This album is dedicated to Bob Effros. Robert "Bob" Effros was born December 6th, 1900 in London, England of Russian and Jewish stock but moved to Memphis Tennessee in 1904. By 1911, he had run away from home and found employment as a purser on a Mississippi river boat - exposing him to a vibrant and stimulating environment full of entertainment and musicians such as King Oliver. He was then Inspired to pick up the cornet, later switching to trumpet. At age 17 to 19, Bob bugled in the U.S. Army, then at the end of the war, vocalist Bee Palmer hired hime to play in her band Bee Palmer and Her New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Ben Selvin and Bob lived a few blocks apart for most of their young years in Forrest Hills, NY and the friendship and musical collaborations lasted all their lives, including both their moves to Los Angeles. Also a composer, Bob wrote more than a dozen hits such as: "Why The Twenties Roared", "Tin Ear" "Cornfed" and "Why Don't You Get Lost?" The Vincent Lopez Orchestra toured Europe extensively, the most infamous trip being in in 1925, on the ocean liner S.S. Leviathan. It seems that Lopez owed some money and he had the musicans instruments packed disguised as “Gear Machinery”, “China -Handle With Care” and “Typewriters -This Side Up”! Lopez snuck onto the liner at 5:00 am on the morning of departure, keeping a low profile in clarinetist Billy Hamilton's stateroom until safely outside the three mile limit in international waters. Lopez's orchestra toured for two months at the Kit Kat Club, Piccadilly Palace and other hot British Clubs. Bob also played with the bands of Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Sam Lanin, Red Nichols,and Harry Reser, and accompanied many vocalists including Annette Hanshaw, Bessie Smith, The Boswell Sisters, Mae Questal, Fanny Brice and Ethel Waters. His work playing carooon scores with the Max Fleischer Orchestra amounted to countless cartoons like: “Betty Boop”, Pop-Eye, and "Felix the Cat". Thanks to Bob's granddaughter Barbara Effros for insight into the history of this prolific musician.
DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND COL A3570 01/21/22 80154 CREAMER-LAYTON
VIRGINIA BLUES COL COL A3570 01/30/22 80169 MEINKEN
ALONG THE OLD LAKE TRAIL-LET'S DO AND SAY WE DIDN'T COL 57-D 01/04/24 81457 TIERNEY KID BOOTS
THE SAME OLD WAY COL 57-D 81458 01/04/24 TIERNEY KID BOOTS
LET IT RAIN,LET IT POUR BEN SELVIN(COLUMBIANS) COL 329-D 03/07/25 140417 DONALDSON-FRIEND
IN A LITTLE LOVE BOAT BEN SELVIN(COLUMBIANS) COL 329-D 03/07/25 140418 BREAU-TOBIAS
VALENCIA IRVING KAUFMAN BR 3172 04/15/26 18763 BOYER-CHARLES-PADILLA
BETTY BEN SELVIN BR 3172 04/14/26 18760 BRITT-ETTING-AHLERT
SLEEPY HEAD (CAVALIERS) LEWIS JAMES COL 753-D 08/20/26 142548 DAVIS-GREER
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU (CAVALIERS) LEWIS JAMES COL 753-D 08/20/26 142549 MEYER-DAVIS
THE MORE WE ARE TOGETHER IRVING KAUFMAN-ED SMALLE COL 961-D 04/01/27 143737 KING
A LANE IN SPAIN JOHNNY MARVIN COL 961-D 04/01/27 143738 LESLIE-LOMBARDO
THERE MUST BE SOMEBODY ELSE SCRAPPY LAMBERT COL 1209-D 10/26/27 GOTTLER-CLARE-PINKARD
THE SONG IS ENDED JAMES MELTON COL 1209-D 11/28/27 145247 BERLIN
LITTLE PAL HARMONIANS VEL 1963-V 05/02/29 148400 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON-JOLSON SAY IT WITH SONGS
USED TO YOU HARMONIANS VEL 1963-V 05/13/29 148515 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON-JOLSON SAY IT WITH SONGS
SLEEPY VALLEY LARRY MURPHY COL 5558 07/25/29 148853 HANLEY-STERLING
THE WEB OF LOVE-THE NEW STEP SMITH BALLEW COL 1964-D 09/07/29 148984 COWAN-TITSWORTH GREAT GABBO
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU-I'M LAUGHING SMITH BALLEW COL 1964-D 09/07/29 148987 COWAN-TITSWORTH GREAT GABBO
ROGUE SONG TRIO COL 2080-D 11/26/29 149620 STOTHART-GREY
WHEN I'M LOOKING AT YOU TRIO COL 2080-D 11/26/29 149621 STOTHART-GREY
ME DICK ROBERTSON COL CB-360 07/21/31 151695 BERLIN
WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER TRIO COL 2399-D 02/06/31 151283 TOBIAS-DE ROSE
THE SAME AS WE USED TO DO PAUL SMALL COL 2468-D 03/21/31 151453 CAMPBELL-CONNELLY Available Options:
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