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The Encyclopedic Guide to 78 R. P. M. Party Records
© David Diehl 1996
Updated 8/4/99

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FAVORITE
Number 1002 reported.

Cliff FERRE
Clifford F. Ferre was born June 18, 1920 in Waitsfield, VT. Appeared in Billy Rose's Aquacade and This Is The Army, also played nightclubs as a member of The Dunhills 1945-49. He's Cliff, the police lab man in Warner Bros. Them! (1954). Program Director WKBN, Youngstown, OH. Died 1996.
-- with Mark McIntyre Quartet, c. late 1949
(HBR-84) Joe's Joint....................................

KEM 127
(HBR-85) Greatest Broad-Jumper..........................KEM 128
(HBR-84) Joe's Joint...........................KEM 127
(HBR-92) Ain't It a Beauty..............................KEM 128
(HBR-93R) Hawaiiantale (sic)............................KEM 127
(HBR 112) A Cocky Cowboy................................KEM 129
(HBR 113) House With the Little Red Light...............KEM 129
(HBR 120) Rosie Don't Bang on the Piano.................KEM 130 (5837)
(HBR 121) Favorite Indoor Sport.........................KEM 130 (5838)
(HBR 127) Uncle Harry's Little Peacock..................KEM 131
(HBR 129) Fifi's Got the Biggest One in France..........KEM 131

Dwight FISKE, on which he released sides recorded at Byers Studio in 1933, RCA in 1933-6 and HMV. Labels are green or black with gold print. Numbers are VICTOR 12" popular series catalog numbers but are not known to have been released on that label. Range is 36013-36187. Later pressings substitute a sickly green print and have the 'VE' burnished out. In 1943 GALA dubs replaced the Fiskana issues and RCA destroyed the original metal parts.

Dwight FISKE
b. 1892, Providence, RI., died on 11/25/59. Studied at the Paris Conservatoire but became popular at parties for visiting wealthy Americans. Returning to America for his concert debut at Chickering Hall in 1926, he quickly returned to the party circuit. A fixture at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel's Cafe Lounge in the 1930's, he sounds like he worked his way through school playing silent movie houses. Called "King Leer" by Variety , he is the only party performer to record extensively on 12" discs. He published illustrated songbooks, the first, in 1933 titled "Without Music", the second "Why Should Penguins Fly?" in 1936. In 1944 he moved his base to the Versailles in New York City and continued there through much of 1945. All RCA sessions produced by Allen Ray. Some or all of the RCA sides were dubbed and issued by Gala in the mid-1940's using the last three digits of the original catalog numbers. RCA destroyed all metal parts on 3/5/43. SEARCH FOR FISKE IMAGE- @ AMERICAN MEMORY
--New York City, Byers Studio, 1933 (12").
(JGB2282) Ida, The Wayward Sturgeon...........FISKANA unnumbered
(JGB2283) Clarissa the Flea.........................FISKANA unnumbered
--New York City, RCA Victor studio 2, 10/26/33 (12")
(CS 78260-2) Two Horses and a Debutante...........FISKANA 36099-B, GALA 099
(CS 78261-2) Mrs. Pettibone........................FISKANA 36099-A, GALA 099
(CS 78283-1) Ida The Wayward Sturgeon..............FISKANA 36100-B, GALA 100
--RCA Victor studio 2, 11/27/33 (12")
(CS 78284-4) Clarissa the Flea ....................FISKANA 36100-A, GALA 100
(CS 78534-2) Tilley the Pure White Leghorn.........FISKANA 36108-A, GALA 108
--RCA Victor studio 1, 1/3/34 (12")
(CS 81141-1) Adam and Eve..........................FISKANA 36103-B, GALA 103
(CS 81143-1) Mr. Webster...........................FISKANA 36167-A, GALA 167
(CS 78533-2) Anthony and Cleopatra.................FISKANA 36103-A, GALA 103
--RCA Victor studio 2, 1/23/34 (12")
(CS 81142-2) Wing Toy and Ky Fy....................FISKANA 36108-B, GALA 108
--RCA Victor studio 2, 3/28/34 (12")
(CS 81096-2) Africa Whispers.......................FISKANA 36135-B
(CS 81098-2) Kitty Malibu..........................FISKANA 36122-A
(CS 81097-3) Irving Levy...........................FISKANA 36122-B
--RCA Victor studio 2, 8/29/34
(CS 84067-1) Columbus and Isabella.................FISKANA 36135-A
(CS 84068-1) Week-End..............................FISKANA 36134-A, GALA 134
(CS 84069-1) Vera Young............................FISKANA 36134-B, GALA 134
(CS 81143-2, 2A, 3, 3A) Mr. Webster ...............unissued
[Victor files show that takes 2 and 2A of 81143 were processed so tests were almost certainly pressed but only the results of the original session on 1/3/34 were issued.]
--RCA Victor studio 2, 1/11/35 (12")
(CS 87296-1) Mr. Seven.............................FISKANA 36162-B, GALA 162
(CS 87297-2) The Colonel's Tropical Bird...........FISKANA 36162-A, GALA 162
--RCA Victor studio 3, 4/18/35 (12")
(CS 89286-2) Molly O'Toole, The Fan Dancer.........FISKANA 36167-B
--RCA Victor studio 3, 9/19/35 (12")
(CS 95119-) The King and the Queen.................FISKANA 36173-A, GALA 173
(CS 95120-1) Last Curl..............................FISKANA 36173-B, GALA 173
--RCA Victor studio 3, 11/6/35
(CS 98040-2) We Live at the Everglades Club........FISKANA 36177-B
--RCA Victor studio 2, 11/19/35
(CS 98039-) Venus and Adonis.......................FISKANA 36177-A
--In 1941 Fiske lost a libel suit to one Philip Pratt of the Pratt Institute over 'Coney Island Honeymoon'. RCA Victor studio 3, 1/10/36 (12")
(CS 98630-1) Coney Island Honeymoon................FISKANA 36179-B
(CS 98631-1) Uncle Tom's Cabana....................FISKANA 36179-A
--RCA Victor studio , 5/27/36 (12")
(CS 101874-1) The Happy Couple.....................FISKANA 36182-A
(CS 101875-1) Paul and Virginia....................FISKANA 36182-B
--HMV studios, London, June or July, 1936. Victor files show 9/10/36 but this must be the date the master was passed in New York. Fiske closed at the San Marco Restaurant in London 7/25/36 and opened at Chicago's Blackstone in early August. (12" discs)
(2EA 3745-1) Why Should Penguins Fly?..............

