“…was slain by members of the notorious Brooklyn murder syndicate because he knew too much…”

“That Ain’t Right”; King Cole Trio; King Cole; Cole; Decca (8630 A); October 23, 1941

“Mama Long and Tall”; Erskine Butterfield And His Blue Boys; Erskine Butterfield; Joe Davis; Decca (8596 A); October 23, 1941

The New York Times, October 23, 1941; “…stared wided-eyed through the window of a Manhattan hotel…”

“If Money Grew on Trees”; Erskine Butterfield And His Blue Boys; Erskine Butterfield; Leon Rene; Decca (8596 B); October 23, 1941