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Why Was I Born?
from "Sweet Adeline"
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Jerome Kern
Putney Dandridge and his Orchestra
Recorded June 1, 1936
Vocalion 3269
Bobby Stark (trumpet), Teddy McRae (tenor sax), Teddy Wilson (piano), John Truegeart (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Putney Dandridge (vocal).
Putney Dandridge (1902-1946) a vaudeville artist in the 1920s worked as an accompanist to tap-dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the early 1930s. He led his own band and from 1935 had solo residencies up and down 52nd Street, at the Hickory House and elsewhere. In his brief recording career (1935-1936) he cut 44 sides for Vocalion Records usually backed by notable jazz artists with a style that resembled Fats Waller and his Rhythm. Apparently his records for Vocalion did not sell very well and after 1936 he never recorded again and passed away in 1946.
Why Was I Born?
from "Sweet Adeline"
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Jerome Kern
Putney Dandridge and his Orchestra
Recorded June 1, 1936
Vocalion 3269
Bobby Stark (trumpet), Teddy McRae (tenor sax), Teddy Wilson (piano), John Truegeart (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Putney Dandridge (vocal).
Putney Dandridge (1902-1946) a vaudeville artist in the 1920s worked as an accompanist to tap-dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the early 1930s. He led his own band and from 1935 had solo residencies up and down 52nd Street, at the Hickory House and elsewhere. In his brief recording career (1935-1936) he cut 44 sides for Vocalion Records usually backed by notable jazz artists with a style that resembled Fats Waller and his Rhythm. Apparently his records for Vocalion did not sell very well and after 1936 he never recorded again and passed away in 1946.
