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Showing posts with label Melotone Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melotone Records. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
1935 Chick Bullock - Lulu’s Back In Town
From the Warner Brothers film Broadway Gondolier, here's Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers with "Lulu's Back In Town."
Chick handles the vocal here.
Recorded in New York City on June 19, 1935 and released on Melotone #M13448.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
1935 HITS ARCHIVE: Roll Along Prairie Moon - Smith Ballew
From the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical Here Comes The Band here's Smith Ballew and His Orchestra with "Roll Along Prairie Moon," with Smith doing the vocal.
Recorded in New York City on July 12, 1935 and released on multiple American Record Corporation labels; this one is on Melotone #35-10-06.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Prairie Ramblers - The Lady In Red (1935 hot string band)
Here are the Prairie Ramblers with "The Lady In Red."
Personnel:
Tex Atchison, fiddle
Bill Thall, clarinet/vocal
Possibly Bob Miller, piano
Chick Hurt, tenor banjo
Salty Holmes, guitar
Jack Taylor, string bass
Recorded in New York City on August 17, 1935 and released on Melotone #5-11-53.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Prairie Ramblers "Jug Rag"
Time now for an Old Time Dance with the Prairie Ramblers, "Jug Rag."
This 1936 recording was released on Melotone #6-12-58.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
"Nana" Joe Haymes and His Orchestra 1934
Here's another selection from Joe Haymes and His Orchestra.
Here, Joe and the boys play "Nana" while Clifford Westerau (Cliff Weston) adds the vocal.
Recorded in New York City on October 9, 1934 and released on Melotone #35-10-07 (and possibly on other American Record Corporation economy labels).
Joe Haymes Orchestra-Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail) 6-05-09
From 1936, here's music by Joe Haymes and His Orchestra as the boys play "Christopher Columbus."
Released on Melotone #6-05-09 (and possibly on other ARC economy labels).
Saturday, December 29, 2018
1935 Archie Bleyer - I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin' (Durelle Alexande...
From the "Broadway Melody of 1936," here's Archie Bleyer and His Orchestra with "I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'," with vocal by Durelle Alexander.
Recorded in New York City on June 20, 1935 and released on Melotone #35-10-22, as well as other ARC labels.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Will Osborne and his Orchestra - Hold Your Man - 1933
Here's music by Will Osborne and His Orchestra with "Hold Your Man," from the Jean Harlow-Clark Gable movie of the same name.
Will handles the vocal here.
Recorded on June 15, 1933 and released on Melotone #12722.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
1933 Herb Gordon - It's Only A Paper Moon (Rose Blane, vocal)
Here's music by Herb Gordon and His Orchestra, "It's Only A Paper Moon," with vocal by Rose Blane.
Recorded in New York City on October 6, 1933 and released on Melotone #M 12806.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
1932 Art Kahn (ARC studio orch) - It Was So Beautiful (Chick Bullock, vo...
Here's music by "Art Kahn's" Orchestra (in reality the American Record Corporation's studio band), "It Was So Beautiful"
Chick Bullock handles the vocal here.
Recorded on July 1, 1932 in New York City and released on Melotone #12441.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Ah, But I've Learned! by Ed Loyd and his Orchestra (Gene Kardos Orch), 1932
Here's a wonderful recording by Gene Kardos and His Orchesta (under the nom de plume of Ed Loyd) entitled "Ah, But I've Learned."
Vocal by Chick Bullock.
Recorded in December of 1932 and released on Melotone records.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Westerners "The Little Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whistle" LOUISE MASSE...
Here now is music by Louise Massey and The Westerners, a little ditty entitled "The Little Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whistle."
This was recorded and released under The Massey Family.
Recorded on June 18, 1935 in Chicago.
Released on Melotone #M6-10-59 in October, 1936.
Reissued on Vocalion #04414 in October, 1938.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Louise Massey & The Westerners Is It True What They Say About Dixie
Time for music by Louise Massey and the Westerners, "Is It True What They Say About Dixie," with Louise on the main vocal.
Recorded in New York City on June 8, 1936 and released on Melotone Records, an ARC label.
Produced by Arthur Satherley.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Prairie Ramblers - That Old Home Town Of Mine (Is Still Alive) (1935 hot...
Here's music by the Prairie Ramblers, "That Old Home Town Of Mine (Is Still Alive).
Personnel:
Tex Atchinson, fiddle/vocal
Chick Hurt, mandolin
Salty Holmes, guitar
Jack Taylor, string bass
No Patsy Montana. Sorry.
Recorded on March 28, 1935 in New York City and released on Melotone Records, one of the ARC labels.
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