[78-L] Davy meets his Alamo again

[David London]

I liked that version, and I like the flip side even better - I think the
title was "Farewell".

This business of the super low note at the end seems to be a trademark of
Bass singers.  Whenever I find an old 78 by a Bass, it often ends with a low
note trying to prove how low they can go.  Kinda funny when they don't quite
make it :)

I remember a clip of Neil Diamond doing Sweet Caroline, and he misses the
low note in the middle - and actually says "I never could make that note" or
something like that.



On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> Cary Ginell wrote:
> > Fess Parker, idol to millions of baby boomers as the star of "Davy
> Crockett" in the 1950s, has died at the age of 85.
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35935201/ns/entertainment-television/
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> I used to know every verse of the Ballad of Davy Crockett, something
> like 23 verses.  I hope I don't have my mind still cluttered with them.
> I have the Bill Hayes version with picture sleeve on 78, but my favorite
> version (besides Mickey Katz) was Tennessee Ernie Ford's version where
> he goes down to a real low note at the end.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>