Recording Artist’s of the 1920’s and 1930’s – the78rpmrecordspins

Recording Artists of the 1920s and 1930s

The Great Ontario 78 RPM And 45 RPM Record Sale

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On May 28th and May 29th, 2016, the first record sale of 2016 occurred at our premises in Brampton, Ontario. This was a test sale for our newly added LP category, which tops 5,000 in number. It was a great success, as record collectors from the Greater Toronto Area, and from Montreal and Michigan converged. […]

Earl Hines And His Orchestra-Sweet Ella May, 1929

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Back in the early 1970’s I fondly remember taking my father to the now defunct Chicken Deli in Toronto one evening to see the great Earl “Fatha” Hines play piano. Since then, I have long admired his styling, as he was known for his great technique and talent for improvisation, horn-like phrasing, and a rhythm which influenced […]

Mart Britt And His Orchestra-Goose Creek, 1928

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Here is a great little territory band that recorded sides with Victor. The personnel include Tony Almerico or Irwin Kunz-c/? Blue Steele-tb/Sidney Arodin-cl/Terry Shand-p/Mart Britt-bj/? sb/? d. Memphis, September 14, 1928. Vic 21760.

The Unknown Nordskog 3040-Burtnett and Miller Famous Orchestra

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I recently acquired a west coast recording on the rare Nordskog label, performed by the Burtnett and Miller Orchestra. The Brian Rust dance band or Jazz discographies fail to mention that the two collaborated in 1923 and hired west coast musicians in Los Angeles, California. A newspaper article mentions the joining of Earl Burtnett and […]

The Construction Of “The St. Louis Blues Avenue” Record Room

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It has always been my dream to have a room set aside for listening to, and playing 78 RPM records, and to share that room with fellow collector’s in fellowship. After a good coat of paint to the walls, and the laying down of new carpet, I have begun the process of building new shelves, […]

Bunny Berigan With The Fred Rich Orchestra-1936

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Frank Westphal’s Orchestra 1930 “Sing You Sinner’s”

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Frank Westphal was involved in various bands including the Benson Orchestra of Chicago. In 1921, he became established with his own dance orchestra at the newly opened Rainbo Gardens in Chicago. The open-air venue had a revolving stage to allow for continuous entertainment, table seating for 2,000 patrons, and space on the dance floor for […]

Columbia Records Goes All Out For Paul Whiteman “Potato” Head Records 1928

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The King of Jazz, Paul Whiteman entered into a new recording contract with Columbia Records in 1928, after a long tenure with Victor, and as a sales gimmick, they introduced the characteristic potato head image of the band leader. To publicize his new 10 inch and 12 inch records, full page ads, such as the one […]

Clarence Williams Washboard Band “P.D-Q. Blues” 1927

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It is always nice to turn up a page in a newspaper where a promotion for a recording occurs by the company that will turn out the 78 rpm record. The artwork behind some of these ads is quite good, and I thought about sharing this one for Clarence Williams Washboard Band, for the Vocalion […]

Have You Heard The New “Champion” Records? 1926

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Champion records in the 1920’s were derived from Gennett masters, and priced to sell as a budget label. The department store of Lit Brothers, situated in Philadelphia, PA., announced the latest Champion records that they were stocking, in the April 10, 1926 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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