[78-L] Buddy Moreno - 100 TODAY

[Taylor Bowie]

That early incarnation of the Griff Williams Orch. was actually the 
"Williams-Walsh Orchestra,"  co-led by Griff and trombonist Jim Walsh. 
They had both played with Anson Weeks at the Mark Hopkins in San Francisco, 
but stayed behind at that hotel when Weeks headed to Chicago.

The Williams-Walsh Orch made four really good sides for Decca and a bunch of 
transcriptions...Buddy is on some of the latter.

Buddy Moreno is on the first 78rpm record I remember handling...my mom's 
copy of  In The Middle of May b/w Surprise Party on Cosmo.  Artist credit 
Four Chicks and Chuck with Buddy Moreno.  Great tight harmony 40s sound. 
The "Chuck" was Chuck Goldstein,  the jolly-looking guy from The 
Modernaires.

I still have that same copy,  along with about four others I've picked up 
over the years.  It's really a great record although no one seems to care 
about it but me!


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "simmonssomer" <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
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> He joined the Griff Williams band in 1933. Then Dick Jurgens and finally
> Harry James.
> His own band in the late 40's. "One Dozen Roses " was the big hit with
> Jurgens.
>
> Al Simmons
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray" <kil at roadrunner.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:42 AM
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>
>> Someone mentioned a while ago that today Buddy Moreno turns 100.  Quick
>> question...would I be correct in guessing that his biggest recording hit
>> was
>> ONE DOZEN ROSES with Dick Jurgens?  I'm not familiar with any of the 
>> other
>> bands he sang with.
>> RayK
>>
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