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The Artist Ensemble - Blue Skies (1927)

Blue Skies Words and music by Irving Berlin performed by The Artist Ensemble Recorded February 24, 1927 Columbia 962-D The Artist Ensemble was a small string orchestra that recorded for Columbia Record Company for just a little over year during 1926 and 1927. It sounds like the group was made up of a violin, viola, cello, string bass, and piano (or harp?). In addition, for this recording, there is a muted trumpet. I was unable to find much information on them except that they only made 10 recordings under that name for Columbia. The musicians are unidentified and the images used on this video are not of this recording group. According to The Discography of American Historical Recordings, The Artist Ensemble is a pseudonym for Murray Kellner Ensemble. "Blue Skies" was introduced by vaudeville star, Belle Baker, in the Broadway show "Betsy," a Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical. In December of 1926, just before the show opened on Broadway, Baker was unhappy with the musical score because it didn't have any songs that she felt were suitable for her dynamic voice. She called her friend, Irving Berlin, who offered her a new tune he had not quite finished and together they completed the song the night before the show opened. "Betsy" opened at the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway December 28, 1926. It ran for 39 performances. Florenz Ziegfeld, the producer, allowed "Blue Skies" it to be sung in the second act, but Rodgers and Hart were not aware that it had been included and they were understandably upset. The song was a big success and she had to sing 24 encores. "Betsy" was a flop and closed after 39 performances, but "Blue Skies" became an immediate hit.