Radio today (Jan-Mar 1939)

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Camel, 111.— A, F OAK MFG. CO., 711 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111., "Oak"— A, F RADIART CORP., Shaw Ave. at 133rd St., Cleveland, Ohio, "Radiart" — A, F UTAH RADIO PRODUCTS CO., 820 Orleans St., Chicago, 111., "Utah"— A, F WAX WORTH WATCHING COUNT BASIE and his orchestra in a typically wild rhythm fest, playing Panassie Stomp and Do You Want to Jump, Children? The VC is bv James Rushing — Decca 2224. LARRY CLINTON and his band in a particularly sultry version of Deep Purple, with Study in Red on the reverse side. Bea Waine VC's — Victor 26141. ARTIE SHAW and his boys come through again with Jungle Drums and It Had to Be You. A typical Shaw arrangement — Bluebird B 10091. BING CROSBY backed by John Scott Trotter and his band records a smooth number in the popular old Lonesome Road, and Just a Kid Named Joe — Decca 2257. BENNY GOODMAN is backed by an All-Star band in his recording of Blue Lou and The Blues. Here's blues done up brown — Victor 26144. MAXINE SULLIVAN comes through with the ever popular Night and Day and It Ain't Necessarily So — Victor 26132. CHICK WEBB and his orchestra heats up a nice wax in Gotta Pebble in My Shoe and Who Ya Hunchin'. The VC is styled by Ella Fitzgerald — Decca 2231. AL DONAHUE gets his boys in the groove on Tattoed Lady with the vocal by Paula Kelly, and Alexander's Swingin' — Vocalion 4562. GUY LOMBARDO and bis Royal Canadians smooth out current favorite, The Umbrella Man, sung by the trio; and We Speak of You Often, with Carmen Lombardo on the VC — Decca 2221. WILL OSBORNE and his band put the trombone trio through their paces in Anywhere I Hang My Hat and Just a Kid Named Joe. Will himself does the VC— Decca 2225. "FATS" WALLER, backed by bis band, riffs up the piano in San Anton' and Baby Brown — Bluebird 10109. DUKE ELLINGTON and his orchestra go wild on Boy Meets Horn, with Rex Stewart singing: and Old King Booji— Brunswick 8306. TOMMY DORSEY and his orchestra playing a choice version of Hold Tight, with VR by Skeets Herfurt and Symphony in Riffs — Victor 26163. ANDREWS SISTERS, with Boh Crosby and his Bob Cats, really singing Begin the Beguine and Long Time No See — Decca 2290. RUSS MORGAN and his orchestra having a time with Eli Green's Cake Walk and Goodbye My Lady Love — Decca 2266. DICK TODD with orchestra singing Penny Serenade exactly right, and Little Lad, both with "The Three Reasons" as the girls' trio — Bluebird BIO 14 4. ATR /IftMOustced NEW PRODUCTS!! MODELS!! PRICES!! Shaverpacks Low Power Inverters Radio Inverters Industrial Inverters ■ Vibrapacks Polarity Changers "A" Battery Eliminators Battery Chargers Rectifier Packs Special Supplies "A-B" Power Units Inverter Vibrators NEW DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG NO. 139 NOW READY Write Today for Your Free Copy ATR Auto and Farm Radio Vibrators— Fully Guaranteed for 1 year. Featured in the February issue of RADIO TODAY. 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