[78-L] Do, Do, Do

[David Lennick]

Any better/worse than Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers?

dl

Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> Audrey Williams is Mrs. Hank Williams, to you.  Actually, she was the FIRST
> Mrs. Hank Williams.  Not a good vocalist by any stretch of the
> magination.  --Mark Hendrix
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:29 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Do, Do, Do
>>
>>
>> Agreed about Shep Fields' New Music, of which I've heard very few
>> samples. Sid
>> Caesar was in the band for a while and appears on the March 10/42
>> session.
>> Notice that by 1940 he was recording titles like Boy Scout in
>> Switzerland,
>> Who's Yehoodi, When the Mush Begins to Rush Down Father's
>> Vest..man, Bernie
>> Privin and Jack Jenney are in the April 1940 lineup!
>>
>> Sammy is okay for a couple of things, like "Daddy" and "I Used to
>> Work in Chicago".
>>
>> Ken Griffin is okay for skeet shooting and I have no idea who
>> Audrey Williams is.
>>
>> What do you want from me....I still can't stomach Stephane
>> Grappelli and never
>> will.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> Now, now,  Cary...I can steer you to some excellent records by
>> a couple of
>>> your "verboten" artists.
>>>
>>> If you don't want to ripple,  try some of the Shep Fields "New Music"
>>> records from ca. 1941.  My fave is the oddly titled and
>> constructed "Ooh,
>>> Does Your Mother Know That You Smoke."  Band sounds great,  excellent
>>> clarinet solo by Gus Bivona,  damn clever tune.  Good, hip-chick vocal,
>>> too...can't recall her name.
>>>
>>> My two fave Sammy Kaye records are the Victors of "Daddy"  and
>> "My Buddy."
>>> Band sounds good on both of them.
>>>
>>> Don't know Audrey Williams,  and I'll admit defeat with Ken Griffin.
>>>
>>> Taylor B
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <soundthink at aol.com>
>>> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:10 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] How well did they do it.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I tend to listen to acoustic records more for their historic
>> value than
>>>> their musical value. I'm strictly in the electric era. There
>> are certain
>>>> sounds, however, that took some getting used to in order to appreciate
>>>> them - for example: Sidney Bechet's rapid vibrato, the
>> harmonies of the
>>>> Carter Family, pre-war Cajun vocals, and bebop. Thirty years
>> ago I couldn't
>>>> relate to any of these musically; but after listening and
>> listening, the
>>>> layers peel away and now I enjoy all four of these kinds of music.
>>>>
>>>> Ken Griffin, Audrey Williams, Sammy Kaye, and Shep Fields,
>> however, offend
>>>> at every level.
>>>>
>>>> Good topic.
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell______________