George Olsen #3 Recorded 1929 - 1932 CD351c

George Olsen and His Music #3 MC351C

Fred MacMurray, Jerry Baker, Donald Novis and Dick Gardner are added to the list of vocalists by 1930 - Frey had been attempting a solo career, and co-wrote on his recordings and may have been expressing disillusionment in his own career when he co-wrote and recorded "Never Gettin' No Place Blues" with Al Bernard and J. Russell Robinson in 1929. Al Bernard had been around for a substantial amount of time by 1929, and was most likely in the same position in his career. Fran Frey had also played with Leo Reisman and Ben Selvin's Orchestra. Olsen had been the house band at New York's Hotel Pennsylvania,along with Phil Spitalny, Jack Albin, Vincent Lopez, Dorsey Brothers, Woody Herman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington,Glenn miller and Artie Shaw. Between sets at the hotel , Artie decided to quit the big band business. Jerry Gray of Glenn Miller's band had written the song 'Pennsylvania 6-5000' - New York's longest used phone number. It seems that George was in good company at the hotel. ~Mickey Clark

Disc #3 Recorded 1929 - 1932

1. DREAM MOTHER FRAN FREY-BOB RICE-BOB BORGER VIC 21942 03/27/29 50980 LEWIS-SHERMAN-BURKE
2. BREAKAWAY FRAN FREY VIC 21961 04/01/29 50996 MITCHELL-GOTTLER-CONRAD
3. BIG CITY BLUES FRAN FREY VIC 21961 04/01/29 50997 GOTTLER-MITCHELL-CONRAD
4. I'M IN THE SEVENTH HEAVEN FRAN FREY VIC 21954 04/04/29 51606 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON-JOLSON
5. LITTLE PAL GEORGE OLSEN FRAN FREY VIC 21954 04/04/29 51607 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON-JOLSON
6. GARDEN IN THE RAIN FRAN FREY VIC 21942 04/10/29 50981 DYRENFORTH-GIBBONS
7. REACHING FOR SOMEONE FRAN FREY VIC 22035 05/13/29 51998 LESLIE-DONALDSON
8. I'M IN THE MARKET FOR YOU FRED MACMURRAY VIC 22391 02/09/30 54592 MCCARTHY-HANLEY
9. IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY BOB BORGER VIC 22370 02/09/30 54593 WAYNE-ROSE
10. WHEN THE LITTLE RED ROSES GET THE BLUES FOR YOU FRAN FREY VIC 22349 02/23/30 54621 DUBIN-BURKE
11. SING A LITTLE THEME SONG FRAN FREY VIC 22349 03/07/30 54675 DUBIN-BURKE
12. MONTANA CALL SEXTET VIC 22392 03/12/30 54687 GREY-STOTHART
13. MOON IS LOW FRAN FREY VIC 22392 03/14/30 54702 FREED-BROWN
14. JUST LIKE IN A STORY BOOK FRAN FREY VIC 22391 03/14/30 54703 MCCARTHY-HANLEY
15. SONG OF THE DAWN DONALD NOVIS VIC 22370 03/19/30 54718 AGER-YELLEN
16. BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON BOB BORGER VIC 22530 09/05/30 61019 WHITING-HARLING-ROBIN
17. ALWAYS IN ALL WAYS BOB BORGER VIC 22530 09/05/30 61019 WHITING-HARLING-ROBIN
18. MY IDEAL FRAN FREY VIC 22544 09/16/30 61022 ROBIN-WHITING-CHASE
19. IT'S A GREAT LIFE DICK GARDNER VIC 22544 09/16/30 61023 ROBIN-WHITING-CHASE
20. SAY FRAN FREY-B.BORGER-B.RICE VIC 22968 03/23/32 71986 BROWN-HENDERSON
21. MY MOM JERRY BAKER VIC 22967 03/23/32 71987 DONALDSON
22. THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH ME ETHEL SHUTTA VIC 22968 03/23/32 71988 BROWN-HENDERSON
23. DOWNHEARTED JERRY BAKER VIC 22967 03/23/32 71989 KLAGES-MESKILL-ROSE
24. LULLABY OF THE LEAVES ORCHESTRA VIC 22998 04/14/32 72287 YOUNG-PETKERE
25. GOSH DARN! ETHEL SHUTTA-FRAN FREY VIC 22994 04/14/32 72288 YOUNG-COOTS

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