Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra was from 1926 to 1930 the main band of clarinetist Fess Williams (10 April 1894 — 17 December 1975). In 1926 Williams formed the Royal Flush Orchestra. The popular hot jazz outfit held residency at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for most of its life and recorded on the Victor, Vocalion, Gennett, Okeh, Brunswick, Champion, and Harmony labels. Williams, Frank Marvin, and Perry Smith supplied vocals. The flamboyant Williams typically performed wearing a white suit and top hat. In 1928 Williams traveled to Chicago where he temporarily fronted Dave Peyton's band at the Regal Theatre. Calling the group Fess Williams and His Joy Boys, he recorded two sides with them for Vocalion. The Royal Flush Orchestra continued to operate in his absence, and in 1929 he returned to New York to resume his duties. The Royal Flush Orchestra recorded its last side in 1930. Orchestra members Ralph Bedell - Drums Ollie Blackwell - Banjo Ralph Brown - Alto Saxophone Emanuel Casamore - Tuba Emanuel Clark - Trumpet Henry Duncan - Piano Felix Gregory - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Bobby Holmes - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone David "Jelly" James - Trombone Lockwood Lewis - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone Frank Marvin - Vocals Otto Mikell - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone Andy Pendleton - Banjo Walter "Fats" Pichon - Piano Kenneth Roane - Trumpet Perry Smith - Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals George Temple - Trumpet Clinton Walker - Tuba Professor Stanley Williams - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Vocals, Leader <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fess+Williams+And+His+Royal+Flush+Orchestra">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.