[78-L] Musical Mobsters

[Michael Biel]

Al Barnes wrote:
> I'm trying to help a friend come up with some musical themes, and need the
> collective wisdom of the 78-L list.
>
> Here's the question in her words:
>
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> I am looking for songs from the Jazz Age (preferably 1923-1935) that
> mention a number of different subjects for some K-12 education programs that I'm putting
> together.I'll need to find recordings and/or sheet music as these songs will be
> performed live by my band.The topics I'm planning to cover are:
>
> Jazz Age Slang
>   

Varsity Drag
Collegette

> The Mob
>   
Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar
I Married the Bootleggers Daughter

> Women of the 1920s & 30s
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Flapperette
5 Foot 2
I Wanna Be Loved By You
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

> The transition from Silent film to 'Talkies'
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If I Had A Talking Picture of You
Take Your Girlie To The Movies
> The Depression
>   
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
We're In The Money
> Prohibition
>
>   
Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar
I Married the Bootleggers Daughter

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
> If anyone has any suggestions, please post them to this thread.
> Your help is greatly appreciated!
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>
> I can help her with a lot of this, but in particular, I can think of
> nothing from the 20s/30s directly
> related to The Mob. And what's one good tune with lots of slang?
>
> This group seems to be quite adept at such endeavors, so I look forward
> to any suggestions.
>
> Al
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