The BLUE PAGES

The Encyclopedic Guide to 78 R. P. M. Party Records
© David Diehl 1996
Updated 2/1/2001.

B

Jimmie BALLARD
--And His Herd.
(508-A) Take Your Finger Out of It.......NIFTY NOVELTY RECORDS 10008-B
(520-A) 'Taint Big Enough................NIFTY NOVELTY RECORDS 10007-A

BALLYHOO
Green label with silver print from the late 1940's. 1002 is an anonymous yiddish comic and the only number reported.

BANG
1650 Broadway, New York City. Trademark registered in 1949 by Mayfair Records claiming use since Nov. 25, 1947. Catalog numbers 500-502 reported, yellow label with red print.

The BANKER'S DAUGHTER
--Hollywood, c. 1937.
Put It Where It Belongs..................HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered

Dottie BARLOW And Boys
--Late 1940's.
(0014) Fishing Song (Mama Won't Let Me Go Fishing With You)...PEARL 400-B
(0016-1R) Ragged But Right..............................................PEARL 270-A
(0017XX) The Next Time............................................PEARL 270-B
--Next two items are not party records.
(0018-R) It Had To Be You....................................PEARL 400-A
You're the Sweetest Thing.....................................PEARL 300
Mama Ragtime Swing............................................PEARL 700

BASIN ST. BOYS
Steve Gibson, who would later form the Red Caps, sings bass. Unrelated to the younger group that recorded for Exclusive.
--Hollywood, late 1936.
Come, John, Come.....................RACY RECORDS HS 422A

Eli BASSE
Born December 27, 1905 in Leeds England, moved to Brooklyn as a child. Noted for his comedy writing for the likes of Joe E. Lewis, Sophie TUCKER, Charley Drew and Woody Woodbury. He also co-wrote the musical "Strip for Action". Much of his own material is in Yiddish. Died 12/20/79 in New York City.
--with Bobby Kroll & Orchestra, c. 1947.
(PS-402) Number 4 Hoomintosh Lane.....................SONGCRAFT unnumbered
(PS-403) Since Chana Came Back From Havana...................SONGCRAFT unnumbered
(PS-404) Oom-Glick Blues (Basse-Kroll-Link)...SONGCRAFT unnumbered (DM)
(PS-405) Litvak Polka (Basse-Kroll-Link).....

SONGCRAFT unnumbered (DM)
--with Bill Sloan Orch. Fall, 1947.
The Landlord Song..................................Laff 503
(L-505) G'litzyanner Rhumba (Kroll-Basse-Rich).............Laff unnumbered
(L-506) Lefkowitz the Kop (Kroll-Basse-Rich)...............Laff unnumbered
--next title only, with The Larkin Sisters
(L5073) Kun-Yi-Land (Coney Island Calypso)(Basse-Kroll)....LAFF unnumbered
(L5081) Bialystoker Square Dance (Basse-Kroll).............LAFF unnumbered

Martha BAY
-& Orch. Hollywood c. 1936
Helping Haile Sel -Assie.............TORCHIES FROM HOLLYWOOD A-200

Eddie BEAL
Born 6/10/13 in Redlands, CA. Came to Los Angeles as a drummer in 1931 then switched to piano. Toured the far east with Teddy Weatherford 1934-6. Later recorded with the Platters, The Diamonds and others.
--and his Harlem Swingsters, Hollywood, c. late 1936.
(B3960) Don't Ever Marry a Lady Doctor...........HOLLYWOOD HOTSHOTS HS420, *** unnumbered
--later dub retitled "Stay Single"....................PARTY RECORD 500 (500B)
(B3961) If You Want a Goose (Get a Gander)....................

RACY RECORDS HS419 (same mx. on both sides)

George BEATTY
--with Reg. Montgomery at the Piano.
(FM-102-S) Do All Your Lovin' While You're Young (Beatty).....FROLIC PRODUCTIONS 201B
(FM-104-S) No One Gave the Bride Away (Beatty)..................FROLIC PRODUCTIONS 202B

BELL BLUE RIBBON SERIES
A personal label of Benny BELL copyright 1945. Apparently Benny felt like a winner after VE Day as a few of his BELL NOVELTY RECORDS appeared with this imprint.

