[78-L] Oldest Happy Birthday Recording

[Jim Shulman]

And we can thank the 1935 copyright for the ghastly birthday chants you hear
in chain dinner-house restaurants (such as Applebees, Ruby Tuesday's, etc.)
who abhor paying a license fee for using the traditional song.



-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Mark L.
Bardenwerper, Sr.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Oldest Happy Birthday Recording

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Yes,  and what an OUTSTANDING record that is.  For those of you who
haven't 
> heard it,  Ray and the band play several choruses of that well-known
ditty, 
> each  in a different style,  including marching band,  waltz,  country,
and 
> a regular dance band fox trot.  If that is the first record of the song,
it 
> was never topped after that!
>
>
> Taylor
>
>   
>> I've never seen one older than the one by Ray Nichols & his Four Towers 
>> Orchestra on Bluebird B-5921. This is from 1935, the year the Hill
Sisters 
>> were able to copyright the song.
>>
>> Cary Ginell

Can we hear it?

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