FISKANA 36187-A, GALA 187
(2EA 3746-1) Mediterranean Folly...................FISKANA 36187-B, GALA 187
--RCA Victor studio 3, 3/29/37 (12")
(CS 06470-1) Town and Country Boy...........unissued
--Victor files show that take 2 of CS 06471 was processed so tests were almost certainly made.
(CS 06471-1,2,2A) Puss In the Corner...............unissued
(CS 06472-1) Mickey Finn...........................FISKANA 36203-A
(CS 06473-1) The Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary....FISKANA 36203-B
--A most unlikely event occurred on March 30, 1937 when Fiske recorded a four-part children's story titled 'Beet-Top and his Friends' , the result was not released.
--unnumbered set titled Dwight Fiske Presents (all 12" discs) World Broadcasting studios July, 1939.
(WXP24901A) The Toast of Calcutta..................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-264
(WXP24903A) Thank You for Coming...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-264
(Some copies read 'Thank You for Calling')
(WXP24906A) Souvenir of the Fair...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-265
(WXP24902A) Oh Evening Star........................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-265
(WXP24904A) From Titles to Tales...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-266
(WXP24907A) Havana Night...........................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-266
(WXP24905A) His Excellency.........................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-267
(WXP24900A#2) Town and Country Boy.................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-267
--The following have curiously wide outer margins suggesting a portable recorder with an undersized turntable was used. c. 1943.
Pogey Brown........................................GALA 188-A (12")
The Censored Letter................................

