Category Archives: September

September 5th in Gennett History…

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Charlie Dahan

1922: McMurray’s California Thumpers recorded “Blue” in NYC.  The recording appeared on Gennett 4943, Apex 464, and Starr Gennett 9292.    1924: Homer Rodeheaver recorded “Glorious City” in NYC. The recording appeared on Gennett 5595 and Rainbow 1115.    1928: … Continue reading →

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September 30th in Gennett History, 1935: Gennett Records A Series of Harbor Noises

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 30th in Gennett History, 1935: The sound effects team recorded a series of Harbor Noises featuring whistles, tug boats, etc. These recordings appeared on Gennett Sound Effects 1185. Not sure if this was the source of the famous Life … Continue reading →

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September 29th in Gennett History, 1925: Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orch. Recorded “Green River Blues”

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 29th in Gennett History, 1925: Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orch. recorded “Green River Blues” in NYC.  The recording appeared on Gennett 3182 and featured George Temple (c), David “Jelly” James (tb), Fess Williams (as/cl), Perry Smith (ts/cl), … Continue reading →

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September 28th in Gennett History, 1923: Wendell Hall Recorded “Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo”

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 28th in Gennett History, 1923: Wendell Hall recorded “Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5271 and Starr-Gennett 9454. 

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September 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Roosevelt Sykes Recorded “Fire Detective Blues”

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Dobby Bragg recorded “Fire Detective Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12827 and Steiner Davis 108. Dobby Bragg was a pseudonym for Roosevelt Sykes (v & p). 

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September 21st in Gennett History, 1925: Original Indiana Five Recorded “I’m Goin’ Out If Lizzie Comes In”

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 21st in Gennett History, 1925: Original Indiana Five recorded “I’m Goin’ Out If Lizzie Comes In” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3148 and Silvertone 4002. The recording featured James Christie (c), Charles Panelli (tb), Nick Vitalo (sax/cl), poss. … Continue reading →

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September 20th in Gennett History, 1929: Blind Brother Graves and Brother Recorded “I Shall Not Be Moved”

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 20th in Gennett History, 1929: Blind Brother Graves and Brother recorded “I Shall Not Be Moved” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12974. The recording featured Blind Roosevelt Graves (v & g), Uaroy Graves (v & tam), Baby Jay … Continue reading →

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September 17th in Gennett History, 1927: Chubby Parker Recorded “Oh Dem Golden Slippers”

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 17th in Gennett History, 1927: Chubby Parker recorded “Oh Dem Golden Slippers” in St. Paul, Minnesota. It appeared on Gennett 6287, Champion 15430, Silvertone 5102, Silvertone 25102, and Supertone 9190. The Champion release sold approx. 3,400 copies between 1927 … Continue reading →

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September 16th in Gennett History, 1930: Ted Gossett’s String Band Recorded “Fire In The Mountain”

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

September 16th in Gennett History, 1930: Ted Gossett’s String Band recorded “Fire In The Mountain” in Richmond. The recording appeared on Champion 16160, Superior 2519, and Supertone 9776. The band consisted of Earl Nossinger (g), Enos Gossett (g), Pete Woods … Continue reading →

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Happy 164th Birthday to Starr Piano President, Henry Gennett

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 164th Birthday to Starr Piano President, Henry Gennett. Gennett was born on 9/13/1852 in Nashville, TN and was the leading force in the growth of Starr Piano into an industry leader. 

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