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"Side By Side"
by Floyd Ray And His Orchestra
Vocal by Ivy, Verne & Von
on Decca 2618 B
released in 1939
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"Side By Side"
by Floyd Ray And His Orchestra
Vocal by Ivy, Verne & Von
on Decca 2618 B
released in 1939
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Above: Photo of Ivy, Verne & Von with Lady Will Carr. Their names may have been Ivy Jones, Verne Whittaker, and Willie Lee (Von) Floyd. Can anyone confirm that? This photo from 1944 shows them as a self-contained vocal/instrumental group.From Marv Goldberg (5-22-05): The names that I've always had for Ivy, Vern, & Von are: Ann (Ivy) Glascoe, Lavern (Vern) Whittaker, and Willie (Von) Floyd. However, it would make more sense if there had actually been someone called Ivy in the group. It's not a group name that anyone would easily think of, so if the original three were close to that name, it might have suggested itself to them.
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Above: Photo of Floyd Ray. His first band was called "The Harlem Dictators". Floyd played saxaphone and bass, but not in his bands. He was primarily the leader, arranger and songwriter.
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Above: Label for Decca 2618 B recorded on 4/13/39.Click on an option below to listen to "Side By Side" by Floyd Ray Orchestra/Ivy, Verne & Von using Windows Media Player. [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]
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