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Ted Black And His Orchestra

American dance orchestra recording mostly for [l=Victor] between 1931-1934. Ted Black formed his first band in 1929. The band's theme songs were "Pagan Moon" and "On the Beach with You". The band was noted for having top-rated arrangements on the commercial side. The band played on Broadway, including appearing in the musical [i]Ballyhoo[/i] in 1931. "Love Letters in the Sand" (#6, 1931) brought great interest in the band, with Black singing vocals. They also had a regular NBC radio feature. “The Prince of Wales’ favorite band” was the title given Ted Black and his orchestra after they toured Europe in 1933. They had hits with "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (Chick Bullock vocals) and "Masquerade" (Dick Robertson vocals), #2 and #3 respectively in 1932. The orchesta also released some titles on Brunswick-associated labels such as [l=Melotone] and [l=Panachord].

Members: Chick Floyd, Edith Caldwell, Tom Brown (39), and Ted Black (3)

Releases

• It's Never, Never, Never Too Late / All I Am Is You
• I Kissed Her (In My Dreams) / She's A Good Little Girl
• In My Dreams You're Always Near Me / Lazy Summer
• Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer / Happy New Year, Darling
• I Wish Somebody Cared Enough To Cry / For Me There’s You
• Don't Bring Lulu / Somebody's Knocking At My Heart
• I Must Have Been Dreaming / Shoe Laces And Blades
• As Long As I Live / Ill Wind
• Two Loves / An Ev'ning In Caroline
• In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town / Rain, Rain, Go Away!
• Ev'ry Time My Heart Beats / My Lips Want Kisses
• Masquerade / Banking On The Weather
• Mary (I'm In Love With You) / Lucille
• One More Kiss, Then Good-Night / Pagan Moon
• Now That You're Gone / If I Didn't Have You
• I'm With You! / Sing Another Chorus Please
• Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On / Love Letters In The Sand
• Love Letters In The Sand / It's A Long Time Between Kisses
• You Try Somebody Else / I Should Have Known Better
• On The Beach With You / Little Girl
• Maybe It's The Moon / One Night Alone With You
• Do The New York / Why Shouldn't I?
• These Were Our Songs - The Early 30's