Monthly Archives: February 2024

  “Home” Buddy Lane & His Orchestra; Buddy Lane, vocal (Crown 3232 B mx 1553 3)                       January  1932   “Masquerade” Adrian Schubert And His Orchestra; Harold Van Emburgh, vocal (Crown … Continue reading →

  “Gulf Coast Blues” Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra (Claxtonola 40235-B mx 1413)                      May 1923   “Down Hearted Blues” Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra (Claxtonola 40235-A mx 1406)              … Continue reading →

  “Feelin’ The Way I Do” Jesse Stafford and His Orchestra; Charley Blane, vocal (Brunswick 4627)                                 September 4, 1929   “Last Night Honey” Jesse Stafford … Continue reading →

  “Desdemona” Sam Lanin’s Orchestra (Test Pressing Matrix 140868-3, issued on Columbia 447-D)              August 27, 1925   Here is a single-sided test pressing I found while sorting through the Edward Mitchell collection. Test pressings … Continue reading →

“Blue Ridge Blues” White Way Players (Van Dyke 81819 B mx 3713)             November, 1929   “Lucky Me Lovable You” All Star Troubadours;  Smith Ballew, vocal (Van Dyke 81819-A mx 3804)            … Continue reading →

  “It’s A Great Life If You Don’t Weaken” Ray O’Hara And His Orchestra; unknown, vocal (Crown 3001 B mx 1061)            November 1930   “Three Little Words” Adrian Schubert And His Orch; Paul Small, vocal … Continue reading →

  “Dinah” Ted Lewis And His Band;  Ted Lewis & Four Dusty Travelers, vocal (Columbia 2181-D mx 149911)                            January 24, 1930   “The Lonesome Road” Ted Lewis … Continue reading →

“Smoke Rings” Harry Leader’s Band (Vocalion 3290 mx 19334)     January 15, 1936   “My Sweetie Went Away” Harry Leader’s Band; Jessie Robbins vocal (Vocalion 3290 mx 19335)     January 15, 1936   Here are a couple of recordings being … Continue reading →

  “That’s A Plenty” Anthony Parenti’s Famous Melody Boys (Playing At La Vida) (OKeh 40308-A mx 8895-A)              January 22, 1925   “Cabaret Echoes” Anthony Parenti’s Famous Melody Boys (Playing At La Vida) (OKeh 40308-B … Continue reading →

  “Allah’s Holiday” George McMurphey And His Orchestra (Columbia 1498 D mx 146459)                       June 19, 1928   “Poor Butterfly” George McMurphey And His Orchestra; Kenneth Allen, vocal (Columbia 1498 D … Continue reading →