The A & P Gipsies - Only The Girl

This was a band led by Russian-born Harry Horlick, for the long-running "A & P Gypsies" show from 1924 to 1936. He performed in cafés in the early 20s. Horlick's six-piece ensemble was playing unsponsored on New York's WEAF in the winter of 1923 when they were seen by a Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company executive. The band (renamed A & P Gypsies), began regular broadcasts, sponsored by A&P. Horlick had learned gypsy music while traveling with gypsy bands in Constantinople (presently Istanbul). This great tune is from the 1929 feature film "The Painted Angel", which sadly is presumed lost. In this version, recorded the same year, the lovely vocal is performed by Harold "Scrappy" Lambert.