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Sound Files |
U.S. Dance Bands |
These are all
mp3 files.
They have been transferred by myself from original 78s in my own
collection. You should have something on your computer already
which will play these.
The
files are listed by artist. Within each artist the titles are listed by
recording date.
TO PLAY: If you have a fast connection (broadband), then you can just click on the
title of the piece
and your media player should automatically start; otherwise
right click on the title
and choose "save target as" and browse to a place on your computer where you
wish to save it. This will download the file to your computer so you can play it
at your leisure. The file sizes are between 1.2MB and 1.5MB.
PLEASE NOTE: These are for your own listening pleasure only. Please respect this and DON'T sell them or put them up onto your own website as your own files.
As more files get loaded, I am aware it is getting harder to find which are the latest uploads, so to help you, here is a list of the most recent updates with links, latest first (click on the artist's name).
| Date updated | Artist |
| February 20, 2010 | Freddy Martin |
| January 5, 2010 | All Star Orchestra |
| December 28, 2009 | Meyer Davis |
| December 4, 2009 | Sam Lanin |
Page last updated February 20, 2010
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All Star Orchestra One of the house bands recording at Victor in the late 1920s. These are generally hotter than the normal Shilkret sides, tough Nat Shilkret probably directs these as well. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| January 3, 1928 | I Must Be Dreaming | Franklyn Baur | HMV B-5579 | 41511-3 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| January 3, 1928 | My Melancholy Baby | Franklyn Baur | Victor 21212 | 41512-2 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| January 3, 1928 | I Just Roll Along | Franklyn Baur | Victor 21212 | 41513-3 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| March 21 1928 | Oh, Baby! | Scrappy Lambert | Victor 21605 | 43385-1 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| May 1, 1928 | Add A Little Wiggle | Victor 21423 | 43688-2 | Jan 5, 2010 | |
| August 9, 1928 | There's A Rainbow Round My Shoulder | Victor 21667 | 46354-2 | Jan 5, 2010 | |
| August 9, 1928 | She Didn't Say "Yes", She Didn't Say "No" | Johnny Marvin | Victor 21667 | 46355-2 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| July 15, 1929 | My Dream Memory | Don Howard | Victor 22054 | 55609-2 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| July 30, 1929 | Waiting At The End Of The Road | The Melody Three | Victor 22073 | 55642-1 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| August 23, 1929 | Too Wonderful For Words | Frank Munn | HMV B-5718 | 55653-1 | Jan 5, 2010 |
| August 23, 1929 | Stepping Along | HMV B-5718 | 55655-1 | Jan 5, 2010 | |
| November 8, 1929 | Deep In The Arms Of Love | The Melody Three | Victor 22197 | 57533-3 | Jan 5, 2010 |
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Joe Candullo and his
Orchestra The majority of Joe Candullo's recordings are of a hot nature. Here are some of the best from my collection. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| May 1926 | Jackass Blues | Perfect 14643 | 106898 | May 9, 2009 | |
| June 1926 | Deep Henderson | Regal 8089 | 6656 | May 9, 2009 | |
| June 1926 | Jackass Blues | Regal 8089 | 6658 | May 9, 2009 | |
| June 18, 1926 | Turkish Towel | Harmony 211-H | 142325-3 | May 9, 2009 | |
| July 1926 | Black Bottom | Banner 1796 | 6679 | May 9, 2009 | |
| July 1926 | Messin' Around | Banner 1795 | 6680-2 | May 9, 2009 | |
| July 1926 | Nervous Charlie Stomp | Banner 1800 | 6683-2 | May 9, 2009 | |
| July 30, 1926 | St. Louis Hop | Guardsman 1988 (from Gennett 3358) | GEX-222-C | May 9, 2009 | |
| August 1926 | I Wonder What's Become Of Joe | Joe Candullo | Imperial 1685 | 6724-3 | May 9, 2009 |
| September 1926 | Tuck In Kentucky And Smile | Joe Candullo | Imperial 1685 | 6805 | May 9, 2009 |
| October 9, 1926 | Tomboy Sue | Charles Hart | Gennett 3405 | GEX-314-A | May 9, 2009 |
| October 15, 1926 | Brown Sugar | Harmony 286-H | 142825-2 | May 9, 2009 |
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Meyer Davis and his
