Rudy Starita

ADance of the Cuckoos
BWicked Mr Punch

Label: Decca
Catalogue number: F3186
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #17219

Rudy Starita and his Havana Band were a well-known British dance and novelty group of the early 1930s. 'Dance of the Cuckoos' (familiar as a theme from Laurel and Hardy films) was one of their signature pieces on Decca F3186.

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