Japaneese Rhumba

Wayne (Bob) RobertsJapaneese RhumbaRhythm & Range 45-102 B"Reavis Studio" in the deadwax |Nashville studio] 1956Nashville, TennesseeRecord listed in Rockin' Country Style (no location)Kicks Magazine #7 published a review of this record (see above). And we learn a little more about it. This was a posthumous release :"According to the accompanying promo sheet, Wayne Roberts was an aspiring crooner and when he met with an untimely death Mama Roberts had a band pop the bop onto some of his old tapes and ished & promoted the disc herself : "As his mother since his unfortunate accident I have taken it on myself to try to make to him what he always wanted to be" Nothing is greater than a mother's love. Note: the only other known record on Rhythm & Range (#101) was by Little Hank singing two Roy Hall compositions. See https://oldwax.blogspot.com/2022/09/hank-rhythm-kings-rhythm-range-45-101.html "Japanese Rumba" is an example of a GI song, a type of song composed for American soldiers…

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