Prior to his stint with the great Jean Goldkette band, slide trombonist Speigle Willcox was with the Al Deisseroth Orchestra in 1920, and then with Tige Jewitt in 1922. He joined a band called the Big Four, later that year. The Big Four was actually an octet and they were based in Ithaca, New York. Paul Whiteman discovered the band in 1922, and changed the name of the group to The Collegians. He brought the group to New York City for gigs and recording dates.

Speigle remained with the Collegians until early 1925 and then joined the Jean Goldkette Orchestra in October 1925. Victor issued three sides by The Collegians. Speigel recalled that, “When we made those three Victor records, Paul Whiteman was nowhere to be seen, just The Collegians. There we were – this was prior to microphones – blowing into the big horn, with the same producer, Eddie King, as we recorded with later with the Goldkette Orchestra in that very same room in New York. —by Dennis Pereyra

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
I Cried For You (Now It’s Your Turn To Cry Over Me) (Freed / Arnheim / Lyman)	7-5-1923	New York, New York	Victor 19093
Little Rover (Don’t Forget To Come Back Home)	3-23-1923	New York, New York	rejected
Little Rover (Don’t Forget To Come Back Home)	3-30-1923	New York, New York	rejected
Mad (‘Cause You Threat Me This Way)	3-30-1923	New York, New York	rejected
Papa, Better Watch Your Step (Wells / Cooper)	7-5-1923	New York, New York	Victor 19105
That Red-Head Girl (Van Schenck / Lodge)	3-23-1923	New York, New York	Victor 19049

Artist	Instrument
Freddie Ballinger	Tenor Saxophone
Bob Causer	Drums
Charlie Dean	Banjo
Red Ewald	Violin
Roy Johnston	Trumpet
Jimmy Lynch	Piano
Spiegle Wilcox	Trombone
Stub Washburn	Alto Saxophone