Though not quite as glorious as the Miller version, from the great Jerry Gray's smooth and romantic arrangement, still pretty darned snazzy. Soon after this Chico side was waxed, Skip left to replace Ray Eberle, who, backed by the Mods, delivered one of his best vocals on "Sweet Eloise," in the Miller aggregation. Skip was actually the better vocalist, but for me, Ray will always be the boy singer for the Miller band
I always thought it was a very petty move for Miller to fire Eberle after 4 years, when he surely had at least an inkling in the back of his mind that the civilian band wasn't long for the world. And then to hire Skip only to have him sent looking for another job a few months later. He did reappear in 1944 and 1945 for a series of records with the Casa Loma Orchestra on Decca. Some of which featured his former Miller bandmate, Bobby Hackett on cornet.
@@jlassie There was confusion as to what happened to Eberle. According to George T. Simon, who wrote Glenn Miller's biography, Eberle left the band on his own accord because he wasn't being paid any money for appearing in "Orchestra Wives". As for Nelson looking for another job after two months with Miller, he returned to Chico Marx after Miller disbanded the civilian band. Nelson followed that with singing with Guy Lombardo's band and had one big hit, "It's Love, Love, Love" with the Lombardo Trio.
@@scottstacey7447 Yep, I have that on CD. I actually prefer Ray's phrasing. ... As to Ray's departure -- Marion Hutton said that there would have been a "mutiny" in the band if GM hadn't given him the boot. She claimed that Ray was getting away with things that no one else in the aggregation would have dared. We all have read that Glenn was a strict disciplinarian.
@@Trombonology In any event, there was quite a misunderstanding over what happened. Too bad Eberle couldn't record with Gene Krupa as Krupa recorded his last recordings before the recording ban took effect for Okeh at the same time Miller made his last recordings for Victor.
Though not quite as glorious as the Miller version, from the great Jerry Gray's smooth and romantic arrangement, still pretty darned snazzy. Soon after this Chico side was waxed, Skip left to replace Ray Eberle, who, backed by the Mods, delivered one of his best vocals on "Sweet Eloise," in the Miller aggregation. Skip was actually the better vocalist, but for me, Ray will always be the boy singer for the Miller band
I always thought it was a very petty move for Miller to fire Eberle after 4 years, when he surely had at least an inkling in the back of his mind that the civilian band wasn't long for the world. And then to hire Skip only to have him sent looking for another job a few months later.
He did reappear in 1944 and 1945 for a series of records with the Casa Loma Orchestra on Decca. Some of which featured his former Miller bandmate, Bobby Hackett on cornet.
@@jlassie There was confusion as to what happened to Eberle. According to George T. Simon, who wrote Glenn Miller's biography, Eberle left the band on his own accord because he wasn't being paid any money for appearing in "Orchestra Wives". As for Nelson looking for another job after two months with Miller, he returned to Chico Marx after Miller disbanded the civilian band. Nelson followed that with singing with Guy Lombardo's band and had one big hit, "It's Love, Love, Love" with the Lombardo Trio.
Skip sang a version of "Sweet Eloise" with the Miller band on a Chesterfield Broadcast July 16, 1942.
@@scottstacey7447 Yep, I have that on CD. I actually prefer Ray's phrasing. ... As to Ray's departure -- Marion Hutton said that there would have been a "mutiny" in the band if GM hadn't given him the boot. She claimed that Ray was getting away with things that no one else in the aggregation would have dared. We all have read that Glenn was a strict disciplinarian.
@@Trombonology In any event, there was quite a misunderstanding over what happened. Too bad Eberle couldn't record with Gene Krupa as Krupa recorded his last recordings before the recording ban took effect for Okeh at the same time Miller made his last recordings for Victor.