Kunz

27 records in the collection· mostly on Rex, Sterno, Hom

Charlie Kunz was an American-born pianist who became one of Britain’s best-known popular entertainers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Famous for his relaxed solo piano medleys of current hits, usually issued as "Charlie Kunz Piano Medleys", his records provided generations of listeners with an immediately recognisable drawing-room version of contemporary popular music.

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Records by Kunz

Kunz
1. AA pretty Girl is like a Melody
2. BWould you
Kunz recorded the popular standards 'A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody' and 'Would You' for Rex, a budget label. Nothing is known of the artist from this information alone.AI summary

Rex 8824 Voice
Kunz
1. AArmy fell for little Isabel
2. BMisty Islands of the Highlands
Rex 8639 Dance
Kunz
1. ADear Stranger
2. BLove in the Moonlight
Kunz recorded 'Dear Stranger' and 'Love in the Moonlight' for Sterling 1252. Sterling was a minor British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Sterno 1252 Voice
Kunz
1. ADid my Heart beat did I fall in love
2. BLast Round up
Kunz in two novelty songs on St (Standard), a small British label: "Did my Heart beat did I fall in love" and "Last Round up", from the 1930s.AI summary

Sterno 1271 Voice
Kunz
1. ADid you ever see a Dream walking(330
2. B(Rabin)I don't like her Dog Fido
Kunz on Lewis 36, 'Did You Ever See a Dream Walking' and 'I Don't Like Her Dog Fido'; Lewis was a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Lewis 36 Dance
Kunz
1. ADream Shadows
2. BIn the Middle of a Kiss
Kunz recorded 'Dream Shadows' and 'In the Middle of a Kiss' for Rex 8624. Without further identification, the artist and context are unknown.AI summary

Rex 8624 Voice
Kunz
1. ADream Shadows
2. BIn the Middle of a Kiss
Kunz recorded 'Dream Shadows' and 'In the Middle of a Kiss' for Rex Records, catalogue 8624. Rex was a cheap British marque.AI summary

Rex 8624 Voice
Kunz
1. AHappy Ending
2. BMy lucky Day
A dance or light music record credited to Kunz on the HomHN label, a minor British imprint. The titles 'Happy Ending' and 'My Lucky Day' suggest upbeat dance or novelty material from the interwar period, but the artist and label are not well documented.AI summary

Hom HN5 Dance
Kunz
1. AI breathe on Windows
2. BI'm in a dancing Mood
Kunz recorded 'I Breathe on Windows' and 'I'm in a Dancing Mood' for Rex, catalogue 8917. The artist and the unusual title suggest novelty or comic material of the 1930s; Rex was a British budget label.AI summary

Rex 8917 Dance
Kunz
1. AI don't want to set the World on Fire
2. BHome sweet Home again
Kunz performing the Wartime novelty 'I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire' for Odeon. 'Home Sweet Home Again' is a sentimental standard. Kunz is unrecognised.AI summary

Odeon 283675 Voice
Kunz
1. AI was in the Mood
2. BHe was a handsome young Soldier
Sterno 1272 Dance
Kunz
1. AI was in the Mood/He was a handsome young Soldier
2. BA One Horse Town/Thanks
Kunz on a 4-inch record, a format occasionally pressed in the early 1920s, with medleys 'I was in the Mood / He was a handsome young Soldier' and 'A One Horse Town / Thanks'.AI summary

4-in-1 73
Kunz
1. AIsn't it heavenly
2. BReflections in the Water
Kunz with Isn't It Heavenly and Reflections in the Water on Sterno 1240.AI summary

Sterno 1240 Instrumental
Kunz
1. AIsn't it Heavenly?
2. BDon't Blame me
Kunz with Isn't It Heavenly? and Don't Blame Me on Homochord HN3.AI summary

Hom HN3 Instrumental
Kunz
1. ALazybones
2. BLearn to croon
Kunz recorded "Lazybones" and "Learn to Croon" for Homochord, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Hom HN2 Voice
Kunz
1. ALazybones
2. BI raised my Hat
Two popular ballroom numbers credited to Kunz on the St label, a small British pressing from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary

Sterno 1224 Dance
Kunz
1. ALouisiana Fairy Tale
2. BRed Sails in the Sunset
Kunz recorded 'Louisiana Fairy Tale' and 'Red Sails in the Sunset' for Rex, a British mid-market label.AI summary

Rex 8560 Orchestra
Kunz
1. AMarch Winds and April Showers
2. BCherokee
Kunz performing 'March Winds and April Showers' and 'Cherokee' on Rex, a British budget label, catalogue 8458.AI summary

Rex 8458 Dance
Kunz
1. AMoonspun Dreams
2. BIf you ever need a Friend
Credited to Kunz on Rex 8594, performing 'Moonspun Dreams' and 'If You Ever Need a Friend'.AI summary

Rex 8594 Voice
Kunz
1. AOceans of Time/Nell's Bells
2. BIt's Time to say Goodnight/Doggone I've done it
Credited to Kunz, a four-in-one medley '4in 190', with selections 'Oceans of Time', 'Nell's Bells', 'It's Time to say Goodnight' and 'Doggone I've done it'. No label is given.AI summary

4-in-1 90
Kunz
1. AOn a Steamer coming over
2. B(Star)Take a Chance
Kunz on the Lewis label (34), a rare small British imprint, with 'On a Steamer coming over' and 'Take a Chance', early dance or popular material.AI summary

Lewis 34 Dance
Kunz
1. ARoaming
2. BHe was a Handsome Young Soldier
Kunz with Roaming and He Was a Handsome Young Soldier on Homochord HR44.AI summary

Hom HR44 Instrumental
Kunz
1. ASmoke gets in your Eyes
2. B(Lipton)Lovely to look at
Kunz performing two well-known interwar songs ('Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At') on Cine, a minor British film-related label; Cine catalogue number 14 suggests early pressing.AI summary

Cinecord 14 Dance
Kunz
1. ASt James Park
2. BVienna in Springtime
Kunz, performing the light orchestral selections 'St James Park' and 'Vienna in Springtime' on the Rex label, a mid-market British pressing.AI summary

Rex 8472 Orchestra
Kunz
1. ASwing time selection
2. B(2 sides)
Kunz on Rex, performing 'Swing Time Selection' (two sides), likely early 1930s light-music or dance material.AI summary

Rex 8943 Dance
Kunz
1. ATwo Lips
2. BTwelve o'clock waltz
Kunz recorded waltzes 'Two Lips' and 'Twelve o'clock Waltz' for Columbia 5077, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s. The artist's identity and nationality are unclear.AI summary

Columbia 5077 Dance
Kunz
1. AWhen you were the girl on the Scooter
2. BWithout that certain Thing
Kunz, credited on St (Sterno), an obscure British label, performing novelty or popular material with character titles.AI summary

Sterno 1335 Dance