[78-L] Edison's interference in the Edison catalogue

[Michael Biel]

Stephen Davies wrote:
>         I'm enjoying the autobiography of Sam Coslow: "Cocktails for two" 
> (1977).  While still a teenager but with some initial songwriting success, 
> Coslow (1902 - 1982) answers an anonymous ad for a popular 
> composer/arranger.  The reply comes from the Edison company in New Jersey. 
>  Coslow has a meeting with "the great man".
>   
Coslow spoke at ARSC in the 80s and I have it on videotape.  I think he 
told this story because I can hear him in my mind croaking out the two 
notes of Carolina in the Morning.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com