BELL NOVELTY RECORDS
A personal label of Benny BELL copyrighted in 1940 produced by Specialty Sales of New York, NY. 1946 Bell Records 1658 Broadway, NY. (Same address as RADIO NOVELTY) Known range 120-963. Powder blue label with dark blue or black print.

Benny BELL
Real name Ben Samberg, born March 21, 1906, died on July 6, 1999. Bell underwent a revival in the mid-1970's as radio stations ventured to play 'Shaving Cream', which eventually made it to the top 30 singles. (The first Vanguard reissue mistakenly used Phil WINSTON's recording.) Note that many of this Borscht Belt veteran's records are not risque, some are not even intended to be comic but they are listed here for the sake of completeness. RADIO NOVELTY and BELL NOVELTY shared the same address and it is not certain if the performances which appear on both labels are identical.
--The first RADIO NOVELTY entry is known only from a list which indicated it was "one-sided." If this was meant to indicate a jukebox record it probably dates from c. 1936. If it is just a pressing with a blank reverse or test tones then it would be from the 1940's.
Boat Song...............RADIO NOVELTY 988 (one sided), HUMOR 500
--c. late 1930's. As Benny Bimbo
She's Still Got It...........................NOVELTY No.403-A
Limericks....................................NOVELTY No.403-B
--c. 1939.
I'll Never Get Drunk Again (Bell)........RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 129 A (129-3A)
Two Times To-night.......................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 228-A (228-A and 5A)
We Do It Just the Same (Benny Bell)......RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 354A
Everything Is Honkey Dorey...............RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 363 B
Hinkey Dinkey Polly Voo....................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 363 A
I Wish I Was Single Again................

RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 390 A (390-6A)
A Warsaw Love Song.......................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 390 B
Snow Balls...............................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 426 A
Oh That Dumb Bell.........................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 426 B
McCarthy and McGinnis....................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 432
A Disgusted Millionaire..................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 444 B
Go Take a Ship for Yourself........RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 444 A
She's So Clever..........................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 471 B
The Automobile Song (Will You Love Me When-?)...RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 471 A (471-A &5A)
Fancy Definitions (Bell).................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 480 B
My Janitor's Can (Bell)..................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 480 A
You're Made to Order for Me..............RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 507-B
Noses Run In My Family...................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 507-A (507-2A)
She's Still Got It (Ben Samberg).........RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 525-A (525-3A)
There Ain't No Santa Clause (sic) (Ben Samberg)....RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 525-B (525-3B)
Johnny Boy, Oh Johnny Boy (Benny Bell)......................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 582-A
Eating My Heart Out Over You (Benny Bell)......................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 582-B
I'm the Guy Who Took a Ship for Myself (Ben Samberg)....RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 606 A
Gone But Not Forgotten (Ben Samberg)....................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 606 B
I hope They Draft Me Soon...............................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 642
The Alimony Blues.......................................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 642
My Mother Said I Shouldn't (Benny Bell)......RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 912 A
I Had But Fifty Cents (Benny Bell).................................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 912 B
Boat Song..................................................RADIO NOVELTY RECORDS 988
--Bell took some heat for his risque records so on his own label the double entendre items are diluted with a lot of ethnic comedy and songs.
Benny Bell Blesses a Bride (Benny Bell)...................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 120 A
Misfortune, What Do You Want? (Benny Bell)...........BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 120 B
--and his AGONY TRIO next title only, 1946.
The Son of Pincus the Peddler (Benny Bell)...BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 230-A
The First Hundred Years (Benny Bell)........BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 230-B
Oy Hut Air G'dah-vird........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 246
Russo-Polski Mazurka.........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 246
--and his AGONY TRIO next title only.
Hey Joe Two Beers............................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 327-A
Pink Pills for Pale People...................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 327-B
A Disgusted Millionaire......................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 332, 418
Elope with Me (Benny Bell)...................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 332
Yiddish Radio Broadcast......................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 390-A
Wedding Waltz................................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 390-B
Mozzle Tuff Far'n M'chitten..................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 415-A
Hebrew School (Traditonal Folk Song).........BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 415-B
Pincus Went To the Mountains ................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 418
The Automobile Song (Will You Love Me When--?)...BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 432
I Had But Fifty Cents........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 432
Meet Me on the Corner (In a Half-an-Hour)..................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 450, 915
Barnum Was Right.............................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 450
Wedding Bells................................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 457 A
You're Made to Order for Me..................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 457 B
Pink Pills for Pale People...................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 460
Millstream...................................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 507
Oh That Dumbbell.............................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 507
Pincus The Peddler...........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 523-A
Why Buy a Cow................................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 523-B
Living and Laughing..........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 531
Hungarian Chod'esh...........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 531
Bar Mitzvah Speech...........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 638 A
Celebration Fraylech.........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 638 B
Eye-yi Yah-da-dye............................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 740
Happiness Fraylech...........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 740
Politics.....................................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 810
No Santa Clause (sic)........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 810
Barnum Was Right.............................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 915
McCarthy and McGinnis........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 952
Dr. Yookle Kupvaytig.........................BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 963 A
No Chiseling.................................

