Boo-yaa.....very fun!

Valaida Snow: Queen of the trumpet...........

Valaida Snow

Born: June 2, 1903 | Died: May 30, 1956

Valaida Snow - vocalist, trumpet, recording artist 

From  http://www.allaboutjazz.com

The tale of Valaida Snow is dramatic, a beautiful gifted entertainer, singer, dancer, arranger, and jazz trumpeter who succeeded against all odds. Valaida’s exceptional talent, determination and charm brought her international fame. Her talents nearly unlimited, a savvy business woman who spoke seven languages, she blew hot jazz trumpet in the style of Louis Armstrong. Billed as “Queen of the Trumpet” she appeared in some of the top theatrical productions of her day. The toast of Paris and London in the early 1930s she wrote and recorded her theme song, “High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm.” Valaida Snow’s life is an inspiring tale of determination and spirit

Valaida Snow was born into a family of musicians: Her mother taught Valaida, her sisters Alvaida and Hattie, and her brother, Arthur Bush, how to play multiple instruments. Valaida and all her siblings became professional musicians. Valaida was taught by her mother to play cello, bass, violin, banjo, mandolin, harp, accordion, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. It was natural for Valaida to be an entertainer: at the young age of fifteen, she was already a recognized professional singer and trumpet player. While Valaida Snow's beauty attracted audiences, it was her incredible talent as a jazz trumpeter which truly captivated them. She obtained the nickname, “Little Louis” due to her Louis Armstrong-like playing style. Pianist Mary Lou Williams wrote about her: “She was hitting those high C's just like Louis. She would have been a great trumpet player if she had dropped the singing and dancing, and concentrated on the trumpet”.

Valaida toured and recorded frequently in the United States, Europe and the Far East both with her own bands and other leaders' bands. During the years 1930 through 1950 Alvaida could be seen with various jazz greats: With her sister, Lavaida, a singer, she performed in the Far East with drummer Jack Carter's jazz octet. She took part in a session with Earl Hines in New York in 1933 and also performed with Count Basie, Teddy Weatheford, Willie Lewis and Fletcher Henderson at various places and times.

As an actress, she debuted on Broadway in 1942 as Mandy in Eubie Blake and Noble Sissles's musical ‘Chocolate Dandies.’ Later, she appeared on Broadway in Ethel Waters' show, ‘Rhapsody in Black’ in 1934; she appeared in the London production of ‘Blackbirds’ in 1935 with Johnny Claes and also in its Paris production. She could be seen in ‘Liza’ across Europe and Russia in the 30's and was also in the Hollywood films ‘Take It from Me’ in 1937, ‘Irresistible You,’ ‘L'Alibi’ and ‘Pieges’ in 1939 with her husband Ananais Berry. Valaida Snow shocked people in the USA, with her eccentric behavior. She traveled in an orchid colored Mercedes, dressed in an orchid suit, her pet monkey rigged out in an orchid jacket and cap, with the chauffeur in orchid as well.

After headlining at the Apollo Theater in New York, Valaida returned to Europe and the Far East to perform. World War II had begun and Valaida was arrested by the Germans. She was held for 18 months between 1940 and 1942 at Wester-Faengle, a Nazi concentration camp. She was subsequently released as an exchange prisoner in unstable health. Although this imprisonment greatly affected her physical and psychological health, she resumed performing and appeared at several prestigious engagements.

In early 1950 she records for the Derby label with the Jimmy Mundy Orchestra. The result is “Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone” and “When A Woman Loves A Man”. The record does nicely in certain areas, especially Philadelphia and St. Louis. The Derby release is her first real effort since her tragic imprisonment and it does well. Valaida Snow embarks on a tour of the Northeast and is a particular favorite at the Monte Carlo in Pittsburgh. In the fall she is at the 845 Club in New York and is held over. In a bit of a surprise she leaves Derby Records and signs with Apollo Records late in the year.

In February of 1951 she records “Porgy” and “The More I Know About Love” for Apollo with the Bobby Smith Orchestra. She continues her many in person appearances throughout the country, and in early 1952 embarks on a true R & B tour with Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers up and down the West coast. Her records are sporadic, and after a well attended stay at Chicago's Crown Propeller Lounge in late 1953, Valaida signs on with that city's Chess label. “I Ain't Gonna Tell” and “If You Mean It” are released by Chess. The next two years are spent mostly appearing in the musical revues that have always been the first love of Valaida Snow. A revival of “Blackbirds” is her main show and she continues to get good reviews for her performance.

It is just at this time that the final curtain descends on her, as in June of 1956 Valaida Snow dies of a cerebral hemorrhage backstage at the Palace Theater in New York. She passed away doing what she loved most, entertaining the public with her great talents. She lived an intense life and enjoyed it, even if she bore the trouble and the tragic side that haunt many greats. She made the front page news for her glorious endeavors as well as for her downfalls. It is a continuing shame that so many people remain unaware of this extraordinary woman.

A few tunes for ya:

Maybe I'm to blame (02-13-33)

Poor butterfly (01-18-35)

It had to be you (02-20-35)

Imagination (04-26-35)

Sing, you sinners (04-26-35)

Whisper sweet (04-26-35)

Singin' in the rain (04-26-35)

Take care of you for me (09-08-35)

Loveable and sweet (09-18-35)

You're not the kind (09-18-35)

You let me down (09-18-35)

Mean to me (09-25-35)

Caravan (1946)

Chloe (01-?-50)

Dixie Lee (09-25-35)

Don't know if I'm comin' or goin (07-07-37)

High hat, trumpet, and rhythm (1935)

I can't believe that you're in love with me

I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) (01-18-35)

I can't give you anything but love (07-26-40)

I got rhythm (07-08-37)

I must have that man (09-18-35)

I want a lot of love (09-08-35)

I wish I were twins (01-18-35)

Tell me how long the train's been gone (01-?-50)

The mood that I'm in (07-07-37)

Until the real thing comes along (09-08-35)

You bring out the savage in me (02-20-35)

You're driving me crazy (07-26-40)

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More vintage eye candy for Monday........

Continuing my weekly postings of photos from around the www........

