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Would You?
Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown
George Hall and his Hotel Taft Orchestra
Vocal Refrain by Johnny McKeever
Recorded April 24, 1936
Bluebird B-6378
This song was featured in the 1936 film, "San Francisco" and sung by Jeanette McDonald. The song was also used in the 1952 MGM film, "Singin' in the Rain."
George Hall led bands in the 1920s and 1930s, noted primarily for his eight-year engagement at the Taft Hotel in New York City between 1931 and 1939. His orchestra was heard Monday through Saturday at noon on the Columbia Radio Network. He adopted the song "Love Letters in the Sand" as his theme song. The band had full beautiful ensemble sound and featured good vocalists, including Loretta Lee, Sonny Schuyler, Johnny McKeever and Dolly Dawn. It was Dawn who became a star vocalist and a key factor in the bands popularity between 1935 and 1941. Musicians that played in the band included Johnny Guarnieri (p), Nick Fatool (d), Tony Motolla (g) and Doc Goldberg (b). In 1941, Hall officially turned the baton over to Dolly and the band was renamed Dolly Dawn and the Dawn Patrol. But in less than a year, as musicians began to be drafted, the orchestra was disbanded.
Would You?
Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown
George Hall and his Hotel Taft Orchestra
Vocal Refrain by Johnny McKeever
Recorded April 24, 1936
Bluebird B-6378
This song was featured in the 1936 film, "San Francisco" and sung by Jeanette McDonald. The song was also used in the 1952 MGM film, "Singin' in the Rain."
George Hall led bands in the 1920s and 1930s, noted primarily for his eight-year engagement at the Taft Hotel in New York City between 1931 and 1939. His orchestra was heard Monday through Saturday at noon on the Columbia Radio Network. He adopted the song "Love Letters in the Sand" as his theme song. The band had full beautiful ensemble sound and featured good vocalists, including Loretta Lee, Sonny Schuyler, Johnny McKeever and Dolly Dawn. It was Dawn who became a star vocalist and a key factor in the bands popularity between 1935 and 1941. Musicians that played in the band included Johnny Guarnieri (p), Nick Fatool (d), Tony Motolla (g) and Doc Goldberg (b). In 1941, Hall officially turned the baton over to Dolly and the band was renamed Dolly Dawn and the Dawn Patrol. But in less than a year, as musicians began to be drafted, the orchestra was disbanded.
