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Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
The Refreshment Club1936-11-23The first show of the series. The first tune is un-named, imitating a train trip. Clark's first song is, "When Did You Leave Heaven?"
The Refreshment Club1936-11-24The first tune is, "When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South." Helen Jane sings, "Polly Wolly Doodle" with lyrics describing members of the cast. Don reads a heart-warming poem titled, "When This Old Ring Was New."
The Refreshment Club1936-11-25The first tune is, "Semper Fidelis." Matrices #MS01277/8. "The Ranch Boys" consists of Curley Bradley, Jack Ross and Shorty Carson. Curley plays straight man to one of Don's corny jokes.
The Refreshment Club1936-11-26The first tune is, "Lady Of Spain." Matrices #MS01588/9.
The Refreshment Club1936-11-27The first tune is a college football medley. Matrices #MS01586/87. Eddie Ballantine plays, "Ragging The Scales."
The Refreshment Club1936-11-30The first tune is unidentified with a nautical theme. Matrices #MS01600/01. Clark Dennis sings, "No Regrets."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-01A pre-Christmas show. The first tune is, "Cross Patch." Matrices #MS01602/3. The orchestra and Walter Blaufuss play Walter's famous composition, "My Isle Of Golden Dreams."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-02The first tune is, "Strike Up The Band." Matrices #MS01606/7.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-03The first tune is, "Temptation." Don tells a story about the funeral of John Howard Payne, the composer who wrote, "Home Sweet Home."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-04The first tune is, "Goody, Goody." Jack Rose plays, "I Never Knew" as a guitar solo, demonstrating why he's known as, "The Man With 1000 Fingers."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-07The first tune is, "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle." Matrices #MS01610/1.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-08The first tune is, "Pennies From Heaven." Matrices #1459/60.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-09The first tune is, "In Chicago March." The show concludes with a fully orchestrated. "Light Cavalry Overture."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-10The first tune is, "Two-Buck Tim From Timbuktu."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-11The first tune is, "Wake Up and Sing." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-14The first tune is, "Let Yourself Go." Matrices #MS01466/7. Helen Jane gives a recipe for a fruitcake with ingredients taken from the bible!
The Refreshment Club1936-12-16The first tune is, "On The Square March." Matrices #MS 01476
The Refreshment Club1936-12-17The first tune is, "I Feel A Song Coming On." After Helen Jane's song (about 13 minutes in), it sounds like the program was edited (on disc)! World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-18The first tune is, "Sing, It's Good For You." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-21The first tune is, "Roll Out Of Bed With A Smile." Clark Dennis sings, "Rainbow On The River." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-22The first tune is, "Roll Out Of Bed With A Song." Clark Dennis sings a nice, "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-23The first tune is, "The Diplomat March." It's Don's birthday, and he sings (or tries to). Don gets a telephone call from Santa Claus. Matrices #MS01493/4.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-24The first tune is, "Drums In My Heart." The cast takes a trip on, "The Good Ship Lollipop" to visit Santa Claus at The North Pole. Matrices #MS01495/6.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-25The first tune is, "I Love Louisa." Helen Jane Behlke does a very nice, "Until The Real Thing Comes Along" (after a terrible pun by Don). Christmas Eve is when the toys come to life. Don ends the show with a recital, with, "That Old Rugged Cross" playing in the background, that brings a tear to the eye.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-28The first tune is, "She Comes From Dixie."
The Refreshment Club1936-12-29The first tune is, "There's Frost On The Moon." "My child is smarter than your child." The cast does a "rug dance" while the orchestra plays, "In The Hall Of The Mountain King." Helen Jane Behlke sings, "Polly Wolly Doodle" again, with lyrics about members of the cast.
The Refreshment Club1936-12-30The first tune is, "On The Mall." Matrix #MS 01825
The Refreshment Club1936-12-31The first tune is, "Stand Up and Cheer." Matrices #MS01826/7. In a very dated joke, Don refers to the League of Nations as a pack of cards ("The deuce always comes out on top").
The Refreshment Club1937-01-01The first tune is, "La Bamba." Matrices #MS01836/7.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-04The first tune is, "You're Tough To Me" (?). The matrices are #MS01838/9.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-05The first tune is, "The Continental." Matrices #MS01840/1.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-08The first tune is, "Why Do I Lie To Myself About You." Helen Jane sings a vocal to the music of, "Taps."
