Ruby Newman was a bandleader who enjoyed a successful career during the 1930s as he formed a series of society orchestras to perform at the plush hotels in the cities of the US north-west, most notably the Ritz-Carlton in Boston, where he enjoyed long-term engagements over the years. He performed on radio and was one of the many sweet orchestras whose easy-listening dance music was a staple of popular entertainment during the Depression years, maintaining it's profile even as the big swing bands began to dominate the charts. He was a close associate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and often played at the White House. This 48-track 2-CD collection comprises selected releases on the Victor, Associated, Brunswick and Decca labels from this era, featuring the various incarnations of his orchestra. It includes all his career hits including the Top 10 entries My Silent Love, Sing, Baby, Sing and Please Come Out Of Your Dream, plus On Your Toes and So Ashamed. The recordings feature vocal performances by Buddy Clark, Barry McKinley, Ray Morton, Adelaide Moffet, Gordon Graham, Ray Heatherton, Larry Taylor, Bob Hannon and The Funnyboners. It's an entertaining introduction to one of the lesser-known names of the era, and a slice of pure nostalgia, as he recorded early versions of many Great American Songbook classics which were introduced during

Tracklist:

Can't We Talk It Over
Laffin' at the Funnies
My Silent Love
Three Guesses
Another Night Alone
So Ashamed
Moonlight Brought Me Sunshine
About a Quarter to Nine
Imagination
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Tonight's the Night
Stars in My Eyes
I'm Just Beginning to Care
Sing, Baby, Sing
Magnolias in the Moonlight
Darling, Not Without You
Apple a Day
Down in the Depths
Where or When
Johnny One Note
All God's Children Got Rhythm
Moonrise on the Lowlands
On Your Toes
Moon of Manakoora
Just Let Me Look at You
Who Are We to Say (Obey Your Heart)
Bewildered
Lovelight in the Starlight
Spring Is Here
Moonlight in Waikiki
Music, Maestro, Please
In a Little Dutch Kindergarten (Down by the Zuider Zee)
Now It Can Be Told
Please Come Out of Your Dream
From Now On
This Can't Be Love
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
I Get a Kick Out of You
Night and Day
Just One of Those Things
Love for Sale
I'll See You Again
I'm Just Wild About Harry
Darktown Strutter's Ball
Yours for a Song
Tonight (Perfidia)
Jalousie
Let's Be Buddies

UPC: 824046350826
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 5.31.24
Format: CD

Ruby Newman & His Orchestra - Sing Baby Sing - Selected Recordings 1932-40 (CD)