A & P Gypsies – First Song – It’s Just A Memory. 1933

Stand by for some rare moments in the early days of radio, with just over a half hour of the sweet, big band sound, as Harry Horlick, and his A&P Gypsies play the hits of the day.

Playlist

  • Frank Parker sings, It’s Just A Memory.
  • Butterflies in the Rain.
  • Road to Paradise.
  • Frank Parker sings, Love songs of the Nile.
  • Two Russian Gypsie Melodies.
  • Hymn to the Sun.
  • Frank Parker sings, Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee. (Later, the theme song for Burns and Allen in their Maxwell House Voffee days.)
  • Frank Parker sings, Strike Me Pink.
  • The Caballero Song.
  • Frank Parker sings, Stardust.
  • Dardenella.
  • An oriental sounding piece from a Broadway musical.

Note: Listeners may recognize the name and vocal talents of Frank Parker, as being the tenor of the Jack Benny show of this era.

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