[78-L] One Froggy Evening - Who Was Michigan J. Frog?

[Michael Biel]

Forwarded From Brad Kay  SUPRBATONE at aol.com who is still having trouble posting: 

Freed from his cornerstone, where he was trapped for decades, what grand old  
vaudeville performer was Michigan J. Frog supposed to be emulating?  Was it 
Joseph E. Howard, who wrote "Hello, Ma Baby" and sounds like MJF?  Or was it 
Eddie Jackson, of Clayton, Jackson & Durante, who used to strut the stage with 
high hat, cane and tails, exactly like MJF? Enquiring minds want to know.   
-Brad Kay  

 
Having never seen  Joseph E. Howard, but having seen Eddie Jackson -- 
especially on that famous cover of his Audio  Fidelity LP -- it might be 
a good guess that it is Jackson. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com