Normandy – Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra, 6.2 MB mp3 file.
What a Blue Eyed Baby You Are – Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra, 5.4 MB mp3 file.
Prior to a big battle that happened some 65 years ago today, Normandy was best known as a seaside resort in the north of France. This recording predates “Operation Neptune” by about 19 years, and it’s a little bit of extra irony that the “B” side of the record is about a girl with extremely blue eyes…
If I can find it, I’ll post the recipe for the stuff in this week’s comic.
Ida – I Do – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, 6.2 MB mp3 file.
Charlestonette – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, 5.7 MP mp3 file.
More music from 1925. It’s kind of sad, but I’m really hooked on anything I can find by this band. This is a problem since it’s unlikely that there’ll be any new releases. Also, the majority of their recordings date from over fifty years before I was born.