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Fred Sharp & His Orchestra - I May Be Dancing

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10y ago Instant removal

This appears to be a pseudonym for Felix Ferdinando's Orchestra. Unfortunately, I found no data at all about him, although he recorded a few dozens of sides in the second half of the 20s and the early 30s. I did find a copy of a poster about the band, crediting him as "world renowned". I also found that, at some point in his career, he also was the owner of the dance hall 'Club Ferdinando' in Hartford (Connecticut), which went to bankruptcy in 1951. It seems history was quite harsh on him. This excellent performance was recorded in 1926. Vocal by Charles Gordon. This disc was in extremely poor shape, hence the result is not very good, but because of its documentary value, I did not hesitate to post it.