[78-L] Instrumental tune titles
Peter Fraissinet
pf13 at cornell.edu
Tue Dec 15 08:31:18 PST 2009
Here are a few from the 78 era:
Dragging the Bow / The Westerners (1935)
Draggin' the Bow / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers (1938)
Swingin' the Bow / Sons of the Pioneers (194?)
Just Pickin' / Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland (1929)
Pickin' and Playin' / Fiddling Doc Roberts Trio (1934)
Pickin' the Blues / Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe (1931)
Tough Pickin' / Roy Smeck & Carson Robison (1926)
Strummin' the Blues Away / Carson Robison (1926)
Fingering with Your Fingers / Mississippi Sheiks (1935)
Blowin' the Blues / Chuck Darling (1930)
Peter Fraissinet
West Danby NY
At 11:03 AM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
>What tune titles can you think of that refer to a musical instrument,
>but not directly, i.e. using an oblique or affectionate reference?
>Here are a few:
>
>Sliphorn Jive (Glenn Miller)
>Are You Sticking? (Duke Ellington)
>Kitten On The Keys (Zez Confrey)
>Blame Boehm (Woody Herman)
>Teasin' The Frets (Nick Lucas)
>Concerto For Dog House (Stan Kenton)
>
> Julian Vein
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