Midway Gardens Orchestra

Last updated June 10, 2025

The Midway Gardens Orchestra was a jazz group active in the Chicago area of the United States during 1923. The band was led by Elmer Schoebel and played at Chicago's Midway Gardens. The group recorded under various names, and as a result their recordings are difficult to find.

The group's members included banjoist Lou Black.^[1]

Discography

Selected recordings include:

As the Original Memphis Melody Boys: There's No Gal Like My Gal, 1923, Gennett
As the Original Memphis Melody Boys: Blue Grass Blues, 1923, Gennett
As the Chicago Blues Dance Orchestra: House of David Blues, 1923, Columbia

References

↑ "Louis Black, Noted Banjoist, Dead at 64". Rock Island Argus . November 18, 1965. pp. 1, 2 . Retrieved June 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Louis Black, Noted Banjoist, Dead at 64". Rock Island Argus . November 18, 1965. pp. 1, 2 . Retrieved June 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

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