Etta James Listen
Louis Jordan Listen
Fred Astaire Listen
The Spaniels Listen
Peggy Lee Listen
Nat King Cole Listen
Boyd Raeburn Listen
Bob Wills & Texas Playboys Listen
The Ronettes Listen
King Pleasure Listen
Glenn Miller Listen
The Cadillacs Listen
Chick Webb Listen
Slim Gaillard Listen
Joe Mooney Listen
Dick Dale & his Deltones Listen
The Marketts Listen
Patsy Cline Listen
The Metallics Listen
Judy GarlandBrenda LeePerry ComoThe Everly BrothersGerry MulliganJerry Lee LewisBix BeiderbeckeThe Righteous BrothersLes Paul & Mary FordLouis ArmstrongLouis PrimaJames Brown & his Famous FlamesLes Brown & his Band of RenownBobby DarinThelonious MonkLavern BakerDuke EllingtonChet BakerThe SupremesThe BelairsStan KentonJesse BelvinHank WilliamsSanto & JohnnyThe Dorsey BrothersBo DiddleyBenny GoodmanThe Paris SistersArtie ShawCharlie ParkerThe OrlonsJeri SouthernJack TeagardenJimmy ClantonJimmy BlantonThe ShirellesPatti PageRay NoblePaul Whitemans Rhythm BoysThe DellsElvis PresleyEtta JonesWoody HermanJimmy SmithCount BasieElla FitzgeraldRichie ValensFletcher HendersonDoris DayMartha & the VandellasThe VenturesRoy EldridgeAnita O'DayDion & the BelmontsClaude ThornhillThe HarptonesJudy HollidayHenry ManciniThe BobettesThe Maguire SistersThe CloversThe DiamondsJimmy LuncefordRoy OrbisonJune ChristyBuddy HollyRay NobleTommy DorseyLarry ClintonLee Wileyand more . . .

CLICK ANY TITLE to listen to these mini radio shows showcasing music The Jitterbug Palace will offer for sale in the store. Most run about an hour.
Aircheck
NEW! (5-21-06) Early R&B, 50s-60s jazz, 30s-40s swing
Straight Ahead Jazz from a previous radio broadcast
Jazz-no particular focus
The Great American Songbook
West Coast Jazz & Similar Sounds
West Coast Program Notes
(PDF)
Hot Jazz & Popular Music late 20s-early 30s
Big Band & Swing late 30s-early 40s
Early 60s Pop & Doowop

CLICK THE LINK BELOW for a multimedia preview/commercial for the Jitterbug Palace. It may take quite a while to download and will open in a separate window.
PREVIEW
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 About the musicians, the bands, the movies, the studios, the stars . . .
 changing regularly, about the bands, the movies, the performers, historical info about the different eras
 Test your knowledge and win fountain treats and merchandise.
Many of these sites feature podcasts, RealAudio, MP3 or other sound files.
DIVAVILLE: Nothing but great singers broadcast live every Wednesday evening, 6-9 West Coast time.
Great early jazz site featuring sound and movie clips, as well as lots of info.
Lily Wilde, Portland-based retro jazz singer & band
Film Noir 'net
The Puppini Sisters, British retro girl group. Great web site
Mary Rademacher, wonderful jazz/pop singer based in Michigan
The Stolen Sweets: Boswell Sisters tribute group from Portland
Hollywood on the Radio
Tracy-Hepburn Podcast
Vocal Group Harmony-lots of great music!
Savoy Ballroom
The Hard Bop Home Page
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Bob Dorough A cool old movie site
Radio Hall of Fame
Great online 20s-30s radio station
Brian Lee's Color Radio
Beachboys Historic Monument
Great American Songbook
Savoy Style
Fred Astaire
A Great Day in Harlem
Clara Bow (the It Girl)
Harpo Marx
The Gershwins
Downtown Grass Valley
Great U-Pick Farmstand (my neighbor)
Doug's home page
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