Yet again, this appeared to be a pseudonym of Ben Selvin, who is said to be the most prolific recording artist of the 20's-30's era. He was a musician, bandleader, record producer and innovator in recorded music, who started Selvin started his professional life at age 15 as a fiddle player in New York City night clubs. A mere 6 years later, as leader of his own dance band, the "Novelty Orchestra," Selvin released the biggest-selling popular song in the first quarter-century of recorded music, Dardanella, selling more than 5 million copies. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, Selvin recorded more musical 78rpm sides than any other person. His output has been estimated at 13,000 to 20,000 song titles. This excellent performance, with Harold 'Scrappy' Lambert on vocal, was recorded in early 1928.
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