Frank Crumit was born in 1889 in Ohio, making his first stage appearance at the age of 5 in a minstrel show. Upon graduating from high school in 1907, he studied voice in Cincinnati and then tried out unsuccessfully for opera in New York City, but by 1913, he was performing on the vaudeville stage with a trio. Later on his own, playing ukulele, he became known as "the one-man glee club". On Broadway, in the musical "Betty Be Good" in 1918, he had some success and went on to the Greenwich Village Follies of 1920, which featured his song, "Sweet Lady" which he recorded for Columbia. By the end of 1923, Crumit signed with Victor. He met musical comedy star Julia Sanderson in 1922 and they were married in 1928, retiring briefly in Springfield, Mass., but two years later began working as a radio team, singing duets and doing comedy routines. Billed as the "Singing Sweethearts." they were featured on a popular quiz show, "The Battle of the Sexes", which ran 13 years.
Track 7 is with Art Hickman's Orchestra and he sings a duet with William Davidson on "Whispering". Paul Biese's Trio is featured on tracks 13,14, and 18-22. Of interest in his 1921 recording of Frankie and Johnny is the bridge, which was omitted in his Victor recording of 1927.
MY GAL COL A2884 10/10/19 78854 NELSON-COOPER
SO LONG OOLONG COL A2935 03/24/20 79066 KALMAR-RUBY
OH,BY JINGO COL A2935 03/31/20 79089 VON TILZER
EARLY IN THE MORNING COL A2946 04/14/20 79121 LE BOY
NOBODY TO LOVE COL A3303 06/23/20 79300 MEYER
LOVE NEST COL A2973 06/26/20 79311 HIRSCH
IN OLD MANILA ART HICKMAN COL A2982 07/21/20 79354 EARL
JINGA BULA JING JING COL A3303 08/25/20 79382 JEROME
WHISPERING WILLIAM DAVIDSON COL A3323 09/29/20 79439 SCHONBERGER
I'M A LONESOME LITTLE RAINDROP COL A3332 10/20/20 79460 GODWIN-ROTH-HANLEY
MARGIE COL A3332 10/20/20 79461 DAVIS-CONRAD-ROMINSON
ROSIE COL A3346 11/22/20 79531 MERKUR
HAPPY HOTTENTOT PAUL BIESE TRIO COL A3359 12/08/20 79558 VON TILZER
BEELA BOOLA PAUL BIESE TRIO COL A3383 01/27/21 79660 ROSEY
MOONLIGHT COL A3431 04/22/21 79808 CONRAD
THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING COL A3431 05/26/21 79864 ROBLEDO
MIMI PAUL BIESE TRIO COL A3430 05/28/21 79870 CONRAD
OH,ME,OH MY PAUL BIESE TRIO COL A3430 05/28/21 79871 YOUMANS
FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE BIESE TRIO COL A3459 06/10/21 79881 GREEN-KAHN
I AIN'T NOBODY'S DARLING BIESE TRIO COL A3459 07/18/21 79943 KING
YOU'RE JUST THE TYPE FOR A BUNGALOW COL A3475 07/19/21 79949 DONALDSON
SWEET LADY COL A3475 09/07/21 79972 ZOOB-CRUMIT
OH,MIN COL A3984 09/05/23 81191 CONRAD
DAPPER DAN COL A3477 07/18/21 79944 VON TILZER
Available Options:
Compact Disc: Ship