Orchestra During the last few months of 1928, Meyer Davis and his Orchestra made a number of recordings for Brunswick specifically for release only in Britain on the Duophone label. The Duophones were originally produced in an "unbreakable" format which nowadays usually turn up almost unplayable. Luckily Duophone later re-pressed most of the sides in the normal shellac form, which have survived the test of time much better, but are pretty rare. All were issued under a variety of pseudonyms. The band usually included the Dorsey brothers, Tommy (trombone) and Jimmy (alto sax) and Mickey Bloom (trumpet). Here is a selection. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Come On, Baby | Smith Ballew | Duophone D-4029 (The Park Inn Good Timers) | E-28376-A | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Blue Grass | Nye Mayhew ? | Duophone D-4021 (Davy's Broadway Syncopators) | E-28630-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Anything You Say | Smith Ballew | Duophone D-4023 (The Parkway Inn Orchestra) | E-28633-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Do You? That's All I Want To Know | Smith Ballew | Duophone D-4046 (The Midnight Broadcasters) | E-28657-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Nye Mayhew ? | Duophone D-4018 (The Park Inn Good Timers) | E-28668-A | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Dream House | Nye Mayhew ? | Duophone D-4023 (Tex Brewster's Orchestra) | E-28673-A | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Down Where The Sun Goes Down | Nye Mayhew ? | Duophone D-4019 (Tip Top Club Orchestra) | E-28678-A | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | I Ain't Got Nobody | Ran Weeks ? | Duophone D-4020 (The Midnight Broadcasters) | E-28681-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Louisiana | Duophone D-4030 (Cross Roads Inn Orchestra) | E-28682-A | Dec 28, 2009 | |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Mississippi Mud | Bob Mayhew ? | Duophone D-4020 (The Home Towners) | E-28683-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Halfway To Heaven | Smith Ballew | Duophone D-4027 (Dave Meyer's Bostonians) | E-28750-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Nov - Dec 1928 | Jo-Anne | Smith Ballew | Duophone D-4034 (The Home Towners) | E-28751-B | Dec 28, 2009 |
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Duke Ellington and his
Orchestra From our perspective in the 21st century, we probably take Ellington's recordings for granted as they are so familiar. It's easy to forget how unique his compositions were and how advanced his orchestrations. Duke Ellington's band is always distinctive and the musicianship very high. Here is a selection of his late 1920s Victor recordings. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| December 19, 1927 | East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo | HMV B-4958 | A-41245-2 | April 12, 2009 | |
| March 26, 1928 | Got Everything But You | HMV B-4958 | A-43504-2 | April 12, 2009 | |
| November 15, 1928 | Bandanna Babies | Ozie Ware and trio | HMV B-4957 | A-48166-2 | April 12, 2009 |
| November 15, 1928 | Diga Diga Doo | Irving Mills & Ozie Ware | HMV B-4959 | A-48167-2 | April 12, 2009 |
| November 15, 1928 | I Must Have That Man | HMV B-4957 | A-48168-1 | April 12, 2009 | |
| February 18, 1929 | Harlemania | HMV B-4966 | A-48374-1 | April 12, 2009 | |
| March 7, 1929 | Stevedore Stomp | HMV B-6106 | A-49770-2 | April 12, 2009 | |
| April 11, 1930 | My Gal Is Good For Nothing But Love | Frank Marvin | HMV B-4961 | A-59693-2 | April 12, 2009 |
| April 11, 1930 | I Was Made To Love You | Frank Marvin | HMV B-4961 | A-59694-1 | April 12, 2009 |
| August 26, 1930 | Ring Dem Bells | Cootie Williams (scat) | HMV B-5945 | PB-61011-6 | April 12, 2009 |
| August 26, 1930 | Three Little Words | The Rhythm Boys | HMV B-5945 | PB-61013-5 | April 12, 2009 |
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Ted Fiorito and his
Orchestra The recordings by the band directed by composer and bandleader, Ted Fiorito, had the distinctive West Coast sound with "Mickey Mouse" overtones which I find very listenable. Here is a small selection from 1932-33, all recorded in San Francisco. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| October 1932 | Willow, Weep For Me | Muzzy Marcellino | Decca F-3415 | SF-21-A | May 20 2009 |
| October 1932 | More Beautiful Than Ever | unidentified girl | Decca F-3415 | SF-22-A | May 20 2009 |
| November 1932 | Blue Moments | Muzzy Marcellino | Brunswick 01535 | SF-24-C | May 20 2009 |
| March 1933 | In The Park In Paree | Muzzy Marcellino | Brunswick 01525 | SF-40-B | May 20 2009 |
| April 1933 | I'm A Seeker Of Beauty | Muzzy Marcellino | Brunswick 6586 | SF-50-A | May 20 2009 |
| October 1933 | Cinderella's Fella | Muzzy Marcellino | Brunswick 01670 | SF-75-A | May 20 2009 |
| October 1933 | We'll Make Hay While The Sun Shines | The Debutantes | Brunswick 01671 | SF-76-A | May 20 2009 |
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Sam Lanin and his
Orchestra Sam made records for many different record companies. I decided to split them down by record company and I should eventually load more. |
