(New Orleans, Apr 27, 1928). The Halfway House Dance Orchestra: Albert Brunies (cnt,dir) Sidney Arodin (cl,tin-whistle) Joe Loyacano (as) Glyn Lea "Red" Long (p) Angelo Palmisano (bj) Chink Martin (b) Emmett Rogers (d) Johnny Saba (vcl) The Halfway House Orchestra was named after a dancehall called the Halfway House that was halfway between New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.