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Benjamin Bernard Selvin was born March 5, 1898, in New York.

He began his professional career in 1912 working in a nightclub in Harlem.
Between then and 1917, he worked at several different clubs and venues,
and quickly learned the business of organizing and playing music.
He played a seven-year run at the Moulin Rouge, where he got his big break when officials from Victor heard him
and offered him the opportunity to record four as-yet-unassigned selections.

Not wanting to limit himself to an exclusive recording contract, Selvin was able to work with multiple labels,
which led him to record under a dizzying number of pseudonyms.
Besides several variations of band names that included his name, he also recorded as the Knickerbockers, Cavaliers,
Bar Harbor Society Orchestra, Kentucky Serenaders, and the Harmonians.

He recorded with many artists that were or went on to be big names in their own right, such as Adrian Rollini,
Manny Klein, Red Nichols, Bunny Berigan, Charles Butterfield, Earl Oliver, Eddie Lang, Mike Mosiello, Benny Goodman,
Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey and many others.
In 1945, he was head of A&R at Columbia and supervised the recordings of artists such as
Harry James, Buddy Clark, Doris Day, Nelson Eddy, and Frank Sinatra.

Ben Selvin died in New York City on July 15, 1980.

All selections have been digitally restored.

Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
1920's Dance Jazz Band
(Recorded 1926) Encore 2

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01 Does Your Old Mandarin (Recorded 1926)

02 What Good Is Good Morning (Recorded 1926)

03 What Good Is Good Morning (Version 2) (Recorded 1926)

04 Nothing Else To Do (Recorded 1926)

05 The Pump Song (Recorded 1926)

06 The Pump Song (Version 2) (Recorded 1926)

07 Betty (Recorded 1926)

08 Hi - Ho The Merrio (Recorded 1926)

  
 
09 Hi - Ho The Merrio (Version 2) (Recorded 1926)

10 I'm Lonely Without You (Recorded 1926)

11 I Found A Round - About Way To Heaven (Recorded 1926)

12 Tell Me You Love Me (Recorded 1926)

13 Tonight's My Night With Baby (Recorded 1926)

14 Hoodle - Dee - Doo - Dee - Doo (Recorded 1926)

  
 
15 When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bobbin Along (Recorded 1926)

16 Baby Face (Recorded 1926)

17 Who Wouldn't (Recorded 1926)

18 Would Ja (Recorded 1926)

19 Calling Me Home (Recorded 1926)

20 Am I Wasting My Time On You (Recorded 1926)