BF Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra, v. Joseph M.White (Silver-Masked Tenor) Brown Ryes, Why Are You Blue?, Victor 1925 NOTE: BF Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra was a musical radio program, sponsored by BF Goodrich (the Goodrich Tyres) and heard in different formats and timeslots from 1925 until 1935. The performers included Henry Burr (tenor), Carl Mathieu (tenor), James Stanley (baritone), Stanley Baughman (bass), Monroe Silver (comedian), Frank Banta (piano) and Sam Herman (xylophone). The hour-long program of orchestra, songs, character sketches began on WEAF New York February 12, 1925, At various times the program was titled The Goodrich Zippers, The Silvertown Cord Orchestra, Silvertown Orchestra, Silvertown Quartet and The Silvertown Zippers. The Zippers were a small banjo ensemble featured in 1926-27. The show was notable for introducing listeners to Joseph M. White, aka the Silver-Masked Tenor, who had first been heard on WEAF as early as 1923. With a mask concealing his secret identity, White found such fame on radio that when the Orchestra played on the Keith vaudeville circuit, police had to escort White into theaters.
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