This is an assemblage of classic pop songs that, for the most part have become standards, still performed today. I have two takes of Blue Skies by Marvin and Smalle. I have included Take 2 here. Listen to the closing of the song where Johnny sings "Nothing
But Blue Days" with a puzzled echo of "Blue Skies" coming from Ed Smalle. The Popeye voice in "In My Gondola" is Poley McClintock. Billy Costello provided the voice of Popeye in the cartoons starting in 1933, but the best known voice was Jack Mercer, who
took over in 1935. Fred Waring created a different type of vocal chorus, which he continued for much of his career - later calling them a "Glee Club" Of interest in Crumit's 1921 recording of "Frankie and Johnny" is the bridge, which was omitted in his Victor
recording of 1927. Ruth Etting's back up has Tommy Dorsey-t/ Charlie Butterfield-tb/ Jimmy Dorsey-cl/Frank Signorelli-p/ Eddie Lang-g/ Joe Tarto or Ward Lay, sb. You never know where you'll find jazz greats in the 78 era. The novelty song "Hi Diddle Diddle"
comes from a nursery rhyme dating back about four hundred years.Ted Lewis's version updated the lyrics with a prohibition theme - Had a little quart, it's all gone now-I know where it is and how-Hi diddle Diddle now my quart's in the middle of the cat and the
fiddle and the cow. Coleman Hawkins contributes a solo towards the end of the Dixie Stomper's version. Fletcher Henderson-p-dir/ Russell Smith, Joe Smith, ? -t/ Charlie Green, tb / Buster Bailey-cl-as/ Don Redman-cl-as-gfs-a/ Coleman Hawkins-cl-ts/ Charlie
Dixon-bj/ , bb / Kaiser Marshall-d / Joe Tarto-a. Kate Smith is best known for her second world war recordings, but she had her start in the mid twenties on Victor, backed up by pianist/ composer James Hanley. Unfortunately none of her early Victor sessions
were issued, but she also recorded for Columbia, which found their way into the electrical catalog in 1926. This side features Ben Selvin with trumpet by Bob Effros. Belle Baker is accompanied by the Virginians - a small combo out of the Whiteman band. Ross
Gorman-cl-bcl-as-dir/ Henry Busse-Frank Siegrist-t/ Sam Lewis-tb/ Hale Byers-as-f/ Don Clark-cl-ss-as/ Ferdie Grofe-p-a/ Sleepy Hall or Mike Pingitore-bj/ George Tjordy-vn/ Jack Barsby-bb. Peggy English records featured Rube Bloom on piano. Rube Bloom was
a composer and musician who played with musicians, including Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, the Dorsey brothers and many more. As a composer, he partnered with Harry Ruby, Marvin Smolev, Ted Koeler, Johnny Mercer and others, writing around
four hundred songs such as Truckin, The Voice Of The Southland, Day In, Day Out, Fools Rush In. His "Song Of The Bayou" won a Victor song writing contest in 1929. ~Mickey Clark
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Happy Days Are Here Again-Leo Reisman VIC 22221 11/20/29 57517 AGER-YELLEN 2:42
Blue Skies-Take 2-Johnny Marvin & Ed Smalle VIC 20457 01/17/27 37541 BERLIN BETSY 3:15
Me And My Shadow-Nat Shilkret & Johnny Marvin VIC 20675 05/12/27 38399 JOLSON-DREYER-ROSE 3:10
Sleepy Time Gal-Gene Austin VIC 19899 12/11/25 34139 ALDEN-EGAN-LORENZO-WHITING 2:56
In My Gondola-Waring's Pennsylvanians VIC 20010 02/01/26 34744 GREEN-WARREN 3:16
Just A Cottage Small-Waring's Pennsylvanians VIC 20010 03/23/26 34738 JAMES HANLEY 3:32
Bye Blackbird-Gene Austin VIC 20044 04/29/26 35354 HENDERSON-DIXON 3:04
Ain't She Sweet?-Nat Shilkret-Franklyn Baur VIC 20508 03/10/27 38153 AGER-YELLEN 2:45
When The Red Red Robin.. Paul Whiteman Fulton-Young-Gaylord VIC 20177 09/02/26 36091 WOODS 3:13
Mary Lou-B.F.Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra VIC 20204 Silver Masked Tenor(Joseph White) 09/14/26 36312 LYMAN-ROBINSON 2:52
Tiptoe Thru The Tulips-Jesse Crawford VIC 22242 12/04/29 56806 DUBIN-BURKE 2:59
I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Harry Richman BR 4035 08/01/28 28107 FIELDS-MCHUGH 2:56
If You Knew Susie-Billy Jones & Ernie Hare-Harry Reser BR 2888 03/20/25 15594 DE SYLVA-MEYER 2:52
How Come You Do Me Like You Do?-Marion Harris BR 2610 03/01/24 12760 AUSTIN-BERGERE 3:06
Other Lips-Isham Jones And His Orchestra BR 2439 05/03/23 10552 HARRIS-WALLACE 3:05
Mandy-Van & Schenk COL A2780 06/20/19 78518 BERLIN 2:54
My Buddy-Paul Specht And His Orchestra COL A3817 01/16/23 80792 KAHN-DONALDSON 3:01
Frankie And Johnnie-Frank Crumit PAUL BIESE TRIO COL A3459 06/10/21 79881 GREEN-KAHN 3:04
Button Up Your Overcoat-Ruth Etting COL 1762-D 03/11/29 148029 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON 3:04
You're The Cream In My Coffee-The Broadway Nitelites Jack Parker COL 1604-D 10/19/28 147140 DE SYLVA-BROWN-HENDERSON 3:28
Maybe-Who Knows?-Kate Smith-Ben Selvin VEL 1970-V 07/12/29 148807 TUCKER-SCHUSTER-ETTING
3:20
Hi Diddle Diddle-Dixie Stompers (Fletcher Henderson) HAR 179-H 12/14/25 141833 COON-KEIDEL 3:20
Forgive Me - Vaughn De Leath - Bob Haring BR 3506 03/19/27 22035 AGER-YELLEN 2:54
Jubilee Blues-Belle Baker - Virginians - VIC 19135 08/27/23 28512 CREAMER-ABRAHAMS 3:13
There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland-Peggy English-Rube Bloom HAR 485-H 08/22/27 144552 Donaldson 2:54 Available Options:
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