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(Brunswick 4897)
Recorded 8/28/1930 New York, New York.
Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (Musical group)
Ozzie Nelson (director)
Ozzie Nelson (vocalist)
J. Fred Coots (composer)
Benny Davis (lyricist)
Ozzie Nelson's first recording was "I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)" with Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra on Brunswick Records in 1930. This initial track from his first Brunswick session featured a vocal by Nelson, who was then attempting a style similar to that of Rudy Vallee. The recording, released on Brunswick 4897, was recorded in NYC on August 28, 1930.
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelson made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he cannily had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in their own favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
(Brunswick 4897)
Recorded 8/28/1930 New York, New York.
Ozzie Nelson Orchestra (Musical group)
Ozzie Nelson (director)
Ozzie Nelson (vocalist)
J. Fred Coots (composer)
Benny Davis (lyricist)
Ozzie Nelson's first recording was "I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)" with Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra on Brunswick Records in 1930. This initial track from his first Brunswick session featured a vocal by Nelson, who was then attempting a style similar to that of Rudy Vallee. The recording, released on Brunswick 4897, was recorded in NYC on August 28, 1930.
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. Nelson made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he cannily had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in their own favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