Seriously the best blog on the planet....jest sayin'

I know this site is in my "Places I like ta visit" links.....but, as a bonified "Shorpyholic", I just had to remind everyone to visit here:

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Wynonie Harris-Another big A** labour of major love list...........

 Wynonie Harris

From http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/wynonie.html

Wynonie Harris was born in July of 1915 in Omaha, Nebraska. In his teens he seemed to fit the cliche as a "born entertainer" around his home town . He was a singer, dancer, comedian, and drummer, but in a thoughtful moment in his life he decided to enter the field of medicine and so enrolled at Omaha's Creighton University as a pre-med student. Once he discovered the sound of the boogie woogie and blues stylings that were beginning to come into prominence in the mid thirties, medicine became an afterthought. He appeared around the Omaha area (at such spots as Bell's Club Harlem) and also spent some time in Kansas City which at the time was a hotbed of musical inspiration. About 1940 Harris decided to go West young man, and wound up in Los Angeles where the night club circuit was beginning to hit its stride along Central Avenue, the heart of the Black community.

After an appearance at Chicago's Rhumboogie in the early forties, he is heard by Lucky Millinder who was looking for a replacement for Sister Rosetta Tharpe as vocalist with the band. In the Spring of 1944 the Millinder band records "Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well" with Harris on vocal (Decca # 18674 with "Hurry Hurry" on the flip side). The record turns out to be a smash number one on the R & B charts. This gives Harris the push to go out as a solo artist. After leaving Millinder he records for Philo Records (soon to become Aladdin) in Los Angeles in the summer of 1945 with a combo led by Johnny Otis with "Around The Clock Blues - Parts 1 and 2" on # 103 which turned out to be his second top ten seller. The Johnny Otis band was often part of the line up at the Club Alabam, The Barrelhouse, and other legendary night spots along Central Avenue. Philo / Aladdin released "Cock-A-Doodle Doo" and "Yonder Goes My Baby" on # 104 followed in early 1946 by "Mr. Blues Jumped The Rabbit" and "Whiskey And Jelly Roll Blues" on # 171 as Wynonie uses his "Mr. Blues" nickname for which he is known throughout R & B circles. In November of the year "Rugged Road" and "Come Back Baby" are recorded on # 172. During the summer of 1947 Wynonie records "Big City Blues" and "Ghost Of A Chance" on # 196 followed by "Hard Ridin' Mama" and "You Got To Get Yourself A Job, Girl" on # 208. The next two years saw Harris record for a number of other independent labels starting with Apollo Records - "Young Man's Blues" / "Straighten Him Out" on # 360; "That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch" / "Baby Love" on # 361; "Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door" / "Wynonie's Blues" (which was a top seller on the R & B charts) on # 362; "She's Gone With The Wind" / "Here Comes The Blues" on # 363; "Poppa Treetop" / "Playful Baby" (another top ten seller) on # 372; "Everybody's Boogie" / "Time To Change Your Tune" on # 378; "Young And Wild" / "Take Me Out Of The Rain" on # 381; and "Rebecca's Blues" and "I Got A Lying Woman" on # 387. Harris also had a shot with Lionel Hampton's Hamp-Tone label and a couple of recordings for Nashville based Bullet Records - "Dig This Boogie" and the wonderfully named tune "Lightning Struck The Poor House" on # 251, and "Drinking By Myself" and "My Baby's Barrelhouse" on # 252.

In late 1947 Wynonie Harris decided to sign on with King Records owned by Syd Nathan and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. His first effort for the label was "Wynonie's Boogie" and "Rose Get Your Clothes" (great title)! In early 1948 Harris took on his own version of a tune by a young R & B artist named Roy Brown that was originally offered to Harris. "Good Rockin' Tonight" was the clarion call of the coming revolution in the musical tastes of America and the world. It was released on King # 4210 (with "Good Morning Mr. Blues" on the other side) It was a huge seller and a number one on the R & B charts. This was followed by "Love Is Like Rain" / "Your Money Don't Mean A Thing" on # 4217,and another top ten R & B seller "Lollipop Mama" with "Blow Your Brains Out" on the flip side of #4226. Wynonie rocked into 1949 (which turned out to be a monster year for Mr. Blues) with "Blowing To California" and "Bite Again" on # 4252, followed by a huge double sided hit record "I Feel That Old Age Coming On" and "Grandma Plays The Numbers" on # 4276. Another top seller on the R & B charts for Harris was his version of "Drinking Wine Spoo-Dee-Oodie" (also a hit for Stick McGhee on Atlantic) with "She Just Won't Sell No More" on # 4292, and still another top seller - "I Want My Fanny Brown" and "All She Wants To Do Is Rock" on # 4303 with both sides charting in the top ten.

In January of 1950 Harris gets together with the Dud Bascomb Combo for an extended engagement in Philadelphia at the Club 421. That same month King releases "Sittin On It All The Time" and "Baby Shame On You" on # 4330. By February the record is a top seller on the West Coast especially in California, and hits the top ten nationally. In rapid fire succession, King releases another side by Harris in late February with "I Love My Baby's Pudding" (another national top ten hit) and "I Can't Take It No More" on # 4342. In March at the Royal Theater in Baltimore features Wynonie Harris with his old mentor Lucky Millinder and his orchestra. In April "I Love My Baby's Pudding" is a big seller in Georgia and Florida. In May Harris plays the Paradise Theater with Erskine Hawkins ("Tippin In")and his band. In June, Harris joins Annie Laurie, Stick McGhee, and the Eddie Durham band for a string of one nighters through the South and part of the Midwest. In July Harris records "Good Morning Judge"(a top ten seller with "Stormy Night Blues")on King # 4378 and it immediately sells big on the West coast. In October "Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town" and "I Want To Love You Baby" is released on King # 4402. In November Aladdin Records releases an LP called "Blues After Hours" featuring some tunes recorded earlier by Wynonie Harris. Later that same month Wynonie and Lucky Millinder get together for King Records with two new records. On # 4418 "Oh Babe" (a top ten hit, also recorded by Louis Prima) features a vocal by Harris with the flip side of "Silent George" features Myra Johnson on vocal. On # 4419 as listed by Lucky Millinder, Harris does the vocal on "Teardrops From My Eyes" ( a cover of Ruth Brown's Atlantic hit), while the flip side is "Please Open Your Heart" with vocal by Lee Richards. The year ends as "Oh Babe" becomes a big seller in both Dallas and Houston Texas.

