This appears to be one of the many denominations under which Reser cut records for several labels like Regal, Pathé and Domino. Reser (1896-1965) was an American banjo player and bandleader. He was best known as the leader of The Clicquot Club Eskimos and regarded by some as the best banjoist of the 1920s. He played with midwestern dance bands, relocating to Buffalo, New York in 1920. Arriving in Manhattan the following year, he became an in-demand session musician during the early 1920s. In 1925, he found fame as the director for NBC's Clicquot Club Eskimo Orchestra, continuing with that weekly half-hour until 1935. At the same time, he also led other bands using pseudonyms. "Harry Reser and His Six Jumping Jacks," with vocals by Tom Stacks, were the zany forerunners to comedy bands like Spike Jones and His City Slickers. He wrote several instructional books for the banjo, guitar, and ukulele. This record was made in 1929 and the vocal is by Eddie Gale.
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