Aileen Stanley & Johnny Marvin - Unter the Moon (1927)

Aileen Stanley (1897 - 24 March 1982)

was a United States popular singer.

Stanley was born as Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge in Chicago, Illinois. In her childhood, with the urging of her widowed mother, she and her older brother Stanley sang and danced in vaudeville as Stanley and Aileen. After her brother left the act she started performing solo, forming her stage name by reversing the name of the old family billing.

Stanley performed on vaudeville and in cabarets. In 1920 she made a hit in New York City in the review show "Silks And Satins". She made the first of her numerous recordings the same year. Throughout the 1920s she would record prolifically. The majority of her records were for the Victor Talking Machine Company, but she also recorded with other record labels with recording studios in the New York City area, including Edison, Pathe, Okeh, Brunswick, Vocalion, Gennett and others. Many of her records sold well at the time.

Stanley even recorded for Black Swan Records, a label supposedly devoted only to African-American artists, under the pseudonym "Mamie Jones". Her handling of blues material was similar to that of some of the "colored" northern vaudeville singers of the time.

Her stage appearances billed her as "The Phonograph Girl" and "The Girl With The Personality".

She recorded the jazz standard "Singin' the Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, composed by J. Russel Robinson and Con Conrad, in 1920 and released it as Victor 18703. She recorded the Paul Whiteman and Fred Rose composition "Flamin' Mamie" on October 5, 1925 and released it as Victor 19828-A accompanied on ukulele by Billy "Uke" Carpenter, who provided "jazz effects".


In the late 1920s Victor Records produced a popular series of records pairing Stanley with singer Billy Murray.

Stanley was said to have invested heavily in the stock market, and was one of the many who lost most of their money in the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

About 1931 she moved to London, where she made more records for HMV from 1934 through 1937.

In her later years she worked as a singing teacher and vocal coach.

Aileen Stanley died in Los Angeles, California.

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Johnny Marvin (July 11, 1887 - 1945)

was one of the great crooners of the 1920s, and his ukulele accompaniment was unsurpassed.

In the 1920s, he was one of the most celebrated ukulele performers and crooners of the era. Billing himself as "Honey Duke and His Uke" then as "Johnny Marvin, the Ukulele Ace" his recorded output was prodigious.

He even had a brand of ukulele named for him, which sported his face on the headstock and was noted for its unique airplane-shaped bridge. As the ukulele craze of the 20s faded, Marvin retired.

When the stock market crashed, however, he lost his savings and came out of retirement, reinventing himself as a cowboy songwriting partner to Gene Autry, providing him with a second equally noteworthy career that lasted until his death.


Aileen Stanley & Johnny Marvin - Unter the Moon (1927)

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[HarborGuy]

GREAT!

[geofbrit59]

I love this duet. And thanks for all the info.

[vendoboy]

Wow, what a great rendition of a wonderful song.

[Corrie121]

What a great post. Most enjoyable. Just love it!

Thank you for sharing.

[hoosierhiver]

Thanks for posting this

[bill3murr]

thanks for this delight.....