Before we leave "Varsity Show," we sneak in one more recording of a song from that 1937 movie!
Fred Waring had stopped recording in the early 1930s, so he did not record any of the "Varsity Show" songs at the time of the film's release.
He resumed recording in 1942 and had a bunch of releases on Decca Records before the recording ban set in. It's kind of ironic that when Fred finally decided to start recording again, the musicians association wouldn't let him!
One of the songs he cut before the ban was "Moonlight on the Campus":
As you can see from the photo at the top, the Pennsylvanians had about as many singers as musicians, as Fred was heavily featuring choral arrangements by this time.
Fred Waring's other big interest was a new-fangled blender that he promoted and is still named the Waring Blendor (with the sporty O).
Here's a demonstration:
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