The Refreshment Club1937-01-11The first tune is, "High and Low." The second tune is, "My Romance." Don sings an original song in honor of Walter Blaufuss.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-12The first tune is, "I've Got My Fingers Crossed." Don reads a letter from a listener who was warned not to drink the water in South America and was relieved to find Coca-Cola on the menu. Bill Krenz plays, "A fine Romance." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-13The first selection is, "Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-14The first tune is, "We Saw The Sea." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-15The first tune is, "You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes." Pianist Bill Krenz plays, "Sapphire." The Cadets sing, "The Wedding of Jack and Jill. Matrix: MS#05361
The Refreshment Club1937-01-15The first tune is, "Gold Diggers Lullaby" ("With Plenty Of Money and You"). World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-15The first tune is, "We'll Rest At The End Of The Trail." Matrix #MS05157. Announcer Bob Denton reveals how to get a cold Coca-Cola when you don't have a refrigerator.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-18The first tune is, "I Love A Parade." The orchestra plays, "Golden Sands and Silvery Seas," written by Walter Blaufuss. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-19The first tune is, "A Happy Landing." This is a Tuesday broadcast.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-20The first tune is, "Dunder und Blitzen March." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-21The first tune is, "Rise and Shine." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-22The first tune is, "Love Is Sweeping The Country." Don tells the story about a "hard-boiled cop" that will bring a tear to your eye. The Cadets do a nice, "Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl."
The Refreshment Club1937-01-25The first tune is, "My Love, My Tune." The cast "goes 'a hunting."
The Refreshment Club1937-01-26The first tune is, "I Take You." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-27The first tune is, "The War Correspondent March." Helen Jane sings a nice, "It's De-Lovely" and The Ranch Boys do a beautiful, "Empty Saddles In The Old Corral." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-28The first tune is, "Gee, But You're Swell." Matrices #MS01949/50. Bob Denton mentions that 25 people (cast and crew) are needed to put on this show.
The Refreshment Club1937-01-29The first tune is, "The Lady In Red." Matrices #MS01951/2.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-01The first tune is, "Hallelujah,Things Look Rosy Now." The orchestra plays, "The Darkies Jubilee." The program opening is upcut. The orchestra plays, " The Darkies' Jubilee."
The Refreshment Club1937-02-02The first tune is, "The Maine Stein Song." Ralph Smith does a xylophone solo of, "Dancing Tambourine." Bill Krenz plays, Jazz Theme and Variations." Don plays, "My Child Is Smarter Than Your Child." Matrix MS 05245
The Refreshment Club1937-02-03The first tune is, "The March For Liberty." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-04The first tune is, "Crazy Rhythm." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-05The first tune is, "You're Too Good To Be True." A reading from Helen Jane Behlke's diary is featured. Pianist Williams Krenz plays, "The Flight Of The Bumble."
The Refreshment Club1937-02-08The first tune is, "Anything Can Happen." Matrices #MS 05039/44
The Refreshment Club1937-02-09The first tune is, "Peter Piper."
The Refreshment Club1937-02-10The first tune is, "The National Emblem March." Don tells (with a straight face) about the farmer who's bull swallowed a cherry bomb. It was abominable!"
The Refreshment Club1937-02-11The first tune is, "I nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-12The first tune is, "Presidents On Parade." Bill Krenz plays a nice, "Stardust." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-16The first tune is, "It's Just The Gypsy In Me." It's finally revealed that the glugging sound on every show (as the Coca-Cola is poured over ice) is made by Don McNeill, using his mouth. "My kid is smarter Than Your Kid," The orchestra plays a "rug dance" to give housewives a chance to dance with their carpets. Don mentions that these programs are "prepared" (that is, recorded) nine weeks in advance of the indicated broadcast dates, Pianist Bill Krenz plays "Moonlight and Roses," sounding like a player piano.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-17The first tune is, "The Up The Street March." Don McNeill sounds like he's introduced as, "John McNeill." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-18The first tune is, "Troubles Don't Like Music." "Elmer" is portrayed by Walter Blausfuss on the entire series. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-19The first tune is, "Better Get Off Your High Horse." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-22The first tune is, "The Daughters Of The American Revolution March." Don't miss Don's pun about the frightened ghost. Today is George Washington's birthday. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-23The first tune is, "You Do The Darnedest Things." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-24The first tune is a march titled, "La Francais." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-25The first tune is, "Flying Down To Rio." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-02-26The first tune is, "Good News." The Cadets sing, "My Cathedral." This is the first song written by Walter Blaufuss and Don McNeill.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-01The first tune is, "Oh, You Know!" Don mentions that one of the tunes played on the show was from, "Gold Diggers Of 1937," which premiered December 26, 1936. Don also introduces the members of the band. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-02The first tune is, "Floating Down To Cotton Town." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-03The first tune is, "The Our Director Match."
