The Charleston: Charles Dornberger Orch.- Campus Capers, 1929

[Gryphonalia]

The Charleston was not popular in the fifties, nostalgia was. Look at us, today: The seventies are all the rage in TV and the movies, in re-makes and on Broadway. The fifties were looking back, or more accurately, those who had come of age in the Twenties were looking back as waistlines stretched, kids screamed and the spouse either bitched or seemed not interested.

[luvebug21]

Marvel job

[jennbode01]

jemen19762007  agreed!!!!!!

[jemen19762007]

That man is HOT!!!

[navymustang1110]

My grandfather ( Carl Skinner) played drums for Dornberger. I'm glad to see that their music found youtube.

[annetamlyn]

Was,nt he Elizabeth Mongomerys father of Bewitched, fame.

[PenylanHill]

Yes he was.

[HarborGuy]

Robert Montgomery was sooooooo handsome and had his own TV Program in the 50's -60's........surprise the Charleston was still popular as music was changing a lot by the late 20's and into the 30's........

[ingledude]

These would be my great-grandparents, wow doing stuff like this.

[JCJasion]

Only thing I have by Dornberger is 'Nobody's Sweetheart Now', recorded acoustically for Victor in 1924.

[EyeLean5280]

LOVE the poster by John Held Jr.!

[fromthesidelines]

This was recorded on July 3, 1929, and featured the vocal trio of Dick Dixon, George Zbanek, and Harold Hanen....

[merrihew]

I'm exhausted just watching it. There is no way I could twist my body into those positions. Can you?

[merrihew]

Somehow never found any of their records. Thanks for the introduction. Nice arrangement and tight playing.

[kspm01]

Thank you for sharing this great, but hardly known band.

[pax41]

I have a couple records by this group. My favorite is Tell All the Folks in Kentucky and the vocal is by Vernon Dalhart.

[kspm01]

Looking forward to hear them some day on YT!