[78-L] Lost Recordings

[Taylor Bowie]

Didn't I recall that one of the original sets came from Helen Ward and her 
first husband,  who were given one even though she had already left the band 
for a Life of Wedded Bliss.  And that the set was rediscovered in a closet 
ca. 1950?

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Lost Recordings


> I've just transferred what will be some lost recordings, since they were
> beginning to flake and a piece of lacquer came off after my second 
> transfer of
> one of the bad sides. Not that anybody will really care about this band, a
> small group from Peterborough Ontario who played swing classics really 
> badly
> (they had an excruciating trumpeter) but these may be their only 
> recordings.
> They also needed cleaning, since somebody had wiped them with a muddy rag 
> at
> some time, so I did the transfers dirty and then took a chance and cleaned 
> them
> for a second lift.
>
> As for Benny's concert, there were multiples, but a set being hidden in a
> closet isn't an impossibility.
>
> dl
>
> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
>> I had a copy of "The Cremation OF Sam McGee" on a 10 black steel disk
>> with a hand written label. It was superbly done, acoustic. I had musical
>> accompaniment. It was stolen from me years ago and I have yet to hear of
>> anyone else who knows of it.
>>
>> Also, is the story true about a set of masters for Benny Goodman at
>> Carnegie Hall 1938 performance being found in his closet by his daughter?
>>
>
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