[78-L] Cosmopolitan Dance Players: Wonderful one

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Davies" <SDavies at mtroyal.ca>
> The Radiex 1828 (mx 3814=B) of this group can be found listed at
> 78discography.com under other labels, such as Madison 6000 & Goodson 176,
> with the annotation: vocal = JR.  Who is JR?
> The song "Wonderful one" is attributed to White.  Who is White?  Is it by
> any chance Paul Whiteman, who wrote a similarly titled song with Dorothy
> Terriss (?pseud for Dorothea Morse??), Ferdy Grofe & Marshall Neilan?
> There are too many songs titled "Wonderful one", and the musical outfit is
> too inconsequential for me to track any of this down just with web
> resources.  Thanks in advance for any help.
>
Okeh...1828-A, or 1828-B?

GG B-sides were usually written "in house," and re-appeared later on the GG
labels which the new owners (GG went broke around 10/30...SOMEBODY
then continued Madison, Radiex, Van Dyke...but NOT Grey Gull itself?!)
continued. I am STILL trying to find out who was behind this later
"continuance" of Madison et al?! These later issues re-used the GG "B sides"
(so as not to have to pay royalties?!), sometimes with new titles. The 
composers
credited were, I assume, employed by GG to turn out "B-side tunes"...I don't
know if the names in the credits were their real names!

The "Abrams Files" suggest this was 1828-B...so "White" could have been
just about anybody. "JR" is most likely John Ryan, who recorded MANY
vocals on GG discs; his voice is quite recognizable!

Steven C. Barr