[78-L] Frances Williams

[Bertrand CHAUMELLE]

Here's a Marconi:

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/talkingmachines/marconivelvettone.html

BC
Le 17 janv. 09, à 20:05, Harold Aherne a écrit :

>
> I can't directly answer the question about where Frances Williams' 
> recording of
> "A Sunny Disposish" comes from--I don't have the CED handy--but I did 
> transcribe which
> labels she recorded for at which points, and others can probably fill 
> in the details.
>  
> Victor: 1925 and 1928 (tests)
> Brunswick: 1928-29
> Columbia: 1933 (rejected, issued on LP)
> Marconi: 1937
>  
> I honestly don't know what that last item is; I've never seen a 
> Marconi label mentioned
> in the various label guides.
>  
> Frances Williams is, I believe, the blonde singer belting out the 
> title song in "Hollywood Party" (1934). She was quite active on 
> Broadway from the 20s through early 40s, but her
> film work was mostly limited to short subjects and guest appearances.
>  
> -Harold
>  
>
>
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