[78-L] Harry Tush and his Society Orchestra [fwd]

[Michael Biel]

On 1/27/2011 3:36 AM, Mike Harkin wrote:
> Thass a joke name, innit -- like Biggus Diccus....?
>
> Mike in Plovdiv

That's why I asked the question.  Was there really a Harry Tush and his 
Society Orchestra?  If not, who was that apparently trying to get away 
with violating the insane copyright on Happy Birthday?

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

> --- On Wed, 1/26/11, Cary Ginell<soundthink at live.com>  wrote:
>
>> From: Cary Ginell<soundthink at live.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Harry Tush and his Society Orchestra
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 2:55 PM
>>
>> I wouldn't touch this thread with a ten-foot prophylactic.
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:05:13 -0500
>>> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Subject: [78-L] Harry Tush and his Society Orchestra
>>>
>>> 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