1935, A Blues Serenade, Glenn Miller Orch. Hi Def, 78RPM

[MrLuvGreatMusic]

Thanks for posting this great song. I just bought a used copy of John Flowers "Moonlight Serenade A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band" and this was the first tune in the book. Flowers says it was recorded on 25 April 1935. This book is a must have for Miller fans. It lists all the songs as well who played on them from 1935 to 1942.

[OldDogNewTrick]

I am a life-long Glenn Miller fan, but have never heard this one before intil now.

Thanks for posting.

[spike6060]

i love this tune just bought royal blue gem for only 500.00 just gotta get solo hop now thanks for posting

[rgsfield]

This recording beautifully illustrates just why vocalist Smith Ballew was so popular on radio and recordings of this period. He even appeared in some films I believe, including PALM SPRINGS (1936) with another radio star near the beginning of her Hollywood career, Frances Langford.

[pfoneil67]

This is great stuff.

[patoman881]

Your record collection is rather impressive. I love the fact that you have so many period slip covers that date from the time the record was issued. I only have two of the Columbia Royal Blue Shellack records-one being a traditional Mexican record-and the other being Benny Goodman with Billie Holliday as the vocalist on a song called Riffin' the Scotch:-)

[78timothy]

This song is called "My Serenade in Blue" I have the Sarah Vaughn of this on Red Label Columbia (Percy Faith's Orch.) from around 1951. Altho....this is sure scarce. This is from his first orchestra that failed, a Miller Arrangement.

[jlassie]

I find it an interesting coincidence that Miller would cover a song called "A Blues Serenade", where the lyric actually states "Serenade In Blue" instead, and then record another song titled "Serenade In Blue" with his more popular band in several years later...

[pax41]

Very nice my friend!

[roybo1930]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! This Is Beautiful. GOD BLESS YOU FOR POSTING. 5 Stars

[JCJasion]

Sweet!

[muscleco]

What a fabulous rarity. Isn't it earlier than 1935 though? I thought that ARC took over Columbia about 1933, and dropped the blue records? Maybe I'm wrong here.

[Prozoot]

The recording date of the Miller is April 25, 1935 (in NY). The blue wax Columbias were introduced in 1932 and ended in '35. Ballew is credited as leader with, probably, a Glen Miller chart. This was a studio group consisting of mostly Ray Noble musicians -- and, of course, the great Bunny Berigan, plus Claude Thornhill, Miller and Charlie Spivak.