[78-L] Harmonia Records

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George F. Bard assumed control of Harmonia in 1955 ("Bard now making Harmonia, Sonart" Billboard Apr 23, 1955 p. 30 ) but he sold some important things to Eli Oberstein including Joe Bushkin and Zinka Milanov.
DJD

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From: David Lewis [mailto:uncledavelewis at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 08:42 PM
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Subject: [78-L] Harmonia Records

Does anyone know anything substantive about the Harmonia Records label? The only reference I could find to it in a factual sense was that it was mentioned in Billboard in 1943 and that must be around the time it started. No idea as to when it ended, or whether its vault was carried on by someone else. Does not seem to have survived 1950.Lots of releases on that label, mainly foreign selections and heavy with Polish music, and polkas. But Ruby Smith also sang for Harmonia, and there are novelty instrumentals and other more domestic type stuff. Anyone know something?Uncle Dave Lewisuncledavelewis at hotmail.com _______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l