[78-L] Harry Tush and his Society Orchestra

[David Lennick]

I have possibly that same disc..didn't it come with different versions of Happy 
Birthday or different backings? We discussed it once before.

dl

On 1/26/2011 2:05 AM, Michael Biel wrote:
> Yes, that's the name on the labels.  Vocal Chorus by the "Rondoliers"
> which is a male quartet.  1940's 10-inch shellac with a label that has
> in the center a gift card and envelope.  One side is Happy Birthday
> Sister, with a space at the bottom of the "card" to fill in your name
> "from__________".  The other side is Auld Lang Syne.  Yes the birthday
> song is our old favorite in a very fancy society orchestration, no
> composer credits.
>
> The label name is Avalon, and underneath it in small letters it says
> "Faysan Recording Co, New York, N.Y.  But at the bottom of the label in
> the restricted use notice it says Clayton F. Summy Co. Chicago Ill.
>
> The record number on the labels are different.
>
> Happy Birthday Sister   Avalon 507A  (HS 1139)
> Auld Lang Syne  Avalon 501B  (HS 1135)
>
> The number is very deeply stamped, but the prefix is very lightly hand
> scribed, but appears on the label as I typed it.
>
> Anybody know who Harry Tush is?  I mean without asking at Moe's Bar for him.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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