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

[Jeff Lichtman]

>. . . His top favourites - and he hummed them to me in the same squeaky
>voice - were "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," "Listen to the Mocking
>Bird," and an old folk tune called "Heimwah." . . .
>
>Stephen D

Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet recorded a really hot version of 
"When You and I Were Young, Maggie" in 1938. More recently, Evan 
Christopher recorded a jazz version of "Listen to the Mocking Bird" 
(I have this on CD somewhere). So, it's possible to do good-sounding 
modern versions of creaky old songs, although I suppose Edison would 
have hated these performances.


                        -        Jeff Lichtman
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