[78-L] Pathe Records Questions

[Bart]

Bertrand CHAUMELLE wrote:
> "Allô chérie" is "Hello My Dearie" by Dave Stamper & Gene Buck.
>
> BC
>   
Thanks.  That's something I could search for.

It may be a long while before I'm able to hear that Pathe disque, but in 
the meantime
an instrumental version of "Hello, My Dearie" (1917) can be heard by 
Jaudas' Society
Orchestra at UCSB.  It features what sounds like the novelty of a slide 
whistle.

While listening one can ogle the illustrated cover of the sheet music here:

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagHelloMyD&Rag&1

(Sheet music is also available from the National Library of Australia 
with a plain cover, and may be available elsewhere.)

The song itself is a telephone romance song:

Hello, get me please 1 - 4 - 1
Central, waiting here is no fun
Don't butt in, you cut in, just get off the wire.
I'm not done, 1 - 4 - 1 that's what I desire.
Hello, my dearie, I'm lonesome for you.
I want you near me, oh, honest I do.
Come over I'm all alone.
That's why I called you by phone.
Loving like this is, some people admire
but cuddles and kisses you can't send by wire
I have the blues, don't refuse, or you'll lose me
So honey hurry or I will worry
I love you so,
Goodbye.

Not likely to replace Ada Jones' "All Alone" (not the Irving Berlin 
tune) in my affection...

Bart
> Le 13 juil. 09, à 18:13, Bart a écrit :
>
>   
>> I saw from an online database that Dave Stamper wrote some songs 
>> (though
>> "Allo! Cheri!" is not mentioned) and was involved with Ziegfeld's shows
>> but if he he is the songwriter and not the artist then it appears the
>> artist is not named on the label on either side of the disc.  On Edison
>> cylinders for a number of years the performer was announce in the
>> recording, often by Ed Meeker.  Was the practice of announcing the
>> performer common on other labels' product?
>>     
>>>> Bart
>>>>