At that time, Boys Town was a very well known American institution, founded by Rev. Edward Flanagan in 1917, and made famous by two fictional Boys Town films, with Spencer Tracy taking the part of Father Flanagan. The orphanage for boys was and is near Omaha, Nebraska.
The choir itself is charming in this surprisingly diverse program, although the older boys are distinctly thin sounding, as is often the case with ensembles such as these. The recording is not one of Capitol's best, but serviceable enough.
Father Flanagan had died by the time this record came out, which is nowhere mentioned on the sleeve. The music director for the record was Rev. Francis Schmidt.
