[78-L] Judson, was Re: Sampson, also Nat Brusiloff

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Thanks, Dave! I wuz ROTFL at this one.
The Off-Key Harridans. Great name for a back-up vocal group for a bunch 
of rockers in their 60s (not from, like, THE 60s, man... groovy).
Hmmm...
Mal

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David Lennick wrote:
> Found out a bit more about these two off-key harridans..evidently they were a 
> vaudeville team and performed regularly on the radio around 1930. Let's hope 
> they were good looking. Ruth Glenn and Katherine Kent are their names.
>
> http://www.otrstreet.com/paper_logs/1930/aug/%5Bn%5D30-08-15-(Fri).pdf
> (8 pm, WOR)
>
> dl
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>   
>> I forgot to clarify..this disc has a Philco label, not a Judson label, so it's 
>> part of a Philco-sponsored program. I've never determined whether the green 
>> label Judsons are parts of programs or just brief drop-ins..the Ormandy discs 
>> have no announcements and seem to be self-contained.
>>
>> I've also had the loan of three sixteen-inch 33RPM Judson-produced 
>> transcriptions by the "Philco Symphony Orchestra", presumably from 1930. These 
>> are parts of programs.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>     
>>> Mine are green label...besides the Here Comes Emily Brown side,  I also 
>>> played my other two:  That's Why I'm Jealous of You,  and Wedding of the 
>>> Birds(!).  Great little no-brass group,  with excellent piano and plenty of 
>>> Nat's enjoyable violin.
>>>
>>> Taylor
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 8:30 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Judson, was Re: Sampson, also Nat Brusiloff
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Forgot to mention that there's some nice guitar on this as well. I'd 
>>>> better
>>>> check this with Ray Mitchell, the Lang discographer.
>>>>
>>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> This Judson disc bears investigation. No hot fiddle, but a hot little 
>>>>> combo
>>>>> consisting of trumpet (muted), clarinet and piano, and the most 
>>>>> horrendous
>>>>> female duo imaginable, whose names sound like Ruth Lenn (or Lennon) and
>>>>> Catherine Kent, in a medley of real warm numbers (My Future Just Passed, 
>>>>> I Love
>>>>> You So Much etc). Philco Program 9 Part 3, mx JS 568.
>>>>>
>>>>> DL
>>>>>
>>>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Some Judsons that aren't Eugene Ormandy's Salon Orchestra? Amazing. 
>>>>>> Actually I have one blue label Judson I should check, since it's 
>>>>>> non-classical..part of a program, no artist on the label. Judson was a 
>>>>>> syndicated label named for artist manager and CBS co-founder Arthur 
>>>>>> Judson. Columbia (which co-owned the Columbia Broadcasting System but 
>>>>>> pulled out after about 3 months) did the pressings. Philco was an early 
>>>>>> sponsor of Judson transcribed programs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Fri, 5/1/09, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>>>>>> Subject: [78-L] Sampson, also Nat Brusiloff
>>>>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>>>> Received: Friday, May 1, 2009, 8:23 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So glad the Yves mentioned the Henderson "House of David Blues" which is
>>>>>> just packed solid with great solo work,  including a wonderful violin 
>>>>>> solo
>>>>>> by Sampson...it's one of my very favorite records of all of Henderson's
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a guy with the George Hall band on Bluebird and some of the 
>>>>>> Dolly
>>>>>> Dawn Patrol sides who is not bad at all,  either...don't recall his name 
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> he's mentioned in the notes for the Bluebird LP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Violinist Nat Brusiloff could get going pretty well on occasion, 
>>>>>> although
>>>>>> the records I have him on are all 12" non-commercial radio disks.  They 
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> one-sided, issued on the "Judson" label by the "Judson Radio Program 
>>>>>> Corp."
>>>>>> The run inside-out and are mostly a little longer than three minutes. 
>>>>>> Best
>>>>>> of the three I have is Here Comes Emily Brown so I assume they all date 
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> 1930...anyone have any more info about these Judsons?    They look like 
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> might have been pressed by Columbia...the orch. credit is Nat Brusiloff 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> his Lido Venice Orch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He's also in one of those Rambling on Radio Row shorts,  with Jack 
>>>>>> Miller on
>>>>>> piano,  and with Kate Smith.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks from
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taylor
>>>>>>             
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