Joe Rines

Born Oct. 1, 1901 in Boston, MA. Died Dec. 12, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA. He was a society bandleader, vocalist and commercial jingle composer. In the 1930's he recorded for Victor and Brunswick under his real name. Some of his recordings were considered risqué for the time, such as Victor 24155, "Taboo, Taboo / My Love's A Country Gal (I Guess I'll Have To Marry Her". In the 1930s and 1940s he recorded mildly risqué material for Eli Oberstein's Varsity label under the pseudonym "John Ryan". Much of this output was reissued after World War II on several obscure "party record" labels such as Kicks (2), Top Hat Records (2), "John Ryan Record", "Risqué" and High Society Records (4). He also continued recording under the alias John Ryan for RCA Victor through the late 1940s.