Lush Life
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, November 29 as we honor composer Billy Strayhorn! Strayhorn worked for decades with Duke Ellington, and during their collaboration wrote some of Ellington's most iconic works, like "Take the 'A' Train," "Satin Doll," "Lush Life" and "Chelsea Bridge." Strayhorn developed his love of music right here in Hillsborough North Carolina, where he spent much of his childhood.
Often called an "invisible genius," Billy Strayhorn never sought the limelight and spent most of his career in Ellington's shadow. Ellington described Strayhorn as "my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine." Tune in and learn more about this immensely talented composer and arranger.
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, November 22 as we celebrate the 110th birthday of Hoagy Carmichael! One of the more jazz-oriented composers in Tin Pan Alley, Carmichael wrote hundreds of of songs including classics like "Stardust," "Georgia On My Mind" and "Up the Lazy River." Carmichael was also a talented pianist and singer, and we'll hear him performing his greatest songs. And we'll hear clips from Carmichael's acting career. Tune in for an afternoon of "Stardust Melodies"!
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, October 18 for an afternoon of sweet dance music! Softer and "sweeter" than jazz or swing, the sweet bands ruled the early 1930s. We'll hear from stars of the era like Paul Whiteman, Rudy Vallee, Fred Waring, Gus Arnheim and Guy Lombardo. Brush up on your charleston, fox trot and lindy hop!
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, August 16 from 2-4 pm for our regularly scheduled program of great jazz and pop vocalists, big band and lounge/exotica. The program will feature a tribute to guitar legend and innovator Les Paul, who died on Wednesday.
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, July 5 from 2-4 pm as we celebrate Independance Day! We'll hear songs about freedom and democracy, baseball and apple pie, and cities and states across America. Join us for an afternoon of wishing our country a happy birthday! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, June 28 from 2-4 pm as we wish a happy birthday to Richard Rodgers! Born on June 28, 1902, Rodgers is one of only two people to have won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers was part of two of America's best loved songwriting teams: Rodgers and Hart, and Rodgers and Hammerstein. We'll hear classic songs from both partnerships, performed by Divaville Lounge favorites and by Rodgers himself. Tune in for this tribute to Richard Rodgers; we'll be dancing on the ceiling! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, May 3 as we celebrate the birthday of Bing Crosby! Singer, actor, radio and television host, with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Der Bingle was an icon of the twentieth century and the model for all male vocalists who followed him. We'll hear from Bing's earliest recordings with the Paul Whiteman orchestra, his rise to stardom as the ultimate crooner, his comic turn in the Road To movies with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, his popular radio program, his work in Hollywood, and his immense contribution to the war effort. Spend your afternoon with Bing and act-cent-chu-ate the positive!
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, April 5 from 2-4 pm for an afternoon of lounge, exotica, and bachelor pad music. We'll hear Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Henry Mancini, the Three Suns, Esquivel, John Buzon Trio, Perrey & Kingsley, Lenny Dee, Perez Prado, and other greats. All you hep cats and cool chicks, pour yourself a cocktail and settle in for a swanky good time!
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, February 22 from 2-4 pm as we celebrate composer Harold Arlen! A beloved contributor to the Great American Songbook, Arlen wrote hundreds of songs with lyricists including Ted Koehler, Yip Harberg and Johnny Mercer. His most famous composition, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," was voted the greatest song of the 20th century by the 
Ring in the New Year with two great hours of Latin music, Divaville Lounge style! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, December 28 from 2-6 pm as we celebrate the end of 2008 with a four-hour trip through musical history! A song for each year, from 1911 through 1965. We'll start with one of the earliest recordings of Irving Berlin's classic "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and work our way through ragtime, hot jazz, sweet jazz, crooners, big band, swing, bossa nova and more. All the great jazz and pop vocalists we play all year round on Divaville Lounge, in one great show. Tune in and say, it was a very good year....
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, December 7 as we celebrate Sarah's favorite male vocalist: Sammy Davis Jr! Sammy strived to be "America's Greatest Entertainer," and we'll hear him singing with some of the great arrangers of his time, doing comedy with the Rat Pack, and even dancing. Tune in for two great hours of Sammy! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on August 10 from 2-4 pm, as we pay tribute to a giant of popular music: Louis Armstrong. Arguably the most important American musician of the 20th century, Armstrong's influence on jazz is hard to measure. We'll learn about the revolutionary New Orleans jazz scene which Armstrong helped create, hear some of his earliest work on cornet with King Oliver and with the Hot Fives, and play favorites from Armstrong's many years of superstardom. Tune in for an afternoon of Satchmo classics!
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, July 6 from 2-4 pm as we celebrate Independance Day! We'll hear songs about freedom and democracy, baseball and apple pie, and cities and states across America. Join us for an afternoon of wishing our country a happy birthday! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, June 1 from 2-4 for the second half of our two-part special in honor of Memorial Day. Today we'll hear from Signor Bucca, the father of Sarah's dear friend Francesca. Signor Bucca was born in Sicily in 1931, and he'll tell us about his experiences during the invasion and occupation. We'll hear a child's perspective on living in a war zone, and we'll hear classic songs from the war years. Tune in for an afternoon of wartime memories at the Divaville Lounge.
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, May 25 from 2-4 as we begin our two-part special in honor of Memorial Day. In this first episode, Sarah's dad returns to the show! Derick Ovenall was born in England in 1930, and he'll tell us about life in the UK during the war. We'll learn what it was like to grow up during the war, and we'll hear classic songs from the war years. Tune in for an afternoon of wartime memories at the Divaville Lounge.
Step into the Divaville Lounge on May 11 from 2-4 pm, as we celebrate the 120th birthday of Irving Berlin. One of the first major stars of Tin Pan Alley, called "The Dean of American Songwriters," Berlin had an immeasurable impact on American popular music. 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, March 16 from 2 to 4 pm as we honor Nat King Cole! Cole was one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, also a visionary jazz pianist and talented songwriter. We'll hear some of Cole's earliest recordings, great songs from the King Cole Trio, the hits which made him a superstar, and terrific performances from his television show. Don't miss this Unforgettable afternoon of Nat King Cole! 
Step into the Divaville Lounge on Sunday, January 27 at our new time of 2-4 pm for a celebration of Jerome Kern's birthday! Kern was a pioneer of American musical theater who wrote music for over 50 Broadway shows and many Hollywood musicals. We'll hear great Jerome Kern songs from his acclaimed shows like Show Boat, Roberta and Swing Time, performed by Divaville Lounge favorites. It's "A Fine Romance," so "Let's Begin"!