GALA 188-B (12")
Dr. Cinnamon.......................................GALA 189-A (12")
The Hair of the Wolf...............................GALA 189-B (12")
Spring in Rhode Island.............................GALA 191-A (12")
Putzy Gold.........................................GALA 191-B (12")
-- Gala replaced the 12" dubs of 1930's masters with these 10" remakes in the mid-1940's, sometimes keeping the old 12" release number, sometimes substituting new titles, all liberally sprinkled with alternate takes. Mid-1940's
Mrs. Pettibone.....................................GALA 099-2A, 3A
Two Horses and a Debutante.........................GALA 099-1B, 2B, 3B
Clarissa the Flea..................................GALA 100A
Ida The Wayward Sturgeon...........................GALA 100B
Tilley the Pure White Leghorn......................GALA 108-A, 1A, 3A
Wing Toy and Ky Fy.................................GALA 108-2A, 3A
Week-End...........................................GALA 134
Vera Young.........................................GALA 134
Adam and Eve.......................................GALA 162-1B
The Colonel's Tropical Bird........................GALA 162-2A
Mickey Finn........................................GALA 167-2B
Mr. Webster........................................GALA 167-2A
Bella the Belle Of the Beltline....................GALA 187 A
Why Should Penguins Fly............................GALA 187 B
The King and Queen.................................GALA 188-A
The Censored Letter................................GALA 188-3B
The Captain's Leave................................GALA 190-A, 1A, 2A
Mr. Green..........................................GALA 190-A, 1A, 2B, 3B
Major Teakwood.....................................GALA 192 A
14th Wedding Anniversary...........................GALA 192 B
Stella The Mouse...................................GALA 193 A
Everglades Club....................................GALA 193 B
All Out Annie......................................GALA 194-1A
Mrs. Trapp.........................................GALA 194-1B
Puss In the Corner.................................GALA 195-A, 1A
Irving Levy........................................GALA 195-B, 1B
Seaman Dinwiddie Comes Home........................GALA 196-1A, -3A
Pomona the Deer....................................GALA 196-1B, -3B
Anthony and Cleopatra..............................GALA 197-A
Columbus and Isabella..............................GALA 197-B
--Dawn Powell was an author who dedicated her book "Turn, Magic Wheel"to Fiske and whose on-line diary refers to Fiske often.
Afghan Serenade (Lyric by Dawn Powell).............GALA 198 A-3
Case 142 (Lyric by Dawn Powell)....................GALA 198 B-1, B-3
Uncle Tom's Cabana.................................GALA 199 A, A-2, A-3
The Happy Couple...................................GALA 199 B, B-1, B-3
--New York City, late 1947
Oh Evening Star....................................GALA 200 A-1
Thank You for Coming...............................GALA 200 B-1
Souvenir of the Fair...............................GALA 201 A, A-1
Havana Night.......................................GALA 201 B, B-1
Lucrezia Borgia....................................GALA 202 A-1
Mary and Fred......................................GALA 202 B-1
Morning............................................GALA 203 A
Salome.............................................GALA 203 B

FLAMES
Known output consists of an unnumbered set by Claude LAPHAM . No relation to the small west Coast jazz label Flame.

Bruz FLETCHER
Stoughton J. Fletcher appeared at the Casino Town Club (NY) in 1934 and the Club Bali in Los Angeles in 1936, '39 and 1940. Due to frequent police crackdowns on gay performers, he had difficulty finding work. He grew increasingly despondent and committed suicide on Feb. 8, 1941 in Tarzana, CA. at the age of 35.
--with Allen Coles' Orch., Columbia studios New York City, 3/26/34.
(W170742-1 & A) Hilly Brown.......................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-160
--with piano, same date.
(W170743-1) Lei From Hawaii...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-159
--with piano, Columbia studios New York City, 4/2/34.
(W170745-2) Spring in Manhattan...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-159
--with Allen Coles' Orch., same date. (W170746-1, 1B & 2) Keep an Eye on His Business...LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-160
--with piano, same date.
(W170743-3) Lei From Hawaii...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-159
[Source material is somewhat at odds with the information from Columbia files which indicate Allen Coles' Orch. on "Spring in Manhattan" and only take 2 for "Keep an Eye on His Business". Reported takes 1 and 1B may simply be dubs of take 2.]
--Bruz Fletcher vocal with piano, American Record Corp. studios New York City, 5/7/35
(P17445-3) Nympho-Dipso-Ego Maniac................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-181
(P17446-1) My Doctor..............................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-181
--Bruz Fletcher vocal with piano A.R.C. studios New York City, 5/10/35.
(P17448-) The Garden City Belle...................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-180
(P17449-) The Human Newsreel......................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-180
--Bruz Fletcher vocal with piano Los Angeles, possibly Recordings, Inc. studios, October 5, 1936.
(LA1177A) The Simple Things of Life...............LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-204
(LA1178B) Mrs. Litchenfall........................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-204
--Hollywood, c. 1937.
(H-0102) Oh For a Week in the Country...BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
(H-0103) She's My Most Intimate Friend...

BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
(H-0104) Home..............BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
(H-0105) Peter Lillie Daisy....BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
[Note: "Peter Lillie Daisy" is the same composition that appears on LMS L-307 as "It."]
(L-0463) The Prairie.....................BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered (HO-107)
(L-0464) The Hellish Mrs. Haskell........BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered (HO-106), PARTY NOVELTY'S 49, KICKS 36-B
--anonymous dub as "Society Lady"............PARTY RECORD 504-A
(H-0108) Reminiscent of You..............BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
(H-0109) Drunk With Love................BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS unnumbered
--New York City, Reeves Sound Studio c.1940.
Hello Darling!...............................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-305 (R3325)
Get It Up Kitty..............................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-305 (R3326)
She's My Most Intimate Friend...LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-306 (3327)
Oh For a Week in the Country...LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-306 (3328)
It......................................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-307 (R3329)
Miss Day................................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-307 (R3330)

THE FOUR ACES
--1946.
(TF-1074-2) Garbage Man [a.k.a. Call of the Freaks]...TRILON 144, KICKS unnumbered (G-16), WHIZ unnumbered

FOUR PROMINENT SO-AND-SOS
--Piano accomp. By Robert Armbruster. Ogden Nash shares composer credit with Armbruster and may be a participant. New York, RCA Victor studio 2, 9/13/33.
(BS 77654-1) Quartet for Prosperous Love Children -Part 1......VICTOR unnumbered
(BS 77655-1) Quartet for Prosperous Love Children -Part 2......

