John "Sleepy" Hall, was a banjo player who went to Yale, in 1924. He led the Yale Banjo Club, entertained with his band there and also toured. Rudy Vallée also was in his band at one time and recorded with Hall. He had an exceptional custom-made banjo made for him by Bacon Banjo Co. In this case however, the credits my not refer to the actual banjoist. This pseudonym was used by several orchestras, a.o. by Gene Kardos and many ARC studio bands. The latter is the case for this lovely 1931 recording. The vocal is by Charles (on this disc credited as 'Charlie') Lawman. This disc requiring thorough restoration was in less than stellar shape, but taking into account the interest for this rarely heard vocalist, I decided to share it.
