[78-L] L & H music

[John G.]

I'm a great admirer of Laurel & Hardy, especially the shorts, and it was years before  I found out who wrote those catchy tunes that crop up in each one   (largely,  LeRoy Shield).
However, can anyone enlighten me :

1.  Identity of the original band ?  Would it have been a Victor house band involving one of the Shilkrets ?

2. How would the recordings have been taken ? Onto disc and then transferred to film ?  And if so -  do any of the original recordings of the band exist  (other than off the soundtrack ) ??

I know they have been re-created over here (UK)  by   Ronnie Hazelhurst   who went to the States and seems to have come up with the scores -  but I've no details of where he found them.
And which band  appeared in "Sons of the Desert"  doing  "Honolulu Baby"  ??


John  Goslin