1936 HITS ARCHIVE: Until The Real Thing Comes Along - Andy Kirk (Pha Terrell, vocal)

Two of the Kirk band’s most well-known recordings, this #2 “Hit Parade” ballad and the instrumental “Christopher Columbus” are included in this 1936 Hits Archive collection.

CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Decca 809 - Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Cahn-Chaplin-Freeman) by Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds Of Joy, vocal by Pha Terrell, recorded in NYC April 2, 1936

THE 1936 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1936 (some were recorded in 1935) 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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