China became very adept at playing the label game. They own leather, textile and apparel factories in Italy, but instead of moving production to China they brought in their own workers — Italy has a sizable Chinese population of over 300,000 — because they can pay them less than Italians and...
Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt — Mr Sandman (1981)
The 1940s setting of the video is a bit anachronistic as the song came out in 1954 as well as its reference to Liberace who was still relatively unknown in 1946. Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt were uncredited when this recording...
Harry Bidgood’s Broadcasters — The Kerb Step (1930)
This recording was also released as by the Nat Lewis Dance Band which was a pseudonym for Harry Bidgood. On the label it was described as “the famous Daily Express song.” I’ve often wondered about the song’s connection with the newspaper.
Of late one of my favorite uniforms is that of the Navy Chief Petty Officer
This example in my collection is named to Chief Commissaryman (CSC) Hugh L. Kruger (1924-2012) who served aboard the cruiser USS Providence (CLG-6) during the Vietnam era.
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