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- Segar Ellis
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- Guy Rathbun
In the late 20s and early 30s, Ellis made several recordings for the OKeh label. He sang alto and tenor, with which he was uncomfortable early in his career, believing his voice to be too high, and he didn’t favor the more sentimental tunes of the day. But, OKeh records wanted a voice that could compete with Columbia’s Gene Austin
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Related Pieces
Piece Description
In the late 20s and early 30s, Ellis made several recordings for the OKeh label. He sang alto and tenor, with which he was uncomfortable early in his career, believing his voice to be too high, and he didn’t favor the more sentimental tunes of the day. But, OKeh records wanted a voice that could compete with Columbia’s Gene Austin
Broadcast History
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Timing and Cues
Segment #1 INCUE @ 00:00: Theme …
Segment #1 OUTCUE @ 19:38: “Right after this break.”
1st :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #2 INCUE @ 20:40: music
Segment #2 OUTCUE @ 39:07: “… on trumpet with ‘One Hour.’”
2nd :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #3 INCUE @ 40:09: music
OUTCUE @ 58:54: … theme ends.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerful Little Earful | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| Sweet Sue, Just You | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1928 | 00:00 |
| Should I? | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1929 | 00:00 |
| If I Can’t Have You | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1928 | 00:00 |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1929 | 00:00 |
| Where the Shy Little Violets Grow | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1928 | 00:00 |
| Lonesome Old Town | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| I Wonder How It Feels | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| I Miss a Little Miss | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| If I Could Be With You (One Hour) | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| Nobody But You | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1929 | 00:00 |
| Nevertheless | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1931 | 00:00 |
| Don’t be Like That | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1928 | 00:00 |
| I’m Confessin’ That I Love You | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
| What’s the Use? | Segar Ellis | Jazz in a Sentimental Mood. | TOM | 1930 | 00:00 |
