[78-L] Yiddish Home on the range

Andrea Walsh petquality1 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 3 18:12:39 PDT 2009


Right on, Taylor, that one IS my fave Mel Blanc record!

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> 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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