Carroll Gibbons band

AGrandma said
BI have eyes

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: FB2161
Genre: Dance
Condition: Excellent−
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #8798

Carroll Gibbons and his band, the resident orchestra at the Savoy Hotel in London, recorded these popular ballads for Columbia.

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