[78-L] Musical Mobsters

[Taylor Bowie]

Slang:  VO DO DO DE-O BLUES

Depression: REMEMBER MY FORGOTTEN MAN,  BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME.  IVE 
GOTTA GET UP AND GO TO WORK

Silents to talkies:  I CAN'T SLEEP IN THE MOVIES ANY MORE

Prohibition;  GOODBYE BROADWAY,  HELLO MONTREAL and also my favorite satiric 
record on the subject,  TEMPERANCE IS COMING recorded on Harmony by Arthur 
Fields and on a great two-part Brunswick by Fields and Hall.

Women in the 20s (and men):  MASCULINE WOMEN,  FEMININE MEN.


Taylor B



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Thornton" <fnarf at comcast.net>
To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Musical Mobsters


> It's a lot later (1950, filmed in '55), but "Guys and Dolls" covers the 
> time
> period. So does "Robin and the Seven Hoods", which has many great numbers
> you might be able to use; "Bang Bang" with Sammy Davis Jr. shooting 
> machine
> guns while tap dancing on the bar is a crowd-pleaser.
>
> From the time period:
>
> Al Jolson
> "Puttin' on the Ritz"
> "Minnie the Moocher"
>
> For the Depression, I think kids would respond to "Single Girl, Married
> Girl" by the Carter Family. I know I do! 1927, but the Depression came 
> early
> to Appalachia. Also, any number of Jimmie Rodgers numbers -- "In the
> Jailhouse Now".
>
> I'm sure the others will have much better selections than mine.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Al Barnes
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:02 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: [78-L] Musical Mobsters
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> --------------------------
>> 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
>> The Mob
>> Women of the 1920s & 30s
>> The transition from Silent film to 'Talkies'
>> The Depression
>> Prohibition
>>
>> If anyone has any suggestions, please post them to this thread.
>> Your help is greatly appreciated!
>> -------------------------
>>
>> 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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