[78-L] The War Bond Man

[David Lennick]

Sounds like a "Treasury Song Parade" item..these were short programs (3 minutes 
or so) that promoted whatever bond drive was current. They're usually on 
16-inch discs with 3 or 4 to a side, but I've seen individual ones on 78s as 
well. I believe the recordings are all made specifically for these programs and 
not taken from airchecks.

dl

bill freytag wrote:
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> Recently I aquired a 12 inch, 78RPM vinyl recording of the following:
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> This Our Land by David Broekman      featuring James Newell, Soloist         ND4-MC-6017-2
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> The War Bond Man by Andy Razaf     Frank Sinatra, Soloist         ND4-MC-6056-1
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> Both are backed by David Broekman and the Treasury Orchestra
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> The Frank Sinatra side references the 6th War Loan Drive with particular emphasis on the Pacific Theatre of Operations, so it dates from late 1944.
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> Does anyone know, were the recordings taken from radio broadcasts by the artists and just labeled as being by David Broekman, or were these specific recording sessions??
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> Any help would be great.
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> Thanks,
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> Bill
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