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Roaring 20s: Carl Fenton Orch. - Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue

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From Wikipedia:
The Carl Fenton Orchestra (AKA "Carl Fenton's Orchestra") was a title given to Brunswick Records studio bands through the 1920s. The name was invented by Brunswick music director Walter Gustave "Gus" Haenschen shortly after taking the position for their brand-new American division. Later, the name was taken by violinist Rudy Greenberg. Haenschen, whose own name was considered ill-suited for commercial recordings, haphazardly chose the name "Fenton" after the town of Fenton, Missouri, near his hometown of St Louis, Missouri. He attended Washington University.

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Carl Fenton & His Orch. - Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue?, Brunswick 1926

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  • The birth of modern music..why is it that there are so few of us.. leojleoj

  • I love my Family

  • Why my, 30 years later, uncles where smiling facing me...cause they know I'll dance' Charleston, and we all love it!!!!!!!!!

  • @ExcelsiorElectric When I was very young and would hear music like this periodically, I'd say the music was "shivering". I thought it was caused by the vibration of the whirling governor balls on the speed control mechanism.

  • @VictrolaJazz LOVE their style of vibrato they use. It almost sounds as if they are almost "Sobbing".

  • very nice, indeed

  • This was one of my Dad's favourite songs.  What a gift to hear it again. (he sang it as a ballad, not so jazzy...Love it stilll

  • Great fun & some fine playing! Also the chorus girls look most attractive. Thanks for posting.

  • "Th recording is a perfect example of the flaws in Brunwick's early electrics; it could almost pass for an acoustic"

    It's not even as good as acoustic. It afflicts the numbers approximately 2800 to 2999. By 3000, they had the good electric sound.

  • My favorite part of this record is at 1:50 where the soprano saxophones start playing, backed by the banjo!

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