VICTOR unnumbered
Columbia version is anonymous. 1933
(W 233688-1) Quartet for Prosperous Love Children -Part 1.....COLUMBIA SOUND ON DISC 12" unnumbered
(W 233689-2) Quartet for Prosperous Love Children -Part 2.....COLUMBIA SOUND ON DISC 12" unnumbered

FOX RECORDS
Probably a personal label of Redd FOXX drawn from Dootone material. Yellow label with red print, number 504 reported.

Redd FOXX
Real name John Elroy Sanford was born Dec. 9, 1922 and died Oct. 11, 1991 Los Angeles, CA. Dooto was a mainstream R & B label which also recorded classic blue comedy.
--Foxx recorded five jazz sides with Kenny Watts for Savoy in New York on 9/30/46.
Check out the Redd FOXX Homepage

--Los Angeles, c. 1956.
Song Plugging....................................DOOTO 385, AUTHENTIC 385-A
The New Soap.....................................DOOTO 385, AUTHENTIC 385-B
The Jackasses....................................DOOTO 390, AUTHENTIC 390
The Race Track...................................DOOTO 390, AUTHENTIC 390
The Honeymooners.................................DOOTONE 397, AUTHENTIC 397-A
The Sneezes......................................DOOTONE397, AUTHENTIC 397-B
Beans and Pineapple Juice........................DOOTONE 402, FOX RECORDS 504-A (404A)
The Army.........................................DOOTONE 402,

FOX RECORDS 504-B (404B)
The Preacher's Bicycle...........................DOOTONE 408
The Two Oars....................................DOOTONE 408
--c. 1957.
The Dead Jackass.................................DOOTO 411
Women Over Forty.................................DOOTO 411
It's Fun To Be Living In the Crazy House.....................DOOTO 416
Real Pretty Baby.................................DOOTO 416
Best Of Redd Foxx-A...................................DOOTO 418
Best Of Redd Foxx-B...................................DOOTO 418
Sex and Orange Juice.............................DOOTO 421
The House........................................DOOTO 421
Hollywood Playboy................................DOOTO 426
The Dogs' Meeting................................DOOTO 426
--c. 1958.
Red Fox South of the Border..............................DOOTO 436
The Plastic Surgeon..............................DOOTO 436
--c. 1959.
The Dear John Letter.................................DOOTO 453
Honesty Is the Best Policy...........................DOOTO 453
The Royal Thighs and Others.......................DOOTO 455
The Shoe Shine Boy...............................DOOTO 455
118 Ways To Make Love............................DOOTO 458
Pregnancy Co-Operation............................DOOTO 458
No Teeth/With My Teeth............................DOOTO 460
The Best Years/Deep Sea Diver.......................DOOTO 460
--c. 1961.
Christmas Hard Times.......................DOOTONE 464
Jaw Resting....................................DOOTONE 464

FRANKIE and her Boys -see Frankie TRUMBAUER

Frank FROEBA
Pianist born in New Orleans Aug. 8, 1907, died Feb. 18, 1981.
--and his Trio vocal by "Chick" Massari. New York City, Feb., 1947.
(A4901-1) The Freckle Song................

GENERAL TAVERN TUNES 5000A
(A4902-1) The Old Red Flannel Drawers.....GENERAL TAVERN TUNES 5000B

FUN
1950's party label recycling earlier material, known ranges: 1-6 and 604-643.

Eddie FURMAN
Played at the Palace in New York during the 1920's and recorded for Columbia as Furman and Nash. Appeared at Bill's Gay Nineties, NY, in 1938. Moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1952 and was at the Bali for nineteen years billed as "The Dean of Humor at the Piano." Died in 1971 at the age of 69.
--Linden, NJ, early 1950's.
(MO-31) Don't Believe the Things You're Told..............MONARCH 601
Jobs I'd Like To Have.....................................MONARCH 601
It's a Tough Old World....................................MONARCH 602
Hallelujah Song...........................................MONARCH 602

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