Now you don't really have to go far in the 78 community here on youtube ALONE to hear the name Lou Gold & His Orchestra, or find out some band has correlation with his Orchestra. He had many different Aliases including the Dixie Jazz Band, Ed Loyd & His Orchestra, Jerry Mason & His Orchestra, Majestic Dance Orchestra, and of course Don Carlos. And as far as I have seen, he hasn't ever charted really.
Trying to do a Discographical History on Lou Gold is as hopeless and chaotic as doing one for Vernon Dalhart. But that's not going to stop me from trying. You guys read these not for me to half-ass them! Like Dalhart, Lou Gold & His Orchestra is a staple of many ARC/Dimestore labels such as Perfect, Oriole, Harmony, Silvertone, Regal, and more. His band would start on Cameo in 1924 and stayed there until mid 1925 when he would split off to other labels like Perfect, Pathe-Actuelle, and Diva. This would continue throughout the majority of his recording career. They'd record maybe two or 3 records at a time on one label, move to another, then come back to the previous, almost like a two-step. In 1927 they would record on Domino, Harmony, Perfect. 1928 would be Diva, Puritone, Harmony and Velvet-Tone. 1929 Regal, Perfect, Banner, Oriole, Harmony. It would continue in this pattern until they would break up in 1932. It has been estimated by some collectors that they had recorded on as many as 30 different labels in there time as a band under just the name \"Lou Gold & His Orchestra.\" There were around 10 other Pseudonym bands and possibly more that we haven't discovered yet, just to give you a perspective.
Sam Lanin was truly one of the most Recorded bandleader's of the 1920s, more so than Selvin, Shilkret, or even Whiteman. He recorded from the early 1920s through the early 1930s mostly. He not only had many bands and orchestras like Lanin's Arcadians, Lanin's Dance Orchestra, Lanin's Southern Serenaders, and more. Recorded under so many other Pseudonym's too. But he was also a part of a few bands too including the Broadway Broadcasters, The Melody Sheiks, Bailey's Lucky Seven, and more. He probably recorded on possibly all American labels out there from all his bands. His Main Orchestra is what's credited.
His Main Orchestra formed in late 1920, They would record under an ungodly amount of Aliases including The Okeh Melodians, Blue Room Club Orchestra, The Rangers, and Harry's Thieves Of Sleep and recording their first records in 1921 on Gennett. But like many other bands like Lanin's and Gold's, they were loyal to no label. Recording on as many labels that were around. Those included Regal, Paramount, Grey Gull, Banner, Apex, Perfect, Actuelle, Perfect, Cameo, Embassy, and a few others. This would continue until late 1930 when this band of Lanin's would break up.
This band of Lanin's would have two hits. Rain in 1928, and It Had To Be You in 1924.
The A Side is called Kiss Me With Your Eyes by Sam Lanin which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/thaA0wJcx8A
