[78-L] Doodles Weaver

[John Maeder]

Thank you all for the warm welcomes.  I know I will enjoy this list and intend to be an active and worthy participant.

Kindest regards,
John

> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:39:31 -0500
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Doodles Weaver
> 
> Doodles did April Showers on a Spike Jones show in late 1947. I had a soft cut 
> of this when I was a kid and wore it out..finally got a transfer of the 
> complete show after years of searching. I have Presidential Handicap and 
> remember finding it not particularly funny..it needed Spike.
> 
> And speaking of Spike, I found a neat picture sleeve yesterday, but no record 
> (I may have the record somewhere)..Captain Of The Space Ship. RCA Victor Y 472.
> 
> dl
> 
> Jason Beard wrote:
> > Don't have info regarding this, but love hearing his renditions on the Spike Jones radio series Spotlight Revue.....and would enjoy hearing this disc...where did you locate the disc?
> > 
> >         "HORSES????!!!.....and there he GOES.........................."
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: agp <agp2176 at verizon.net>
> > To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > Sent: Tue, October 27, 2009 4:24:43 PM
> > Subject: [78-L] Doodles Weaver
> > 
> > Just picked up a copy of The Presidential Handicap b/w April Showers 
> > by Doodles Weaver and his Doodlebugs on Intro records (catalogue # 
> > 6056). Curious little disk this. I have to wonder if it really honked 
> > off Spike Jones to hear Doodles so, hmm, perfectly be Doodles, on a 
> > non-City Slickers disk.
> > 
> > The A-side is Doodle's doing election results a la his schtick in the 
> > William Tell Overture. The b-side is him doing April Showers as he 
> > did The Man on the Flying Trapeze -- crediting vocal by Professor Feetlebaum..
> > 
> > Anyone have background on this gem?
> > 
> > T
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l