The Refreshment Club1937-03-06The first tune is, "The Billboard March." The band then plays a swinging, "Bugle Call Rag." "Memory Time" recalls, "The Wife In The Home." The show ends with that familiar conclusion to, "The William Tell" overture. Matrices #MS 01843?4
The Refreshment Club1937-03-08The first tune is, "Look Who's Here." Joan Griggs is leaving "The Escorts" for a career in Hollywood. This is the last appearance of "The Escorts" on the program. Don't miss Walter Blaufuss' arrangement of, "Dinah." Matrix #MS05293
The Refreshment Club1937-03-09The first tune is, "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cheries" World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-10The first tune is, "Anchor's Aweigh." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-11The first tune is, "Valencia." Eddie Ballantine (trumpet) plays, "The Milenburg Joys."
The Refreshment Club1937-03-12Helen Jane speaks about Easter clothes for women. Pianist Bill Krenz plays, "Street Scene." Matrix #MS05466.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-15The first tune is, "Sing Before Breakfast." The kids of Don McNeill and Clark Dennis have a chat on the radio (they're very young). World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-16The first tune is, "You'll Get By."
The Refreshment Club1937-03-17The first tune is, "Jingle Bells." Matrix #MS 0538/9. A St. Patrick's Day program.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-18The first tune is, "The Lullaby Of Broadway." Matrix #05396
The Refreshment Club1937-03-19The first tune is, "O.K., G.A."
The Refreshment Club1937-03-22The first tune is, "This Is The Missus." Walter Blauefuss recalls his visits to France.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-23The first tune is, "Drums In My Heart." Don has Clark Dennis sing a song that's not played on the air nearly enough times. It's "The National Anthem," and it's a surprise to hear it in the midst of a variety program. Don and Clark Dennis have an argument during the program.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-24The first tune is, "The El Capitan March." The Don McNeill-Clark Dennis argument continues. Don interviews Carl Fasshauer, the program's violinist. Carl mentions that he owns an Amati violin that he plays on the program. Several of the programs in this series feature interviews with members of the orchestra. They sound as if they're being read off a script. The musicians all seem to be uncomfortable being interviewed.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-25The first tune is, "I Know That You Know." Richard "Beau" Brummel is interviewed about his instrument (the viola) and his career. He plays, "The Bee" (on the viola), accompanied on the piano by Bill Krenz. "Uncle Elmer" (alter Blaufuss) tells a story of the Easter Bunny filled with Easter Eggs and puns.
The Refreshment Club1937-03-26The first tune is, "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now." The program features an extended salute to the city of, "St. Louis."
The Refreshment Club1937-03-29The first tune is, "Boo Hoo." Walter Blaufuss recalls his visit to Spain during the 1929 World's Fair,
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The Refreshment Club1937-03-31The first tune is, "The American Boy. Matrices #MS05644/5. Al Shpeagle (?, cello) tell how he began his career.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-01An April Fool's Day program. Matrices #MS05646/7. Every song on the program and every performer on the program are introduced with the wrong name. The first tune is introduced as, "Trust In Me," but is really "April Showers." Elmer, who plays the tuba on this program, is really Walter Blaufuss. He tells about how he played the tuba at Teddy Roosevelt's inauguration (and is quite funny). Walter than plays "Annie Laurie" as a tuba solo.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-02The first tune is, "Saskatchewan." Matrices #MS05648/9. The program salutes Baltimore, home of WFBR, which is carrying the program.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-05The first tune is, "Christopher Columbus." Matrices #MS05656/7. Walter Blaufuss tells about his trip to Germany.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-06The first tune is, "To The Future."
The Refreshment Club1937-04-07The first tune is, "Father Of Victory." Trombonist Carol Martin is interviewed; he stiffly reads all the replies.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-08The first tune is, "Oh, Babe, Maybe Some Day." Matrix #MS 05663/2. Trumpeter Eddie Ballantine is interviewed and tells the history of his instrument.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-09A salute to Allentown, Pennsylvania. The first tune is, "Ridin' High." Matrix #MS0566718
The Refreshment Club1937-04-12The first tune is, "Look What I've Got." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-13The first tune is, "Ain't He Got Rhythm." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-14The first tune is, "The American Red Cross March." Jack Rose (banjo) describes his youth living on New York City's Bowery. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-15The first tune is, "It Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do." Fordyce Kendall talks about his youth in Missouri. He plays an oboe solo titled, "The Sprit Of The Nile." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-16The first tune is, "Oh, Say Can You Swing?" The program features a salute to Boston. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-20The first tune is, "I Love You." World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-21The first tune is, "The Columbia Post March" (it's actually, "The Washington Post March"). Flautist Ted Wheeler tells about his youth in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. World transcription.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-22The first tune is, "Carnival In Cotton Town. Harold Kooden is interviewed about his instrument (the sax) and performs a selection. Matrices #MS05588/9.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-23The first tune is, Swing High, Swing Low." Matrices #MS05590/1. The program salutes WBMF and Columbu, Ohio.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-26The first tune is, "Timber." Matrices #MS05811/2. Walter Blaufuss recalls his trip to London and Liverpool.