BELL NOVELTY RECORDS 963 B --As Paul WYNN, which is usually a pseudonym of Phil WINSTON, whose recordings also appear on these same releases. c. 1946
Take a Ship for Yourself...........COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 101
Hinky Dinkey Polly Voo.............COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 101
Auto Song..........................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 202-A
Shaving Cream......................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 202-B
Noses Run In the Family............COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 303 A
Tatooed Lady.......................COCKTAIL PARTY SONGS 303 B

Dale BELMONT
A model and sometime actress who appeared at the Versailles and Casablanca clubs in 1944.
--The Cover Girl Comedienne, with Johnny Cola Trio, c. 1947.
(DB-1) Row Row Row........................ALL-SPICE Unnumbered
(DB-2) Down Argentene (sic) Way.......ALL-SPICE Unnumbered (AS 5), ROYALTY COMMAND PERFORMANCE Unnumbered (as "Argentine")
--following tune is actually 'How Could Red Riding Hood' (Randolph)
(DB-4) Red Ridding (sic) Hood.........ALL-SPICE Unnumbered (AS)
(DB-5) Mrs. Rip Van Winkle............ALL-SPICE Unnumbered (AS 2)
(DB-8) He Don't Wanna.................

ALL-SPICE Unnumbered
(DB) It Could Happen To You...............ROYALTY COMMAND PERFORMANCE Unnumbered

GLADYS BENTLEY
Born in Philadelphia, Jan. 12, 1907. A prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, she performed in tuxedo and top hat at Harry Hansberry's Clam House on 133rd Street. The speakeasy was fictionalized as The Lobster Pot in Blair Niles' 1931 gay novel Strange Brother. Recorded for Okeh in the late 1920's. Moved to the West Coast in the late 1930's. Published her autobiography "I Am A Woman Again". Joined the church and renounced her former lifestyle. Died Jan. 18, 1960.
--Los Angeles, early 1940's, with piano, bass & guitar accomp. plus male vocal interjections. The first four titles are known only in dubbed form but are almost certainly from the same session as BR 105 & 6
(?) Gladys Isn't Gratis..................PARTYTIME unnumbered (PR-10A 1104)
(?) Vice Versa.............................PARTYTIME unnumbered (1112) (1111 in runout)
(?) Myrtle Isn't Fertile....................PARTY TIME No. 2 (1114), *** 109 (PR-10A-1114)
(?) Gone with the Wind.......................*** 109 (PR-10A-1115)
(BR105) Lock and Key...................*** unnumbered
(BR106) Abie on the Reservation [same lyric as "Abies Irish Shastika"]...*** unnumbered
--Los Angeles, early 1940's, with piano accomp.
(BR107) Christopher Columbus.................*** unnumbered
(BR108) Over There...........................*** unnumbered
(BR109) Diddle and Save the World............*** unnumbered
(BR110) Dan McGrew...........................*** unnumbered

Don BEXLEY & Dave TURNER -see also Dave TURNER
--Los Angeles, mid-1950's. A price list shows "The Horse Lover" as the flipside of" Golf Game" but no copies of this coupling are reported.
Golf Game..............................DOOTO 431
Mary's Ram.............................DOOTO 431
The Horse Lover....................DOOTO 431

BIT o FUN
Number 2843 reported.

