[78-L] In The Mood

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Aug 2 14:52:47 PDT 2009


Joe Manone (or maybe Mannone? don't have the disc handy) which was Wingy's real 
name, hence "Barbecue Joe".

Lookee here....just about every label illustrated that we've discussed except 
Wingy's.
http://instro-rock.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-mood-1925-1955.html

And the Andrews Sisters recorded it in 1952, which is why I couldn't find it in 
Rust (and life is too short to thumb through every page of the Decca Books).

dl

RAY KILCOYNE wrote:
> Unanswered question from Saturday.  Does any have handy a copy of TAR PAPER 
> STOMP and can tell me who is credited as composer?
> RayK
> 
>>> From: "David Lennick"
>>>> As for vocal versions, I was certain the Andrews Sisters had recorded 
>>>> one
>>>> but
>>>> it seems not..Bette Midler did, however, and there's the wonderful
>>>> version sung
>>>> in Ndbele by the Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band.
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>> The Andrews Sisters definitely did it.  I have it on LP.  Here are the
>> lyrics (almost transcribed correctly) as written by Andy Razaf..........
>>
>> http://www.lyricsdownload.com/andrew-sisters-in-the-mood-lyrics.html
>>
>> Here are the Bette Midler lyrics using Razaf's as a basis, with additional
>> lyrics by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow.............
>>
>> http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/In-the-mood-lyrics-Bette-Midler/C27C3348AA8EF62948256955000C10A9
>>
>> Joe Garland is listed as composer of the music.  Who gets the credit on 
>> TAR
>> PAPER STOMP?
>> RayK
> 



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