Great Depression: Luis Russell Orch. - Goin' To Town, 1931

[teebeesea]

Great solo work from Red Allen, Dicky Wells and Albert Nicholas...Allen's riding over the band on the last chorus is amazing! Original issue is Victor 22789 b/w "Say The Word."

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

Thanks for posting this. I'm unfamiliar with Luis Russell. But winning $3000 US in 1919 must have been quite a fortune! Great little tune!

[rgsfield]

I recognize the photo of the Dort auto on the stairs of San Diego High School here in SD, CA. Those buildings were needlessly demolished in the early 1970s as non-earthquake safe, which in fact they were.

[Wcross34]

The caption on the picture says "Chris" Bullock. Shouldn't it be "Chick"?

[iainr222]

it was still rare for white vocalists to sing with all black bands in 1931 Bing and Smith Ballew certainly recorded with Duke Ellington in this period but public performances sadly were out.

[sirjuandabicho]

muchas gracias.

[78timothy]

Vocal sounds llike Chick Bullock which is no surprise. Bullock often recorded with other bands, including This one, and Clarence Williams.

[78timothy]

Orginally released on Brunswick/Vocalion

[BlessInkompetence]

I not only envy the women of the thirtie's their clothes, but also for being able to turn on the radio and having this kind of music coming out - does anyone know what a 'hopper' is, the word he says at 0:10?

[jdj32433]

I think the word is "hoofers" which means dancers.

[Corrie121]

Terrific performance and great presentation.

I learn such a lot from your notes too, and I thank you for that.

Could you confirm that Luis Russell took over King Oliver's Band around 1931? I seem to recall reading this some time ago.

Thank you for posting this number.

[kspm01]

Really an outstanding interpretation! Great Bullock vocal too.

[dzheger]

Sizzling tune, great rhythm. I love the photos of these dames goin' to town in these pretty cars.

[barbcard]

welcome home!

[betteroffsingle]

This was probably one of the very best bands of its time. If this track came from the same Columbia re-release on LP, there are a number of very strong and swingin' tunes on it.

Many thanks for posting this.

[HarborGuy]

You really could "go to town" with that swing and early cool autos and flappers....what a treat.......5 stars.

[leodbard]

this is very nice!

Thank you for posting.

Greetings from the Philippines!

[twobarbreak]

Nice one! Thanks for posting

[merrihew]

Great record with great Chick Bullock vocal too.

[Pathe39]

I jak ktoś mi powie,że techno/hip-hop i inne są lepsze niż to, to uznam za wariata ;)

[Pathe39]

Bardzo się cieszę :) Kwestia kolekcjonerstwa,zgrywania,arch­iwum,życzliwych ludzi,itp.Zresztą znasz to z autopsji:) Wiedziałem,że Adria Ci podpasuje.Klip ze szpitala w 1939 jest już z muzyką z Twoich klipów. :)

[idasynco]

Everybody syncopate, cause we're goin' to town. I love it! 5 syncopated beats for sure.

[Pathe39]

Świetne :)Jak zawsze kawał dobrej roboty,wśród "jutiubowego" śmiecia. Człowiek z pasją - czyli taki jak ja! :) Pozdrawiam!