ADA JONES & BILLY MURRAY "COME JOSEPHINE IN MY FLYING MACHINE" VICTOR 16844 P.1911

COME JOSEPHINE IN MY FLYING MACHINE

Here´s another of my favorite songs,a duet by Ada Jones & Billy Murray recorded November 1910 & released on record in 1911. Music by Fred Fisher & words by Alfred Bryan. The first recording was made by Blanch Ring in 1910,and it become her signature song for a while.But this is the recording that become the most famous of the two.A song about the new invention, aeroplane.Great tune!

"SING BABY SING" CHARLIE BARNET & HIS ORCH. BLUEBIRD 6593 P.1936

SING BABY SING

Here´s a catchy little tune by one of my favorite bands from the pre war era, Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra with "Sing Baby Sing" from 1936. The vocal on this great swinging tune is for sure, but not 100% sure Charlie Barnet him self!? The band was known as " The Blackest White Band Of Them All", listen and you´ll understand why.

"ROLL ALONG PRAIRIE MOON" SMITH BALLEW(voc) & HIS ORCH. MELOTONE 351006 P.1935

ROLL ALONG PRAIRIE MOON

One of many recordings of that song the year of 1935 (Harry Stockwell,Al Bowlly) & and on this recording we will hear the sadly less known Smith(Sykes) Ballew(born jan 21, 1902 in Palestine, Texas and he past away may 2, 1984 in Fort Worth,Texas) with his orchestra. I just love this song and think this is the best recording because of Smith Ballew´s warm and tender voice! The song came from in it´s orginal from the 1935 MGM movie "Here Comes The Band" with Harry Stockwell on voc. If you wanna know more about the guy go to the great site "Red Hot Jazz Archives" on the net.