[78-L] Jan Peerce - Soundies

[RJHoltin334578]

Don't guess I've ever run into one of those pre-opera dance band  
sides. Uncommon Depression era sides I suppose?

James Melton is on those early Francis Craig Viva Tonals playing sax

Sent from my iPod - which explainz any bad typjng


On Jan 7, 2014, at 10:13 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>  
wrote:

> I don't have the Peerce discography by Dr. Pinta (sp?) or Rust's  
> CED2 handy but
> I think Pinky Pearl was listed as another Peerce name in the dance  
> band days.
>
> dl
>
> On 1/7/2014 3:46 PM, Stewart, Joseph R wrote:
>> David Lennick noted that Peerce used the pseudonym "Jack Pearl" in  
>> his early pop-music days.  I have a cassette tape recorded off-air  
>> of his appearance on the "Tonight Show" in 1976, telling Johnny  
>> Carson he sang with dance bands under the name Jack "Pinky" Pearl   
>> (his middle name was "Pincus", after all). He told Carson he  
>> stopped using that name because he didn't want to be confused with  
>> radio comedian Jack "Vass you dere, Sharlie??/Baron Munchhausen"  
>> Pearl.   He also mentioned how, after being hired to sing at Radio  
>> City Music Hall by Roxy Rothafel, Roxy tried to give him the stage  
>> name "John Pierce." Peerce then slightly ethnicized it to "Jan  
>> Peerce" (this story also shows up in the Wacky-pedia entry on  
>> Peerce).
>>
>> Randy Stewart
>> Arts Producer
>> KSMU
>> 901 S. National
>> Springfield MO 65897
>>
>>
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