Will Osborne & His Orchestra - Over On The Sunny Side (1934)
Channel: C Porter
Date: 2020-11-06

One of the dozen transcriptions of Osborne done in 1934 that Circle got ahold of in the mid 1980s, to re-release in a paired CD album with songs by Red Nichols from 1936 as well. For those transcription disc collectors, if your looking for the original transcriptions of these, don't seek out just the regular name of Will Osborne, but also keep the name "Dick Reynolds & His Orchestra" in your mind, as strangely enough pseudonymed as such for transcription by the World Transcription label in early 1934.  Also yes, this was ripped from the topic channel. 

Will Osborne Discography Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5I_eUpXmCpUb1uzHIseeuLnUGbq4Amut

Will Osborne, heir to the Barony of Scotland (I'm not kidding), Bandleader, Songwriter, a contender for first radio crooner by even beating out Vallee, sometimes known as "The Other Rudy Vallee", known more as "The Creator Of Slide Music." Was one of not many singing bandleaders of the late 1920s to the late 1940s. Mostly known for his sweet ballroom music of the early to mid 1930s and his Glissando based Slide Music from the mid 30s to the early 1940s. Also known for being one of the most charming bandleaders of the time with his personality. Apart from being in one of the many Meyer's Dance Orchestras in the mid 1920s, He had several of his own orchestras. Most of which only going under the name of "Will Osborne & His Orchestra" even though there's clear sounding differences if analyzed. One known as His Slide Music which is accepted to be his third orchestra. I am splitting it into 3 orchestras because of the last few lines.  

This Orchestra here is to be considered the first of several going under the name of "His Orchestra". This one was most likely given to Osborne as a previously unnamed 7 piece studio band for WMCA in 1927. They would play radio arrangements and even fill in for Rudy Vallee at a club he was currently engaged at. In August of 1929, Osborne would get signed onto Columbia. They would try to record a song that Vallee did a month earlier named "That's When I Learned To Love You."  But Columbia rejected it. Only being allowed to release his first sides a month later. Only recording on Columbia throughout 1930 and into early 1931 when he would leave Columbia for the American Record Corporation (ARC). Quickly developing a playful controversy with Vallee that was never taken seriously.  While recording with the ARC, he would stay with just Melotone and Banner until 1932 when his records would start to be put on all ARC labels including Perfect, Oriole, Romeo, and Conqueror. Also eventually becoming part of the ARC as a studio band. Staying only with the ARC until this band would break up in what was most likely March of 1935.  

With this Orchestra of his, Osborne would have two hits.  Cocktails For Two in 1934, and Soon in 1935.