Wynonie Harris starts off 1951 with a new record for King - "Put It Back" and "Triflin' Woman" on # 4415. This is followed in short order by "I Believe I'll Fall In Love" and "A Love Untrue" on # 4445 and "Just Like Two Drops Of Water" and "Tremblin" on #4448. In July Harris undertakes his first trip to the West coast in three years which features an appearance at the annual Cavalcade Of Jazz concert at L.A.'s Wrigley Field which will headline Lionel Hampton, and also feature Billy Eckstine, Joe Liggins, Roy Brown, and Percy Mayfield. The tour of one nighters will also feature Stick McGhee, Annie Laurie, and the band of Eddie Durham. In June "Tremblin" is a hot seller in Georgia and Northern Florida. In July "Confessin The Blues" and "(Don't Roll Those) Bloodshot Eyes (At Me)" on King # 4461 is released. "Eyes" is an immediate best seller along the West Coast especially in Los Angeles, and soon becomes another national top seller. Harris plays a week at the Earle Theater in Philadelphia with Lil Green and the Joe Thomas band. In late September King releases # 4468 with "Man Have I Got Troubles" and "I'll Never Give Up" as Wynonie continues his prolific recording career with the label. In November Harris headlines at the Regal in Chicago along with Mabel Scott and Gene "Jug" Ammons. In December Harris goes into the recording studio with the Todd Rhodes band and records "Lovin Machine" and "Luscious Woman" on # 4485. Wynonie closes out the year with an engagement at Detroit's famous Flame Show Bar.

The new year of 1952 starts out for Harris with a good chart reaction to "Lovin Machine" especially in the East in New York, Newark, and Philadelphia. It becomes Wynonie Harris' final national top ten best seller in the R & B field. In March, again with the Todd Rhodes band, Wynonie records "Here Comes The Night" and "My Playful Baby's Gone" (a sequel to his earlier hit on Apollo) on # 4507. The record begins to sell well on the West coast. In April Harris along with Larry Darnell and the Eddie Durham band ready a tour of one nighters through the Midwest and Texas and then end up in New York in June. Also in April, "Keep On Churning" and "Married Woman Stay Married" is released on King # 4526. In July "Keep On Churning" makes the R & B best sellers in New York. In early August Wynonie and Larry Darnell play a week at Baltimore's Royal Theater. In August Harris records a vocal version of the R & B standard "Night Train" with lyrics written by Wynonie himself. The flip side is "Do It Again, Please" on King # 4555. In November "Rot Gut" and "Greyhound" are released by King on # 4592. At year's end Wynonie Harris begins a tour with Peppermint Harris and Larry Darnell.

In late January of 1953 Wynonie once again teams with Larry Darnell and also Varetta Dillard and the Frank Humphries band for a tour of one nighters through the Mid-Atlantic states and the South to run through February and mid March. Coinciding with the start of he tour King Records releases # 4593 - "Bad News Baby" and "Bring It Back". Harris records an "answer record" to Ruth Brown's huge hit "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean". His tune is entitled "Mama Your Daughter Done Told A Lie On Me" for King on #4620 ("Wasn't That Good?" is on the flip side). In May, Wynonie Harris comes in second place among male blues singers in a poll conducted by the Pittsburgh Courier. In June the Gale Agency announces an all star R & B package tour to set out for two months during the summer. Headlining will be Ruth Brown along with Wynonie, Lester Young, The Clovers, Buddy Johnson and his band with Ella Johnson and Nolan Lewis, former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, and others. In June Harris and Larry Darnell go at it for a "Battle Of The Blues" in Delaware. In late June "The Deacon Don't Like It" and "Song Of The Bayou" on King # 4635 is released. When the big road show hits Cleveland it is promoted by Alan Freed and does huge box office in that city drawing over ten thousand to the Cleveland Arena. An older Harris record "Rot Gut" shows up on the top sellers charts in North Carolina. In an interesting double bill, Wynonie appears with Earl Hines at Philadelphia's Emerson's Grille in September, and the following month pairs with Varetta Dillard at New York's Apollo Theater. Also in November King issues "Please Louise" and "Nearer My Love To Thee" on # 4668.

In January of 1954 King releases "Quiet Whiskey" and "Down, Boy, Down" on # 4685. During the spring "Shake That Thing" and "Keep-A-Talking" on # 4716 hits the streets. In July Wynonie takes time to join others in paying tribute to long time radio personality Willie Bryant at Harlem's Baby Grand. In July "Don't Take My Whiskey Away From Me" and "I Get A Thrill" is released by King on # 4724. In September at Los Angeles Savoy Ballroom, Harris along with Lowell Fulson and the Floyd Dixon band play a well received extended appearance. At year's end King has one more side by Wynonie Harris - "All She Wants To Do Is Mambo" and "Christina" on # 4763. In February of 1955 Harris does another "mambo blues" - "Good Mambo Tonight" along with "Git To Gittin' Baby" on King # 4774. "Fishtail Blues" and "Mister Dollar" on # 4789 is out in late April, followed by "Git With The Grits" and "Drinking Sherry Wine" on # 4814. In mid 1955, the changing face of the music is starting to become apparent as Wynonie Harris sees meager sales of his records, but still maintains good interest in his personal appearances among adults who know of his success for the past decade. But - it is the teenagers of America who are becoming the wave of the future in record sales and demand for his live performances wanes. King Records keeps at it with a September release of "Man's Best Friend" and "Wine, Wine, Sweet Wine" on # 4826. In November Harris appears in Buffalo with George "Hound Dog" Lorenz big R & B revue also starring Charlie & Ray, The Jacks, and Etta James. In late November King issues "Shot Gun Wedding" and "I Don't Know Where To Go" on # 4839. King Records closes out the year with a double re-release of "Bloodshot Eyes" and "Good Morning Judge" on # 4852.

