[78-L] Quoting Ginger Rogers and ignoring Glenn Miller

[Randy Watts]

Aside from Bing's "White Christmas" and Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow," contemporary culture seems unaware that recordings existed prior to 1955. From that prevailing point of view, "At Last" has to be an Etta James song, even though we know better.

Randy 


--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Quoting Ginger Rogers and ignoring Glenn Miller
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 7:44 PM
> What was *really* in question was the availability to the
> public of a 
> Miller recording of the song to establish it as a Miller
> song, not an 
> Etta James song.  It was on the flip of Kalamazoo which was
> a pretty big 
> hit, so Etta's single was a johnny come lately. 
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> > David Weiner wrote:
> >  > The Miller soundtrack recordings were issued for
> the first time
> >  > by RCA on LP in 1954 and by 20th Century Fox in
> 1959. Dave W.
> >
> > But it had already been out on 78.  RCA Victor 27934
> recorded May 20, 
> > 1942 on  072285-1   Mike Biel
> > ---------
> >
> > That was the COMMERCIAL recording on 78 - I was
> referring to the two
> > different Miller SOUNDTRACK recordings - different
> arrangements and
> > vocalists - made for SUN VALLEY SERENADE in 1941 and
> ORCHESTRA WIVES in 1942
> > that made their first appearance only on LP. 
> >
> > Dave W.