102 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A 2-side dramatic radio dramatisation of 'Sorry Wrong Number' starring Agnes Moorehead, issued on Brunswick Records as a two-part 78rpm set.AI summary
Brunswick 173+Br174 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson was the most celebrated entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his vaudeville showmanship and role in early talking pictures. This Brunswick side pairs two of his iconic songs, 'Sonny Boy' and 'There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder', from his peak commercial period.AI summary
Brunswick 3879 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the most famous entertainer of the Jazz Age and the star of the first talking picture (The Jazz Singer), recorded "Swanee" (his signature song, a massive hit) and "April Showers" for Brunswick. Jolson was one of the most recorded artists of all time.AI summary
Brunswick 03765 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the legendary American entertainer, recorded 'Ma Blushin' Rosie' and 'You Made Me Love You' for Brunswick—iconic songs from the vaudeville and early recording era, performed by one of the most important popular singers of the early 20th century.AI summary
Brunswick 03798 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson performing 'Golden Gate' and 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen' on Brunswick 03821. Jolson was the dominant popular singer of the 1920s–30s and one of the most recorded voices in history; this represents his late-period work.AI summary
Brunswick 03821 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson performing 'Let Me Sing and I'm Happy' and 'If I Only Had a Match' on Brunswick. Jolson was the most celebrated entertainer of the 1920s-1930s and a recording superstar; this Brunswick pressing captures his later recording work.AI summary
Brunswick 03866 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson performing 'Golden Gate' and 'When you were sweet sixteen' on Brunswick 03821, from his prolific 1930s recording period.AI summary
Brunswick 03821 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson on Brunswick performing 'Some Enchanted Evening' and 'I Dream of Jeanie', popular ballads by the iconic American entertainer and star of the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer.AI summary
Brunswick 04813 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson was one of the most celebrated entertainers of the early 20th century, known for vaudeville, musical theatre and his pioneering role in film; "Sonny Boy" and "There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder" are among his signature songs, recorded here on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 3879 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the American vaudeville star, performing 'Lazy' and 'My Papa doesn't two time no Time' on Brunswick; another Jolson single from his prolific recording output.AI summary
Brunswick 2595 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson (1886–1950), the American vaudeville and film star, performing 'Mandalay' and the novelty number 'Who Wants a Bad Little Boy?' on Brunswick; Jolson was one of the first international recording stars.AI summary
Brunswick 2650 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the American vaudeville and jazz-song star, performs two sides for Brunswick: 'Miami' and 'You Forgot to Remember'.AI summary
Brunswick 3013 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, 'The World's Greatest Entertainer', performing 'I'm Sitting on Top of the World' and 'You Flew Away from the Nest' on Brunswick 3014, from his prolific recording career of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 3014 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the most celebrated and commercially successful popular singer of the 1920s and early 1930s, and a groundbreaking jazz vocalist, recorded "At Peace with the World" and "Tonight's My Night with Baby" for Brunswick. Jolson's booming voice and showmanship defined an era of popular recording.AI summary
Brunswick 3196 Personalities (Prs)
Brunswick 10286 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, the legendary entertainer, performing 'Why Can't You' and 'Used to You' on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 10287 Personalities (Prs)
Brunswick 4033 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson on Brunswick 03866, performing two jazz-influenced numbers. Jolson was the most famous entertainer of the 1920s and his records are widely collected, though Brunswick pressings are less scarce than his earlier acoustic sides.AI summary
Brunswick 03866 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson, 'The World's Greatest Entertainer', recorded the jazz standards 'Swanee' and 'April Showers' for Brunswick, representing his work in the early electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 03765 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby with Fred Astaire on Brunswick: 'Lazy' and 'I'll Capture Your Heart', a rare duet pairing of two of the greatest entertainers of the era on two master performers' signature material.AI summary
Brunswick 03385 Personalities (Prs)
Brunswick 05726 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on Brunswick, recorded for film or radio. The catalogue number 05034 indicates a mid-1950s pressing; this would be a novelty pairing of two major stars.AI summary
Brunswick 05034 Personalities (Prs)
Bing Crosby and Judy Garland were two of the most celebrated American entertainers of the twentieth century; this Brunswick duet coupling two novelty numbers was a commercial release aimed at the mass market during their peak years.AI summary
Brunswick 03597 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope performs 'Two Sleepy People' and 'Thanks for the Memory' on Brunswick 02697. Both songs are from the 1938 film 'The Big Broadcast of 1938', in which Hope and Shirley Ross performed the famous duet. Hope was America's leading comedian and entertainer.AI summary
Brunswick 02697 Personalities (Prs)
Bob Hope on Brunswick 02697, recording two standards from his film and radio work in the 1940s; Hope was a major star, though this particular recording is likely to have been a standard commercial release and is not especially scarce.AI summary
Brunswick 02697 Personalities (Prs)
