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Sun, March 5, 2006 - 11:34 AM
Sun, March 5, 2006 - 11:28 AM
WHEN:
Thursday March 9th, 2006, 8 pm

WHAT:
CROONERS & SONGBIRDS NIGHT of the VICTROLA!
featuring Dick Wahlberg in a Celebration of Shellac !

WHERE:
Wilde Oscar's
1900 Folsom @ 15th St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 621-7145

Crooners & Songbirds is a monthly cabaret focusing on vocal jazz, blues and popular music from the '20s and '30s. This fourth installment will feature the renowned music historian/producer/afficianado Dick Wahlberg. Bringing his rare early recordings from the 20’s & 30’s and his amazing amazing stories of early jazz and blues legends.

crooners.tribe.net


shel·lac also shel·lack P Pronunciation Key (sh-lk)
n.
A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records.
A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood.
An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.

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