| Plaza group recordings (Banner); issued in Britain mainly on Imperial. A selection of some of the early recordings. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| c. November 1, 1923 | Swanee River Blues | Imperial 1271 | 5319 | Dec 4 2009 | |
| c. November 26, 1923 | You're In Kentucky Sure As You're Born | Imperial 1302 | 5346 | Dec 4 2009 | |
| c. September 7, 1924 | Tessie, Stop Teasing Me | Arthur Hall | Imperial 1383 | 5615 | Dec 4 2009 |
| December 1, 1925 | Smile A Little Bit | Arthur Fields | Imperial 1574 | 6316 | Dec 4 2009 |
| December 29, 1925 | I Want Somebody To Cheer Me Up | Arthur Fields | Imperial 1581 | 6364 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. February 9, 1926 | So Does Your Old Mandarin | Irving Kaufman | Banner 1716 | 6442 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c, April 1, 1926 | Tonight's My Night With Baby | Irving Kaufman | Imperial 1638 | 6538 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. April 27, 1926 | When The Red, Red Robin | Irving Kaufman | Imperial 1651 | 6584 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. June 9, 1926 | In A Little Garden | Irving Kaufman | Imperial 1652 | 6654 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. July 22, 1926 | Lay Me Down To Sleep In Carolina | Jerry Macy | Imperial 1711 | 6731 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. November 15, 1926 | Thinking Of You | Charles Kaley | Domino 3860 | 6939 | Dec 4 2009 |
| c. March 11, 1927 | Hello, Cutie | Arthur Fields | Winner 4696 | 7154 | Dec 4 2009 |
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Vincent Lopez and his
Orchestra A selection of the sides the band recorded for Okeh, all acoustic. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| c. March 22, 1923 | You've Got To See Mama Every Night | Parlophone E-5033 | 71370-D | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. May 20, 1923 | Blue Hoosier Blues | Parlophone E-5096 | 71551-A | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. November 24, 1923 | Lovey Came Back | Parlophone E-5215 | 72104-D | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. September 23, 1924 | Me And The Boy Friend | Billy Jones | Parlophone E-5321 | 72844-B | Oct 11 2009 |
| November 3, 1924 | Southern Rose | Parlophone E-5308 | 72952-B | Oct 11 2009 | |
| November 24, 1925 | Don't Wake Me up, Let Me Dream | Parlophone E-5562 | 73781-D | Oct 11 2009 | |
| December 22, 1925 | I Never Knew | Parlophone E-5562 | 73865-B | Oct 11 2009 | |
| December 22, 1925 | Moon Deer | Parlophone E-5577 | 73866-B | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. January 13, 1926 | A Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich And You | Parlophone E-5577 | 73917-B | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. January 28, 1926 | T-N-T | Parlophone E-5631 | 73969-A | Oct 11 2009 | |
| c. February 22, 1926 | That Certain Feeling | Billy Jones (as Bruce Wallace) | Parlophone E-5631 | 74020-B | Oct 11 2009 |
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Freddy Martin and his
Orchestra Probably my favourite 1930s American dance band, Freddy Martin's records are tuneful without being too saccharine. Here is a selection from my collection. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| January 16, 1933 | Night And Day | Elmer Feldkamp | Peacock P-152 (as Ten Collegians) | 12882-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| April 11, 1933 | Hold Me | Elmer Feldkamp | Columbia CB-644 (as Hotel Commodore Dance Orch.) | 152388-2 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| May 27, 1933 | My Bluebird's Singing The Blues | Will Osborne | Decca F-3610 (as The Rhythm Maniacs) | 13398-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| June 29, 1933 | Morning, Noon And Night | Elmer Feldkamp | Domino 129 (as Ed Loyd and his Orchestra) | 13511-2 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| September 18, 1933 | Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Love | Elmer Feldkamp | Melotone M-12791 (as Bob Causer & his Cornellians) | 14004-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| Septembe 20, 1933 | Dancing On A Rainbow | Elmer Feldkamp & Trio | Brunswick 01639 | B-14063-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| December 1, 1933 | April In Paris | Elmer Feldkamp | Brunswick 01697 | B-14406-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| February 1, 1934 | In Other Words, We're Through | Chick Bullock | Perfect 15882 (as Gene Kardos & his Orchestra) | 14690-3 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| February 1, 1934 | When Tomorrow Comes | Elmer Feldkamp & Trio | Brunswick 