[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 7, Issue 57 'You Can't Be true Dear"

[RAY KILCOYNE]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "burlinson">
>> The correct composers are:
>> Music by Hans Otten and Ken Griffin
>> Original words by Gerhard Ebeler
>> English words by Hal Cotton
>> original German title: "Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein" by Otten and Ebeler
>> The Marlin Sisters version with Eddie Fisher
>> was recorded in New York on April 14 1948
>>
>> Nigel Burlinson
>>
> This was during the recording ban.  Is the accompaniment vocal only?
>
> John Rogers
>
The Sportsmen and Dick Haymes versions are without instrumentation.  This 
one by the Marlin Sisters and Eddie Fisher is with harmonica(s)? only. 
Petrillo did not consider harmonicas as musical instruments, thus harmonica 
players were not asked to join the AFM Union, and records such as this were 
legal during the ban, until Petillo changed his mind and from October to the 
end of the ban harmonica players were required to join the union.
RayK