[78-L] Two mysterious Varsitys

[Bud Black]

Lang Thompson's band was a fixture in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in
the thirties and forties.  IIRC his theme song was "You Darlin.'"

Bud 
 
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From: David Lennick
Date: 2/23/2009 11:40:53 PM
To: 78L
Subject: [78-L] Two mysterious Varsitys
 
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
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