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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - Louise, You Tease Here is another great song by this excellent orchestra, founded in Kansas City and hugely popular thanks to their radio shows. It was founded in 1919, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carlton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders. The orchestra began broadcasting in 1922 on clear channel station WDAF, which could be received throughout the United States. They were broadcast in performance at the Muehlbach Hotel in Kansas City. They took the name Nighthawks because they broadcast late at night (11:30pm to 1:00am). By 1924 their fan club had 37,000 members. Fans were encouraged to send in requests for songs by letter, telephone or telegram. That move became so popular that Western Union set up a ticker tape between Sanders' piano and Coon's drums so the telegrams could be acknowledged during the broadcasts. The group left Kansas City for the first time in 1924 for a three-month engagement in a roadhouse in Chicago. The orchestra moved to Chicago the same year, where Jules Stein used the profits from a tour he booked for them to establish the Music Corporation of America, with the orchestra as its first client. The orchestra moved into the Blackhawk Hotel in Chicago in 1926. In the following years, the Nighthawks performed at the Blackhawk every winter, doing remote broadcasts over radio station WGN. Their reputation spread coast-to-coast through these broadcasts and the many records they made for Victor. They undertook very successful road tours. The orchestra later moved to New York City for an 11-month broadcast engagement at the Hotel New Yorker arranged by William S. Paley, who needed a star attraction to induce radio stations to join CBS. The orchestra's popularity showed no signs of abating and their contract with MCA had another 15 years to run in the spring of 1932 when Carlton Coon suddenly died from a jaw infection. Joe Sanders attempted to keep the organization going; however, without Coon, the public did not support them. In 1935, he formed his own group and played until the early 1940s when he became a part time orchestra leader and studio musician. In his later years he suffered from failing eyesight and other health problems. He died in 1965. The present disc features a pretty song that to my knowledge was recorded only twice (the other being by the Green Bros Novelty Orchestra for Edison) It is a work by a lesser known artist, Lucien Denni, born in Nancy, France. He was a composer, songwriter and conductor educated at Columbia College, and a music student of Andrew Brown. He was a pianist in vaudeville and night club orchestras, and later, conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and music director of the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York. He wrote the stage score for "Happy Go Lucky", and composed for films, including cartoons. Joining ASCAP in 1935, he collaborated musically with Gwynne Denni. His popular-song compositions include "Oceana Roll", "The Nation's Awakening", "Mystery of Night", "Memory's Garden", "I Gave a Rose to You", "Forgotten Perfume", and "Sing a Little Song" As for the recording, it was made for Victor on December 21st, 1925. Vocals by Joe Sanders, also playing piano. Further personnel included Carlton Coon, drums; Dewey Birge and Russ Stout, banjo and guitar; Rex Downing, Carl Norberg, Nick Mussolini and Bob Norfleet, trombone; Eddie Edwards, Pop Estep and Elmer Krebs, tuba; Floyd Estep, John Thiell and Harold Thiell, saxophone; Bill Hald, banjo; Clyde Hendrick, Bob Pope, Joe Richolson and Joe Richardson, trumpet; John Jarman, (possibly) mellophone, mellophonium or euphonium; Hal McLean, clarinet, as well as Harry Silverstone, violin. Tags: Louise You Tease Coon Sanders Nighthawks 78RPM |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - After You've Gone This excellent orchestra, till today not represented on the site, was active in the 20's till 1932, when one of both founders, Carleton A. Coon, suddenly died from a jaw abcess. This song was recorded for Victor on December 19th, 1929. Vocals by Joe L. Sanders and Carleton A. Coon. Tags: Coon Sanders Nighthawks After You've Gone 78RPM jazz |
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"Flamin' Mamie", Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Victor (BW VE) 19922-B "Flamin' Mamie" Fox Trot (Fred Rose-Paul Whiteman) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, Vocal refrain by J. L. Sanders. First issued circa January, 1926. Played on my VV-VIa. Tags: Victrola phonograph Victor VV-VI Coon-Sanders Nighthawks FredRose PaulWhiteman FoxTrot 1920's 1926 |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - Alone At Last By special request, I uploaded another version of a song recently posted by 240252. This excellent orchestra, founded in Kansas City and hugely popular thanks to their radio shows, was active in the 20's till 1932, when one of both founders, Carleton A. Coon, suddenly died from a jaw abcess. The present recording was made for Victor on July 13th, 1925. Vocals by J. L. Sanders, who also played the piano. Further personnel included: Carleton Coon, drums; Dewey Birge and Russ Stout, banjo and guitar; Rex Downing, Carl Norberg, Nick Mussolini and Bob Norfleet, trombone; Eddie