1926 HITS ARCHIVE: Who? - George Olsen (vocal trio)

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It was this hot-selling 78 that shot Olsen to national fame in early 1926. The band performed “Who” on Broadway in accompaniment to the hit stage musical “Sunny,” which ran for 517 performances, starred Marilyn Miller, and was the first collaboration of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II.

CD audio, original 78rpm issue on Victor 19840 - Who (Harbach-Hammerstein 2nd-Kern) by George Olsen and His Music, vocal by Fran Frey, Bob Rice & Jack Fulton, recorded in NYC November 6, 1925

THE 1926 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1926 (some were recorded in 1925) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed. .
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!

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