Recorded for the Grey Gull label, on June 15 of 1926, this was the issue on the subsidiary Madison label. The same master was also issued with the title of "In Time of Happiness" by the "Original Dixie Rag Pickers" and
also "Charleston Choo Choo" by the "People's Dance Orchestra" so it's anyone's guess as to whether this title is correct and whose band is actually playing here: Paul Bolognese would be a good guess for a bandleader, since
his group served as Grey Gull's house band (knowledgeable e-mail on this subject is welcome). The trumpet soloist might be Mike Mosiello, who played on many Grey Gull sides. Some unusual instruments take solo breaks here,
like xylophone and accordion, and it sounds like they had fun making this record. The songwriter is listed as "Lampy," no first name (possibly a mis-spelling of J. Dell Lampe? Again, e-mail confirmation is welcome), who
wrote two other songs which only seem to have been recorded on Grey Gull: "See Saw Susan" and "When You Kiss." This was an early electric side, with the usual distortion, and it has crackle for which Grey Gull pressings are
known. Some treatment with noise reduction made for a nicer sample.
