Biography
The Ross De Luxe Syncopaters were a group formed sometime in 1927, in Miami, Florida. The group broke up in 1928 after playing for two weeks in Brooklyn, New York at the Rosemont.
Lineup:
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Robert Cloud - Alto Saxophone
Eddie Cooper - Trombone
Earl Evans - Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Richard Fulbright - Tuba
Edmond Hall - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Melvin Herbert - Trumpet
Frank Houston - Drums, Vocals
Robert "Cookie" Mason - Trumpet, Vocals
Margaret Miller - Vocals
Alonzo Ross - Piano, Vocals, Leader
Casper Tower - Banjo, Vocals
On August 22, 1927, the Victor label recorded the Ross DeLuxe Syncopators in Savannah, Georgia, playing the following tunes, all with Robert Cloud credited as composer/arranger - "Don't You Wanna Know?", "Skad-O-Lee" (later aka: "Stack-O-Lee"), "Monia" (aka: "You Gotta Know How To Love", co-composer: Melville Herbert), "Baby Stop Teasin' Me", "Lady Mine", and "Florida Rhythm". Two other tunes were recorded on the same date. "Believe Me, Dear" (aka: "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise", which was credited to C. Mason (possibly Robert "Cookie" Mason), and someone named 'Claud' (the French pronounciation of which is "Cloud" - Robert Cloud?). The other song was "Mary Bell", a tune credited to Casper Tower, another of the band members.
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