This popular Olsen release was one of several song hits from the 1927 stage musical “Good News.” The play was adapted for the big screen in both 1930 and 1947.
CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 20875 - The Varsity Drag (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) by George Olsen and His Music, vocal by Fran Frey, recorded in Camden August 19, 1927
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