[78-L] Columbia 2938, Happy Birthday and Major Sound Effects

[David Lennick]

And I see yours has a Harry Tush as well (sorry, can't resist).

dl

On 8/22/2010 6:49 PM, Glenn Longwell wrote:
> I have Happy Birthday Sister (507-A).  Scroll to the bottom of this page.
>
> http://majesticrecord.com/labelsa2.htm
>
> Glenn
>
> --- On Sun, 8/22/10, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>  wrote:
>
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Columbia 2938, Happy Birthday and Major Sound Effects
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 5:30 PM
>
> Here's the "Uncle" version of Happy Birthday by ol' Hairy..
> http://cgi.ebay.com/78-HARRY-TUSH-SOCIETY-ORCH-HAPPY-BIRTHDAY-UNCLE-Avalon-/190430024730
> Must have been several versions recorded, all backed with Auld Lang Syne. And
> maybe there really was a Harry Tush in the music business?
> "Harry Tush... is credited with co-writing the song "Oh! You La! La!" (with Lew
> Brown and Ed Moran) in 1918"
> http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/12.html
>
> dl
>
> On 8/22/2010 4:42 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> This really is getting monotonous..every time I speculate on a record, five
>> minutes later I find it while going through the miscellaneous stuff. I've just
>> found Canadian Columbia 2938. Both sides are Joe Hayman: Cohen Exceeds the
>> Speed Limit/Cohen at the Call Office (mats. 29684&   29517, both originally
>> Regal G-7066).
>>
>> And I've also just run across one of the two Major discs of music cues for THE
>> GLASS MENAGERIE (looks like the second of two discs, and no credit for Paul
>> Bowles on the label, nor any catalog numbers).
>>
>> And I've also just run across HAPPY BIRTHDAY on Avalon 510. More specifically,
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WIFE..from ______________ (your name here), played by HARRY
>> TUSH&   HIS SOCIETY ORCHESTRA, vocal chorus by the Rondoliers. Backed with Auld
>> Lang Syne. No idea of the date but it looks as if was recorded by Reeves c.
>> 1940. And it is THE "Happy Birthday"..longer version, with the "May your
>> birthday be bright, full of cheer and delight, happy birthday happy birthday
>> happy birthday to you" extension. Done as a waltz. No composer credit.
>>
>> Harry Tush!? Gotta be somebody's inside joke.
>>
>> dl
>>
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