The club dates have stopped and he has not recorded any new material in a long time despite the steady flow of recordings from King. The label drops him and Harris is out of music. Then in late 1956 his manager Jimmy Evans announces that Harris has signed with Atco Records after a decade with King and will attempt a return to the R & B scene. In December Atco releases "Tell A Whale Of A Tale" and "Destination Love" on # 6081 which turns out to be their only recording with Harris. In May of 1957 King Records releases "Big Old Country Fool" and "That's Me Right Now" on # 5050, and follows that up with another one in the can with "A Tale Of Woe" and "There's No Substitute For Love" on # 5073. In February of 1959 King Records announces an LP called "Battle Of The Blues : Part Two" featuring Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown. Wynonie Harris also battled alcoholism for much of the time and this addiction also took its toll. In 1960 King again re-releases "Bloodshot Eyes" along with "Good Rockin Tonight" on # 5416. That same year Roulette Records also has a version of "(Don't Roll Those) Bloodshot Eyes (At Me)" and "Sweet Lucy Brown" on #4291. Harris spend the sixties running taverns in the New York area, and then moves out to the West Coast and does the same in Los Angeles, and then in Oakland, California. Wynonie Harris had one last recording session for Chess Records in 1964, but nothing was released in his lifetime from that date. His last appeareance was at a tribute to Black music in America in Santa Monica in 1966. Mister Blues died of throat cancer in June of 1969.

Once again we are lucky because of recording technology, the CD format,continuing interest by special product record labels, and Europe and Japan, for preserving a lot of the music that otherwise would be lost forever. There are a lot of CDs containing the work of Wynonie Harris that have survived his passing, and so his musical legacy lives on. The three most important works are the "Best Of . . . " package on Rhino that presents an overview of his work with the most memorable of his songs. It contains 18 tracks from his best years. A more completist package is the four disc 81 track "Rockin' The Blues" from Proper in the UK from 2001. The third set is a chronological retrospective of Harris and is from Jazz Classics in France. It comes in four volumes with from 20 to 25 tracks on each volume. They are "Wynonie Harris : 1944-45", "45-47", ""47-49", and "1950-52". Besides those three packages there are many other CDs available, many of them with song duplication on a large scale so a check of the tracks on each is warranted. "Best Of . . ." on Blues Forever-18 tracks from 2005; "Bloodshot Eyes" on UK Indigo-18 tracks from 1995; "Lovin' Machine" from UK Ace-26 tracks and its companion piece-"Whiskey, Women, and Fish Tails"-21 tracks; and two interesting releases on CD - "Do You Want To Rock?" on UK Ace just out featuring unreleased King and DeLuxe tracks; and "Good Rockin' Tonight" on Magic - 24 tracks 12 each by Wynonie and Roy Brown featuring their competing versions of the title tune.

Wynonie Harris with a penchant for hard partying and high times, lived the life he wanted despite its toll on his health. He is a true American original and is deserving just as much as anyone else you can name, as the "inventor" of rock 'n roll - the music that changed everything. "Mr. Blues" rules !

Here is a BIG collection of what I have (there will be one more list in a bit....there are a few things I still have to dig up). Meanwhile, enjoy this one.....it was an exhausting little project, and I've tried as hard as I can to get as much recording detail as possible. 

ENJOY!!

Good Rockin' Tonight (December 28, 1947 Cincinnati)
Hurry, Hurry w/ Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - (1944)
I Want My Fanny Brown (1948)
I Feel That Old Age Coming On (1949)
Hard Ridin' Mama  (NYC 1947)
All She Wants to Do Is Rock (1948)
Grandma Plays the Numbers (1949)
I Like My Baby's Pudding (1949)
Come Back, Baby  (1946)
I Gotta Lyin' Woman with Oscar Pettiford and his All Stars, Los Angeles, September 1945
Do It Again, Please with the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, New York City, June 1952
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Pt. 1 (1946)Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Pt. 2 (1946)
In the Evenin' Blues (1946)
Baby Look At You (1945) Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Jack McVea & his All Stars
Drinkin' by Myself Recorded Nashville, 1946
Confessin' the Blues (1951)
Lightnin' Struck the Poor House Recorded Nashville, 1946
Lovin' Machine (1951)
Cock-A.Doddle-Doo (1945) Wynonie "(Mr. Blues)" Harris & Johnny Otis' All Stars
Just Like Two Drops of Water (1951)
Bloodshot Eyes (1951)
Here Comes The Blues (1945) Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Illinois Jacquet & his All Stars
Here Comes the Night (1951)
My Playful Baby with Johnnie Alston and his All Stars, Los Angeles, December 1945
Night Train with the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, New York City, June 1952
Adam Come and Get Your Rib (1952)
Drinking Blues Recorded Nashville, 1946.
Git With the Grits with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati, November 1954
Greyhound (1953)
The Deacon Don't Like It (1953)
Christina (1954)
Don't Take My Whiskey Away with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati April 1954
Fish Tail Blues April 1954
Bad News Baby (There'll Be No Rockin' Tonight) with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati, November 1952
Bring It Back with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati, November 1952


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Around The Clock parts 1 & 2  with Johnny Otis’ All Stars, Los Angeles July 1945
Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - (Decca 18674 1945)
Wynonie's Blues (Apollo 362 1945)
Playful Baby  with Johnnie Alston and his All Stars, Los Angeles, December 1945
Yonder Goes My Baby with Johnny Otis’ All Stars, Los Angeles July 1945
Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee (1949)
You Got To Get Yourself A Job, Girl Wynonie “Mr Blues” Harris and his All Stars, NYC, 1947
My Baby's Barrel House Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harris, Nashville, March/April 1946
Sittin' on It All the Time King #4330 1950
Ghost Of A Chance Wynonie “Mr. Blues” Harris and his All-Stars, New York City, July 1947
Married Women - Stay Married with the Todd Rhodes Orchestra, Cincinnati, January 1952
She's Gone With The Wind with Jack McVea and his All Stars Los Angeles Aug. 1945
Good Morning Judge (1950)
Wasn't that good King #4620, 1953
Mr. Blues Is Coming to Town  King #4402 1950
Oh Babe! with Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra, New York City, October 1950
Teardrops From My Eyes with Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra, New York City, October 1950
Triflin' Woman  with the Sonny Thompson band, New York City, October 1950
Mr Blues Jumped The Rabbit (1946)
Good Mambo Tonight with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati, November 1954
Whiskey and Jelly-Roll Blues (1946)
Keep on Churnin' ('til the butter comes) (1952)
Man, Have I Got Troubles 10/25/50 NYC
I'll Never Give Up 2/27/51 NYC
Everybody's Boogie  with Oscar Pettiford and his All Stars, Los Angeles, September 1945
Time To Change Your Tune Apollo #378 with Oscar Pettiford and his All Stars, Los Angeles, September 1945
Lollipop Mama with the Hot Lips Page Band, Cincinnati, December 1947
Quiet Whiskey 9/11/1953
Down Boy Down NYC, September 1953 /King #4685
Rot-Gut 11/7/1952
Git to Gittin' Baby with the Sonny Thompson band, Cincinnati, November 1954

