[78-L] Yiddish Home on the range
Jim Whipkey
suuford at msn.com
Wed Jun 3 07:21:31 PDT 2009
I've just played a 78 which is a Yiddish "Home on the Range". Got a big
pile of records last night, couple milk crates full and have just started
to sort and listen. By chance, one of the first was in Yiddish, then a
little English, but the song is unmistakeably "Home on the Range". The title
is Haim Afen Range. It's wonderful!. Can't wait to listen to the rest,
there's some recordings by a Cantor, some by Al Jolsen, etc. The Range
recording is by Mickey Katz and his Kosher-Jammers, a purple label RCA
Victor. Flip side is "Yiddish Square Dance", which I haven't heard yet.
Any ideas on its history, age, etc?
Jim Whipkey
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