Edwards, Pop Estep and Elmer Krebs, tuba; Floyd Estep, John Thiell and Harold Thiell, saxophone; Bill Hald, banjo; Clyde Hendrick, Bob Pope, Joe Richolson and Joe Richardson, trumpet; John Jarman, (possibly) mellophone, mellophonium or euphonium (see jw1985jw's interesting comment and my remark at the end of this description); Hal McLean, clarinet, as well as Harry Silverstone, violin. It should be noted that in some sources Jarman is erroneously referred to as playing the mellotron. This definitely is an anachronism, since the mellotron, an electric keyboard instrument was not invented before 1965. Other sources however state that Jarman played the euphonium (a conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument), which is much more logical. Tags: Alone At Last Coon Sanders Nighthawks 78RPM |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - Yes Sir, That's My Baby! This excellent orchestra, till today not represented on the site, was active in the 20's till 1932, when one of both founders, Carleton A. Coon, suddenly died from a jaw abcess. This excellent song was recorded for Victor on July 27th, 1925. Vocals by Carleton A. Coon. It's interesting to compare this version to my post of Ace Brigode's interpretation, both being top performances in their particular style and instrumentation. Tags: Yes Sir That's My Baby Coon Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra 78RPM |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - My Suppressed Desire Here is another great song by this excellent orchestra, founded in Kansas City and hugely popular thanks to their radio shows. The group was active in the 20's till 1932, when one of both founders, Carleton A. Coon, suddenly died from a jaw abcess. The present recording, featuring an excerpt of the score for the movie "Gang War", was made for Victor on November 20th, 1928. Vocals by Carleton Coon, also playing drums. Further personnel included Joe Sanders, piano; Dewey Birge and Russ Stout, banjo and guitar; Rex Downing, Carl Norberg, Nick Mussolini and Bob Norfleet, trombone; Eddie Edwards, Pop Estep and Elmer Krebs, tuba; Floyd Estep, John Thiell and Harold Thiell, saxophone; Bill Hald, banjo; Clyde Hendrick, Bob Pope, Joe Richolson and Joe Richardson, trumpet; John Jarman, (possibly) mellophone, mellophonium or euphonium; Hal McLean, clarinet, as well as Harry Silverstone, violin. Tags: My Suppressed Desire Coon Sanders Nighthawks 78RPM |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - Hong Kong Dream Girl , 1925 The Coon Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra was formed in 1919 and was at its peak between 1926 and 1932. The Orchestra was assembled by Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders in Kansas City. Recording: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Orch., voc. Carleton Coon, Joe Sanders -- Hong Kong Dream Girl (George E. Springer / Harry Barris) , Victor 1925 Tags: Roaring Twenties China 1920 Hong Kong Baum photographs Prague American hot dance band 78s shellack |
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks - That's All There Is, 1925 Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, voc. C.A.Coon - That's All There Is (There Ain't No More) (H.A.Woods), Victor 1925 Tags: Roaring Twenties 1920s America USA hot dance band jazz age flapper Charleston craze 78rpm shellac |
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"Sweepin' The Clouds Away"-COON-SANDERS ORCH HMV no.EA724 Tags: gramophone phonograph Coon-Sanders Orchestra |
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"Oh! You Have No Idea", Coon-Sanders Orchestra Victor (Orphophonic) 21501-B "Oh! You Have No Idea" Fox Trot (Phil Ponce-Dan Dougherty) Coon-Sanders Orchestra, Vocal refrain by C. A. Coon and J. L. Sanders. First issued circa late 1928. Played on my Columbia 163. Tags: Victrola phonograph Victor Columbia-163 Coon-Sanders Nighthawks FoxTrot Orthophonic 1928 1920's |
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"Yes Sir! That's My Baby" Coon-Sanders Orig. Nighthawk Orch. Victor (BW, VE) 19745-A "Yes Sir! That's My Baby" Fox Trot (Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, vocal refrain by C. A. Coon. Recorded July 27, 1925 in Camden, NJ First issued circa late 1925. Played on my VV-VIa. A fantastic tune by the great Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, one of the great bands of the 1920's. At some point I'll have to rerecord this at the correct speed. Tags: Victrola phonograph VV-VI Victor Coon-Sanders Nighthawk GusKahn WalterDonaldson FoxTrot YesSir 1925 1920's |
