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1930 HITS ARCHIVE: It’s A Lonesome Old Town - Ben Bernie (Pat Kennedy, vocal) (original version)
Fliis: 1930 HITS ARCHIVE: It’s A Lonesome Old Town - Ben Bernie (Pat Kennedy, vocal) (original version)
Here’s the first recorded version by the bandleader-showman of his opening theme song, which he would update for Decca in 1941. Original 78rpm courtesy of The Rick Colom Collection: Brunswick 4943 - It’s A Lonesome Old Town (Since You’re Not Around) (Tobias-Kisco-Goering) by Ben Bernie & his Orchestra, with vocal refrain, recorded in Chicago c. November 14, 1930 THE 1930 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1930 (some were recorded in Listen to “1930 HITS ARCHIVE: It’s A Lonesome Old Town - Ben Bernie (Pat Kennedy, vocal) (original version)” on Fliis and explore our catalog of music from the 1930s. Keep discovering songs with our random selection.
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