Roaring 20s: Ipana Troubadours - My Strongest Weakness, 1927

The Ipana Troubadours was musical variety radio program which began in New York on WEAF in 1923. In actuality, the Troubadours were the Sam Lanin Orchestra, which recorded under several different pseudonyms (e.g.The Music Sheiks, Bailey's Lucky Seven, The Broadway Bellhops). With a mix of hot dance music and novelty tunes, the show moved from WEAF to the NBC Red Network (1926-28) for a 30-minute series on Wednesday evenings at 9pm. The show was sponsored by Bristol Myers' Ipana Toothpaste .
Smith Ballew was in the 1920s one of the top crooners in the era before Bing Crosby. He worked with a number of bandleaders including Ted Weems, Hal Kemp, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. In 1929 he established the Smith Ballew Orchestra, and in the same year he signed his first recording contract. After the the Great Depression, when the public taste has dramatically changed and many hot dance music stars from the 1920s began to fade, He turned towards movie. He acted in many B class western movies, and therefore he was often called „the singing cowboy". In years 1936-50 he appeared in twenty four films, including "Under Arizona Skies" (1946) and "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951).

Recording: Ipana Troubadors (Sam Lanin Orch.) - My Strongest Weakness (Is You), Columbia 1927

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[CrystalChord2010]

@chkjns Maybe the song was made in 1927,but this was recorded in 1929? I dunno, but that might be it. :3

[chkjns]

I'm confused - is this recording from 1927 or 1929 ?

[wizzard1956]

I love it, . . . makes you long for bygone days of prosperity and wealth, lol, . . .

[whizbang47]

I know exactly what you mean! Ditto over here!

[78timothy]

Smith Ballew also sang w/Ipana Troubadours on their last record w/Columbia called "Who's Your Little Whoozis (sp)?" Ballew also did a lot work w/American Record Company as Buddy Blue and his Texans, & their studio artists

along with the Crown label and Victor w/his own band,and Burt Lown's Band (Blue is the Night, on Perfect w/Lown's Orch.1929). He was in the same genrre as Harold "Scrappy" Lambert, but more relaxed.

[disco79]

There is no question as to the date. It is from 1929 as "fromthesidelines" stated. This record is Columbia Viva-tonal 2006-D and it featured a song from the "Talkie Hit 'So Long Letty" Since the film was released in 1929, it is hardly possible that the record was recorded in 1927.. This song was written especially for the film. The exact recording date is 10/11/29.

[disco79]

Classy and Elegant. :) By the way, this was from the Vitaphone feature "So Long Letty" (1929) which starred Charlotte Greenwood.

[fromthesidelines]

This was actually recorded on October 11, 1929.....

[HarborGuy]

Thank you for posting this long forgotten group from early radio and mid Americana!!

[kspm01]

What atrocious fate to have to miss YT on holiday :-).....