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benchwarrant17 5th Nov 2023		78 RPM Gene Autry - Be Honest With Me / What's Gonna Happen To Me (1941)	According to publishing info and Gene's website, "Be Honest With Me" was an Autry-Rose collaboration. Error on disc label carried down several years. https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig362li Be honest with me ; w & m Gene Autry & Fred Rose. © June 16, 1941; E pub. 96502; West'rn music pub. co., Hollywood, Calif. 30556 https://www.geneautry.com/musicmovies/musiccds/essentialgeneautry2.html Be Honest With Me (2:45) (G. Autry, F. Rose) Gene Autry mx. LA 2313 (A 31232), rec. 08/20/1940 Okeh record #05980, rel. 01/17/1941 Originally Released 1941
benchwarrant17 17th Nov 2022		78 RPM Bing Crosby - Thanks / Black Moonlight (1933)	from my address book Decca LA 1934-1940 5505 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California Recordings Incorporated Studios, 5505 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California Date: 8/8/34 Before 1940, the studio and transcription business located at 5505 Melrose Avenue was known as Recordings, Inc. and was used extensively by Decca from the very beginning of its recording history in 1934. When Recordings, Inc. went out of business in 1940, Decca took over the building at 5505 Melrose Avenue, installed all new equipment,and became Decca Studios, Hollywood. September 1944 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA http://stevenlewis.info/crosby/1930s.htm 1934 Aug 8 Records Decca's first songs at Decca Studios at 5505 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, 'I Love You Truly,' 'Let Me Call You Sweetheart,' and two others, under contracts that eventually run to December 31, 1955. Jul 5 Bing records Love in Bloom and three other songs in Los Angeles to conclude his contract with Brunswick Records. 1936 Jul 24/29 Records songs from Pennies From Heaven in Hollywood with Georgie Stoll and his orchestra. Decca California Pressing Plants 960 N. La Brea Ave Built in 1933. From 1945 through 1954 the build was the home of Decca Records pressing plant. https://mediadistrict.org/history/
benchwarrant17 3rd Sep 2022		78 RPM Gene Autry - You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / Mexicali Rose (1936)	B Gene Autry Mexicali Rose Stone, Tenney I am looking for any indication that lyricist Helen Stone is a real person! I think Jack invented her, there is nothing 1923-present
benchwarrant17 3rd Sep 2022		78 RPM Gene Autry - You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / Mexicali Rose (1936)	W.B.lbl 23rd Nov 2021 Around what time, after CBS' purchase of ARC, did Columbia move its Chicago studios out of the Furniture Mart building into CBS network facilities? (I know 1956 was when they settled at 630 N. McClurg Court, but in-between those . . . ) Stevens Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 1939
benchwarrant17 18th Aug 2022		78 RPM Cootie Williams - Red Blues / Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1944)	'There is a long history of chicanery in the recording industry' you are so correct, especially the claims submitted to the US Copyright Office by publishers and artists back in this time period. The first record with the title "Red Blues" is already making me laugh. What is "FT"? Doesn't matter, just curious
benchwarrant17 18th Aug 2022		78 RPM Cootie Williams - Red Blues / Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1944)	Thanks for the great info Here is some additional 1. Never made pop charts - Aug 26 1944 'Cherry Red Blues' was a "territorial favorite" Memphis, TN on the Most Played Juke Box Records page. Whitburn gave it a number 23 and put it in his book. 2. 'Red Blues' was the no. 3 Harlem Hit Parade record of the year (according to my calculations). It was on the HHP chart for 39 weeks (2nd record on the 1944 most weeks list had 26). I use Billboard's year-end formulas (see Wikipedia Year In Music for 1920-1949), not the no. 1 for most weeks formula that ranks Red Blues at #15. So this was probably Cootie's biggest chart hit of all-time
benchwarrant17 29th Jul 2022		78 RPM Dinah Shore And Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons And Bows / Daddy-O (I'm Gonna Teach You Some Blues) (1948)	good choice!
benchwarrant17 7th Jul 2022		78 RPM Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues	FYI Vocalion was operated by ARC American Record Corporation up until Dec 17 1938, the day it was sold to CBS. On May 27 1939 CBS incorporated Columbia Recording Corporation. It did not exist before that date. The company ARC owned, and sold to CBS was Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. So that disc was not made in 1936. "This test pressing was not made in 1937 either" I don't doubt the recording date, it was just pressed years later.
benchwarrant17 2nd Mar 2022		78 RPM Gene Autry - You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / Mexicali Rose (1936)	Here is some additional 1939 Sept Stevens Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL Columbia Recording Studios 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (1939-1956) 25 April 1948 CBS Studio, Radio Station WBBM, The Wrigley Building, 410 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL Columbia Recording Studios 630 North McClurg Court Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 944-6000 (1956-1974) and Victor North Michigan Avenue Studio 952 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 1927-1935 Victor Lake Shore Studio 445 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 1935-1969
benchwarrant17 24th Feb 2022		78 RPM Walter Huston - September Song / Lost In The Stars (1951)	Huston's original recording of this song was 1938 for Brunswick records USA this was recorded 1944 for Decca in NYC don't get confused!!
benchwarrant17 9th Jan 2022		78 RPM Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys - San Antonio Rose / New San Antonio Rose (1944)	B side composer is Bill Boyd “The Train Song” previously released on Bluebird 5945 on 22 May 1935, with B side “Under the Double Eagle”.
