This blog is dedicated to Big Band, Country and Western (Including Western Swing), old-line Pop, and early Rhythm and Blues and Rock 'n' Roll music.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
I Wanna Go Places And Do Things by Sam Lanin and his Orchestra, 1929
Here's music by Sam Lanin and His Orchestra, "I Wanna Go Places And Do Things," with vocal by Scrappy Lambert.
Recorded in 1929 and released on Romeo #969.
1931 Nat Shilkret - Somebody From Somewhere (Sylvia Froos, vocal)
Time for more Gershwin with another of Ira and George's compositions used in the Fox film "Delicious," which starred Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell.
Here again are Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra with "Somebody From Somewhere," as sung by Sylvia Froos.
Recorded on New Year's Eve of 1931 in New York City and released on Victor #22902.
1931 Nat Shilkret - Delishious (Paul Small, vocal)
From the Fox film "Delicious," we being you Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra with the Ira and George Gershwin-penned "Delishious," with vocal by Paul Small.
Recorded in New York City on December 31, 1931 and released on Victor #22902.
Friday, September 29, 2017
"We Don't Know From Nothin'" Don Redman and His Orchestra 1936
Here now is music by Don Redman and His Orchestra, "We Don't Know From Nothin'," with Don handling the vocal.
Recorded in New York City on September 30, 1936 (81 years ago tomorrow!) and released on Vocalion #3359.
"The Bathtub Ran Over Again" Joe Haymes and His Orchestra 1934
With vocal by Clifford Wetterau (a.k.a. Cliff Weston), here's music by Joe Haymes and His Orchestra, "The Bathtub Ran Over Again."
Recorded in New York City on August 17, 1934 and released on Perfect #15974.
It may have also been released on other American Record Corporation budget labels.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
1935 Phil Ohman - Cheek To Cheek (Kenny Baker, vocal)
In another selection for the RKO motion picture "Top Hat," (which, of course, starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) we present another Irving Berlin composition, "Cheek to Cheek," with Phil Ohman and his Orchestra and vocal by Kenny Baker.
Recorded on July 31, 1935 in Los Angeles and released on Columbia #3077-D.
1935 Phil Ohman - No Strings (Marjorie Lane, vocal)
From the pen of Irving Berlin---and from the RKO motion picture "Top Hat," here's music by Phil Ohman and His Orchestra with "No Strings," with vocal by Marjorie Lane.
Recorded on July 31, 1935 and released on Columbia #3076-D.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)