Ipana Troubadours (aka Troubadors) - Nagasaki

Sam Lanin was a very popular bandleader through the 1920's. In addition to being known as the Sam Lanin Orchestra, he recorded under many other denominations. During this era, there were a number of orchestras that basically only worked for radio stations and recording studios. These orchestras very often took the name of a show's sponsor. "Sam Lanin and His Ipana Troubadors" (Ipana at the time being a toothpaste brand), was one of these bands. The vocalist on this funny side is unknown. Rust indicates Smith Ballew as the vocalist on this session, but in the present song, we definitely do not hear Ballew singing.