An architectural student, Frank Winegar organized a college dance band at the University of Pennsylvania in 1922. It was through Ted Weems that the opportunity came to play the Arcadia Ballroom in 1924 as the “Peppy Collegians.” In 1927, several jazz-oriented players were added to the band, replacing the student musicians, with a successful return to the Arcadia and other bookings to follow. After the band played at its peak in 1928, it was reorganized in 1929, due to irregular bookings, with many original members joining Jimmy Durante to play vaudeville, clubs and later, films. Frank Winegar continued to front a band into the 1930s and beyond, including a stint in the early 1930s for the CBS radio network. — by Dennis Pereyra

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
A Good Man is Hard to Find (Eddie Green)	1-25-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52221
Dream Mother (Burke / Lewis / Sherman)	5-22-1929	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52596
I Call You Sugar (Phil Baxter / George Bowles)	2-10-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52224
I’m Just a Vagabond Lover (Vallee / Zimmerman)	5-22-1929	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52596
Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider (Eddie Leonard)	5-4-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52321
Imagination (Irving Caesar / Joseph Meyer / Roger Wolfe Kahn)	8-21-1928	New York, New York	Edison 52381
My Gal Sal (Paul Dresser)	5-4-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52305
Ooh, Maybe It’s You (Irving Berlin)	8-30-1927	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52099
Say So! (Ira Gershwin / P.G. Woodhouse / George Gershwin)	3-14-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52255
Shakin’ the Blues Away Fox Trot from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1927” (Irving Berlin)	8-30-1927	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52097
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down (Howdy Quicksell / Ray Lodwig)	2-10-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52221
Stay Out of the South (Harold Dixon)	2-10-1928	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison 52224
Tell Me, Little Daisy	10-21-1927	East Orange, New Jersey	Edison
There’s Something About a Rose (Irving Kahal / Francis Wheeler / Sammy Fain)	3-14-1928	New York, New York	Edison 52255

Artist	Instrument
Bert Dixon	Vocals
Bill Drewes	Trombone
Herman Drewes	Trumpet
Tony Franchini	Piano
Jimmy Granato	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Bill Haid	Piano, Arranger
Arthur Hall	Vocals
Larry Hart	Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Piccolo
Jack Linden	Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Don McCarter	Trumpet
Norman Moran	Trumpet
Don Nyer	Drums, Vocals
The Rollickers	Vocal Group
Elliott Russell	Violin
Frank Sollecito	Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Ernie Watson	Arranger
Mike Widmer	Banjo
Frank Winegar	Banjo, Ukelele, Tenor Guitar, Leader
Billy Wolfe	Tuba