"Collegiana" (1928)

Still in 1928, we have the song "Collegiana" from the hit songwriting team of Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh!

I'm partial to this version by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra with Skinnay Ennis and "vocal effects" on Brunswick Records:

As the label helpfully points out, Hal Kemp started his band at the University of North Carolina!

Hal's UNC Senior yearbook photo!

Vocalist/drummer Skinnay Ennis and pianist arranger John Scott Trotter were among Hal's UNC classmates who made the jump to the big time with him!

It' still the 1920s and there's a quality college-themed song making the rounds. Can Waring's Pennsylvanians be far away?

Well, no, they're right here with their version of "Collegiana" on Victor Records:

It's kind of interesting that the Kemp band's label mentions "vocal effects" but the Waring record has wackier vocal effects courtesy of drummer Poley McClintock!