Maurice Gunsky #3 Recorded 1927 - 1940? 205C
In 1930, all Gunsky's records were still in the Victor catalog , but 1938 saw only his debut recording "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose" backed with "Why Do I Always Remember" remaining available. This recording was issued as well in the U.K. on the Zonophone label and had sold more 230,000 copies by 1932. Through to the mid thirties, his radio shows were much listened to. The Lubbock Morning Avalanche on March 1, 1930 announced: "Maurice Gunsky, radio tenor, has returned to KPO after a tour of eastern stations". This wasn't actually true as he travelled digitally-in today's terms- transcriptions, re-broadcasts etc. meant that other stations could pick up the signal and re-broadast it to a far wider audience. A dillema has occurred to me - which goes back to the first disc in this set with the Heart Throbs shows - which I am told are from 1934, but all the content was contemporary with 1930 and back, so I gave the date as 1930. Aside from the last two cuts on this volume, dating from about 1940 or so, all his recorded output is 1929 and previous. I wonder what his repertoire was, later in his career.
Another artist comes to mind who was physically a similar type - Art Gillham. Art actually vocalized these atributes on his records - dumpy, short, balding etc. as part of his act, whereas Maurice Gunsky didn't convey that vision, and many women that listened to him weren't aware of his physical being.
That punch line didn't come along until 1979 when Herb Caen wrote in his column "Maurice Gunsky, idol of thousands of women who had never laid eyes on him, made the mistake of emerging from the radio studio for a personal appearance in a Market St. Theater. The crowds were enormous -- but not for long. For Maurice Gunsky, of the romantic pipes, turned out to be rather short, dumpy and balding. His career went into fatal decline."
That is to say, his live performing career. He also became the musical director for MacGregor and Sollie, a transcription service-most likely the source of the Heart Throb Shows. He continued songwriting in Hollywood and had a show in 1933 the "Maurice Gunsky Review" which again was live and transcribed. In 1938 he was again featured on KSFO radio. Much of this information thanks the the San Francisco Public Library ~ Mickey Clark
Maurice Gunsky #3 Recorded 1927 - 1940? 205C
THOSE SONGS MY MOTHER USED TO SING VIC 20748 06/06/27 39222 SMITH-SMITH
I'M WAITING FOR SHIPS THAT NEVER COME IN VIC 21246 01/25/28 41579 YELLEN-OLMAN
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE ROOM FOR YOU VIC 21232 01/25/28 41580 GUNSKY-BORIES
AN OLD GUITAR AND AN OLD REFRAIN VIC 21232 02/01/28 41581 KAHN-BLACK-MORET
GIRL OF MY DREAMS,I LOVE YOU VIC 21246 02/01/28 41669 CLAPP-CLAPP
RAMONA VIC 21342 04/01/28 42116 GILBERT-WAYNE
THE DESERT SONG VIC 21342 04/01/28 42117 HARBACH-HAMMERSTEIN-ROMBERG DESERT SONG
DOLORES COL 1564-D 09/14/28 147001 GROSSMAN-WARD
GOODNIGHT COL 1577-D 09/14/28 146995 WOOD-BIBO-CONRAD
I'M SORRY SALLY COL 1577-D 09/14/28 146997 FIORITO-KAHN
PARADISE COL 1564-D 09/14/28 147002 ZAMECNIK-KERR
PLEASANT DREAMS COL 1750-D 01/30/29 147837 GUNSKY-STEVENSON
LOVE TALE OF ALSACE LORRAINE COL 1750-D 01/31/29 147838 COOTS-DAVIS
I'LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU COL 1852-D 05/25/29 148625 RUBY-GREEN-STEPT
ONE SWEET KISS COL 1852-D 05/25/29 148626 JOLSON-DREYER
IF YOU BELIVED IN ME REG G20585 07/17/29 148821 BAER-GILBERT
SING A LITTLE LOVE SONG REG G20585 07/17/29 148820 GOTTLER-MITCHELL-CONRAD
MY SONG OF THE NILE COL 1950-D 08/23/29 148919 MEYER-BRYAN DRAG
HOW AM I TO KNOW COL 1950-D 08/23/29 148920 KING-PARKER DYNAMITE
ALONE IN LONESOME VALLEY PEE 1505 1940? GUNSKY-GOLDSTEIN
PAINTED DESERT CALL PEE 1505 1940? GUNSKY-JACOBS Available Options:
Compact Disc: Ship
