The Vagabonds

There are so many musical groups named the Vagabonds that it almost seems like it would be guaranteed that a member of such an ensemble would be a vagabond, wandering the world gig-less or from one crummy job to the next, always wishing a bit more invention had been used in the choice of an ensemble name. Music groups called the Vagabonds even have to contend with competition from a notorious motorcycle gang of the same name, although the existence of the lulling standard "Song of the Vagabonds" must be some consolation. Maybe the situation wasn't always so bad; the late-'20s ...