[78-L] Two mysterious Varsitys

[David Lennick]

davdieh at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Today the Sally Ann in Niagara Falls NY yielded up an album containing the 
> filthiest Varsitys I've ever seen (yes, two of them were John Ryans, but I 
> already had them). I picked up a couple, and neither is in Rust..although one 
> of them I expected to be in Russell, for reasons which will be obvious.
> 
> 8185    LANG THOMPSON & HIS ORCHESTRA (vocals: Chuck Eaton, Peggy Nolan)
>     LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH/ROW ROW ROW
>     (hotel band, sounds like Orrin Tucker)
> 
> 5098    CODY'S COWBOY BAND with singing:
>     BLACK EYED SUSAN BROWN/WHEN IT'S DARKNESS ON THE DELTA
>     (Crown masters C1974/5
> 
> "Cody's" is the real surprise..it ain't no cowboy band at all! It's a decent 
> early 30s dance band with some nice playing, and a vocalist who sounds a bit 
> like Ozzie Nelson. (Somebody go get that shotgun away from Simmons.)
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> dl
> _______________________________________________
>     (Crown masters C1974/5)
> Both by Del Lampe & his Palais D'Or Orch

Must be very late Crown sides. Darkness On The Delta is listed as Crown 3441, 
no mx shown, and Susan Brown isn't listed in Rust.

Now how did Obie come up with "Cody's Cowboy Band" for this?
> 
> Lang Thompson made quite a few sides for Varsity and a few for Elite.  ZZZZZZZ

Agree.

dl