Nan BLAKSTONE
Born 1905, starred in Theatre Guild's Garrick Gaieties. Appeared at the Caveau Basque in Feb. of 1934, The Casino Town Club with Bruz Fletcher in March/early April, then moved to the Petit Palais. She appeared at the Clover Club in Los Angeles in 1934-5 and the Yacht Club (NYC) in 1936, also frequently at Chicago's Colony Club. Her face was disfigured in a 1937 car crash but she continued performing. She appeared at the Chase Hotel in St. Louis and the Cafe Esquire in Montreal in 1942. Published "Nan Blakstone's Party Room" with Ronald. A. Gerard, in 1944. She ran her own club in New York City in 1945 and subsequently elsewhere. Died September 24, 1951.
--The following are commercial releases included for completeness:
--Nan Blackstone with Orch., Chicago, 5/25/27.
(BVE 40946-3) Maybe You'll Be The One...............VICTOR unissued
(BVE 40947-2) That's How I Know I Love You..........VICTOR unissued
--with violin & piano, same date.
(BVE 40948-2) Counting the Days..........VICTOR 21106 unreleased
--with piano, same date.
(BVE 40949-2) So Tired........................VICTOR 21106 unreleased
--New York City, 6/16/31.
(TCL 1500) Queen Isabell......................BRUNSWICK test
(TCL 1501) Hit or Miss..........................BRUNSWICK test
--with instrumental acc., London, 9/28/31.
(206) I'll Putcha Pitcha in the Papers...............ORIOLE PI07
(208) All for the Sake of Love...........................ORIOLE PI07
--The following session is unconfirmed. London, 1932.
All for the Sake of Love......................ODEON O8311, COLUMBIA CB 1046
I'll Putcha Pitcha in the Paper...............ODEON O8311, COLUMBIA CB 1046
--with piano, London, c. late 1932.
(492) You Are Too Beautiful...........................ORIOLE SP492-5
(495) What Have We Got To Lose?................ORIOLE SP492-5
--acc. by Ginger Croom-Johnson, piano. London, 5/11/33.
(CE 6068-1) You're Getting To Be a Habit with Me....PARLOPHONE R 1536
(CE 6069-1) I'll Putcha Pitcha in the Paper...............PARLOPHONE R 1536
--Nan Blakstone at the Piano. New York City, A.R.C. studios 4/6/34.
(PB 15136A) I Can't Find a Place To Do It.....LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-161
(PB 15137A) Modern Romeo....................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-161
--Chicago, Decca studios, c. Mar. 1936.
(9848A) Isabella the Queen............H. BRAND BL-202, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-202
(9849A) Myrtle Isn't Fertile Anymore.......H. BRAND BL-201, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-201
--note: some copies of H. BRAND BL-201 read "Can't Find a Place To Do It" but play as above.
(9850A) I'm Not in the Way of My Family (I'm Just in the Family Way)...H. BRAND BL-200, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-200
(9851) I've Got It Again.................H. BRAND BL-200, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-200
(9852A) Stardust..........................H. BRAND BL-201, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-201
(9853A) I'm The Laziest Gal in Town.........H. BRAND BL-202, LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP BL-202
--Labels show matrices instead of catalog numbers, alternate takes indicated. Following three discs are in unnumbered album "The World's Greatest Interpreter of Sophisticated Song".
c. Jan. 1946.
" " Reared Its Ugly Head.....................GALA 1013B-1, B-2, B-3
Little Richard's Getting Bigger...............GALA 1015B, B-2, B-3
Riding Academy................................GALA 1017B, B-1, B-2
A Lady's a Lady No Matter What Cooks..........GALA 1014B-1, B-2
Who Brought Me Home...........................GALA 1016B-1, B-2
Cobwebs.......................................GALA 1018B, B-1, B-2
--New York City, 1946.
Horse with a Buggy Behind.....................GALA 1019
Lady Godiva...................................GALA 1019
--w. Artie Fields and his Orch. New York City, 1946.
I'm the Laziest Gal in Town...................GALA 1020 A1, A-2, A-3
Elevator Song.................................GALA 1020 B1, B-2
Ragged But Right..............................GALA 1021 A, A1
Get Yourself a Past...........................GALA 1021 B, B1
--New York City, 1947.
Isabella the Queen............................GALA 1022 A-1
Emmoine Looks Back at his Army Days...........GALA 1022 B-1
Blakstone's Admission of Being a Good Girl....GALA 1023 A-1
Catherine Madcap, Empress of Russia...........GALA 1023 B-1

