Month: March 2025

From the Record Shelves #340 – If I Never See You as Long as I Live – It was in March 1925 that Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards recorded this song. He was immensely popular in the twenties with his ukulele and his beautiful voice, often adding an imitation of a kazoo in the process of performing (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #339 – Papa De-Da-Da – Step into the time machine and travel back a century. On March 4 in 1925, a band under the leadership of Clarence Williams was in the studio to record and promote one of his own compositions (in partnership with Spencer Williams). His wife, Eva Taylor (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #338 – My Gal, My Pal – This was recorded in March 1925, a hundred years ago, but it still hasn’t reached its “best before date” limit. The lively performance was recorded in Buffalo, New York, with portable recording equipment and released on Okeh. The band that managed (…) read more and listenread more and listen