ONE ALONE from \"The Desert Song\"
Music by Sigmund Romberg, words by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra
Vocal Refain by Charles Kaley
Recorded Dec. 14, 1926, New York
Personnel:
Don Voorhees - director / Mike Mosiello, Leo McConville - trumpet / Miff Mole - trombone / Bill Trone - mellophone / Phil Gleason, Fred Morrow - clarinet, alto sax / Paul Cartright - tenor sax / Joe Raymond - violin / Dick McDonough - banjo, guitar / Jack Hanson - tuba / Vic Berton - drums / Charles Kaley - vocal
Don Voorhees (1903 - 1989) born in Allentown, Pennsylvania was a leader of a good dance band in th 1920s and later conductor on radio-TV. Band in Broadway musical \"Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1925.\" Maintained high musicianship in 1920s, with good arrangements, some done by himself. Personnel at times included Red Nichols, Miff Mole, Arthur Schutt, Dick McDonough and Vic Berton. Late 1927 formed band with Red Nichols for Newark radio station WOR, soon after on newly-formed CBS network. Conducted same band in pit of Broadway show \"Rain or Shine\" during 1928 without Nichols. Later band nucleus joined Roger Wolfe Kahn. In 1930s important radio conductor, pop and semi-classical. Shows included those of Albert Spaulding 1933-34, Ed Wynn 1934, Colgate House Party 1934, Gibson Family 1935, Ed Wynn 1935-36. Late 1936 into late 1940s on Calvalcade of America show. With James Melton on 1939 Ford Summer Show and Telephone Hour early 1940s. Virtually every week for 28 years -on radio from 1940 to 1959 and on television from 1959 to 1968, Voorhees brought to millions of NBC listeners a mix of classical and popular music performed by leading virtuosos, including Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubinstein, Lily Pons, Ezio Pinza, Benny Goodman and Bing Crosby. After he left the Telephone Hour, he was conductor of the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Symphony Orchestra and made personal appearances as guest conductor of other well known orchestras.
