[78-L] Venuti & Pals (was: Introduction (a bit long))

[Malcolm Rockwell]

It was released on the 78rpm Lucky label out of Memphis, by collector 
Richard Hite. Don't know what year the Lucky pressings were made, though.
Mal

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David Lennick wrote:
> Venuti and friends made a couple of "screwing around" records in the Brunswick 
> studios which exist on vinyl pressings (dubs)..things like "Non Skid Manure". 
> Remarkably unfunny, actually, but somebody thought they were worth preserving.
>
> dl
>
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>   
>> Or the other tale of his "soaking" somebody while they were standing next to 
>> each other at a bar (and I don't mean that Joe spilled a drink on the guy).
>>
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan Van Landingham" <danvanlandingham at yahoo.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Introduction (a bit long)
>>
>>
>> >From what I havew read on Joe Venuti,I wouldn't put it past him to do 
>> something like that.
>> I don't think it tops Venuti hiring 37 bass players who met at a street 
>> intersection or him
>> sawing away at Wingy Manonne's wooden prosthesis.
>>
>> --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Bart <garioch at texas.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Bart <garioch at texas.net>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Introduction (a bit long)
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 8:20 PM
>>
>>
>> Jeff Lichtman wrote:
>>     
>>>>> . . . there's the famous "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" by Hoagy Carmichael, 
>>>>> where some refuse to admit that Joe Venuti clearly sings "Barnacle Bill 
>>>>> The Sh*thead"
>>>>> throughout the second verse.
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> I had to play that one through and listen. . .
>>>>
>>>> Bart
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Since you're new to this "controversy" you can serve as arbitrator.
>>> It's always sounded to me like Venuti was singing "sh*tter," not
>>> "sh*thead." What do you think?
>>>
>>>
>>> - Jeff Lichtman
>>> jeff at swazoo.com
>>> Check out Swazoo Koolak's Web Jukebox at
>>> http://swazoo.com/
>>>
>>>       
>> I've been gone for a few days... boy, do I have a lot of email to go
>> through!
>>
>> I hate to wade into any long running controversy but it does sound like
>> "sh*thead" to me. On the other hand, I played it for my wife and she
>> insists he's just (faux) drunkenly slurring "(sh)ailor". She also
>> remembers a Popeye cartoon set to the tune, but I have no memory of it.
>>
>> Bart
>>
>> A post script on a personal note: I have enjoyed some of the tunes
>> posted on the Swazoo jukebox before. Especially some silly ones a year
>> (or more) ago. Thanks!
>>
>>
>>     
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