01810 | B-14751-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| July 13, 1934 | I'm Just That Way | Noel Andre | Fox Movietone F-117 (as Albert Taylor & his Orch.) | 15424-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| November 15, 1934 | Just A Fair-Weather Friend | Elmer Feldkamp | Brunswick 7324 | B-16318-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| February 4, 1935 | Whose Honey Are You? | Terry Shand & Trio | Brunswick 7382 | B-16803-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| May 1, 1935 | Give a Broken Heart A Break | Elmer Feldkamp | Brunswick RL-284 | C-959-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| May 31, 1935 | Simply Grand | Elmer Feldkamp | Brunswick 7462 | C-999-A | Feb 20, 2010 |
| January 7, 1938 | There's A Strange Little Change In Me | Elmer Feldkamp | Bluebird B-7380 | 018118-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| June 1, 1938 | Beside A Moonlit Stream | Elmer Feldkamp | Regal Zonophone MR-2848 (as Wally Bishop & his Band) | 019306-2 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| July 3, 1939 | Let's Disappear | Bill Stoker | Bluebird B-10350 | 040237-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| December 11, 1939 | Oh, What A Lovely Dream | Eddie Stone | Regal Zonophone MR-3296 | 042294-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| March 26, 1941 | Nice Dreamin', Baby | Eddie Stone | Bluebird B-11123 | 055494-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
| December 27, 1941 | Heavenly, Isn't It? | Eddie Stone & Trio | Bluebird B-11437 | 072001-1 | Feb 20, 2010 |
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Leo Reisman and his
Orchestra Just a handful of 1920s recordings by this band. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| January 13, 1924 | A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way | Columbia 3456 | 81480 | Feb 15 2009 | |
| October 3, 1926 | Don't Be Angry With Me | Charles Kaley | Regal G-8787 | 142719-2 | Feb 15 2009 |
| April 9, 1928 | Ma Belle | Lew Conrad | Columbia CB-44 | 145980-2 | Feb 15 2009 |
| April 22, 1929 | Love Me Or Leave Me | Ran Weeks | HMV B-5684 | 51647-3 | Feb 15 2009 |
| July 31, 1929 | Do What You Do | Smith Ballew | Victor 22069 | 55639-1 | Feb 15 2009 |
| September 20, 1929 | Here Am I | Lou Levin | HMV BD-186 | 56705-2 | Feb 15 2009 |
| October 18, 1929 | When You're Counting The Stars Alone | Lou Levin | HMV B-5757 | 56736-6 | Feb 15 2009 |
| November 1, 1929 | My Sweeter Than Sweet | Lou Levin | HMV B-5758 | 57518-2 | Feb 15 2009 |
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Victor Young and his
Orchestra Victor Young was musical director for ARC/Brunswick during the 1930s. The Brunswick records are generally issued under his own name, but vast numbers of records on dime store labels such as Perfect, Melotone, Banner etc were issued under pseudonyms, often using the names of real bandleaders. Here are some of those. |
| Recording Date | Tune Title | Vocalist(s) | Label & Issue No. | Matrix No. | Upload Date |
| March 1, 1932 | What Would You Do? | Smith Ballew | Panachord 25242 | 11382 | August 1, 2009 |
| March 4, 1932 | Lovable | George Beuchler | Banner 32407 | 11394 | April 1, 2009 |
| March 4, 1932 | I'm So In Love | Les Reis | Banner 32407 | 11399 | April 1, 2009 |
| March 15, 1932 | Lord, You Made The Night Too Long | Les Reis | Pamachord 25234 | 11483 | April 1, 2009 |
| April 5, 1932 | When Work Is Through | Harold van Emburgh | May-Fair G-2176 | 11645 | August 1, 2009 |
| April 19, 1932 | Crazy People | Fran Frey | Imperial 2742 | 11723 | April 1, 2009 |
| April 28, 1932 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | George Beuchler | Mayfair G-2176 | 11754 | July 5, 2009 |
| May 10, 1932 | Am I Wasting My Time? | George Beuchler | Banner 32458 | 11795 | April 1, 2009 |
| May 5, 1932 | Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa | Paul Small | Banner 32458 | 11781 | July 5, 2009 |
| May 20, 1932 | My Silent Love | Dick Robertson | Panachord 25262 | 11873 | July 5, 2009 |
| June 2, 1932 | Who, Besides Me, Sits Beside You? | Scrappy Lambert | Decca F-3110 | 11899 | August 1, 2009 |
| June 14, 1932 | Come On And Sit Beside The Sea | Paul Small | Perfect 15627 | 11932 | April 1, 2009 |
| July 1, 1932 | It Was So Beautiful | Chick Bullock | Panachord 25262 | 12015 | April 1, 2009 |
| August 1, 1932 | We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye | Chick Bullock | Panachord 25261 | 12117 | July 5, 2009 |
| June 3, 1933 | A Fool In Love | Pauk Small | Brunswick 01558 | 13420 | April 1, 2009 |
This page was first created on February 15th, 2009. Updated February 20, 2010
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