--set titled "Private Collection: Gems of Sophistication" Raymond Ladoucer at second piano. Produced by Ronald Gerard.
(PC 101) The Throttle Murder Mystery (Authentic Report)..........PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 070 A, RANDOM 070 A
(PC 102) The End of the Honeymoon (Factual)......................PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 070 B, RANDOM 070 B
(PC 104) Mrs. Studdiford Van Pelt (The Diplomatic Dinner)........PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 071 A, RANDOM 071 A
--Raymond Ladouceur, second piano.
(PC 105) The Horse With the Buggy Behind......................... PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 071 B, RANDOM 071 B
(PC 106) Blakstone's Frustration (Can't Find a Place To Do It)... PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 072 A, RANDOM 072 A
(PC 107) A Gentleman of the Press................................PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NAN BLAKSTONE 072 B, RANDOM 072 B
"A Gentleman of the Press" a.k.a. "I'll Putcha Pitcha in the Paper" from "The Third Little Show" (1931).

--set titled "Private Collection of Nan Blakstone" (Random Album II) details unavailable.

--c. 1949 set titled The New Hush Hush Album (Hush Hush album 1) Raymond Ladouceur, second piano (as "Ramum" on Jubilee issue, which couples the two sides listed).
Life on Donkey Island.........................HUSH-HUSH HH 1, JUBILEE HH 1
Blakstone's Torch Song......................HUSH-HUSH HH 3 A
He Should Have Been a WAC...................HUSH-HUSH HH 3
Blakstone's Secret Passion.......................HUSH-HUSH HH 2, JUBILEE HH 2
My Boyfriend Elmer..........................HUSH-HUSH HH 2 A
Let's Fall in Love..........................HUSH-HUSH HH 1 A

Lucille BOGAN
Born April 1, 1897 in Amory MS, died Aug. 10, 1948 in Los Angeles.
-- accompanied by Walter Roland piano. American Record Corp. studios, New York City, 7/19/33.
(TO 1316) Till the cows come home........ARC Test
(TO 1317) Shave me dry........ARC Test
Complete dub titled "Pearl's Delight".................... *** unnumbered (PB-A)
later dub....... *** unnumbered (some copies as "Shave Em Dry")
Another version of the same tune with Walter Roland has appeared on microgroove. It probably dates from a much later session and is not known to have been issued on 78.
see her listing in Prewar Blues & Gospel on Microgroove

BLUE/BLU RECORDS
"Library of Negro Music". 9512 So. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA. Owned by Dootsie Williams of Dooto/Dootone. Later label has the address excised and the runoff shows an 'E' enclosed in a diamond as do some WALLIS ORIGINAL. Blue label with silver print may also be affiliated with RED. Numbers 101-135 documented. BLU 101 and 134 reported so it is possible that all numbers appeared on both stylings. 101 shows date of 1/8/49 in runoff.

BOLO

BOURBON See NEW BOURBON RECORD.

