Lee Morse "IN THE SING SONG SYCAMORE TREE" (1928)

"In the Sing-Song Sycamore Tree" Music by Harry Woods Words by Mort Dixon Sung by Lee Morse accompanied by Her Blue Grass Boys Recorded January 23, 1928, New York Lee Morse (1897-1954) was a female, vocal stylist of the 1920s and 1930s with a throaty, jazz-phrased, rather uninhibited style. Sometimes easy swinging style along Gene Austin lines with voice raised in slight yodel. Extensive recording, often used outstanding musicians, including Benny Goodman, Manny Klein, Tommy Dorsey, Adrian Rollini, Eddie Lang, Rube Bloom. Usually billed as Lee Morse and Her Blue Grass Boys. Played vaudeville many years.