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Rebecca's Blues with Oscar Pettiford and his All Stars, Los Angeles, September 1945
Take Me Out Of The Rain with Johnnie Alston and his All Stars, Los Angeles, December 1945
Drinkin' Sherry Wine  11/29/1954
Papa Tree Top with Johnnie Alston and his All Stars, Los Angeles, December 1945
Big Old Country Fool May 1957
Rock Mr. Blues  (1950)
Shotgun Wedding 11/30/1954
Wine Wine Sweet Wine 11/30/1954 Cincinnati
Stormy Night Blues NYC, May 1950
Nearer My Love To Thee NYC, September 1953
I Don't Know Where to Go 11/30/1954 Cincinnati
Man's Best Friend 11/29/1954 Cincinnati
Rugged Road (1946)
Tremblin' 2/27/1951
Keep-a-Talking 4/14/1954 Cincinnati
Please Louise NYC, September 1953
There's No Substitute for Love 7/17/1957 NYC
Mama, Your Daughter Done Lied on Me (1953)
Luscious Woman with the Todd Rhodes Orchestra, Cincinnati, July 1951
Shake That Thing 4/14/1954 Cincinnati king #4716
Mr. Dollar 11/30/1954 Cincinnati

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The Wynonie Harris list...........

I'm workin' on it!! This is a huge list, a lot of songs spanning his entire career. I'm gathering them from a lot of sources, and am trying to get all the research done on dates, etc.....I have one hell of a lot of his tunes, and am a huge fan.........this'll be a labour of love.........look for it soon :)

Coming up......."Mr. Blues"....Wynonie Harris!!

A former boyfriend once dedicated this song to me on his radio show about 20 years ago.....but that's another novel for another time...lol. (Hey, I'm a CCSSM, ....Chicago Catholic school sports mom, now....I even drive a soccer-mom van....la la la la laaaaa)

The Comedian Harmonists

Comedian Harmonists

From Wikipedia

The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II. The group consisted of Harry Frommermann (tenor buffo), Asparuh "Ari" Leschnikoff (first tenor), Erich Collin (second tenor), Roman Cycowski (baritone), Robert Biberti (bass), and Erwin Bootz (pianist).

The hallmark of the Comedian Harmonists was its members' ability to blend their voices together so that the individual singers could appear and disappear back into the vocal texture. Its repertoire was wide, ranging from the folk and classical songs arranged by Frommermann to appealing and witty popular songs of the day by writers such as Peter Igelhoff, Werner Richard Heymann and Paul Abraham (composer).

History

In 1927, unemployed actor Harry Frommermann was inspired by The Revelers, a United States jazz-influenced popular vocal group, to create a German group of the same format. Frommermann held auditions in his flat on Stubenrauchstraße 47 in Berlin-Friedenau, and, once the group was assembled, it quickly began rehearsals. After some initial failures, the Harmonists soon found success, becoming popular throughout Europe, visiting the United States, and appearing in 21 films^[1].

The members of the group were:

Ari Leschnikoff	(1897–1978)	first tenor
Erich A. Collin	(1899–1961)	second tenor
Harry Frommermann	(1906–1975)	Tenor buffo
Roman Cycowski	(1901–1998)	Baritone
Robert Biberti	(1902–1985)	Bass
Erwin Bootz	(1907–1982)	Pianist

The group's success continued into the early 1930s, but eventually ran into trouble with the Nazi regime: three of the group members - Frommermann, Collin, and Cycowski - were either Jewish or of Jewish descent, and Bootz had married a Jewish woman. The Nazis progressively made the group's professional life more difficult, initially banning pieces by Jewish composers, and finally prohibiting them from performing in public. The group's last concert was in Hannover on March 25, 1934.

Frommermann, Cycowski, and Collin subsequently fled Germany and formed a new group, which performed under the names "Comedian Harmonists" and "Comedy Harmonists" with a new pianist, bass, and high tenor. The remaining members in Germany likewise replaced their counterparts in a successor group named "Das Meistersextett" (as the authorities forbade an English-language name). Neither group was able to achieve the original success of the Comedian Harmonists, with the German group stifled by political in-fighting and heavy censorship, as well as the war draft (call-up); the emigrant group was unable to find work in America due to hostility to German entertainers, and they were unable to return to Austria, where they had enjoyed extensive success in the 1930s. The Bulgarian Asparuh Leschnikoff /Leshnikov/ returned to his fatherland in 1938 and started a successful career. By 1941, both groups had broken up. Although all members survived the war, they never re-formed after the war.

The group remained largely forgotten until filmmaker Eberhard Fechner created a four-hour black-and-white television documentary, in which he interviewed the surviving members, who were scattered throughout the world. The documentary aired over two nights in German in 1975 and caused a resurgence of interest in the music of the Comedian Harmonists, with their records being released on vinyl.

They won recognition from the musical entertainment industry in 1998 when they won the Echo Prize from the Deutsche Phonoakademie.

Following the death of the last surviving member of the group, Roman Cycowski, in 1998, German a cappella group Wise Guys wrote a tribute song, called Die Comedian Harmonists, which was released as part of the album 'Skandal' in Spring 1999.

Here's what I have put together from recordings that I have:

(I've done as much research on dates, etc, as I can.....hopefully with accuracy.....enjoy!)

