Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1928-1932

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Great performances of well known and unknown tunes of the period with (almost) all featuring Smith Ballew singing. The personnel is very murky, but various tracks feature J.D. Wade and Jack Purvis on trumpet, Glenn Miller on trombone, Pete Pumiglio and Jimmy Dorsey on clarinet, Babe Russin on tenor sax, Bobby Van Eps on piano, George Van Eps on guitar, Bruce Yantis on violin and many others!

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