Tag Archives: Miff Mole

March 21st in Gennett History, 1924: Ladd’s Black Aces Recorded “Unfortunate Blues”

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

March 21st in Gennett History, 1924: Ladd’s Black Aces recorded “Unfortunate Blues” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5422 and Starr-Gennett 9532. The recording featured Vernon Dalhart (vox), Harry Gluck (c), Miff More (tb), Ken “Goof” Moyer (sax/cl), and the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Two Gennett Walk of Fame Inductees, Lawrence Welk and Miff Mole!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 114th Birthday, Lawrence Welk! (3/11/1903). A young Lawrence Welk beams with an early, personalized accordion and one of his first records on the Gennett pressed custom label for Gurney Seed and Nursery Co in Yankton, SD, which owned the building … Continue reading →

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December 7th in Gennett History, 1923: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “I’m Goin’ South”

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

December 7th in Gennett History, 1923: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “I’m Goin’ South” in NYC.  It appeared on Gennett 5334 and Starr-Gennett 9485.  Known performers on this side included Phil Napoleon and Earl Oliver (c), Miff Mole (tb), Frank Signorelli … Continue reading →

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November 28th in Gennett History, 1925: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me)”

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

November 28th in Gennett History, 1925: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me)” in NYC. The recording appears on Gennett 3204, Champion 15065, Beltona 979, Guardsman 1876, and Scala 763. It features Arthur Fields (v), … Continue reading →

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November 12th in Gennett History, 1925: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “Then I’ll Be Happy”

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

November 12th in Gennett History, 1925: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “Then I’ll Be Happy” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3192, Champion 15055, Silvertone 3016, Aco G-15936, Beltona 1063, Coliseum 1915, and Guardsman 1873. Of the musicians known, this recording … Continue reading →

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October 9th in Gennett History, 1924: The Sioux City Six Recorded “Flock O’ Blues” and “I’m Glad”

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

October 9th in Gennett History, 1924: The Sioux City Six recorded “Flock O’ Blues” and “I’m Glad” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5569, Brunswick 02207, and Session 7. The recording featured Bix Beiderbecke (c), Miff Mole (tb), Rube Bloom … Continue reading →

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September 4th in Gennett History, 1922: McMurray’s California Thumpers Recorded “Oogie Oogie Wa Wa”

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

September 4th in Gennett History, 1922: McMurray’s California Thumpers recorded “Oogie Oogie Wa Wa” in NYC. The recording appeared on Apex 464, Gennett 4943, and Starr-Gennett 9292. The recording features Phil Napoleon (c), Miff Mole (tb), Loren McMurray (sax), Jules … Continue reading →

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August 21st in Gennett History, 1921: Ladd’s Black Aces Recorded “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate”

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

August 21st in Gennett History, 1921: Ladd’s Black Aces recorded “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4938 and Starr-Gennett 9288. The track featured Phil Napoleon (c), Miff Mole (tb), Jimmy Lytell … Continue reading →

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June 8th in Gennett History, 1922: McMurray’s California Thumpers Recorded “Haunting Blues”

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

June 8th in Gennett History, 1922: McMurray’s California Thumpers recorded “Haunting Blues” in NYC. The recording appeared on Gennett 4904, Starr-Gennett 9260, and Rich-Tone 7045 (as the Dixie Boys). This recording featured Phil Napoleon & Jules Levy, Jr. (c), Miff … Continue reading →

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Happy 119th Birthday, Vic Berton! (5/7/1896)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 119th Birthday, Vic Berton! (5/7/1896). Drummer, Vic Berton, recorded many sides on Gennett including with Bailey’s Lucky Seven and Johnny Clesi’s Areoleans. Here Berton (d), Red Nichols (c), Miff Mole (tb), and several other unknown musicians record “Ain’t I … Continue reading →

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