1906 MAPLE LEAF RAGTIME RAG SCOTT JOPLIN 78

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A series of great  JAZZ Records from early Ragtime to Beb-Bop on 78 rpm Victrola Records

One of the first recordings of Scott Joplin's famous MAPLE LEAF RAG

United States Marine Band (Musical group) 
William H. Santleman (conductor) 

Description: Military band
Category: Instrumental
Master Size: 10-inch

Share | Take Date and Place Take Status Label Name/Number Format Note Show Issued Only
10/15/1906 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed]) 1 Destroy   
10/15/1906 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed]) 2 Master Victor 4911 10" disc

10" 78 rpm record

Condition:

Good - dull surface, relatively unworn, faint scratches throughout,  short etched groove in the middle. Crack with 1mm gap throug 3/4 of groove. , Plays with some hiss, the crack does not sound or very midly even on an acoustic phonograph. Still enjoyable with lots of noise: G+

Ben Selvin
Biography
By many accounts the most recorded bandleader of all time with as many as 13,000 recordings to his credit, Ben Selvin led a variety of studio groups and society orchestras from 1910 into the '30s, recording endless novelties for prime commercial crossover, many of which featured future big bandleaders Benny Goodman, the Dorsey Brothers, Jack Teagarden, Red Nichols, and Bunny Berigan. Among the most popular of Selvin's thousands of sides were "Dardanella" (the first recording to sell five million copies), "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," "Yes! We Have No Bananas," "Manhattan," "Happy Days Are Here Again" (best known as a theme song for President Franklin D. Roosevelt), and "When It's Springtime in the Rockies." In addition to his own sides, Selvin also led backing groups for vocalists Ethel Waters, Kate Smith, and Ruth Etting.

Eddie Elkins Orch.
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Playing in such places as the L.A. Ambassador and Alexandra Hotels, the Eddie Elkins Orchestra was a pioneer of dance bands, that is now little remembered. Al Jolson, the great vaudevillian and later motion picture star, spotted Eddie and brought him to New York. In New York, Elkins appeared (in 1922) at the Knickerbocker Grill and the Pavillion Royal Hotel (Valley Stream, Long Island, NY). Here's a photo (source unknown) of Eddie's 10 piece band, (taken outside the Pavillon Royal, in 1922), showing (L-R) Loren McMurray, George Vaughn, Charles Strickfadden, W.E. "Jack" Frost, Thomas Swift (piano and baritone horn), George Marsh, Eddie Elkins, Matt E. Grogan, Joseph Colling, George Crozier.

[ Eddie Elkins Orch. ]
b. February 15, 1897, San Francisco, California, USA, d. October 6, 1984, New York, NY, USA.
Please also see the information on the Eddie Elkins Orch./, in our "Dance Bands" page for some more information on this band.
Californian by birth, this violinist and leader found fame in New York city during his long 1920s tenure at the 'Knickerbocker Grill'. In New York, Elkins appeared (in 1922) at the Knickerbocker Grill and the Pavillion Royal Hotel (Valley Stream, Long Island, NY). Here's a photo (source unknown) of Eddie's 10 piece band, (taken outside the Pavillon Royal, in 1922), showing (L-R) Loren McMurray, George Vaughn, Charles Strickfadden, W.E. "Jack" Frost, Thomas Swift (piano and baritone horn), George Marsh, Eddie Elkins, Matt E. Grogan, Joseph Colling, George Crozier. Even though playing in New York, all the members of his band were native Californians. (A 1922 press release noted that some of his sidemen had previously played with the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.) Between 1921 and 1925, his 10 piece band was recorded several times by the Columbia label.

An interesting sidenote is that saxophonist Loren McMurray, was an early pioneer of that instrument. He recorded with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra as part of the band, and as a member of Paul Whiteman's "Saxophone Sextet". McMurray also led his own band, "McMurray's California Thumpers" , which was recorded many times by the Gennett label.

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