[78-L] Instrumental tune titles

[Cary Ginell]

Here are some by Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West:

Swingin' on the Strings
Stratosphere Boogie (he played a Stratocaster guitar)
Stainless Steel
Blue Steel Blues
Dragging the Steel
Frettin' Fingers

there are lots more.

Cary Ginell

> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:36:08 -0600
> From: ampex354 at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Instrumental tune titles
> 
> '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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