[78-L] Frances Williams

[David Lennick]

I remembered hearing that song elsewhere..it was one of two themes Garry Moore 
used on his daytime TV program.
http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/garryMooreDaytime.html
Obscure then. Google it today and there are eight gazillion links to the 
Manhattan Transfer's version of it.

dl

Harold Aherne wrote:
> 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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