[78-L] Yiddish Home on the range

[Andrea Walsh]

Jim- I LOVE Mickey Katz!  May I recommend my post of a ton of his records I
made here: http://twindowlicker.livejournal.com/318371.html  (they are in
the same post with a lotta Mel Blanc records, but don't let that fool ya!

Andrea

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Jim Whipkey <suuford at msn.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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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