[78-L] Musical Mobsters

[simmonssomer]

Try Eddie Cantor's "Tips On The Stock Market"  Victor 22189. Please note the 
date of this recording...October 29, 1929.

Al Simmons

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From: "Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr." <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Musical Mobsters


> 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:
>>
>> --------------------------
>> 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.
>>
> During this time, music did not often reflect the current events.
> However, there were some cute ditties that dealt with social issues. One
> that comes to mind was by Paul Specht called "Roll 'em Girls".
> When I first heard the number, I thought they were referring to
> cigarettes and lib. The fact is, they were referring to the practice of
> rolling socks down to expose the knees.
>
> Roll em girls, roll 'em
> Go ahead and roll 'em.
> Roll 'em down below your pretty knees!"
>
> Here's Billy Murray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAceqH2atQM
>
> Bobbing hair, shortening dresses. Cute.
>
> Lyrics
> http://paroles-de-chansons.abazada.com/
>
> Let your students enjoy "Cheaper by the Dozen" and the sequel, which is
> not as well done, "Belles On Their Toes", both rich with scenes of the
> era, mannerisms, music and mores. Homemade root beer! One scene is about
> the girls braving the beech with their socks rolled down.
> I think you can get these movies cheap in Amazon. You will like them
> yourself.
>
> For depression era, there's no movie yet that has the impact of "Grapes
> of Wrath", thought "Paper Moon" is good but may have scenes questionable
> for a classroom.
>
> Old Elliot Ness Untouchables shows for gangster stuff.
>
> You could show them an MGM Metro Movietone short or 2. They illustrate
> the transition between vaudeville and sound movies quite clearly. These
> are available on DVD, Special Edition "The Broadway Melody", with
> Charles King, Anita Page and Bessie Love.
>
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