[78-L] FW: Look at this! Another 'rock historian' telling us aboutthe 1930s

[Bud Black]

Jones and Hare sang this song as "Thomas and West" on the Regal label.  I
don't know if it predated Georgie Price's Victor or not.

Bud 
 
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From: Michael Biel
Date: 8/21/2009 2:40:58 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] FW: Look at this! Another 'rock historian' telling us
aboutthe 1930s
 
David Weiner wrote:
> It's fun to count all the incorrect statements he makes!
> Dave W.
> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eeca345e-8de1-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.html
>
 
Actually I think the article is pretty good.  He does make some
generalizations such as forgetting that there were big name singers such
as Al Jolson who were attached to certain songs, and that these name
performers did extensive touring and broadcasts -- it wasn't just the
"covers" on Your Hit Parade.  But his experience of asking his
grandfather who had sung those old songs exactly matches mine when I saw
a Mr. Wizard show where he mentioned the old song "Barney Google" which
I had not yet heard of, but my mother said she remembered it.  I asked
her who sang it (so that maybe I could find a record of it) and she
didn't remember.  Now WE might say Jones and Hare, but remember, it was
Georgie Price on the Victor, and that happened to be the first record of
it that I found.
 
Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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