Ali Baba (28.10.33)
Irgendwo auf der Welt (08.09.32) (from the film "Der blonde Traum")
Kabarett-Revue (Paul Nikolaus & Willy Rosen & Comedian Harmonists & Claire Waldoff)
Baby (13.02.31) (from the film "Das Lied vom Leben")
Mein Kleiner Grüner Kaktus (15.11.34) (One of the most famous songs, taken three months before the ban of the group)
Schöne Isabella Aus Kastilien (01.06.32)
Creole Love Call (15.09.33 Berlin/28.10.33 Paris)
Ein Neuer Frühling Wird In Die Heimat Kommen (29.09.33)
Der Onkel Bumba Aus Kalumba Tanzt Nur Rumba(01.06.32
Kleiner Mann Was Nun (11.05.33) (in the  film "Kleiner Mann - was nun?")
Gib mir den letzten Abschiedskuss (1932)
Amapola (23.11.38)
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore (Der Lindenbaum) (13.02.35)
An Der Schönen Blauen Donau (26.09.33)
Argentinisches Intermezzo (12.10.37)
Auch Ein Liebeslied (04.11.37)
Auf Dem Heuboden (10.09.34)
Auf wiedersehen leb wohl (06.09.32)
Ausgerechnet Donnerstag (17.12.28)
Barcarole (01.03.35)
Bei der feuerwehr (25.11.30)
Blume von Hawaii(14.08.31) (from the operetta "Die Blume von Hawaii", C.H. with OrchesterLewis Ruth)
Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen (14.08.31)
Das wirtshaus an der lahn (03.10.33)
Der Alte Cowboy (19.04.34)
Der Kleine Finkenhahn (06.11.36) Incomplete
Die Juliska aus Budapest (15.09.37) (from the operetta "Maske in blau")
Pojaukenhochzeitt (04.11.37)
Donkey Serenade(23.11.38)  incomplete (from the film "The firefly")
Drunt' In Der Lobau (15.10.36 or 12.11.36)
Ein bißchen Leichtsinn kann nicht schaden      (21.08.34) (from the film "Freut Euch des Lebens")
Ein Lied Geht Um Die Welt (31.08.33) (from the film "Ein Lied geht um die Welt")
Eins Zwei Drei Vier (17.09.32) (from the film "Zigeuner der Nacht")
Bitte recht freundlich, part II (21.02.29)
Gib Mir Deine Hände (The Vagabond king Waltz) (21.02.29) (From the film "The Vagabond King")
Gitarren spielt auf (10.12.34)
Guten Tag, gnädige Frau (30.10.30)
Guter Mond Du Gehst So Stille (21.09.33)
Wochenend Und Sonnenschein (22.08.30) "Happy Days are here again"
Hein spielt abends so schön auf dem Schifferklavier (26.10.34)
Holzhackerlied(06.02.35) (from the film "Der verlorene Sohn")
Ich Freu Mich So (14.10.37)
Ich Hab' Eine Tiefe Sehnsucht Nach Dir (06.09.37) (from the film "Zu neuen Ufern")
Ich Hab' Für Dich 'nen Blumentopf Bestellt (23.05.30)
Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madam (14.09.28 or 20.11.28)
Ich wollt ich wär ein Huhn (28.08.36) (
Ein Freund, ein guter Freund (22.08.30)
Immer An Der Wand Lang (17.11.36)
In Mexico (28.08.36)
Italienisches Intermezzo (incomplete) (22.08.28) (C.H. with Grete Waller, from the Operetta "Casanova")
Ja, Der Ozean Ist Groß (21.09.36)
Kannst Du Pfeifen Johanna? (12.04.34)
La Paloma (08.03.39)
Les Fenetres Chantent (26.05.37) (Incomplete)
Love Me a Little Today (London, Jun. 15, 1937)
Marie Marie(19.01.31) (in the film "Gassenhauer")
Maskenball Im Gänsestall (17.09.32)
Amapola (23.11.38)
Mia bella napoli (03.01.39 or 04.01.39) (incomplete)
Moment musical (Paris, Apr. 27, 1937) (incomplete)
Morgen muß ich fort von hier (12.05.38)
Musketier-Marsch (11.11.29) (from the revue "Drei Musketiere")
Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus (09.01.33)
Ninna-Nanna a Liana (Paris, Apr. 28, 1937) (incomplete)
Perpetuum Mobile (23.05.38)
Qu' importe si tu pars (26.05.37) (incomplete)
Regentropfen, (die an Dein Fenster klopfen) (23.01.36) (incomplete)
Sah Ein Knab' Ein Röslein Steh'n (07.01.32 or 29.02.32)
Sandmännchen (04/36 or 27.04.37)
Schlafe, mein, Prinzchen, schlaf, ein (23.05.38) (incomplete)
Schlaf Mein Liebling (08.01.32) & Orchestra Marek Weber
Schöne Lisa (10.12.34)
So ein Ku kommt von allein (05.10.33) (from the film "Keine Angst vor Liebe")
Spanisches intermezzo (22.08.28) (incomplete) (C.H. with Grete Waller, from the operetta "Casanova")
Ohne Dich (04.09.33) "Stormy weather"
Studentenlieder-Potpourri medley, part II (15.12.36)
Sur Un Marché Persan (1937) (incomplete)
Ungarischer Tanz Nr.5 (28.02.35 or 01.03.35?) (one of the two last takes of the C.H.., they made the take with great secrecy on march 1. after the official ban)
Veronika, Der Lenz Ist Da (22.08.30)
Wenn die Sonja Russisch tanzt (21.08.34)
When The Sun Says Goodnight To The Mountain (22.04.37) (incomplete)
Whistle While You Work (08.12.38) (from the Disney-cartoon "Snow white and the seven dwarfs")
Wir sind von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt (23.05.30) (from the revue "Der blaue Engel")
Sous le ciel d'Afrique (Joséphine Baker & Comedian Harmonists) (29.09.35) ( from the film "Princess Tam Tam")
Whispering (17.12.34)

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A preview of coming attractions..............Comedian Harmonists!!

Images from the Weird Wide Web for Wednesday........

Some vintage eye candy for a late Wednesday evening...........

Drivin' again.....more tunes for a nighttime road trip.........

Here's another little set of songs for the road..............I had a lonnnngggg day with my daughter and her activities. The idea for this list came together somewhere between the drive home, a hot shower, and putting on PJs....hope y'all like it :) ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz G'd night........

