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Where the Lazy River Goes by Marjorie Stedeford
Title:
Where the Lazy River Goes by Marjorie Stedeford
NFSA ID
407123
Year
1937
Recorded with Mario ‘Harp’ Lorenzi and his Rhythmics in January 1937 whilst singer Marjorie Stedeford was living and working in London.
This song was originally composed for the soundtrack of the 1936 American film Banjo on my Knee, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea.
The Australian-born Stedeford worked in London from 1935 to 1937, recording with artists such as The Six Swingers and Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends.
Performer
Marjorie Stedeford
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