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

[simmonssomer]

There was no Harry Tush as far as I know.Actually it was a pseudonym
for Dick Hunt and his Orchestra. He had to disband because when they paged 
him at a
Railroad station unfortunate things occurred.

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Harry Tush and his Society Orchestra [fwd]


> 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
>
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