Somers

AKeep sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon
BWas it a Dream

Label: Broadcast
Catalogue number: 283
Genre: Voice
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #8260

Somers, a singer of the early 1930s, recorded this novelty comedy number for Broadcast, a small British budget label. The artist is not well documented in standard references.

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More by Somers 36 other records

Somers
1. A(+N Long)Mother Goose Parade
2. BTondeleyo
Somers, with Norman Long on side A, performing 'Mother Goose Parade' and 'Tondeleyo' on Columbia, catalogue 5626.AI summary

Columbia 5626 Music Hall
Somers
1. AAlmond Eyes
2. BWhy did you say
Somers recorded two popular vocal pieces for Columbia Records on a mid-range catalogue number, suggesting 1920s production. The artist is unidentified.AI summary

Columbia 4657 Voice
Somers
1. ABest Things in Life are free
2. BJust imagine
Somers, a vocalist or ensemble, recorded 'Best Things in Life are Free' and 'Just Imagine' on Columbia 4979, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4979 Voice
Somers
1. ABlaze away
2. BWhen we went strolling round the Town
A dance band credited to Somers recorded "Blaze Away" and "When We Went Strolling Round the Town" for Columbia's CB series in the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia CB314 Dance
Somers
1. ABlue Skies
2. BWhen the Love Bird leaves his Nest
Somers, a vocalist, recorded standard popular songs 'Blue Skies' and 'When the Love Bird Leaves his Nest' on Columbia 4333, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4333 Voice
Somers
1. ACome a little closer
2. BWhistling Lovers
A dance recording credited to Somers on Columbia's FB series, a mid-1930s sequence popular for light dance material and vocal novelties.AI summary

Columbia FB1029 Dance
Somers
1. ADance of the Blue Danube
2. BSomewhere down in Brittany
Somers performing two light instrumental pieces, 'Dance of the Blue Danube' and 'Somewhere down in Brittany', on Columbia 4870, a catalogue number suggesting the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4870 Instrumental
Somers
1. AFirefly
2. BWhen you said Goodbye
Somers on Columbia 4868, a vocal side from the early 1930s; the artist is unrecognised.AI summary

Columbia 4868 Voice
Somers
1. AGot a Date with an Angel
2. BWho do you love?
Somers performing 'Got a Date with an Angel' and 'Who Do You Love?' on Columbia CB363, a British pressing from the late 1920s. The artist is not readily identified.AI summary

Columbia CB363 Voice
Somers
1. AI Love Thou Lovest
2. BSilver Star
Somers recorded 'I Love Thou Lovest' and 'Silver Star' for VocX, catalogue 9070. Nothing is known of this artist or the VocX label, which appears to be a minor British or European pressing imprint.AI summary

Vocalion X9070 Dance
Somers
1. AI may be wrong
2. BIn the Moonlight
Somers recorded 'I May Be Wrong' and 'In the Moonlight' for Columbia 5700 in the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5700 Voice
Somers
1. AI'm going back again to Old Nebraska
2. BBaby's wooden Soldiers
The singer Somers on Columbia, early material from the late 1920s catalogue. Like the other Somers entry, this is sentimental popular song by an unidentified vocalist.AI summary

Columbia 4731 Voice
Somers
1. AI'm going back to Himazas
2. BMe and Jane in a Plane
Somers with I'm Going Back to Himazas and Me and Jane in a Plane on Columbia 4506.AI summary

Columbia 4506 Dance
Somers
1. AI'm living on love
2. BCan't you hear me say I love you
Somers on Columbia 4730; popular sentimental ballad material from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Columbia 4730 Voice
Somers
1. AIn America
2. BWithout you Sweetheart
Somers performing 'In America' and 'Without You Sweetheart' on Columbia 4895.AI summary

Columbia 4895 Voice
Somers
1. AJ'en ai Marre
2. BJe ne peux pas Vivre sans Amour
Somers with J'en ai marre and Je ne peux pas vivre sans amour on Vocalion M1030.AI summary

Vocalion M1030 Dance
Somers
1. ALove Nest
2. BSirens
Somers on Vocaphone (VocX) 9065, a dance side from an obscure British label of the early 1920s.AI summary

Vocalion X9065 Dance
Somers
1. AMediterranean Blues
2. BMimosa
Columbia 4600 Dance
Somers
1. AMr Cinders selection
2. Bpart 2
Somers on Columbia 9690 recorded a selection from 'Mr Cinders' (Vivian Ellis and Clifford Grey, 1928), a British musical comedy, in two parts.AI summary

Columbia 9690 Orchestra
Somers
1. AMy Flame is just a Match for me
2. BAll by yourself in the moonlight
The singer Somers recorded for Columbia in the late 1920s. These popular ballads reflect the sentimental vocal repertoire of the era, but Somers himself remains largely untraced in discographies.AI summary

Columbia 5144 Voice
Somers
1. AMy Hat's on the Side of my Head
2. B(Selvin) The Waltz is on
A dance-band side credited to Somers on Columbia, catalogue CB685, from the mid-1920s novelty-song period.AI summary

Columbia CB685 Dance
Somers
1. ANight time brings Dreams of you
2. BSo blue
Somers performing two popular ballads, 'Night Time Brings Dreams of You' and 'So Blue', on Columbia 4403.AI summary

Columbia 4403 Voice
Somers
1. AOn the Streets of Cairo
2. BDear Love my Love
Somers with On the Streets of Cairo and Dear Love My Love on Vocalion M1029.AI summary

Vocalion M1029 Dance
Somers
1. ASavings Medley
2. Bpart 2
Somers recorded a 'Savings Medley' for His Master's Voice Records as a two-part piece; artist and repertoire are otherwise unplaced.AI summary

His Master's Voice JG217 Dance

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