Cushing & Durkin

Who's Bill Durkin? I'm not sure, but he somehow got the ear of Cardinal Cushing and made a record (an EP no less) with his name on it. And either before or after that, I'm not sure which, he issued the big song from that record on his own. It's an odd situation, one for which I'm sure there is a perfectly logical explanation, I just don't see it. If you figure it out, let me know.

MEGA