Mary Udovich And Josephine Lausche
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Likely the most famous Slovenian vocal duet of all time. The duet had its origins in the St. Clair Avenue neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, where Josephine was born into the now famous Lausche family in 1894. Blessed with a great talent and encouraged by her mother, she took up singing at an early age. In 1913 she met Mary Udovich and they began singing together. With Josephine as the soprano lead and Mary on alto they harmonized beautifully. The team was completed by pianist William J. Lausche who provided compositions and arrangements for the duet’s repertoire, Josephine and Mary made their first recording in 1924 for the Victor label on the recommendation of Anton Mervar, who arranged a four-day session at the Slovenian National Home on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland. Four selections were recorded acoustically. Three years later the duet began recording for Columbia, who was now using the electrical process. Between December 1927 and August 1931 they recorded 56 selections, most of them accompanied by the Columbia studio orchestra. Their releases were typically of Slovenian folk songs arranged in polka or waltz tempo and embellished with instrumental interludes composed by Dr. Lausche. Some of their most popular have become standards in America. The duet’s last recordings were made in 1942.