Anson Weeks stylish rendition of a haunting ballad of the Depression.
"Louisville Lady" Vocal by Carl Ravazza
Brunswick 6604
Recorded June 20, 1933
Those were hard times, when people lived with great personal loss. There were many "Cheer up, good times are coming" type songs, but also a few songs of despair, such as this one.
No matter what the mood, Anson Weeks' Orchestra could play them all brilliantly!
A big name draw to San Francisco's elegant Mark Hopkins Hotel, where dancers flocked to the posh Peacock Court to enjoy "Dancin' with Anson" and the exciting sounds that millions of listeners enjoyed in their KFRC radio broadcasts.
Originally a Sacramento California dance band, Anson Weeks had the good fortune late in 1928 of taking over the baton from San Francisco's Eddie Harkness, the Hotel's first dance orchestra that played there since the Hotel's grand opening in 1927.
Anson Weeks gave Bing Crosby one of his biggest hits in 1932, when they teamed up to record "Please."
Enlightning advertisement text from the October 1928 inside cover of the San Francisco magazine:
"When you dine and dance in Peacock Court, life throbs to the gay rhythyms of music by Anson Weeks' orchestra - every night and on Saturday for tea there is a sparkling musical background for the smart gatherings.- and Tuesday evenings there are feature programs to delight the most exacting."
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