Roaring 1920s: Cass Hagan & His Orch. - My Ohio Home, 1928 video free download
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Duration: 03:25
Uploaded: 2010/10/21
Cass Hagan & His Park Hotel Orchestra, Vocal chorus by Frank Harris (Irving Kaufman) -- My Ohio Home, Columbia 1928
Cass HAGAN (b.1904) -- American bandleader who led several orchestras during the 1920s and 1930s. At various times his line-up consisted of such stars as Bix Beidebecke, Tommy Dorsey, Red Nichols and Pee Wee Russell. He recorded many popular sides under the label name Cass Hagan and his Park Hotel Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAHTFzlgjEU One of his best renditions was "Varsity Drag" (1927) - one of the major theme songs of the 1920's. He retired from the music business in 1937.
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10 years ago
OurHumbleLife
I enjoyed this; I'm a Buckeye myself~13 years ago
1920sbuff
One of those rare and totally underrated bands... thank you for presenting this great discovery. Irving Kaufman is doing one of his truly excellent vocals here! The pictures are wonderful too.13 years ago
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@Trombonology I know Whiteman's verison but I think, this rendition contain more of something you're just writiing about: something "sunny and nostalgic".I was only once in Ohio and it was a turn of Autumn and winter. A sunny day suddenly turned in the afternoon into a wintery snow blizzard just when we were on a motorway near Akron. That's my memory of Ohio in the snow, 20 years ago : -)13 years ago
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@HarborGuy There's a beautiful poem of Thomas Merton "Ohio River". I had it in my mind all time when preparing this video. Next time I'll find another "Ohio tune", I must remember to include Toledo in it! Thank you :-)13 years ago
Art Howard
Born and raise in Ohio left and now returned after 40 some odd years. Great photos. None of Toledo tho. Thank you for posting............13 years ago
Trombonology Erstwhile
What a joy! I had Whiteman's version, but not this one. Such an ambient pairing of sunny, nostalgic record and highly evocative images. I was transported!13 years ago
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@bill3murr Thank you Bill! And - oh, how I love those Columbias from late 1920s! They have nothing equal in that time. And imagine, what quality of sound engineers they must have had!Related Videos
