[78-L] Yiddish Home on the range

[Taylor Bowie]

While we're at it...I will also recommend the Mel Blanc records...esp. his 
dead-on version of Al Jolson on Toot-Toot-Tootsie,  with a  hilarious Billy 
May razz-a-ma-tazz accomp.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea Walsh" <petquality1 at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Yiddish Home on the range


> 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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