[78-L] Transcription question

[RAY KILCOYNE]

From: "jeffrey smedbron"
> Found some of these 78 oversize Columbia discs the other day at a thrift 
> shop. What is the story behind this type of record. Were they made by a 
> radio station or an individual for some reason or by a record company as a 
> test or sample recording ? It is single sided 11” Columbia transcription. 
> it’s a horrible tune ,sounds like a cross between a saw and a whistler as 
> the main melody instrumentation.
>
Fred Lowery was a blind whistler, very famous in the 40's and 50's.  His big 
hit was THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY with Leroy Holmes in 1954.
RayK