Borrah Minevitch

AGhost walks
BDeep River

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: FB2617
Genre: Instrumental
Condition: Excellent
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #6920

Borrah Minevitch was a harmonica player and entertainer; this Columbia side captures him in two popular songs from the 1930s.

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Borrah Minevitch

AChinatown my Chinatown
BCarioca

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AHora Staccato
BLiebestraum

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ALimehouse blues
BYou are my lucky Star

Borrah Minevitch, the Russian-American harmonica virtuoso and bandleader, recorded 'Limehouse Blues' and 'You are my lucky Star' for Decca F5833, a UK pressing from the mid-1930s. Minevitch's 'Harmonica Rascals' were a popular stage and recording act.AI summary

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AMoonglow
BDaybreak Express

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ANagasaki
BBugle Call Rag

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AViza Blues
BTango American

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