1939 Vincent Lopez - If I Only Had A Brain (Sonny Schuyler, vocal)

From the legendary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture "The Wizard of Oz," we have music by Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra, "If I Only Had A Brain," with Sonny Schuyler doing his Ray Bolger impersonation with his vocal.



Recorded in Chicago on July 5, 1939 and released on Bluebird #B-10367.



Good stuff from Vincent and the boys here.

1931 Anson Weeks – Was It Wrong? (Don Raymond, vocal)

Time to go Dancin' with Anson!



Here's music by Anson Weeks and His Orchestra entitled "Was It Wrong?"



Vocal by Don Raymond.



Recorded in San Francisco on October 13, 1931 and released on Columbia #2552-D.

1942 HITS ARCHIVE: Remember Pearl Harbor - Sammy Kaye (Glee Club, vocal)

Time to once again Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye.



Recorded ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, here are Sammy and the boys with a song he co-wrote entitled "Remember Pearl Harbor."



Vocal by the Glee Club.



Released on Victor #27738.

Powder Your Face With Sunshine by Sammy Kaye on 1949 RCA Victor 78.

For our first video since this blog's latest name and format change, we present music by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra, "Powder Your Face With Sunshine."



The Three Kaydets handle the vocal here on this 1949 RCA Victor record (#20-3321).

Time to Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye!

NOT AGAIN ?!

I've decided to expand the musical reach of this newly-re-re-named blog as of today.

1887 Cliff Bruner - Draft Board Blues

Time for "Draft Board Blues" with Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers, with vocal by banjo player Bruce Pierce.



Recorded in Dallas on April 28, 1941 and released on Decca #5953 in May of that year.

ZEKE MANNERS &THE SINGING LARIATEERS You'll Get Used To It VICTOR 1947

Here's music by Zeke Manners and The Singing Lariateers, "You'll Get Used To It."



Recorded in 1946 in New York City and released on RCA Victor #20-2247 in April, 1947.