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Alec Wilder penned the title song from this compilation, stating the theme in general of this selection of songs. Covering a span of the mid twenties to the late 30's, these sophisticated love songs cover many facets of romance - sometimes challenging, funny, or jazzy, but never too slow. Chick Bullock, born(September 16, 1898 was most active in the 1930s, having recorded over 500 tunes during his career. Mostly associated with the ARC group of labels (Melotone, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, Romeo, and credited "Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers". Other freelance vocalists recording for the ARC family including Smith Ballew, Harold "Scrappy" Lambert, Elmer Feldkamp, Helen Rowland, Paul Small, Dick Robertson, Helen Ward and many more. The ARC label had an all-star studio lineup including Sylvester Ahola-Bunny Berigan-Sterling Bose-Frank Guarente-Bob Ef fros-t/ Tommy Dorsey-Charlie Butterfield-Jack Teagarden-tb/ Jimmy Dorsey-Chester Hazlett-Freddy Martin-Sid Stoneburn-Arnold Brilhart-cl-as-bar etc./ Larry Binyon-Mutt Hayes-cl-ts-f etc./ Joe Venuti-Harry Hoffman-Walter Edelstein-Lou Kosloff-vn/ Joe Meresco-Arthur Schutt-p/ Eddie Lang-Carl Kress-Dick McDonough-Perry Botkin-Tommy Felline-bj-g/ Joe Tarto-bb-sb/ Hank Stern-bb/ Artie Bernstein-Dick Cherwin-sb/ Stan King-Larry Gomar-d-vib-etc./ and many more. Arrangements tend to be less commercial and stand the test of time in theisr originality. Rarely performing live because of a facial disfigurement, due to an eye affliction, Bullock was born in Montana to William and Emily Bullock, both of whom were immigrants from England. He began his career in vaudeville and sang in movie palaces. His career as a studio vocalist took off in the late 20s, and in the 1930s he sang with musicians such as Duke Ellington, Luis Russell, Cab Calloway, Bunny Berigan, Bill Coleman, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Venuti, and Eddie Lang. Proving so popular that he used pseudonyms for some recordings, including the name Sleepy Hall - which could be confusing because there was an actual person with that name. In the 1940s the World War II recording ban essentially ended Bullock's career. He moved to California and took up real estate.
Out On A Limb Disc #1 160AN
OUT ON A LIMB CHICK BULLOCK AND HIS LEVEE LOUNGERS VOC 5171 09/18/39 26081 WILDER
MOONGLOW ETHEL WATERS DEC 140 08/20/34 38352 HUDSON
TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS BING CROSBY DEC 757 03/24/36 308 NOBLE
IF I COULD BE WITH YOU MCKINNEY'S COTTON PICKERS GEORGE THOMAS VIC V-38118 01/31/30 58545 CREAMER-JOHNSTONE
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN HENRY KING JOE SUDY DEC 937 09/11/36 607 COLE PORTER
SOMEBODY LOVES YOU JACK PLANT AS CAROL PORTER ECL 221 05/15/32 697 TOBIAS-DE ROSE
I'D RATHER BE BLUE FANNY BRICE LEONARD JOY VIC 21815 12/17/28 49261 FISHER-ROSE
MOON IS LOW FRANK LUTHER VIC 22330 03/04/30 58592 FREED-BROWN
ALL BY YOURSELF IN THE MOONLIGHT JOHNNY MARVIN VIC 21851 01/18/29 49029 WALLACE
THREE LITTLE WORDS SAM LANIN PAUL SMALL HOW 1117 10/01/30 KALMAR-RUBY
WHOLE DARNED THING'S FOR YOU BEN SELVIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA DON HOWARD COL 2177-D 04/09/30 150158 TURK-AHLERT
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER IRVING AARONSON AND HIS COMMANDERS BING CROSBY MEL 13169 07/05/34 183 ROBIN-RAINGER
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THAT GETS ME MILDRED BAILEY RED NORVO CQ 9107 09/13/38 23465 ROBIN-RAINGER
IT'S SWELL OF YOU RUTH ETTING DEC 1212 04/01/37 62090 GORDON-REVEL
SOON CONNEE BOSWELL DEC 2879 06/22/39 1783 STRIKE UP THE BAND GERSHWIN
BRIGHTEN MY DAYS ESTHER WALKER BR 3226 06/01/26 0 BLOOM
UNDERNEATH THE RUSSIAN MOON BELLE BAKER BR 4343 05/01/29 29661 KENDIS-SAMUELS-GUSMAN
HUGGABLE,KISSABLE YOU JACK BLUE'S TEXANS APX 8955 04/19/29 8701 BIBO
I'M ONLY MAKING BELIEVE WELCOME LEWIS VIC 22126 09/18/29 56130 DAVIS-COOTS
HOW AM I TO KNOW? GENE AUSTIN VIC 22128 09/19/29 56138 JACK KING-DOROTHY PARKER
YOU'RE A REAL SWEETHEART ROGER WOLFE KAHN FRANKIE MARVIN VIC 21510 06/26/28 45826 CAESAR-FRIEND
EXCUSE ME,LADY HARRY JACOBSON EBR 1278 01/01/29 LESLIE-GILBERT-NICHOLLS
DRIFTING UNDER A SUMMER MOON JAY WILBUR (AS CONNECTICUT COLLEGIANS) Louis Spiro ECL 250 07/20/32 JW 769-1-2 HARDING-CONINGSBY
LONELY TROUBADOUR RUDY VALLEE VIC 22136 08/21/29 56104 KLENNER
WASTING MY LOVE ON YOU NICK LUCAS(THE CROONING TROUBADOUR) BR 4959 09/01/30 33989 LESLIE-WARREN Available Options:
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