[78-L] William Frawley records and the Cinnamon Bear

[Sammy Jones]

Hello, all,

I've just returned from my local Atlanta used record store (Wax 'n' Facts on 
Moreland AVE).  No 78s there, but a large selection of LPs.  I came away 
with the following treasure:

Bill Frawley Sings the Old Ones, with the Jack Halloran Singers, and 
orchestra directed by Perry Botkin, Dot DLP 3061

It's a collection with songs from his vaudeville days like "Moonlight Bay" 
and "Shine On, Harvest Moon."  Definitely recorded after "I Love Lucy" began 
in 1951, as it references Frawley being "made famous all over again as Fred 
Mertz."  Any recording details available?

And more to the point, did William Frawley ever make any 78s or cylinders? 
He was born in the 1880s.

On a Christmas-related note, I just got a complete set of the Cinnamon Bear 
on ET.  The discs have Bruce Ellis labels; not Transco...but I guess they 
could be pasteovers.  Anybody know if the Cinnamon Bear was ever repressed 
in the '50s?

Sammy Jones