BOURBANA -see WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA

Ray BOURBON
Real name probably Hal Waddell, b. Texarkana, TX 1892. Worked in vaudeville with Bert Sherry as "Bourbon and Sherry". He may have made radio history when his "Boys Will Be Girls" review was raided by the police during a 1932 broadcast. Club dates, frequent arrests and extensive recordings followed in the 1930's and '40's. He was featured in Mae West's production 'Catherine Was Great' and a revival of 'Diamond Lil'. He attempted to revive his flagging career by announcing a (fake) sex-change operation in 1956. Died of a heart attack in Big Spring, TX July 19, 1971 while serving 99 years for murder.
Visit THE SAD & CRAZY WORLD OF RAY BOURBON
--The first entry is an intriguing possibility only, Bourbon used the spelling "Rae" in the 1920's when he entered a Photoplay contest and won a studio contract.
Rae Bourbon, probably Recordings, Inc. studios Los Angeles, 3/17/31.
(LAT 973-A) I Want To Be Good.........BRUNSWICK test unissued
--piano accp. Bart Howard (composer of 'In Other Words', a.k.a 'Fly Me to the Moon') Hollywood, 1935. GOOD-HUMOR and later dubbed issues are anonymous.
My First Piece.............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-712-A, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 391 A (WR 712 A), GOOD-HUMOR 7-B (WR-712-A), *** unnumbered (WR-712-A)
I'm in the Mood..............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-712-B, *** unnumbered (WR-712-B)
Last Piece.............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-713-A, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 381
Lowbrow............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-713-B, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 393A (WR-713-B)
Gigolo......................WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-714-A, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 382 (WR 714A), PARTY NOVELTY'S 18-B, *** unnumbered (WR-714-A)
Chiropractor's Wife.........WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-714-B, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 363, *** unnumbered (WR-714-B)
--dubs as "The Masseur"...HIGH SOCIETY 501 (2538), PARTEE unnumbered, *** unnumbered (2538), NOVELTY 103, PARTY RECORD unnumbered (2538)
Navy Day for Tessie.........WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-715-A, *** unnumbered (WR-715-A)
Spanish Passion...............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-715-B, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 380, *** unnumbered (WR-715-B)
Cocktail Time...............WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-716-A
--Later issues as "Cocktail Ray".
HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered, GOOD-HUMOR unnumbered (side No. 277), GOOD-HUMOR 5B (WR 716-B)
--dub as "Virgin-ia's Downfall".......RISQUE 2-B
--dub as "Virgin for Short"...........KICKS 17-A (JJ-3)
Forbidden Broadcast.........

WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-716-B, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered (376)
Her First Swimming Lesson...........WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-717-A, GOOD-HUMOR 10-B (717)
--later dub as "Her First Lesson"...PARTY RECORD 500A
Love Child.........WESTERN RECORD CO. BOURBANA WR-717-B
--Piano by Bart Howard. Hollywood, c. 1935. These may be untraced BOURBANA recordings. White label *** issues are anonymous.
(X2) Susie............................................IMPERIAL 100A
(X3) My Family Tree.........................IMPERIAL 100B

(X 019) Russian Refugee.....*** unnumbered
( X020) Tennis Champ.........*** unnumbered
(X021)The Trial Of Carrie P. Potts Pt 1...*** unnumbered
(X022) The Trial Of Carrie P. Potts Pt 2...*** unnumbered

(24) Strip Tease Queen.............HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 338, GOOD-HUMOR 17A, PARTY NOVELTY'S 17 A
(X 025) Shanghai Flo.....*** unnumbered
(X 026) Singapore Lilly .....*** unnumbered
--as BOURBANAS (Ray Bourbon with Forrest and Wright) American. Record. Corp. studios, Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 1935.
(LA 1082) My Harmony Man....................A.R.C. unissued?
(LA 1083) My Swimming Lesson................A.R.C. unissued? --Decca Studios, New York City, 1936.
(75220B) Trombone Trixie.....................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-209
(75221A) Her First Lesson....................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-209
(75222A) Chiropractor's Wife................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-208
(75223A) Gigolo.............................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-208
--piano by Jack Burke. Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, 1940.
(3439) Bashful Cowboy.......................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-318
(3440) Millie...............................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-318
(3442) Bedtime Story Part 1.................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-319
(3443) Bedtime Story Part 2.................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-319
(3444) Spanish Opera........................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-320
(3445-1) Oriental Opera.....................LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-320
--at the piano, Jack Burke, Hollywood .
Gentleman's Gentleman.......................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 101 A
The Rehearsal...............................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 101 B
--Early 1940's anonymous releases. The sequence and dates of all the recordings that follow are very speculative.
Days of Yore...HI-LITE RECORDS 103
--same performance titled 'When Knighthood Was in Flower'...PARTY RECORD 515
Air Raid Warden...........PARTY RECORD 515A
--Hollywood.
Dinnertime Part 1...........................IMPERIAL 5X A
Dinnertime Part 2...........................IMPERIAL 5X B
--Hollywood, accomp. by muted trumpet, piano, guitar & bass.
My Ace in the Hole..........................IMPERIAL 103 A
Three Guesses...............................IMPERIAL 103 B