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Coon Sanders Nighthawks - I Can't Realise (1925) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1919, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders. Coon was born in Rochester, Minnesota in 1893 and his family moved to Lexington, Missouri shortly after his birth. Sanders was born in Kansas in 1896. Sanders was known as "The Old Left Hander" because of his skills at baseball. He gave the game up in the early 1920s to make dance music his career. The orchestra began broadcasting in 1922 on clear channel station WDAF, which could be received throughout the United States. They were broadcast in performance at the Muehlbach Hotel in Kansas City. They took the name Nighthawks because they broadcast late at night (11:30pm to 1:00am). By 1924 their fan club had 37,000 members. Fans were encouraged to send in requests for songs by letter, telephone or telegram. That move became so popular that Western Union set up a ticker tape between Sanders' piano and Coon's drums so the telegrams could be acknowledged during the broadcasts. Their song "Nighthawk Blues" includes the lines: "Tune right in on the radio/Grab a telegram and say 'Hello'." The group left Kansas City for the first time in 1924 for a three-month engagement in a roadhouse in Chicago. The orchestra moved to Chicago the same year, where Jules Stein used the profits from a tour he booked for them to establish the Music Corporation of America, with the orchestra as its first client. The orchestra moved into the Blackhawk Hotel in Chicago in 1926. The members of the Orchestra at that time were Joe Richolson and Bob Pope, trumpets; Rex Downing, trombone; Harold Thiell, Joe Thiell and Floyd Estep, saxophones; Joe Sanders, piano; Russ Stout, banjo and guitar; "Pop" Estep, tuba; Carleton Coon, drums. In the following years, the Nighthawks performed at the Blackhawk every winter, doing remote broadcasts over radio station WGN. Their reputation spread coast-to-coast through these broadcasts and the many records they made for Victor. They undertook very successful road tours. The orchestra later moved to New York City for an 11-month broadcast engagement at the Hotel New Yorker arranged by William S. Paley, who needed a star attraction to induce radio stations to join the Columbia Broadcasting System. At their peak, each member of the Orchestra owned identical Cord Automobiles, each in a different color with the name of the Orchestra and the owner embossed on the rear. The Orchestra's popularity showed no signs of abating and their contract with MCA had another 15 years to run in the spring of 1932 when Carleton Coon came down with a jaw infection and died, on May 4. Joe Sanders attempted to keep the organization going; however, without Coon, the public did not support them. In 1935, he formed his own group and played until the early 1940s when he became a part time orchestra leader and studio musician. In his later years he suffered from failing eyesight and other health problems. He died in 1965 after suffering a stroke. Coon Sanders Nighthawks - I Can't Realise (1925) Tags: Coon Sanders Nighthawks 1925 20's |
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Coon-Sanders Orchestra - I Want to Go Home 1932 As with Round My Heart, this is the final recording session by a spectacular band.Carleton Coon succombed to a jaw infection and passed just weeks after this. Tags: 1932 dance band carleton coon joe sanders |
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"Stay Out Of The South"- COON SANDERS ORCHESTRA HMV no.EA317 with vocal refrain by C.A.Coon & J.L.Sanders Tags: gramophone phonograph Coon Sanders Orchestra |
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Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Round My Heart Coon-Sanders at their best - with vocal by Joe Sanders Tags: 1932 dance band carleton coon joe sanders |
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"Oh, You Have No Idea"- COON-SANDERS ORCHESTRA HMV no.EA.403 Tags: gramophone phonograph Coon Sanders Orchestra |
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Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Mine All Mine vocal by C.A. Coon and J.L. Sanders victor 21148-A recorded 12-13-1927 Tags: 1920's dance band 78rpm Coon Sanders |
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Coon-Sanders Is She My Girlfriend Victor 21148-B recorded 12/14/1927 vocal by J.L. Sanders Tags: 1920's 78rpm dance band |
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Coon Sanders' Nighthawks - Stay Out of The South Stay Out of The South (If You Want To Miss A Heaven On Earth)1929 Tags: Coon Sanders 20'sVintageSongs |
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Night Hawk Blues Night Hawk Blues, Coon-Sanders Orchestra, 1924 Victor 19316 Tags: Victrola 1924 Victor 19316 Coon-Sanders Night Hawk Blues |
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Dreaming of Tomorrow (1925) Coon Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. Tags: Coon Sanders nighthawks 1925 1920's jazz jazzage vintage |
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Chorus Line Project - Deep Henderson Rehearsal Dance for performance with a live band. Recording of Coon-Sanders Nighthawks version of Deep Henderson, 1926. Tags: jazz deep henderson coon sanders nighthawks 1926 chorus line charleston vintage dance king oliver |
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Red Hot Momma Red Hot Momma - Coon-Sanders Orch. 1924 Victor 19316 - Polly Portable Tags: Red Hot Momma Coon-Sanders Orch. 1924 Victor 19316 Polly Portable |
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Nighthawk Blues (1924) Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra Tags: Night Hawk Blues Coon Sanders 1923 1920's Jazz vintage |
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Roaring 20s: I'm Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston, 1925 Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Orch., vocals: C.A Coon & J.L. Sanders - I'm Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston, HMV 1925 Tags: America hot dance band 78s Jazz Age Charleston maddness shellack |