DOWN SOUTH - B.A. ROLFE ( 4 MIN CYLINDER RECORD FOR EDISON AMBEROLA)

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Jan 4, 2012 Sold Date

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"DOWN SOUTH"

BY :

B A Rolf & the Palais d'or Orchestra

1927

This is a lively tune that was dubbed from Edison Diamond Disc #52132-R; this is a rare recording in original record format, this is a reproduction hard wearing plastic type record that will not break or wear like the old records.

Here is a borrowed link of what the song sounds like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zjeGi3dYm8

"Down South," composed by Wm. Middleton and arranged by W. C. Polla, one of the later Edison Diamond Discs, was recorded Fri., Oct. 28, 1927 and released to the public in November. Fronting the large orchestra is B. A. Rolfe (trumpet virtuoso) and his Palais D'Or Orchestra. For a significant period in the 1920s, B. A. ROLFE was to Edison what Paul Whiteman was to Victor and Paul Specht was to Columbia.

Benjamin Albert Rolfe (October 24, 1879 - April 23, 1956) was an American musician known as "The Boy Trumpet Wonder" who went on to be a bandleader, recording artist, radio personality and film producer.
Born in Brasher, New York, Rolfe was the son of a music director. At a young age he played the piccolo and cornet in his father's band, touring the U.S. East Coast as well as Europe. After high school, he worked as a musical clown in a traveling circus until joining the Majestic Theater Orchestra in Utica, New York. His work led to a position at the Utica Conservatory of Music where he was head of the brass instrument department. However, drawn back to show business, in the early part of the 20th century, he worked in vaudeville, producing a revue and serving as bandleader.
After several years involved in the film business, B.A. Rolfe quickly reestablished himself as a performing soloist, music instructor, and vaudeville producer. He worked with Vincent Lopez in 1924 and 1925. Inspired by Paul Whiteman, by 1926 he had assembled his own New York City dance orchestra to perform at a Broadway cabaret called the Palais D'Or. Soon billed as "B.A. Rolfe (Trumpet Virtuoso) and his Palais D'Or Orchestra," by 1928 he was performing on radio and recording as "B.A. Rolfe and his Lucky Strike Orchestra" for Edison Records. In 1935-36, Rolfe was the leader of The Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra. His radio broadcasts ran until the late 1930s during which time he and his orchestra played music with the sponsorship of Believe It or Not! on NBC. Rolfe also narrated the shows, providing an on-air description of a Robert Ripley tale of wonder. With the onset of World War II, Rolfe organized an all-female orchestra to perform patriotic songs.

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