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George Riley. side 1: The Railroad Bum; side 2: The Grave By the Whispering Pine (Oriole 8032)
78 rpm. This same coupling was released on other American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
George Riley is a pseudonym on Oriole for Goebel Reeves.
Oriole Records was an American budget record label sold exclusively by McCrory Stores from 1921 to 1938.
In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).