RARE CLARENCE WILLIAMS WASHBOARD BAND 78 WANTED / TURN OFF THE MOON RZ MR 2530 E
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Description
A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE BLUES 78 FROM THE CLARENCE WILLIAMS WASHBOARD BAND ON THE UK REGAL ZONOPHONE LABEL
WANTED
with vocals by EVA TAYLOR
sound sample here - https://clyp.it/w5q4o0ui
WantedVocal refrian by Eva Taylor
(Peter Tinturin / Jack Lawrence) APRIL 8th 1937 New York, New York Bluebird
B-6932-A
b/w TURN OFF THE MOON
Turn Off The Moon(Coslow) APRIL 8th 1937 New York, New York Bluebird
B-6919
sound sample here - https://clyp.it/dr40nagg
Eva Taylor was a talented entertainer and Blues singer and was one of the first African-American singers to be heard on radio. She started out as child actor in a traveling revue that toured the world visiting Europe, Australia and New Zealand between 1900 and 1920. In 1920 she moved to New York City, where she became a popular singer in the night clubs of Harlem. The following year she married pianist, publisher and producer Clarence Williams. The couple collaborated on many projects, including dozens of songs, a musical revue called "Bottomland", and radio programs. They remained married until Williams' death in 1965. In 1922 Taylor made her first record for the African-American owned Black Swan label, who billed her as "The Dixie Nightingale". She would continue to record dozens of Blues, Jazz and popular sides for Okeh and Columbia thoughout the 1920s and 1930s. She was the lead singer on several of Williams' classic Blue Five recording dates, including the famous sessions that brought Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet together in 1924 and 1925. During the late 1920s Eva had her own radio show on NBC in New York. She retired from show business in the early 1940s, but continued to make occasional concert and night club appearances. The actor Clarence Williams III of Mod Squad fame is Eva and Clarence's grandson.
DISC DETAILS:-
UK REGAL ZONOPHONE MR 2539 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - EX+
AN ULTRA RARE 78 FROM CLARENCE WILLIAMS WASHBOARD BAND
IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION!
SUPERB!
DON'T MISS IT - BID NOW!!
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