Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra / Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers - Victor 21584 (1927/28)

Bennie Moten p, a, dir / Ed Lewis, Paul Webster c / Thamon Hayes tb / Harlan Leonard cl, ss, as / Jack Washington cl, as, bar / Woody Walder cl, ts / LaForest Dent as, ts / Leroy Berry bj / Vernon Page bb / Willie McWashington d.

Recorded in Chicago on June 11, 1927.


Hense Grundy tb / Clifford Hayes vn, as / Johnny Gatewoord p / Cal Smith g.

Recorded in Chicago on June 7, 1928.

Roy Evans - Columbia 14359 (1928)

Kind of an odd pairing...yodeling and jazz.

Roy Evans v / James P. Johnson p / Arthur Whetsel c (Syncopated Yodelin' Man only).

Recorded in New York on July 26 (Syncopated) & September 4, 1928.


Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra / Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Victor 22077 (1929)

Got this one because of all the controversy surrounding the B-side.

Is it Goldkette's Orchestra or McKinney's Cotton Pickers...I guess it's all in who you ask.

Rust has this as a McKinney's Cotton Pickers recording.

Here's a thoroughly researched article about it.

Recorded in Chicago on July 27, 1929.


Joe Sanders p, v & Carlton Coon d, dir / Bob Pope, Joe Richolson t / Rex Downing tb / Harold Thiell, John Thiell cl, as / Floyd Estep cl, ts / Russ Stout bj / Elmer Krebbs bb.

Recorded in Chicago on July 24, 1929. 

Bobbie & Boobie - Dice 480 (1958)

While out looking for 78s recently, got permission to rummage through all kinds of records stored in some out-buildings behind a record store. Brought this one out on a whim thinking maybe the kids would enjoy a different Christmas song...judging from the title on one side...for the school commutes.

After getting home, tried to research personnel and a recording date only to find very little. It does seem to be a fairly collectible R&B record from 1958 and Bobbie appears to be Bobby Nunn of The Robins and later, a founding member of The Coasters.

Please feel free to enlighten me even more if anyone has information on these sides.