[78-L] Singing drummer Mr. Ben Potluck

[David Lennick]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>>
>>> Good question...did Skinnay Ennis sing with Kemp early on?  Or how about
>>> Phil Harris when he was with Halstead?
>>>
>>> But as far as singing drummers on record...Tom may be the first.
>>>
>>>
>>> Taylor
>> Mebbe. What about Ben Pollack?
>>
>> Al Simmons
> 
> 
> AAAAARGH!  We were talking about singing,  not whatever it is that comes out 
> of Ben's mouth!
> 
> Haha  actually  I have Tom Stacks vocals from as early as 1925 which is 
> before Ben started "singing" on record.
> 
> Taylor
> 

Another of my messages has been lost in transit for a couple of hours, but I 
nominated Poley McClintock, who's credited as drummer & vocalist with Waring 
before 1925..whether he's audible or just part of the chorus (a croaking chorus 
in this case, inspired probably by Aristophanes) I can't say.

dl