[78-L] Two singers who cause me pain

[Bud Black]

If Irving was "out-of-date" by rolling his R's, I urge you to listen to Bing
Crosby on his Decca recording of "The Man Without A Country."  He
consistently pronounces America....."Amedica."

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Patrick Humbert
Date: 04/06/09 17:28:12
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: Re: [78-L] Two singers who cause me pain
 
Irving Kaufman does the out-of-date r-r-r-r-r-olling of his r-r-r-r-rs  on
many recordings too !
 
Patrick   Humbert
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:43:23 -0700
> Subject: [78-L] Two singers who cause me pain
>
> I can listen to and enjoy a lot of different music and singers,  ranging
> from JW Myers to Layne Staley.
>
> There are two 1920s singers who each made and sold a lot of records,  and
> who I have tried to listen to for years and just can't understand how and
> why they were so popular.   There are lots of horrible vocals on stray
dance
> band records by various unknowns,  but these two were very well known to
the
> radio listening public and to record buyers.
>
> One is Vaughn De Leath.   The other is Maurice J. Gunskey.  I just tried
to
> listen all the way through his Viva Tonal version of How Am I To Know...a
> wonderful song...and I couldn't stand it.  How could anyone in 1929 have
> gone for his so out-of-date r-r-r-r-r-olling of his r-r-r-r-rs?  And an
> ugly,  small voice to go with the mannerisms.
>
> De Leath is an even bigger mystery to me...a flat and unmusical sound to
her
> voice,  and she was frequently guilty of some of the worst attempts at
being
> "jazzy" that I've ever heard.  I sometimes think she is actually a sheep
who
> has somehow learned to sing in English but at any moment might revert to
> "Ba-a-a-a-a"-ing in her native tongue.
>
> So many others took me a while to appreciate:  Irving Kaufman,   Sid Garry

> Lee Morse,  Scrappy,  etc.  But nothing seems to work with Maurice or
Vaughn
> (note what her initials spell...maybe that's part of the problem)
>
> I don't like all singers equally but I can certainly see what's what with
> most of them,  even if I don't seek out their records.  But these
> two....what's up with them?  Any fans of either who could suggest some of
> their better disks?
>
>
> Thanks from
>
> Taylor
>
>
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