Carl Ormeron and others with Wishing You a Merry Christmas 1929 and, by June Parker and others, Happy New Year 1930 on Brunswick, a seasonal greeting record.AI summary
Brunswick unswick Personalities (Prs)
Carmen Miranda was the Brazilian singer and dancer who became a star of American film in the 1940s. This Brunswick recording of 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' and a Portuguese-language side documents her recording career during her Hollywood period.AI summary
Brunswick 03437 Personalities (Prs)
Carmen Miranda on Brunswick 03207, performing 'I Yi Yi Yi Yi' and 'Chica Chica Boom Chic'. Miranda was a Brazilian samba and novelty singer famous for her energetic, rhythmic style and theatrical persona; these are novelty numbers from the 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 03207 Personalities (Prs)
Cliff Edwards, known as 'Ukulele Ike', was an American recording artist and vaudeville performer famous for his ukulele playing and novelty recordings of the 1920s-1930s. This Brunswick 01752 side captures him performing popular material from his established recording career, and his work remains moderately sought by collectors of early popular recording and jazz-influenced novelty material.AI summary
Brunswick 01752 Personalities (Prs)
Dan Dailey, the American actor and dancer, recorded two novelty and comic songs for Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 04088 Personalities (Prs)
Danny Kaye, the American entertainer and comic actor, recorded 'Tubby the Tuba Ditto' for Brunswick, one of several comic novelty recordings he made for film and record. Kaye was a major star of stage, film and variety entertainment.AI summary
Brunswick 01618 Personalities (Prs)
Danny Kaye on Brunswick, performing 'The Peony Bush' and 'I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts' — the American entertainer and comic vocalist.AI summary
Brunswick 04416 Personalities (Prs)
Danny Kaye with the Andrews Sisters on Brunswick, performing 'A Merry Christmas' and 'My Two Front Teeth', festive novelty recordings featuring two major entertainment names.AI summary
Brunswick 04399 Personalities (Prs)
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood film and recording star, performing 'You Took the Words Right out of my Heart' and 'Thanks for the Memory' for Brunswick, 02562. Lamour was a major entertainer of the 1930s–1950s, famous for the 'Road' films with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. UK Brunswick pressings of her work are less common than American releases.AI summary
Brunswick 02562 Personalities (Prs)
Eddie Cantor, the American vaudeville star, singing 'Makin' Whoopee' and 'Yes Sir That's My Baby' on Brunswick 03216, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 03216 Personalities (Prs)
Ethel Merman, the great American stage and film star, recorded 'Doin' What Comes Natur'lly' and 'Moonshine Lullaby' for Brunswick 03769; these recordings date from the 1940s and capture her powerful, distinctive style.AI summary
Brunswick 03769 Personalities (Prs)
Ethel Merman, the American musical-theatre star, recorded these songs from the 1946 Irving Berlin show 'Annie Get Your Gun' for Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 03769 Personalities (Prs)
Ethel Merman, the Broadway star of 'Annie Get Your Gun', sings two of Irving Berlin's songs from the 1946 show, 'They Say It's Wonderful' and 'Anything You Can Do', on a British Brunswick issue.AI summary
Brunswick 03771 Personalities (Prs)
Film Stars Parade featuring Violet Loraine and Dick Powell, a Brunswick novelty medley or tribute recording of the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 01707 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire performing two songs from the 1936 film 'Follow the Fleet' on Brunswick 7609: 'I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket' and 'We Saw the Sea'. Astaire (1899–1987) was one of the greatest entertainers and dancers of the twentieth century.AI summary
Brunswick 7609 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire recorded 'You Were Never Lovelier' and 'On the Beam' for Brunswick 03427. Astaire was the cinema's greatest dancer and a major recording star; 'You Were Never Lovelier' was from the 1942 film of the same name, co-starring Rita Hayworth.AI summary
Brunswick 03427 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire performing 'Shorty George' and 'Dearly Beloved' on Brunswick, recorded during his early Hollywood period in the late 1930s–40s. Astaire's dance-related recordings remain popular with collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 03429 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the legendary American dancer, singer and film star, recorded these two numbers for Brunswick: 'You Were Never Lovelier' and 'On the Beam'. Both are from his 1940s film repertoire, capturing Astaire in the smooth, rhythmic vocal style that complemented his dancing.AI summary
Brunswick 03427 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire performing 'The Piccolino', a number from the 1935 film Top Hat, recorded for Brunswick. Astaire was already the pre-eminent popular dance entertainer of the era, and his recordings from this period remain highly sought by collectors of 1930s popular music and film soundtrack material.AI summary
Brunswick RL298 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire, the American dancer and singer, recorded 'Beginner's Luck' and 'Slap That Bass' from the 1937 film *Shall We Dance* for Brunswick. These are among Astaire's most famous recorded songs.AI summary
Brunswick 02424 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire dancing to 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' and 'Beginner's Luck', from the 1937 film Shall We Dance, on Brunswick 7855.AI summary
Brunswick 7855 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire was the most celebrated American dancer of the twentieth century, a star of stage, film and record; this Brunswick disc of 'Things Are Looking Up' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' captures two of his songs from the 1937 film 'Damsel in Distress', with his own distinctive vocal style.AI summary
Brunswick 7983 Personalities (Prs)
Fred Astaire dancing to two George Gershwin songs from the 1936 film 'Shall We Dance', recorded for Brunswick: the bright novelty 'Beginner's Luck' and the rhythmic 'Slap that Bass', both showcasing Astaire's rhythmic precision and the orchestral sparkle of the era.AI summary
Brunswick 02424 Personalities (Prs)