[Yes - Virginia - there really was a Todd Rollins and he really led a band, aparently based in New Jersey. However, not all of the records released as by Todd Rollins are, in fact, actually by that band - John Leifert believes "that most of these dates are actually by the Gene Kardos band, or by some of its members with other musicians." Additionally, some sessions by the Rollins band (or Rollins-Kardos band, or whatever it was) were released under Chick Bullock's name. This two-CD set includes every item of possible Rollins relevance. - Sir Toastalot]

New York: 1/3/1934

1)Roll out of Bed with a Smile (Young-Ager) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 32946-B(14516-1)]
2) Jimmy Had a Nickel (Sigler-Goodhart-Hoffman) voc Chick Bullock & orch[Banner 32946-A (14518-1)]
3) Surprise (Newman-Goodhart-Hoffman) voc Chick Bullock & orch [Domino 167-B (14519-1)]

New York: 1/22/1934

4) Swaller-Tail Coat (Bob Miller) [as "Chick Bullock & His levee Loungers"] voc Chick Bullock [Banner 32983-B (14517-3); NOTE: Chip first 10 grooves, difficult to track; if there's a better copy out there, let us know!]
5) I'll See You in Church (Newman - Goodhart - Hoffman) voc Chick Bullock [Domino 166-A (14659-1)]
6) You're in My Power (Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!) (Hoffman-Cavanaugh-Simon) [Domino 167-A (14660-1)]
7) Let's Go Places and Do Things (MacPherson - VonTilzer; from "Rainbow over Broadway") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15892-B (14661-1)]
8) Junk Man (Loesser-Meyer) voc Chick Bullock [Oriole 2839-B (14662-1)]

New York: 2/16/1934

9) One Morning in May (Parish-Carmichael) voc Dick Robertson [Perfect 15898-A (14829-1)]
10) Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem (Mercer-Hanighen) voc Dick Robertson [Domino 183-A (14830-1)]
11) Get Goin' (Conrad-Oakland-Drake) voc Dick Robertson [Domino 183-B (14831-1)]
12) In a Shelter from a Shower (Whiting-Leveen-Breur) voc Dick Robertson [Perfect 15898-B (14832-1)]

New York: 3/19/1934

13) I Hate Myself (for Being So Mean to You) (Davis-Young-Ager) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-12975-A (14965-1)]
14) Poor Girl (Young-Newman-Marks) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33032-B (14966-1)]
15) I Knew You When (Magidson-Coots) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-12975-B (14967-1)]
16) The House Is Haunted (by the Echo of Your Last Good-Bye) (Rose-Adams; from "Ziegfeld Follies") voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33032-A(14968-2)]

New York: 4/19/1934. First two titles released as by "Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers." Bullock later recalled that these two were by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band - leading to the possibility that the whole date might, in fact, be by the MBRB.

16) Frankie and Johnnie (no CC) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M 13012 / 15084-1]
17) I Can't Dance, I Got Ants In My Band (Gaines - Williams) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M 13012 / 15085-1] vocal by Bullock and one unidentified musician.
17) Christmas Night in Harlem (Parish-Scott) voc Dick Robertson [Perfect 15927-A (15087-1)] Note: the opening phrase is from Will Hudson's "Dancing Dogs."
18) Moon Country (It's Home to Me) (Carmichael-Mercer) voc Dick Robertson [Perfect 15927-A (15087-1)

New York: 5/18/1934

21)) Jungle Fever (Dietz-Donaldson; from "Operator 13") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15939-A (15234-1)]
22) Sleepy Head (Dietz-Donaldson; from "Operator 13") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15939-B (15235-1)]
23) The Boogie Man (Sam Coslow; from "Many Happy Returns") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15947-B (15236-1)]
24) Take a Lesson from the Lark (Rainger-Robin; from "Shoot the Works") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15947-A (15237-1)]

New York: 6/18/1934

25) Moonlight Parade (Coots-Baer-Klages) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13055-B (15334-A)]

Toasted by The Great John L with input from Lindy Lindemeyer, Rich Markow and Gus Kuhlman. From an idea by Jeff Healey. Thanks to Wonderboy Wondrich.

My Hat's on the Side of My Head (Woods - Hulbert) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13055-A (15335-1)]

(If Love Makes You Give up) Steak and Potatoes (Brown-Alter) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13056-A (15336-1)]

Hot Dogs and Sasparilla (Whitcup-Samuels) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13056-B (15337-1)]

Kissing Games (Sigler-Goodhart-Hoffman) voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15964-B (15427-1)]

Born to Be Kissed (Dietz-Schwartz; from "The Girl from Missouri") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 15964-A (15428-1)]

I'm Satisfied (Freed-Barris) voc Chick Bullock [Oriole 2936-B (15429-1)]

I'm Counting on You (Drake-Oakland) voc Chick Bullock [Oriole 2936-A (15430-1)]

Sweetie Pie (John Jacob Loeb) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13143-A (15816-1)]

You Can Put It in the Papers (Washington - Stept) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13143-B (15817-1)]

Blue Sky Avenue (Magidson-Conrad; from "Gift of Gab") voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13156-B (15818-1)]

Talkin' to Myself (Magidson-Conrad; from "Gift of Gab") voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13156-A (15819-1)]

Down t' Uncle Bill's (Mercer-Carmichael) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33303-A (16394-1; Rust is in error)]

The Man from Scotland Yard (Gregory - Bishop) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33303-B (16393-1; Rust is in error)]

Am I to Blame? (Lewis-Baer) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33293-A (16395-1)]

Did She Ask for Me? (Rothberg-Grey) voc Chick Bullock [Banner 33293-B (16396-1)]

Singing a Happy Song (Meskill-Stern; from "Folies Bergère de Paris") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 16074-A (16649-1; unlisted take)]

I Was Lucky (Meskill-Stern; from "Folies Bergère de Paris") voc Chick Bullock [Perfect 16074-B (16650-1)]

I Believe In Miracles (Wendling - Meyer) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13302-B / 16586-1]

Fare Thee Well Annabelle (Dixon - Allie Wrubel, "Sweet Music") Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers [Banner 33331 / 16585-3]

Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother (Tomlin - Poe - Grier) voc Chick Bullock [Melotone M-13302 / 16584-3]

Now We're On Our Second Honeymoon (O'Donnell, Fields and Marks). Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra, vocal by Tom Low. Columbia 2736-D (152336-2). New York, December 27, 1932. (Slightly rough condition, but quite listenable; can we improve on shape?)

It's Within Your Power (Revel and Gordon)‹Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra, vocal by Richard Berry. Columbia 2736-D (152338-2). NY, Dec. 27, 1932.

That Co-ed Party (O'Flynn, Cavanaugh and Weldon)‹Bernie Cummins and His New Yorkers, vocal by the band. Columbia 2830-D (152518-2). NY, Oct. 18, 1933.

Lovey (Hoffman, Goodhart and Freed)‹Mark Fisher and His Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra, vocal by (?)Mark Fisher. Columbia 2749-D (152369-2). Chicago, February 2, 1933. The Edgewater Beach was a famous Chicago hotel, not normally known for such hot music! Great soloists, all, sadly, unknown.

Toasted by The Great John L with input from Father Knickerbocker, Rich Markow, Lindy Lindemeyer and Gus Kuhlman, suggested by Jeff Healey. Thanks to Wonderboy Wondrich.
[Note: I still believe that most of these dates are actually by the Gene Kardos band, or by some of its members with other musicians.‹John Leifert]