A native of Scranton, PA who rose to prominence during the 1920s as musical director at radio station in Detroit, MI, vocalist, trombonist, and expert arranger is heard leading his popular on a series of studio transcription recordings made for radio broadcast purposes during the years 1938, 1943 and 1944. These nostalgic delights were compiled and issued by records in 2008 on a compact disc bearing the title of one of 's hit tunes, . Featured artists are trombonist and vocalists , and , with 's smooth and polished delivery occupying most of the limelight. Producer has done a fine job of restoring and releasing a large body of recordings that were never commercially released in their day. The portion of 's transcription archive paints an accurate portrait of this popular bandleader with polished performances that clearly illustrate why millions of regular folks tuned him in and bought up his recordings before and during the Second World War. This material serves as an appendix to 's primary commercial recordings, which may be enjoyed and understood using 's well-selected compilation 's unparalleled 50-track anthology . ~ arwulf arwulf