benchwarrant17 26th Nov 2021		78 RPM The Westerners (The Massey Family) - Shorty's Nightmare / Gol-Darn Wheel (1936)	songwriting Shorty's nightmare; w & melody Milt Mabie. © 1 c. Aug. 31, 1938; E unp. 176712; L. Wolfe Gilbert music pub. co., Hollywood, Calif. 28345 Gol (The) darn wheel; w John A. Lomax, melody Milt Mabie and Allen Massey. © 1 c. Nov. 22, 1934; E unp. 95947; Milton J. Mabie, Chicago. 24202
benchwarrant17 26th Nov 2021		78 RPM The Westerners (The Massey Family) - Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie / Out On Loco Range (1934)	Out On Loco Range by Milt Mabie
benchwarrant17 26th Nov 2021		78 RPM The Westerners (Massey Family) - Ridin' Down That Old Texas Trail / Goin' Down To Santa Fe Town (1934)	These are original copyrights fyi Both songs unpublished at time of filing Milton J. Mabie = person who applied Dott Massey = Curt Massey see https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/37650 Goin' down to Santa Fe town; song, melody Dott Massey. © 1 c. Mar 22, 1934; E unp. 84657; Milton J. Mabie. 5588 Ridin' down that old Texas trail; w Dott Massey, and melody. © 1 c. Jan. 12, 1934; E unp. 81285; Milton J. Babie. 1885.
benchwarrant17 23rd Nov 2021		78 RPM Gene Autry - You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / Mexicali Rose (1936)	Dear fixbutte, Autry, OKeh, and ARC fans Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL Recording studio on the 21st Floor was built by Brunswick in 1929, completed in June. Unfortunately, sold itself to Warner Brothers in 1930, then leased its operations back, until complete sale to ARC Dec 1931. In 1938, ARC was purchased by CBS, which renamed it "Columbia Records" after purchasing those rights. btw I am leaving out parts of the story because A) I don't remember B) I want you to learn to use Google C) too lazy Because CBS (formerly ARC & Brunswick) failed on a clause on the 1930 contract (I do remember, but I'm invoking clause C of my contract), WB repossessed the Vocalion label imprint and sold it to Decca USA. The new Columbia got to keep its catalog, which it re-issued, along with its new recordings, on the Okeh label that it revived to replace Vocalion. Every word I did print is true. If there is any interest, I can provide an incredibly simplified (1-2 parag.) and accurate Autry recording label history for you guys. I will check back in a week or two. All my info comes from years of searching for answers, piece-by-piece, just like everybody else.
benchwarrant17 3rd Nov 2021		78 RPM Monroe Brothers (Charles and Bill) - What Would You Give In Exchange? Part 2 / What Would You Give In Exchange? Part 3 (1937)	What will yon give in exchange for yonr sonl ; song. no. 2. © 1 e. Apr. 6, 1937 ; E unp. 144676 ; Charlie Mon- roe and Bill Monroe, Raleigh, N. C. 13821
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - I'm In Seventh Heaven / Little Pal (1929)	these are the matrix numbers I have and recording dates I'm In Seventh Heaven LAE446 April 7, 1929 Little Pal LAE447 April 1, 1929
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - After You've Gone / Chinatown, My Chinatown (1949)	both recorded May 23, 1949
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Give My Regards To Broadway / I'm Just Wild About Harry (1949)	both recorded May 24, 1949
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Pretty Baby / I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (1949)	both recorded May 17 1949
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - April Showers / Hallelujah, I'm A Bum (1949)	source info Brunswick 6500 Al Jolson Hallelujah! I'm A Bum 12761 1932/12/20 John J. Husband-Harry McClintock Brunswick 6502 Al Jolson w_Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians - April Showers 12763 1932/12/20 Bud DeSylva-Louis Silvers Matrix numbers match
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - That Wonderful Girl Of Mine / I Only Have Eyes For You (1949)	both recorded Feb 16, 1949 Los Angeles, CA That Wonderful Girl Of Mine L4901 I Only Have Eyes For You L4900
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Hatikvoh (National Anthem Of Israel) / Israel (1948)	both recorded April 30, 1948 I got artists as Al Jolson & Simon Rady release date May 24, 1948 << not sure of source I forgot to write it down matrix numbers 74539 & 74540
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye) / Back In Your Own Back Yard (1947)	both sides recorded June 9, 1947 Los Angeles, CA
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Golden Gate / I'm Sitting On Top Of The World (Just Rolling Along—Just Rolling Along) (1947)	Golden Gate recorded June 18, 1947 Los Angeles, CA I'm Sitting On Top Of The World recorded June 9, 1947 Los Angeles, CA
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Waiting For The Robert E. Lee / When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1947)	Both sides recorded June 18, 1947 Los Angeles
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Avalon / Anniversary Song (1946)	Both recorded August 21, 1946 Avalon L4269 Anniversary Song L4270
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - Sonny Boy / My Mammy (1946)	My Mammy recorded March 20, 1946 Sonny Boy recorded March 27, 1946
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) / Ma Blushin' Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet) (1946)	Both sides recorded March 20, 1946 Los Angeles
benchwarrant17 14th Oct 2021		78 RPM Al Jolson - California, Here I Come / Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (1946)	both sides recorded February 27, 1946 Los Angeles, CA

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