Author Archives: dismuke

  “Signs Of The Highway” Eddie Deas and the Boston Brownies; Eddie Deas, vocal October 22, 1931  (Victor 22841-A)   “Jes Shufflin’” Eddie Deas and the Boston Brownies; Eddie Deas, vocal October 22, 1931  (Victor 22841-B)   Eddie Deas was … Continue reading →

  “Ooh! Hoo! You-Hoo!” Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra;  Andrew Freeman, vocal June 5, 1931       (Victor 22730-B)   Here’s a catchy tune from the Great Depression that didn’t seem to have enjoyed much commercial success despite having been … Continue reading →

  “Love For Sale” Jack Payne And His BBC Dance Orchestra June 27, 1931   (Columbia CB 318 mx CA 11779)     Here is an instrumental recording of a Cole Porter song that, today, is regarded as a “standard” but … Continue reading →

  “Rose Room” Boots And His Buddies Bluebird B-6063-B             August 14, 1935   Boots and his Buddies was a San Antonio based jazz band led by drummer Clifford “Boots” Douglas.  This selection is from the … Continue reading →

“Perhaps” Luigi Romanelli And His King Edward Hotel Orchestra (Edison 14077-R  mx N-1136-C)       September 18, 1929   “Pretending” Luigi Romanelli And His King Edward Hotel Orchestra (Edison 14077-L mx N-1137-C)    September 18, 1929   This enjoyable but … Continue reading →

“The Boomerang” Mal Hallett And His Orchestra (Edison 14080-L mx N-1177-C)  October 3, 1929   Here is an extremely rare recording that was very generously donated to Early 1900s Music Preservation for digitization and airplay on Radio Dismuke. All Edison … Continue reading →

  On Saturday Dustin Ellis and Dismuke made an out of town trip to pick up a rare 1928 Edison C-2 Radio-Phonograph that is being very generously donated to Early 1900s Music Preservation. Here is a video of Dustin trying … Continue reading →

“Come Easy, Go Easy, Love” Carolina Dandies (Sunny Clapp & His Band O’ Sunshine); Hoagy Carmichael, vocal (Victor 2276-A)   July 1, 1931   “When I Can’t Be With You” Carolina Dandies (Sunny Clapp & His Band O’ Sunshine); George … Continue reading →

“Laffin’ At The Funnies” Ruby Newman And His Ritz-Carleton Hotel Orchestra (Victor 22934-B)      February 15, 1932   See how many Great Depression era newspaper comic strips mentioned in the lyrics of this happy, up tempo recording you recognize … Continue reading →