Fountain of Youth...........................IMPERIAL 104 A
Tessie......................................IMPERIAL 104 B
Chief Peanut Stand.................IMPERIAL 105 A
--Hollywood, accomp. by muted trumpet, piano, guitar & bass.
Take A Lei................................IMPERIAL 105 B
--anonymous dubs as "Looking For Lei"...........RISQUE 5, LAFF RECORDS L7B

Sunday Ride pt 1&2.................IMPERIAL 106
Gland Opera.................................IMPERIAL 107 A
To Hell with the Range......................IMPERIAL 107 B
Hollywood Appendicitis......................IMPERIAL 108 A
Hollywood Drive-In Storehouse...............IMPERIAL 108 B
--Hollywood, Joey Melborn, piano.
Since Ivan Started Divin'.......................IMPERIAL109 B
--dubbed as "Since Ivan Started Divan" (sic)...PARTY RECORD unnumbered (1109 B)
--Hollywood. Mrs. Willouby Objects.......................IMPERIAL109 A
My First Piece............................IMPERIAL 110 A
My Last Piece............................IMPERIAL 110 B
--Hollywood, George Kent, piano [not credited on east coast pressings].
Orchids To Alice............................IMPERIAL 112 A
Queen of the May............................

IMPERIAL 112 B
Hollywood.
Nero........................................IMPERIAL 118 A
Constance...............................IMPERIAL 118 B
--The following were issued in unnumbered album "Hilarity From Hollywood".
Bourbon To the Cleaners.....................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 101-A
Strong, Solid, Sensational (from "Catherine Was Great")....NEW BOURBON RECORDS 101-B
--some copies of 101 have "The Bourbon Motif" on the A side.
Vacation in Nevada..........................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 102-A
Give, Sister, Give..........................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 102-B
Mr. Wong....................................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 103-A
Mrs. Bevington Swope........................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 103-B

I Had a Piece...............................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 201-A
We've Got To Have a Union...................NEW BOURBON RECORDS 201-B
--Anonymous with piano acc. Both known issues are dubs and may belong with the 1935 white label releases. Three Guesses is a chattier version of the tune released on IMPERIAL 103 B. Haggerty's is truncated to fit the 10" record on both cases.
[Three Guesses]...........*** unnumbered (003), *** unnumbered (BD-1)
[Haggerty's]...................*** unnumbered (004), *** unnumbered (BD-2) --piano by Brenda Ughakki.
Morning (Part 1&2)..............................IMPERIAL 500 A & B
Afternoon (Part 1&2)..............................IMPERIAL 500 C & D
Evening (Part 1&2)..............................IMPERIAL 500 E & F
--Late 1940's, With Jerry Teuber & Band.
(107) The Model.............................NEW BOURBON unnumbered
(108) Sahara................................NEW BOURBON unnumbered
(110) Professor Yussell..............NEW BOURBON unnumbered
(113) Family Tree...........................NEW BOURBON unnumbered

Bob BRANDY
--c. 1937.
(ARC 301) Yes-Yes-Yes.............TORCHIES FROM HOLLYWOOD unnumbered
--dub titled "Yas Yas"...NOVELTY RECORDS NOV-1B

HI-LITE RECORDS 102 B, *** unnumbered
(ARC 302) King Solomon's Dream......

TORCHIES FROM HOLLYWOOD unnumbered, HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS 424, STAR GARTER 1008-A (SG-514)

BROADWAY
Numbers 101 and 102 reported.

Kay BROOKS
Mr. Locksmith...............................

*** 501 A
Sweet Mechanic Papa Blues...................NOVELTY RECORD CO NOV 501, *** 501 B

Cleo BROWN
Born Meriden, MO., Dec. 8, 1909. Appeared at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles Oct. 1935 and appeared on the Kraft-Phenix Show with Bing CROSBY and Jimmy Dorsey. By March of 1937 she was back in New York at the Three Deuces. She was confined to the California State Hospital in Jan. 1941 for several months due to narcotics. She became a Seventh Day Adventist in 1953 and worked as a nurse under the name C. Patra Brown. Died April 15, 1995 in Denver, CO.
Also see THE HOLLYWOOD HOOTERS --Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood . Vocal and piano w. accomp. probably similar to her 1935 Decca recordings: Bobby Sherwood-guitar, Manny Stein-bass. Only the original Hot Shots issues actually credit Cleo Brown.
--c. Dec. 1936. (L-0348-2) My Handy Andy.......................HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered (L0348) (L0-349) Who'll Chop Your Suey.................HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS L0349
Is Jenny Getting Any, Anymore?............HOLLYWOOD HOT SHOTS unnumbered --Los Angeles, c. 1950.
Baby Let's Make Some Love......................BLUE 119
Blues Boogie...................................BLUE 119

