[78-L] Arthur Murrray Bluebirds?

[David Lennick]

We don' need no steenkeen' rehearsals!

According to the Victor Master Book, all 6 sides were cut on November 13, 1934 
and credit the following:

Arthur Murray--dance instructor, acc. by Ken McComber/2t/tb/3s/p/g/b/d.

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> Anyone have a clue who might be responsible for these...possibly Tom
>>> Berwick,  Leonard Joy,  Ken MacComber, or who?  The ensembles are not
>>> exactly tight but the records are kind of enjoyable anyway,  even at the
>>> beginnings what a voice (Murray?) counts off   "one, two,  three,  four"
>>> to
>>> start you off on your buck-and-wing,  soft shoe,  or whatever.
>>>
>> IIRC, there was a sort of "Bluebird 'house band'" in the label's early
>> years;
>> it recorded under several different names, including Tom Berwick. IIRC,
>> the band and its usual players are listed in ADBD under the several
>> identities used...?!
>>
>> Steven C. Barr
> 
> Yeah,  I've spun 'em all again and they do sound pretty Berwick-ish to me. 
> Very entertaining...kind of loose,  like maybe they could have used another 
> run-through before actually recording.
> 
> t
>