[78-L] Mae Questel, the Betty Boop girl

[David Lennick]

Mae did it as well..flip side is one of the Shirley Temple songs.

dl

Bud Black wrote:
> Wasn't the blue label Decca recording of "I Want You For Christmas" by Dick
> Robertson?  (and not Mae Questal)
> 
> Bud  
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Taylor Bowie
> Date: 7/29/2009 12:18:25 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Mae Questel, the Betty Boop girl
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> Somewhere along the line "somebody" told me that the accomp. on Lollipop
> included Pletcher and Norvo.  Certainly there are jazz people on a number of
> Questel Deccas,  as I recall Bobby Hackett on I Want You For Christmas.  The
> trumpet work on Lollipop is excellent.
>  
> Lollipop was popular enough that it was reissued on a plain blue label Decca
> later on.
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> Taylor
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>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Hovers" <janhovers at hotmail.com>
> To: <78-l at 78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:04 AM
> Subject: [78-L] Mae Questel, the Betty Boop girl
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>  
>>
>> Dear all,
>> Since the beginning of 1999 I write about my passion for 78's on my
>> website www.radionostalgia.nl. It is called Jan's 78 RPM Record Warehouse
>> and it is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Every now and then, when I
>> have sufficient time, I build a new 'floor' for this website.
>> At the moment I am working at the tenth floor and one of the records I
>> want to include is the more than 2 millionseller 'On the good ship
>> Lollipop', recorded by Mae Questel (or Questal, as it is written on the
>> label of the British release). As you all probably know was Mae the voice
>> of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, a.o.
>> Although there were more than 2 million copies sold, I am not able to find
>> details on the recording date and place and I am wondering if one of you
>> will be helpfull in this matter. I only found that it was Victor Young's
>> orchestra which had quite some interesting musicians in the early 30's.
>> So I would be very greatful if somebody could help me out.
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Jan Hovers
>> Amsterdam, The Netherlands
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.radionostalgia.nl
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