[78-L] What is a...?

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Wed May 6 14:11:54 PDT 2009


I forgot that one as well! Don't think I have the picture sleeve though 
(Gleason would never have been able to fit on a 45RPM picture sleeve, even if 
he was probably lighter at that point).

dl

Sean Miller wrote:
> In fact, so did Jackie Gleason, have that 78 complete on Decca vinyl with a
> picture sleeve...forgot about that one!
> 
> Sean
> 
> -----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, May 06, 2009 4:57 PM
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> 
> Jan Peerce also did "What is a Boy"/"What is a Girl".
> 
> 
> dl
> 
> Michael Biel wrote:
>> "What is a man who reads Playboy?"  No, that was "What kind of a man
>> reads Playboy?" or something like that.
>>
>> But the first line of "The House I Live In" is "What is America to me?"
>>
>> Mike (what is a record collector? Biel mBiel at mbiel.com
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] What is a...?
>> From: Peter Fraissinet <pf13 at cornell.edu>
>> Date: Wed, May 06, 2009 4:31 pm
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> What Is A Home Without Babies / Charlie Poole with the North Carolina 
>> Ramblers / epon. / JSP JSP-7734D [from Columbia 15307-D]
>> What Is A Home Without Love / Monroe Brothers / Feast Here Tonight / 
>> RCA AXM2-5510 [LP]
>> What Is A Home Without Love / Loman D. Cansler / Folksongs of 
>> Missouri / Folkways FH-5324 [LP]
>> What Is A Home Without Love / Nevada Slim / Sings Old Time Country 
>> Songs / Rural Rhythm RRNS-181 [LP]
>> What Is A Mother's Love / Lonnie Glosson and His Railroad Playboys / 
>> Mercury 6057 [78]
>> What Is A Pacifist? / U. Utah Phillips / I've Got To Know / Alcazar 114
>> What Is An Album / Blind Boys / Best of the Blind Boys / MCA MCAD-22047
>> What Is An American / Minnie Pearl / The Man Behind The Wheel / 
>> Starday SLP-404 [LP]
>>
>>
>> At 04:20 PM 5/6/2009, you wrote:
>>> I am trying to research the various "what is a..." songs. And I'm not
>>> getting very far. I know there was the original "What is a boy?"/ What is
> a
>>> girl?" pairing by Arthur Godfrey...
>>>
>>> I have "What is a Freem?" by Steve Allen
>>> I have What is a Teenage Boy" / "What Is a Teenage Girl?" by Tommy
> Edwards
>>> I have "What is a Fisteris" by The Joker
>>>
>>> Can anyone here think of any others?
>>>
>>> Yes, thanks very much, I DO have too much time on my hands!
>>>
>>> Andrea
>> Peter Fraissinet
>> Bailey Hortorium Library
>> Dept. of Plant Biology
>> 412 Mann Bldg.
>> Cornell University
>> Ithaca, NY 14853
>>
>> tel. 607.255.0455 
>> ________________________________________



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