Saturday, October 21, 2023

Halloween Countdown - Day 4 - "Witch Doctor" (1934)



For Day 4 of our countdown to Halloween, our next instrumental track features the all-girl band of Ina Ray Hutton!

Here's Ina Ray with her Melodears performing the Will Hudson-penned "Witch Doctor" on Vocalion Records from 1934:



Ina Ray Hutton was by far the most popular female bandleader of the era, but the concept of a female leader of an all-female group never really caught on.







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