[78-L] COW PIE POLKA - J COLONNA

[warren moorman]

Colonna's recording career began on Edison in the 20's as a sideman with Joe Herlihy's band, but his own features are mostly to be found on OTR recordings, especially Kraft Music Hall and Bob Hope shows, and various AFRS shows. One pre-war title with Colonna, though AFAIK never issued as a 78, that absolutely should be reissued on cd, is "The Girlfriend Of The Whirling Dervish" from the film "Gardens of the Moon". (It was issued on a soundtrack lp in the 1970's). In addition to Colonna's fantastic Calloway-esque vocals, it also features John Payne and Johnny "Scat" Davis with Joe Venuti, in a great arrangement and witty lyrics that reference every wrinkle in the swing craze of that year (1938). The titles below look like material from one of Colonna's several postwar lp's (perhaps the Design lp).

Warren  

--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] COW PIE POLKA - J COLONNA
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 6:32 AM
> Only ONE cd I know of:
>  Pegasus (Pinnacle) 42165
>  1. I Hate Music
>  2. Can't You Hear Me Calling, Caroline?
>  3. I Cried For You
>  4. Bell Bottom Trousers
>  5. Song of the Open Road
>  6. Sweet Adeline
>  7. I Want to Love You, Cara Mia
>  8. Velvet Glove
>  9. Let Me Go Lover
> 10. Down by the Old Mill Stream
> 11. Hey Barmaid
> 12. Ebb Tide
> 13. Colonna's Trolley
> 14. Ja Da
> 15. It Might as Well Be Spring
> 16. You're My Everything
> 17. On the Road to Mandalay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On
> Behalf Of Andrea Walsh
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:18 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] COW PIE POLKA - J COLONNA
> 
> 
> That's actually a good idea- I'm surprised there isn't one
> already!
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
> 
> > Lift your feet, lift your feet, lift your feet.
> >
> > We need a Jerry Colonna CD. Petition your local
> reissue label.
> >
> > dl
> >
> > Andrea Walsh wrote:
> > > Yes, I posted it, it's called the "Cow Pasture
> Polka"
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM, <krabgrass at aol.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Didn't Jerry Colonna record a song (polka?)
> with lyrics "step, step,
> > watch
> > >> where you step"?
> > >>
> > >> Don Chichester
> > _______________________________________________
> > 78-L mailing list
> > 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> > http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
> >
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>