|
THIS WEEK'S SELECTION PROVIDED BY DAVE SAVIET
"Keep Smilin' (Keep Laughin', Be Happy)"
by John Kirby And Orchestra
Vocal by Russell Procope, Buster Bailey And Charlie Shavers
on Victor 27890-A
released in 1942
|
|
|
THIS WEEK'S SELECTION PROVIDED BY DAVE SAVIET
"Keep Smilin' (Keep Laughin', Be Happy)"
by John Kirby And Orchestra
Vocal by Russell Procope, Buster Bailey And Charlie Shavers
on Victor 27890-A
released in 1942
|
|
Above: Still shot of John Kirby (playing bass fiddle) from the 1947 movie "Sepia Cinderella." Also in this picture (as the John Kirby Sextet) are Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Sid Catlett (drums), Russell Procope (Saxophone), Buster Bailey (clarinet), and Billy Kyle (piano).Click HERE for information about John Kirby at Wikipedia.
(Above link will open in a separate window)
|
Above: Another still shot from "Sepia Cinderella."
|
Above: Label image of Victor 27890-A recorded on 2/11/42. As shown on the label, the vocal harmony is by Russell Procope, Buster Bailey and Charlie Shavers. John Kirby And Orchestra had five other releases on the Victor label (1941-42). "Keep Smiling" was also done in soundie format by The Ginger Snaps.Listen to this week's selection by John Kirby And Orchestra on Victor 27890-A from 1942:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]
A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...
Keep Smilin' (Keep Laughin', Be Happy)B. Download RealAudio...
Keep Smilin' (Keep Laughin', Be Happy)C. Stream/Download Media Player...
Keep Smilin' (Keep Laughin', Be Happy)
[To download audio files, right-click on link and then select "Save (Link) Target As..."]
This site is non-commercial. All information displayed is provided to further the general public's knowledge of RnB vocal group harmony.