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The Savoy Orpheans
Honolulu Song Bird / Sunshine Of Your Smile

Album FR on Disque Gramophone label
Jazz and Pop

A side: Foxtrot / B side: Waltz "Honolulu Songbird" (matrix Bb-10108 with take 2) was cut in Hayes, Middlesex on Januay 20 of 1927 & issued on british HMV B-5213 & spanish HMV AE-1812. Personnel for that side is made up of: Carroll Gibbons (p) dir: Frank Guarente (tp), George Chaffin (tb), Jim Cassidy, Roy Whetstein (cl,as), Al Notorage (cl,ts), Reg(inald) Pursglove, Teddy Sinclair, Sydney Kyte (vln), Frank Herbin (p), Bert Thomas (bjo), Jim Bellamy (bb) & Alec Ure (d). "Sunshine Of Your Smile" (matrix Bb0343 with take 1) was cut in the Small Queen's Hall located in London on October 21 of 1926 with vocal refrain from the entire band, & it went issued originally on british HMV B-5178. Personnel for this side is made up of: Cyril Ramon Newton (vln) dir: Charles Rocco, Walter "Billy" Lyme (tp), George Chaffin (tb), Jim Casssidy, Herb Finney (cl,as,ss), Arthur Lally (cl,as,bars,ss), Ray Starita (cl,ts) Sydney Kyte (vln), Carroll Gibbons (p), Pete Mandell (bjo), Jim Bellamy (bb) & Ronnie Gubertini (d). Information taken from my copy of Rust-Forbes's book "British Dance Bands On Record, 1911-1945" (2nd edition published on 1989).

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	The Savoy Orpheans , 1923-1927 GB album by
	Edgar Leslie , 1885-1976 US lyrics by

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