1934 HITS ARCHIVE: Miss Otis Regrets - Ethel Waters

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For the interesting origin of this most unusual Cole Porter tune, here’s the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Otis_Regrets

Originally issued on 78rpm: Decca 140 - Miss Otis Regrets (She’s Unable To Lunch Today) (Porter) by Ethel Waters with studio orchestra (possibly including Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey), recorded in NYC August 20, 1934

THE 1934 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1934 (some were recorded in 1933) 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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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!

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