[78-L] Ralph Flanagan - Janette Davis question

[Roger Wade]

Here is a Youtube clip of her with lots of pictures and a nice vocal, supposedly from a 78.  There is only one "N" in her name.

Tom Lord's jazz discography has the Royale 1820 10-inch LP but with no good information regarding Ralph Flanagan's contribution except that it was recorded between 1946 and 1949 with his band and strings.

She was best known for her work with Arthur Godfrey.  Seems like a pretty good singer, based on the Youtube clip.
Hope this helps.

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Roger Wade
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On Feb 24, 2012, at 6:11 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:

> Just acquired a 10" Royale LP #1820 of Jannette Davis and the Ralph 
> Flanagan Orchestra.
> 
> There is no mention of RF himself participating on this thing, just his 
> band.
> 
> So Q.1: Did RF have anything at all to do with this production, or did 
> they use his name to sell records?
> 
> Q.2 When was this recorded? Obviously it is an early LP, (1954 according 
> to the label notes) but could the recordings have come from the 78 era? 
> I didn't know RF ever recorded for anyone besides Vic. Which leads back 
> to Q1.
> 
> Q.3 Who was Jannette Davis? Nothing found on wiki, even with different 
> spellings.