STAUNTON ("BRUZ") FLETCHER, III
(March 12, 1906 - February 8, 1941)

Major Engagements:

Argonaut, N.Y.C. (1932)
Tex Guinan's, N.Y.C. (mid-1930's)
Casino Town Club, N.Y.C. (1934)
Mayfair Yacht Club, N.Y.C. (1934)
Sidewalk Café, The Patio, Palm Beach (1935)
Club Bali, L.A., 1935-1940

1934 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-159 (Lei From Hawaii; Spring In Manhattan [with the Allan Coles Orchestra]) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

Note: Alternate takes of "Lei From Hawaii" exist (170743-1, 170743-3).

 

 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-160 (Hilly Brown [with the Allan Coles Orchestra]; Keep An Eye On His Business [with the Allan Coles Orchestra]) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

Note: Alternate takes of "Hilly Brown" exist (170742-1; 170742-A); alternate takes of "Keep An Eye On His Business" exist (170746-1, 170746-1B, 170746-2), although takes 1 and 1B may be dubs of take 2.

 

Note: Recorded March 26 and April 2, 1934, N.Y.C. All of the above performed by Bruz Fletcher, piano and voice, unless otherwise noted.

1935 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-180 (The Garden City Belle; The Human News Reel) ["The Human News Reel" was reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-181 (Nympho-Dipso-Ego Maniac; My Doctor) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

Note: Recorded on May 7 and 10, 1935, N.Y.C. with Bruz Fletcher, piano and voice.

1936 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-204 (The Simple Things Of Life; Mrs. Litchenfall) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

Note: Recorded on October 5, 1936, Los Angeles, with Bruz Fletcher, piano and voice. Liberty Music Shop Records L-159, L-160, L-181, and L-204 were also issued together at some point in an unnumbered Liberty Music Shop album entitled "Bruz Fletcher."

1937 

78/Bruz Fletcher Sings H-0102/H-0103 (Oh For A Week In The Country; She’s My Most Intimate Friend)

 

78/Bruz Fletcher Sings H-0104/H-0105 (Home; Peter Lillie Daisy) ["Home" was reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

78/Bruz Fletcher Sings HO-106/HO-107 (The Hellish Mrs. Haskell; The Prairie) [also 78/Bruz Fletcher L-0463/L-0464; reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

Note: "The Hellish Mrs. Haskell" was also released as 78/Party Novelty 49B; 78/Kicks 36-B; and 78/Party 504-A (re-titled "Society Lady").

 

78/Bruz Fletcher Sings H-0108/H-0109 (Reminiscent Of You; Drunk With Love) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

Note: All of the above were recorded in Hollywood with Bruz Fletcher, piano and voice.

 1940 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-305 (Hello, Darling!; Get It Up, Kitty) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-306 (She's My Most Intimate Friend; Oh! For A Week In The Country) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

 

78/Liberty Music Shop L-307 ("It"; Miss Day) [reissued on Drunk With Love, CD/Saxony CD 112]

 

Note: All of the above were recorded in New York City with Bruz Fletcher, piano and voice. "It" is the same composition entitled "Peter Lillie Daisy" above.