(Don Swander - June Hershey)
(Helen White - Clarence Freed)
(info from http://www.redhotjazz.com/weems.html)
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| artist: | TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
| label: | DECCA 4138 |
| release: | 1942, USA, 10" 78rpm |
| A-side: | Deep In The Heart Of Texas (Don Swander - June Hershey) |
| B-side: | Ollie Ollie Out's in Free (Helen White - Clarence Freed) |
| comment #1: | Recorded at December 9, 1941 for Decca, Los Angeles, CA. |
| comment #2: | Vocal refrain by PERRY COMO. |
| TED WEEMS: | Ted Weems was a popular mid-western bandleader who started his band in 1923 while attending the University of Pennsylvania. Around 1925 he moved his band to Chicago where he played in hotels and ballrooms around the city while also touring the mid-west. In 1932 The Weems Orchestra started appearing regularly on a sponsored nationwide radio program with Jack Benny. It was through radio that Weems made a name for himself and he continued to be associated with popular radio programs throughout the 1930s and 1940s such as The Fibber McGee and Molly Show and Beat The Band. In 1936 vocalist Perry Como joined the band. In 1942 the Weems Orchestra disbanded when Ted joined the Merchant Marines. After World War II, Weems put together another band which continued until the early 1950s. (info from http://www.redhotjazz.com/weems.html) |