[78-L] Eddie Walters

[Ray Kilcoyne]

Sorry Ate, no luck.  Walters evidently wrote no songs so he is not covered 
in ASCAP.  He had no "hit" records, thus is not mentioned in Whitburn.  I 
could not find him in Simon's big band book.  As a long shot you might try 
Kinkle.  I don't have those books but someone else here on the list might.
RayK
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From: Ate van Delden
My previous request for information on singer Eddie Walters did not yield 
any reaction. Maybe I am more lucky this time.
Walters recorded in 1929 and 1930 for Columbia with some prominent jazzmen, 
including Adrian Rollini, the subject of my research. Although Edwards' 
records were positively reviewed and even issued in Europe and Japan, no 
biographical information seems to be known. Could a list member with access 
to the Columbia catalogs and bulletins of 1929 and 1930 check if anything is 
written there about Eddie Walters? Thank you for any help!
The following text sums up what I found in newspapers.
"Eddie Walters is an enigma. He is first noted in 1927 as a radio singer who 
accompanied himself on his ukulele. In 1929 he is announced as Eddie Walters 
and his Pals, which suggests that he led a band and in March 1929 he made 
his first Columbia recording, the slightly risquee Makin' Whoopee, 
accompanied by piano and guitar. The recordings with Rollini were from his 
third session. During 1930 he made several records both under his own name 
and with Rube Bloom's Bayou Boys (with Rollini),with the Charleston Chasers 
and with Ben Selvin's Orchestra. He continued broadcasting at least until 
1933, often with piano duo Cis and Harry Harding. After 1933 he had a lower 
profile and all is known are some spurious broadcasts in 1935 (as a member 
of the Modern Minstrels via WABC) and in 1939.