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 an ARC studio band, directed by Victor Young. The latter is the case for this lovely 1932 recording. The wonderful vocal is by Bill Coty and Harold Van Emburgh. Unfortunately, so far I've never been able to find a picture of vocalist Bill Coty.