Anjulie-Boom

Morrissey-The first of the gang to die

Desmond Dekker-Isrealites

Klaxons-No Diggity

Céu-Roda (Bombay Dub Orchestra's Grateful Dub Radio Mix)

Amsterdam Klezmer Band-Sadagora Hot Dub

Peter Frampton-Ida Y Vuelta (Out And Back)

Gary Wright-My love is alive

Isaac Hayes-Randolph & Dearborn

The Amalgamation of Soundz-Enchant me

Kurt Elling-Hide the Salome

Bob Brozman-Telkwa

Autour De Lucie-Chanson sans issue (ne vois-tu pas)

Calexico-Love will tear us apart

Tweet w/ Missy Elliott-Turn the lights off

Echo & The Bunnymen-Lips Like Sugar

Crystal Waters-Enough is never enough

Double-Captain of her heart

Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido-A Girl Like You

Greyboy-Got to Be a Love

Linton Kwesi Johnson-Bass culture 

Jill Scott-Love rain
Keith Urban-Raining on Sunday
Bloc Party-Talons

Charlie Hunter Trio-Wornell's Yorkies

Broken Social Scene-Hotel

Hercules And Love Affair-Blind

Donovan-Superlungs my supergirl

Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music-Same old scene

David Crosby-Tamalpais High (At About 3)

Neko Case-The Needle Has Landed

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FOUR play....a set of songs four you...groups with "Four" in the title....

Just having fun with the fact the so many groups were the "FOUR this and the "FOUR that"....lol

The Delta Four-Swingin' on that Famous Door (1935)

The Delta Four Farewell blues (1935)

The Four Tunes-Marie (1953)

The Four Sharps-My baby (1951)

The Four Sharps-I'm building a castle (1951)

The Four Shades Of Rhythm-One Hundred Years From Today (1948)

The Four Gators-Wine O Wine (1951?)

The Four Jacks-Sure cure for the blues (1952)

The Four Jacks-The Last of the Good Rocking Men (1952)

Gene Forrest & The Four Feathers-The wiggle (1954)

The Four Blue Jackets-Baby, Baby, Please Come Home (1947)
The Four Blues-Baby, I Need A Whole Lot Of Everything (1945)

The Four Blues-Bell Bottom Trousers (1945)

The Four Fellows-Bend Of The River (1954)

The Four Blues-The blues can jump (1948)
The Four Steps Of Jive-Brown gal (1948)

The Four Tunes-Careless Love (1949)
The Four Tunes With Betty Harris-Chillicothe, Ohio (1947)

The Four Blues-Chittlin's And Pigs Feet (1945)

The Phil Moore Four-Danny Boy (1946)
The Four Tunes-Don't cry, darling (1954)

The Four Tunes-Dont You Run Away (1959)

The Four Vagabonds-Comin' in on a wing and prayer (1943)

The Four Tones-Goodnight baby goodnight (1941)

The Four Pals-If I Can't Have The One I Love (1955)
The Four Clefs-I Like Pie, I Like Cake (1941)

The Four Blues-I'm Gone (1945)
The Four Knights-Just In Case You Change Your Mind (1947)
The Four Knights-Lead Me To That Rock (1947)

King Odom Four-Lucky (1952)
The Foursome-Nobody's Sweetheart (1937)
The Four Blazes-Not Any More Tears (1952)

The Four Steps Of Jive-Oshkosh-Bob-A-Losh (1948)
The Four Vagabonds-The Pleasure's All Mine (1947)
The Four Vagabonds-P. S. I Love You (1947)

The Four Blue Jackets-Rock-A My Soul (1946)
The Four Vagabonds-Rosie the riveter (1942)

The Four Tones-Satchel mouth Baby (1945)

The Four Jumps Of Jive-Satchel mouth Baby (1945) yeah, a different version...lol.
The Four Tunes-Someday (1948)

The Four Tones-Someone Over Here Loves Someone over there (1945)

The Four Tones-Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat (1942)
The Four Tunes-Sometime, Somplace, Somewhere (1947)
The Four Blues-Oh Daddy, Please Bring That Suitcase in (1945)
The Foursome-Sweet Potato Swing (1937)
The Four Tunes-Take My Lonely Heart (1948)
The Four Vagabonds-Taking My Chance With You (1946)
Hollywood's Four Blazes-That's A Good Little Old Deal (1945)
The Four Toppers-Jump the waters' fine (1940)

The Four Vagabonds-The freckle song (1947)

Hollywood's Four Blazes-The Big Leg Mama's Fine (1945)
The Four Blues-The Things You Want The Most Of all (1945)
The Four Tones-Two tears met (1945)

Ella Fitzgerald And Her Four Keys-When I Come Back Crying (Will you be laughing) (1942)

The Four Vagabonds-When The Old Gang's Back On The corner (1946)

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Diane Arbus...photographer as subject.....

Last week I posted several pictures of the photographer, Lee Miller. Photos representing her as subject, not as photographer....continuing in that mode, here are several of Diane Arbus. Enjoy....Happy Weekend, all. :)

A little change of pace..........Some tunes for a cool late summer evening..

A little set for a cool early Autumn/late summer September weekend night......a few oldies, a few newer selections... (and probably only a short term post, seeing as how Blogger deletes almost anything remotely contemporary that gets posted on here ;)

Choir of Young Believers-Action/Reaction

Jorge Villamizar- Como Vivir Asi

Rodrigo Y Gabriela-Diablo Rojo

Nortec Collective presents Bostich + Fussible-Norteña Del Sur

Phoenix-Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix)

Nina Simone- Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)

Sarah Slean-Get home

The Verve Pipe-Wake up

Bebel Gilberto-River song

(the Real) Tuesday Weld-L'amour et la morte

Oasis-A quick peep

Astrud Gilberto-The Gentle Rain [RJD2 Remix]

Nine Dots-New age

Jake Shimabukuro-Toastmanland

Japan-Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7'' Mix)

Mona Fong-The Blue and The Black (Shanghai Lounge Divas, Vol. 2)

Soul Coughing-How many cans?