Sidney S. BROWN
Sidney S. Brown (CBC Broadcaster)- voices.
Jules Lipton (CBC Producer)-production and sound effects.
Brown was a well known sports announcer in Canada but his most enduring work is the classic farting contest. Possibly recorded at "Red" Foster's Studios on Alcorn Avenue in Toronto, ca. late 1940 on one 16" lacquer disc. It was distributed as a holiday giveaway to industry clients via instantaneous discs. Reportedly it was played at a New Year's Eve party in 1943 where an unidentified admiral decided it would make a great morale booster for his sailors. Whether there ever were such under-the-counter V-Discs or not, about 1947 78 RPM masters were dubbed and two 12" 78's (four sides) were pressed (mx. xxx1-4) by Columbia as The 1946 Canadian Crepitation Contest on the TRILLBLOWlabel (complete with cover art by Alex Steinweiss) as a premium for its distributors but though CBS president Ted Wallerstein nixed the project, copies did circulate.
The flatulant sports spoof was released by a west coast source on 12" white label discs with sides in automatic sequence (coupled 1/4 & 2/3):
(B1577X) 1....*** unnumbered (KFI-1)
(B1578) 2.....*** unnumbered (KFI-2)
(B1579X) 3....*** unnumbered (KFI-3)
(B1580) 4.....*** unnumbered (KFI-4)
and yet a third release:
Battle at Thunderblow--Windesmeare vs. Boomer Parts 1/2...*** unnumbered
Battle at Thunderblow--Windesmeare vs. Boomer Parts 3/4...*** unnumbered
Later issued on three 10" records in the late 1940's as the International Crepitation Contest on 10" un-numbered HUMOR:

Part 1 "Introducing Lord Windismere World's Champion" (CREP-1)
Part 2 "Introducing Lord Boomer Leading Contender" (CREP-2)
Part 3 "At the Post" (R-3)
Part 4 "Lord Windismere's Defiance" (R-4)
Part 5 "Crescendo" (CREP-5)
Part 6 "Disaster" (CREP-6)

as well as another 10" white label release titled "World's Championship" in automatic sequence coupled: parts 1/4................*** 5001A/B (FL 5001A/B)
parts 2/5................................***5002 (FL5002A/B)
and 3/6........................***5003 (FL5003A/B)
--finally, an edited version on four 10" black label sides:
The Championship parts 1/4..........*** unnumbered (306/307)
The Championship parts 2/3..........*** unnumbered (308/309)
The master was last reported to be at RCA VICTOR in Toronto.
--The following are inferior imitations:
Woofing Post part 1/2......BURLY-Q 3 A&B, FUN 3A&B
--same performance titled "Great Battle pt. 1/pt.2"......*** 18 (3-A/3-B)
--same performance titled "Battle at Thunderblow The Great Crepitation Contest Widesmear vs. Boomer" ....WINDBREAK RECORDS
Sound Effects part 1/part2.....HIGH SOCIETY 508, FUN 604, *** unnumbered
Trade Winds/ More Winds................LIKEN PRODUCTION unnumbered
--and finally, the award for the most unlikely title goes to:
Pre Xmas Sale parts 1/2...........*** 1063 A/B (A6381/A6382)

BRUZ FLETCHER SINGS
A personal label of Bruz FLETCHER. Issues HO 102/103 and HO 106/107 (which dates from 1937) known and were recorded at the Associated Cinema Studios in Hollywood. White label with red print, laminated pressing.

BURLESQUE
New York, 101 & 102 reported plus number 18, perhaps from a different incarnation.

BURLY-Q
Known range 2-15, plus unnumbered issues on an orange label with black print with no matrix numbers on the label or in the runout. These anonymous late 1940's issues seem to parallel FUN. Later pressings have no decorative border around the label and the side designations precede the release numbers.

CONTINUE TO THE NEXT PAGE
GO TO ARTIST INDEX
GO TO LABEL INDEX