[78-L] Todd Rollins

[simmonssomer]

Todd Rollins minutae....The April 19, 1934 session for Banner et al was 
actually recorded by
"The Mills Blue Rhythm Band."  (First two of the four titles issued as 
"Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers."
Also Mx 16649-1, "Singing A Happy Song" marked as rejected by Rust in ADBD 
was
issued  on Perfect 16074.
PS. I have all Rollins.

Al Simmons
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Todd Rollins


> On 10/02/12 15:03, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>> Does anyone know for sure if there ever was a real Todd Rollins (dance
>> records for Banner 1934-35)?
>> According to some sources Todd Rollins was a pseudonym for the Gene
>> Kardos Orchestra (Rust lists a few Rollins' titles being released under
>> Kardos' name, other titles under Joe Venuti&  His Orchestra's and Chick
>> Bullock&  His Levee Loungers'  - Bullock was the singer on most Rollins'
>> titles). Others have mentioned The Mills Blue Rhythm as the guys behind
>> certain titles...
>> As for the physical Todd Rollins he's said to have been a tenor
>> saxophonist, backing Chick Bullock on some of his recordings, others
>> have guessed that he was a booking agent for The Mills Blue Rhythm,
>> there is a mention, somewhere that he had a local band in New Jersey....
>> Any more clues?
>> Here are a few links:
>> http://www.angelfire.com/music5/tony2003/html/toddrollins.html
>> http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=g-SwPF2nKQc
>>
>>
>> Kristjan
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Odd, I was playing Rollins's "Jungle Fever" today. I think that session 
>> is by the MBRB. There is a tenor player who keep popping up on the 
>> sessions, who tends to play in a perfunctory fashion--perhaps it's 
>> Rollins who "invited" himself to solo?! The Joe Haymes band has also been 
>> mentioned as a possibility on one session. I have also read (can't recall 
>> where) that he was a booking agent, but not specifically for the MBRB.
>      Julian Vein
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