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

[Michael Biel]

On 1/27/2011 2:35 PM, simmonssomer wrote:
> 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
>

There's no end to the fun from this record!  But I do understnd that 
Richard Hunt was under consideration by the orchestra to replace Phil 
Spitanly.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

> ----- 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
>>