The Vagabonds
Billed during their heyday as "America's daffiest, laughiest swing quartet," the Vagabonds (Attilio Risso on accordion, Pete Peterson on stand-up bass and comedy guitarists Dominic Germano and Al Torriere) were comedians first and musicians second. There were seemingly a million groups like this after the second World War working the taverns and nightclubs on both coasts; a couple of guitars, an accordion and a stand-up bass, doing "special material," song parodies and comedy routines, usually to hide the woeful vocal deficiencies of the group itself. Not as corny or as rural in content or presentation as the Hoosier Hot Shots, nor as manic as Spike Jones and His City Slickers or the Schnickelfritzers, the Vagabonds were just the kind of light comedy act that made great nightclub entertainment after the second World War, and made comic relief appearances in several RKO movies during the same time period.
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9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 23)
Soul - Released by Music Manager on 20 Dec 2018
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Swing Jazz Essentials
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 Mar 2012
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Red Red Wine (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 36)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 20 Dec 2018
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Una Nueva Melodia / Tom Dooley (Remastered)
Pop - Released by All Around The World on 1 Jan 1962
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Inquietud / Amigos (Remastered)
Pop - Released by CANCIONERO POP on 12 Jan 1962
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Billy Blake and the Vagabonds
Billy Blake and the Vagabonds, The Vagabonds, Billy Blake
Rock - Released by MondoTunes on 28 Feb 2013
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I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Pop - Released by PnR on 1 Jan 2000
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