The Refreshment Club1937-04-27The first tune is, "Doin' The Suzie Q." The matrices are #MS05813/4
The Refreshment Club1937-04-28The first tune is, "The Spirit Of Independance March." Matrices #MS05815/6. Don interviews Ralph Smith (who plays drums and marimba) from the band. Ralph tells about his youth in Saginaw, Michigan. Helen Jane sings a tune with an interersting title, "My Sit-Down Strike For Love."
The Refreshment Club1937-04-29The first tune is, "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" Matrices #MS05817/8. Jack Rose tells about his guitar and plays, "Feeling My Way."
The Refreshment Club1937-04-30The first tune is, "Get Yourself A New Broom." Matrices #MS05819/20. The program salutes Salt Lake City. Bill Krenz plays, "Tea For Two." The Cadets do an up-tempo, "The Night Ride."
The Refreshment Club1937-04-30The first tune is, "Get Yourself A New Broom." Pianist Bill Krenz plays, "Tea For Two." The band plays a hot tune called, "Night Ride." The program features a salute to Salt The first 15:02 of the program.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-03The first tune is, "I Can't Break The Habit Of You." Matrices #MS08003/4, Walter Blaufuss tells about his trip to Belgium in 1927...and sings!
The Refreshment Club1937-05-03The first tune, is, "Boo Hoo." Walter Blaufuss describes his trip to Belgium and sings a song in German (Flemish?). Dopn reads a moving poem by James Whitcomb Riley, entitled, "Away." Walter sinbgs! The last appearance of "The Cadets" on the show.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-04The first tune is, "One In A Million." Matrices #MS08005/6.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-05The first tune is, "Under The Double Eagle." Don predicts that the new song, written by the show's producer (Ken Burton), will be a hit. The title is, "How Can It Be." "Elmer" (Walter Blaufuss) demonstrates how he plays his instrument (the bass violin). It's quite interersting.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-06The first tune is, "Swing For Sale." Harold Kooden tells about his instrument (the clarinet) and plays a selection written by Carol Martin.. Matrices #MS08009/10.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-07The first tune is, "San Francisco." The program is dedicated to the city of San Francisco. Bill Krenz plays a fast tempo, "Nola." Matrices #MS08011/2.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-10The first tune is, "Got A Brand New Suit." Walter remembers his trip to Vienna in 1923.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-11The first tune is, "As Long As You've Got Your Health." Matrices #MS05850/1.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-12The first tune is, "The National Fensible March." Raise your hand if you know what a "fensible" is (without looking it up). Matrices #MS05833/4. Ted Wheeler speaks about the tenor sax and plays, "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." Don gets to play his ocarina.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-13The first tune is, "How Could You?" Matrices #MS05854/5. Jack Rose gives a talk about his mandolin.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-14The first tune is, "Heat Wave." Matrices #MS05856/7.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-17The first tune is, "Fine and Dandy." Matrices #MS05868/9. Walter Blaufuss tells about his visit to Budapest in 1923. Don introduces the program's sound-effects man, who is Curt Mitchell. Among the other effects he supplied during the series was the strange gargling sound made with his throat. This was heard during the "Coca-Cola Ritual" at the beginning of every program.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-18The first tune is, "Forty-Second Street." Matrices #MS05870/1.
The Refreshment Club1937-05-19The first tune is, "Mothers Of Democracy March." Don interviews Fordyce Kendall about the instrument he plays, the baritone sax. Jack Ross of, "The Ranch Boys" tries to describe how a cowboy "blazes a trail."
The Refreshment Club1937-05-20The first tune is, "Love Is Good For Anthing That Ails You." Matrices #MS05874/5. Frank Papile tells about the history of the, "Pianocordion" and then plays "special effects," possible only on the "Accordion" and also, "Sophisticated Lady." Walter Blaufuss mentions that he's "Hungy As A Bear," and has to prove it on the air."
The Refreshment Club1937-05-21The last show of the series. The name of the first tune isn't given, but it's the same tune that began the first show of the series. Matrices #MSO5876/7. A letter from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company to Don and the cast of the show is read on the air.
The Refreshment Club1937-11-07The first tune is, "It Happened In Chicago.: Matrices MS 01845/6.
The Refreshment Club1937-12-15The first tune is, "You Hit The Spot." Eddie Ballantine leads a Dixieland group playing a tune dedicated to all postmen, "Stompin' At The Savoy."
The Refreshment Club2020-09-25The first tune has the enigmatic title of, "Rock and Roll." Matrix #MS05195