Jack Norton's Old-Time Radio Show: 1920s and 1930s 78 RPM Records
Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 20 segments
Travel back to the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s as vaudeville blues and ragtime hokum musician Jack Norton spins his favorite 78 rpm records from his collection. From early hot jazz to jug band blues…
Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you
Or
just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time . . . Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again
It's been a
long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time.
You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you.
Or
just
how empty they all seemed without you.
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again.
Long,
long time.
Well, thank you, fellas.
I've got a way to keep in style.
Powder your face with sunshine.
Put on a great big smile.
Make up your eyes with laughter.
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while.
Whistle a tune of gladness.
Glow never was in style.
The future's
brighter
when hearts are lighter.
Smile, smile, smile
Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you
Or
just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time . . . Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again
It's been a
long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time.
You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you.
Or
just
how empty they all seemed without you.
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again.
Long,
long time.
Well, thank you, fellas.
I've got a way to keep in style.
Powder your face with sunshine.
Put on a great big smile.
Make up your eyes with laughter.
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while.
Whistle a tune of gladness.
Glow never was in style.
The future's
brighter
when hearts are lighter.
Smile, smile, smile
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