- Various Artists
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The Gay Caballero [Living Era]
Frank Crumit sings on all tracks (and plays guitar or ukelele as stated)
Recorded in New York (except as stated)
- A GAY CABALLERO (Crumit, Klein) (A/o.2 hit in 1928) With small orchestra
38335-A (Decca F 5385), August 17, 1934
- ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR (French arr. Crumit) With small orchestra 38334-B
(Decca F 5385), August 17, 1934
- UKELELE LADY (Whiting, Kahn arr.Crumit) FC - ukelele; with W. McGinnes -
violin; Carson Robison - guitar BVE 32885-5 (Victor 19701), Camden, New
Jersey, June 10, 1925
- I MARRIED THE BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER (Crumit) (No. 13 hit) FC - ukelele;
with Frank Banta - piano BVE 32888-2 (Victor 19739), Camden, New Jersey,
June 10, 1925
- I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Henderson, Lewis, Young) (No. 12 hit)
FC - ukelele; with Frank Banta - piano BVE 34073-4 (Victor 19928)Camden, New
Jersey, December 31, 1925
- THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE (Buffano) FC - ukelele; with Jack Shilkret -
piano BVE 35310 (Victor 20030), April 13, 1926
- MOUNTAIN GREENERY (Rodgers, Hart) FC - ukelele; with Jack Shilkret -
piano BVE 35949-2 (Victor 20124), July 29, 1926
- GET AWAY, OLD MAN, GET AWAY (Trad. adapted by Crumit) FC - ukelele; with
Frank Banta - piano BVE 36025-3 (Victor 20137), August 6, 1926
- PRETTY LITTLE DEAR (Crumit) With Frank Banta - piano BVE 36026-2 (Victor
20137-A), August 6, 1926
- HIGH-HIGH-HIGH UP IN THE HILLS (Abrahams, Lewis, Young) FC - ukelele;
with Frank Banta - piano BVE 37508-3 (Victor 20462), January 4, 1927
- CRAZY WORDS, CRAZY TUNE (Ager, Yellen) (No. 9 hit) With Frank Banta -
piano; Frank Garisto - lute BVE 37532-2 (Victor 20462), January 11, 1927
- FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (Traditional, adapted by Crumit) (No. 18 hit) FC -
guitar; Andy Sannella - clarinet; Nat Shilkret - piano BVE 38742-2 (Victor
20715) May 11, 1927
- 'S WONDERFUL (G & I Gershwin) (No. 5 hit) With Lou Raderman - violin;
Jack Shilkret - piano BVE 40507 (Victor 21029, 1928), October 25, 1927
- THE SONG OF THE PRUNE (Crumit, De Costa) FC - guitar; with Andy Sannella
- clarinet; Lou Raderman - violin; Jack Shilkret - piano accordion; Ed
Smalle - piano BVE 4353© (Victor 21430), April 5, 1928
- GRANNY'S OLD ARMCHAIR (Read arr. Crumit) With Leonard Joy & his
Orchestra BVE 57184-3 (Victor 24091), December 2, 1929
- LITTLE BROWN JUG (Eastburn arr. Crumit) With The Nat Shilkret Orchestra
conducted by Jack Shilkret BVE 57979 (Victor 24092), January 7, 1930
- DONALD THE DUB (Crumit, Rice) With Leonard Joy & his Orchestra BVE
58566-6 (Victor 22323), February 19, 1930
- DOWN BY THE RAILROAD TRACK (Crumit, Curtis) With Leonard Joy & his
Orchestra BVE 62104-2 (Victor 22423), April 22, 1930
- WHAT KIND OF A NOISE ANNOYS
AN OYSTER? (Crumit, Curtis) With Tony Colicchio - mandolin; Leonard Joy &
his Orchestra BVE 64622-2 (Victor 23515), November 18, 1930
- THREE LITTLE WORDS (Ruby, Kalmar) FC - guitar; with Lou Raderman -
violin; Milt Rettenberg, Jack Shilkret - pianos; unknown - saxophone;
conducted by Nat Shilkret BVE 64361-2 (Victor 22579), November 19, 1930
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK? (Warren, Dixon, Rose) Duet with Julia
Sanderson as "The Singing Sweethearts"; Leonard Joy & his Orchestra BVE
67441-2 (Victor 22630), February 11, 1931
- THEY'RE ALWAYS TOGETHER (Crumit, Klein, Phillips) With Leonard Joy & his
Orchestra; Jack Shilkret - piano BVE 73562 (HMV B 4356), September 22, 1932
- THE PIG GOT UP AND SLOWLY WALKED AWAY (Burt) With small orchestra
38857-A (Decca F 5325), October 18, 1934
- THERE'S NO ONE WITH ENDURANCE LIKE THE MAN WHO SELLS INSURANCE (Crumit,
Curtis, Burt) With small orchestra 39526-A (Decca F 5629), May 20, 1935
Compiled by Ray Crick and Peter Dempsey
Transfers from original 78s by Peter Dempsey
Audio restoration and remastering by Martin Haskell
Designed by Studio B, The Creative People
Cover illustration by Phil Duffy
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