Hylton

AMy melancholy Baby
BDarktown Strutters Ball

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: BD5550
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #13346

Jack Hylton's orchestra performs 'My melancholy Baby' and 'Darktown Strutters Ball' on His Master's Voice BD5550. Hylton was Britain's most celebrated dance-band leader of the 1920s–1930s, and both numbers are dance-band standards.

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1. A(+A Askey)Haw-Haw
2. BLittle Boy Bubbles
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His Master's Voice BD5549 Personalities (Prs)
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1. AAin't Misbehavin'
2. BDreamy Honolulu
Jack Hylton was one of the most successful British dance bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s. 'Ain't Misbehavin'' was a hit of the period, and Hylton's HMV recordings are among the most collectible British dance music of the era.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5715 Dance
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1. AAin't that the Way it goes
2. BLittle old Church in the Valley
Jack Hylton, one of the most recorded British dance bandleaders of the 1920s-30s, performing two songs on His Master's Voice. Hylton's band was hugely popular and widely recorded; his HMV releases are readily found.AI summary

His Master's Voice B6059 Dance
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1. AAm I wastin' my time on you
2. BYa gotta know how to love
Jack Hylton's orchestra on His Master's Voice, performing popular dance numbers. Hylton remained Britain's most commercially successful bandleader throughout the 1920s–30s.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5116 Dance
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1. AAnd her Mother came too
2. BPlease do it again
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His Master's Voice B1351 Dance
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1. AAnd that's not all
2. BChili bom
His Master's Voice B1830 Dance
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1. ABabying you
2. BSwords and Sabres
Jack Hylton's dance orchestra on His Master's Voice B5160, performing 'Babying You' and 'Swords and Sabres'; Hylton was one of the most prolific and popular British bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5160 Dance
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1. ABlink Moon Bay
2. BHave you forgotten Yvonne
Jack Hylton, the British bandleader, recorded 'Blink Moon Bay' and 'Have You Forgotten Yvonne' for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5086 Dance
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1. ABon Voyage, Cherie
2. BLove never grows old
Jack Hylton's orchestra recorded 'Bon Voyage, Cherie' and 'Love never grows old' for His Master's Voice. Hylton was one of Britain's most successful and prolific bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s, leading a popular dance orchestra.AI summary

His Master's Voice BD5526 Dance
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1. ABroadway Blues
2. BLouisville Lou The Vamping Lady Blues
Jack Hylton's orchestra on HMV B1690, with 'Broadway Blues' and 'Louisville Lou the Vamping Lady Blues' — two jazz-inflected numbers by Britain's most famous dance-band leader of the 1920s.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1690 Dance
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1. ABull Frog Patrol
2. BCome along
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His Master's Voice B1299 Dance
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1. ABunkey Doodle-I-doh
2. BI may be wrong
Jack Hylton's dance band recorded for His Master's Voice with novelty material from the early 1930s, continuing his long tenure as Britain's most prolific bandleader.AI summary

His Master's Voice B5760 Dance
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1. ABunkey Doodle-I-doh
2. BI may be wrong
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His Master's Voice B5760 Dance
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1. ABweavin' on de Window
2. BWhen the Moon comes over the mountain
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His Master's Voice B6027 Dance
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1. ABy the River Sainte Marie
2. BWhen I take my Sugar to Tea
Jack Hylton's orchestra on 'By the River Sainte Marie', recorded for His Master's Voice B6016. Hylton was Britain's premier dance-band leader of the 1920s–30s and recorded prolifically for HMV.AI summary

His Master's Voice B6016 Dance
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1. AChick Chick Chicken
2. BStamboul
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His Master's Voice B2121 Dance
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1. AClose your Eyes
2. BHeartaches
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Decca F2665 Dance
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1. ACock a doodle I'm off my Noodle
2. BBlue Train Song
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His Master's Voice B5246 Dance
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1. ACounting the Days
2. BA Trombone Cocktail
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His Master's Voice B1276 Dance
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1. ACuddle up
2. B(Hyltonians)Muddy Water
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His Master's Voice B5298 Dance
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1. ACutie
2. BDown Paradise Way
His Master's Voice B2249 Dance
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1. ADancing Time
2. BI ain't Nobody's Darling
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Ariel 3506 Dance
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1. ADay in and Day Out
2. BBlue Orchids
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