# Make Believe Ballroom - 5/15/26 Edition

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Podcast: [Make Believe Ballroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-believe-ballroom-306732)
Published: 2026-05-15T22:28:49+00:00
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## Resource

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, Count Basie’s ode to the draft, two first-time-ever-recorded hits for Fats Waller, the mother of boogie woogie, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.

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