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1940 HITS ARCHIVE: Make-Believe Island - Jan Savitt (Bon Bon, vocal)


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Make-Believe Island (Grosz-Kenny-Kenny) by Jan Savitt & his Orchestra, vocal by Bon Bon (George Tunnell)

Russian-born Jan Savitt (nee Jacob Savetnick) was sometimes billed as “The Stokowski of Swing,” having once played violin in Stokowski’s orchestra. He provides his usual shuffle rhythm to this popular ballad, also posted here in the Mitchell Ayres version

THE 1940 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1940 (some were recorded in 1939) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed.


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