[78-L] Poor Butterfly in Dawn Patrol 1938

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat Sep 17 09:35:48 PDT 2011


On 17/09/11 16:57, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> On 9/17/2011 6:08, JOHN WRIGHT wrote:
>> Thanks Mark, but yes the enquiry is aimed at folks who have seen the film
>> rather than those who can cut and paste discographical listings :o)))
>>
>> Anyway the enquirer (who has seen the film) indicates Poor Butterfly
>> 'record' is instrumental and he has ruled out Fritz Kreisler (1917), Victor
>> Marching Band (1916), Joseph C Smith Orch (1917) and Paul Whiteman (1920)
>> versions, he says the film track is a more orchestral and melodic foxtrot,
>> so it may not be a 'period' recording (the film is set in WWI).
>>
>>
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Red Nichols did a non-vocal version for Brunswick in 1928.

      Julian Vein


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