Foals-Olympic Airways (Ewan Pearson Remix Radio Edit)

Kidstreet-X

Friendly Fires-White diamonds

Sade-I will be your friend (House Mix)

David Bowie-I'm afraid of Americans (radio edit)

Gorillaz-Slow country

Lily Allen-F*ck You (Doc Fritz Fossa Nova mix)

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Artie Shaw...Live radio recordings and air checks.........

Artie Shaw

Live air checks, transcriptions, radio broadcasts, mostly 1938-39

.....and yeah, low bit rate, often...crowd noise, etc....just sayin'. I'm posting these not specifically for any reason other than that the performances, vocals, whatever, are excellent. I know that several of these available through different sources...I'm not attempting detailed location/date accuracy, except when I have the info. Most of these, I've gotten over the years from various folks, places...I didn't encode them, originally.

The other night I was playing these from a playlist through a modified old Zenith radio cabinet that I found empty years ago. In the carcass I fitted Bose speakers and an iPod as an experiment. Some friends were over, and enjoyed the vibe.....it was suggested that I post the playlist...here it is.


Copenhagen (Radio broadcast live from the Rose Room in NYC.)
Gangbusters
Got the mis'ry (Tony Pastor, vocals)
Harvest moon
Hold Your Hats
I Ain't Coming
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
If I Had You
If What You Say Is True
I Haven't Changed A Thing (Helen Forest, vocals)
I'm Coming Virginia
In The Mood
In The Mood (another radio date from 1938)
I Used To Be Color Blind (Tony Pastor, vocals)
I Want My Share Of Love (Helen Forest, vocals)
Jungle Drums
Just a kid named Joe (Tony Pastor, vocals 12-1-38 b'cast from Blue Room of the Lincoln Hotel, NYC)
Last night (Helen Forest, vocals)
Leapin' At The Lincoln (12-1-38 b'cast from Blue Room of the Lincoln Hotel, NYC)
Lilacs In The Rain (Helen Forest, vocals)
LIVE- Hotel Lincoln's Blue Room NYC 12/30/38 entire radio b'cast w/ intro....
Lover Come Back To Me
Maria My Own
Melancholy Lullaby
Moonray (Helen Forest, vocals 1939)
Night Over Shanghai
One Foot In The Groove
Over The Rainbow
Pastel Blue
Proschai (Tony Pastor, vocals)
Put That Down In Writing
Rockin' the State
The Rose room

Sobbin Blues
Stardust
St. Louis Blues
Sweet Sue
The Lamp Is Low (Helen Forest, vocals)
The Man From Mars
The Yam
This Can't Be Love (Helen Forest, vocals)
Time Out
What's New (Helen Forest, vocals)
You Got Me
You're A Lucky Guy (Tony Pastor, vocals)
You're Mine You
You're So Indiff'rent (Helen Forest, vocals)
Copenhagen LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
It Had To Be You LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
Jungle Drums (another version) LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
Old Stompin' Ground (Tony Pastor, vocals) LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
Thanks For Everything (Helen Forest, vocals) LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
You're A Sweet Little Headache (Helen Forest, vocals)  LIVE- Hotel Lincoln 12/30/38
Between a kiss and a sigh (Helen Forest, vocals)
Let's Stop The Clock (Helen Forest, vocals, 1938)
My Reverie (Helen Forest)
Summer souvenirs (Helen Forest, 1939)
They Say live (Helen Forest)
Two lonely people (Helen Forest)
Who Blew Out The Flame (Helen Forest)
Sweet Adeline (Tony Pastor, vocals)

 Artie Shaw's many remote broadcasts included the Rose Room of Boston's Ritz Carlton Hotel. The Summer Terrace at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Roof in Boston, and the Café Rouge at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. (Trivia note: this is the hotel that hosted Glenn Miller's Orchestra for years, and lead to using the hotel's phone number, Pennsylvania 6-5000, as a name for one of their pieces.) The Blue Room of New York's Hotel Lincoln was the location of his only regular radio series as headliner. Sponsored by Old Gold cigarettes, Shaw broadcast on CBS from November 20, 1938 until November 14, 1939.

 The Artie Shaw Orchestra of 1938-1939 was the best band he ever assembled, and the most popular. This is the orchestra that recorded "Begin and Beguine," Shaw's best-selling record, and contained a line-up of astonishing musicians: Buddy Rich on drums, Tony Pastor on tenor sax and vocals, Georgie Auld on tenor sax, Helen Forrest on lead female vocals, and of course Shaw himself playing the most brilliant clarinet music you'll ever hear. The music on these recordings shows them powering at their best, and you can see why they became America's most popular band of the time.

A note about band broadcasts on radio (Wikepedia):

A big band remote (aka dance band remote) was a remote broadcast, popular on radio during the 1930s and 1940s, involving a coast-to-coast live transmission of a big band.

As early as 1923, listeners could tune in The Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra. The Oriole Orchestra (Dan Russo and Ted Fio Rito) was performing at Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel when they did their first radio remote broadcast on March 29, 1924, and two years later, they opened the famous Aragon Ballroom in July 1926, doing radio remotes nationally from both the Aragon and the Trianon ballrooms. In 1929, after Rudy Vallée's Orchestra vacated Manhattan's Heigh-Ho Club to do a movie in Hollywood, Will Osborne's dance band found fame with a nationwide audience due to radio remotes from the Heigh-Ho. By 1930, Ben Bernie was heard in weekly remotes from Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel.

Broadcasts were usually transmitted by the major radio networks directly from hotels, ballrooms, restaurants and clubs. During World War II, the remote locations expanded to include military bases and defense plants. Band remotes mostly originated in major cities, including Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Chicago. The Chicago broadcasts featured bands headed by Count Basie, Frankie Carle, Duke Ellington, Jan Garber, Jerry Gray, Woody Herman, Earl Hines, Eddy Howard (from the Aragon Ballroom), Dick Jurgens, Kay Kyser (from the Blackhawk Restaurant), Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra (from the Blackhawk), Ted Weems, Shep Fields (from the Palmer House) and Griff Williams.

The usual procedure involved the network sending a two-man team, announcer and engineer, with remote radio equipment to a designated location. The announcer would open with music behind an introduction::Coming to you from Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook on Route 23, just off the Pompton Turnpike in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, we present the music of Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra.....

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