[78-L] Instrumental tune titles

[Royal Pemberton]

'Dizzy fingers'--Zez Confrey

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Peter Fraissinet <pf13 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> 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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