[78-L] Who is backing Autry?

[Malcolm]

No more so than Columbia who was/is notoriously stingy when it comes to 
researchers getting access to their archives. We record nu... er, 
discographers... have almost always had friends behind the scenes over 
the years such as Helen Chmura and others.
Here's an interesting article that touches on the subject, from 
Mainspring Press:
http://www.mainspringpress.com/columbia-pressings.html
Since OKeh and Columbia were both part of the megacorp that had formed 
during and just after the depression access, or lack thereof, is not 
surprising.
Mal

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On 11/6/2017 9:38 AM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
> Thanks, Malcolm.
> Funny, isn't it? The recording was made almost two months before the AFM
> ban, so it couldn't have anything to do with that. Was Okeh known for
> making life difficult for discographers?
> Kristjan
>
>
> On 2017-11-06 17:13, Malcolm wrote:
>> It's in Russell's Country Music Records, page 87, and it gives both
>> the male backup vocals and the female vocalist as unknown. Maybe
>> that's changed by now, though. The book was published in 2004. Malcolm
>> ******* On 11/6/2017 2:50 AM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>>> Who is backing Gene Autry om "Jingle Jangle Jingle" (Okeh 6690)?
>>> "String acc." it says on the label, but there's a vocal group with a
>>> pleasant female voice. Kristjan
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