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My Melancholy Baby by Willard Robinson and His Deep River Orchestra

Submitted by

JeffC

On August 25, 2017

Performance

performance

My Melancholy Baby

By Willard Robinson and His Deep River Orchestra

Completeness

64%

Processed by

Oliver One

On April 7, 2022

Language
English
Release
My Melancholy Baby / Memphis Blues

My Melancholy Baby / Memphis Blues

Release date
1937
Label
Master (2)
Catalog number
MA 109
Format
Single 78rpm

Additional comments and sources

Sources used: discogs, youtube.


Note:

The youtube clip reports this as a 1927 performance on Pathe. I have not found support for this elsewhere.


Other links to allow for verification:

History

Change by Oliver One
2022-04-05 16:15:41 UTC
Assignee: Oliver One
 
Comment by Oliver One
2022-04-05 16:49:04 UTC

Jeff,

I think this performance is instrumental (vocal is clearly indicated for the other side Memphis Blues)

Video attached is for 1927 performance by "Levee Loungers" (pseudo of Willard Robison) released on Pathé 36745 and Perfect 14926, with vocal by Frank Bessinger.

Your opinion?


https://books.google.fr/books?id=0uUvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1518&lpg=PA1518&dq=%22My+Mela…=onepage&q=%22My%20Melancholy%20Baby%22%20path%C3%A9%20%22LEVEE%20LOUNGERS%22%2036745&f=false

 
Change by Oliver One
2022-04-05 16:49:15 UTC
Status: open need info
 
Change by JeffC
submitter
2022-04-06 01:48:10 UTC
Status: need info open
 
Comment by JeffC
submitter
2022-04-06 01:48:10 UTC

Vocal starts at ~1:22.

 
Comment by Oliver One
2022-04-06 08:11:44 UTC

You haven't read correctly my comment about video! It's not the right video for 1937 performance…

 
Change by Oliver One
2022-04-06 08:11:51 UTC
Status: open need info
 
Change by JeffC
submitter
2022-04-06 15:00:15 UTC
Status: need info open
 
Comment by JeffC
submitter
2022-04-06 15:00:15 UTC

Sorry. You're right of course.

https://www.discogs.com/release/10178537-Willard-Robison-And-His-Deep-River-Orch…


Here's a clip of the 1937 instrumental:

 
Change by Oliver One
2022-04-07 12:11:54 UTC
Status: open processed
 
Comment by Oliver One
2022-04-07 12:11:54 UTC

Added, thanks! and added My Melancholy Baby

Last updated by Oliver One on 2022-04-07 12:20:12 UTC - Show original message