Cliff EDWARDS
Born June 14, 1895 Hannibal, MO., died July 19, 1972. Known to most people as the voice of Jiminy Cricket, he was a jazz-influenced popular singer who recorded many sides under the name "Ukelele Ike" in the 1920's. Co-composer of "No Wonder She's a Blushing Bride." In 1936 he replaced Rudy Vallee in "George White's Scandals". He toured with Ben Light's Surf Club Boys in 1938.
-Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) accomp. by own ukulele, violin, piano (prob. Ben Light), guitar and bass. Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood, Oct. 1936. Each side was initially issued as a double-faced Hot Shots From Hollywood disc with the same matrix on both sides. Good-Humor and subsequent dubbed issues are anonymous.
(LO 339) I was the Son of a Bee HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 364-A, GOOD-HUMOR RECORDS unnumbered
-dub mis-titled "I was the Son of a Be" NOVELTY RECORDS NOV-14
-dub retitled "What an Insect" HIGH SOCIETY 506-B, PARTY RECORD unnumbered (2536), TNT unnumbered (8027), PARTY RECORDS unnumbered (2536)
(LO-340) Down Behind the Counter at Nick's HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 340, GOOD-HUMOR unnumbered (No.632),
KICKS unnumbered (G-7), NOVELTY RECORDS NOV-11
-dub retitled "Down Behind Nick's Counter" *** 32-B
(LO 341) She's Learning Something New Every Day HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered,
HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 296
-dub retitled "She's Learning Something New" NOVELTY RECORDS NOV-15-B, GOOD-HUMOR 15-B,
PARTY NOVELTY'S 15-B
(LO 342) I'm Going To Give It to Mary With Love HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 278 A,
GOOD-HUMOR unnumbered (No.634), GOOD-HUMOR 11/12, GOOD-HUMOR 12-B
-dub retitled "Giving It To Baby" RISQUÉ 3-B
-dub retitled "I'm Gonna Give It To Baby with Love" KICKS 36-A
-late dub as "Give It To Mary With Love” PARTY NOVELTY'S 12B
(LO 343) I Love Mount'n Women HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 376 A
-dub retitled "The Tired Hillbilly" PARTY RECORD 512-A
(LO 344) She's the Hottest Stuff in Town HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 344
(LO 345) I'm a Bear in a Ladies Boudoir HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered, HIGH SOCIETY
(LO 346) Mr. Insurance Man HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 346
Dave ELMAN
Dave Elman was born May 6, 1900 in Park River, North Dakota.. Longtime host of "Hobby Lobby" which debuted on CBS in October, 1937 with "The Best Things in Life are Free" as the show's theme. It continued with a few interruptions through 1949. Elman died on December 5, 1967.
–New York City, ca. 1945. Jackson Wheeler, announcer. Includes excerpts from air checks of the real program.
Hobby Lobby
–New York City, ca. 1946. Dialog with unidentified female, very New Yawk, ca. 1947.
The Cook HIGH SOCIETY RECORDS 511 [b/w "Dentist"], NOVELTY 101 B, PARLOR 32 (T-28), REAL McCOY 1
The Dentist NOVELTY 101 A, REAL McCOY 1, LET'S HAVE FUN 7A
The Fuller Brush Man LET'S HAVE FUN 7B
Hope EMERSON
Born October 29, 1897 in Howarden, IA. The 6-foot, 7-inch tall actress is best remembered for her portrayal of the jailor in Warner's "Caged." Played the character "Mother" on the Peter Gunn TV series. Died Apr. 24, 1960 in Hollywood.
--vocal w. piano (probably John LaTouche). Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, 1940.
(3426) Did I Do Wrong? (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1723-B
(3427) Oh Sultan! (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1723-A
--vocal w. piano.
(R3993) What Happened to Me? (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1724-A
(R3994) Virtue May Lurk (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1724-B
(R3995) Simeon Babbitt (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1725-A
(R3996) Her Name was Lil (John LaTouche) GENERAL 1725-B
Chick ENDOR & Charlie FARRELL
Co-composers of “Was I?” also recorded as “Forty Years a Chambermaid.” Endor was born in England. Appeared and recorded with The Yacht Club Boys 1926-1933. Died in the U.S. in 1941. Farrell recorded with Jim Miller in 1926 and broke into silent films as an extra with Mack Sennett. They provided much needed comic relief in the movie “Two Hearts in Harmony” (1935). They appeared at the Monseigneur in New York City in 1937 and were frequent summer replacements for Dwight Fiske at the Savoy Plaza.
-with piano, American Record Corp. studios, New York City May 2, 1935.
(P 17442-1) Cheer Up, Everything's LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-179
Going To Be Lousy
(P 17443-1) We've Always Wanted LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-179
To Meet the Man (The Women Go To See about a Dog)
|