Earl Fuller
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Earl Fuller was an American society dance band leader, drummer and pianist.
His group "Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra" was a regular feature at Rector's restaurant in New York City
. Their records were released on Victor Records, Columbia Records
, Emerson Records
and Edison Records
and sold well from 1918 to 1920. His other ensemble was "Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band" which helped popularize dance band trends of that period. This band included Walter Kahn on cornet, Harry Raderman on trombone, Ted Lewis
on clarinet and John Lucas on drums, and later, with the addition of other members, it went on to become the popular Ted Lewis orchestra.
His group "Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra" was a regular feature at Rector's restaurant in New York City
New York City
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. Their records were released on Victor Records, Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Emerson Records
Emerson Records
Emerson Records was a record label active in the United States between 1916 to 1928. Emerson Records produced between the 1910s and early 1920s offered generally above average audio fidelity for the era, pressed in high quality shellac. The fidelity of the later issues compares less...
and Edison Records
Edison Records
Edison Records was one of the earliest record labels which pioneered recorded sound and was an important player in the early recording industry.- Early phonographs before commercial mass produced records :...
and sold well from 1918 to 1920. His other ensemble was "Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band" which helped popularize dance band trends of that period. This band included Walter Kahn on cornet, Harry Raderman on trombone, Ted Lewis
Ted Lewis (musician)
Theodore Leopold Friedman, better known as Ted Lewis , was an American entertainer, bandleader, singer, and musician. He led a band presenting a combination of jazz, hokey comedy, and schmaltzy sentimentality that was a hit with the American public. He was known by the moniker "Mr...
on clarinet and John Lucas on drums, and later, with the addition of other members, it went on to become the popular Ted Lewis orchestra.
78 rpm
- Victor 18321. Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band. "Slippery Hank" & "Yah-de-dah".
- Victor 18394. Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band. "Li'l Liza JaneLi'l Liza JaneLi'l Liza Jane, also known as Little Liza Jane and Liza Jane, is a song dating back at least to the 1910s. It has become a perennial standard both as a song and an instrumental in traditional jazz, folk music, and bluegrass, and versions have repeatedly appeared in other genres including rock and...
" & "Coon Band Contest". - Victor 18395. Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band. "Jazzin' Around".
- Victor 18369. E.F.F.J.B. "Beale Street BluesBeale Street Blues"Beale Street Blues" is a 1916 song by American composer and lyricist W.C. Handy. The title refers to Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, the main entertainment district for the city's African American population in the early part of the twentieth century, and a place closely associated with the...
" & "Old Grey Mare". - Columbia A2712. Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra. "Ruspana" & "Sweet Siamese".
- Columbia 2578. E.F.R.N.O. "The Missouri Waltz" & "Smiles".
- Olympic 15116. Earl Fuller's New York Orchestra. "Ain't We Got Fun" & "Just Because".
- Edison 50505 (4-6-1918). E.F.F.J.B. "Jazzbo Jazz" & ?.
- Edison 50541 (13-6-1918. E.F.F.J.B. "Jazz de Luxe" & ?.
- Columbia A2686. E.F.R.N.O. "Out Of The East" & "Singapore".