[78-L] "Boardwalk Empire" WOW!

[Taylor Bowie]

Yeah...let's bring in some Andrews Sisters to give it that real 20s flavor!

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] "Boardwalk Empire" WOW!


>I just checked the comments on the HBO page about the show.  Two idiots
> thought they should tone down the '20s music!  Sheesh.
>
> Ron L
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Boardwalk Empire" WOW!
>
> And you heard Sophie from a CYLINDER, don't forget. But it was the old
> fluttery
> transfer I remember playing in the sixties.
>
> Fabulous stuff. I'll catch the last 15 minutes of it tomorrow. Curses and 
> a
> plague on HBO for running it into Mad Men's time.
>
> Our buddy Vince Giordano is part of the live music..no doubt he's lending
> some
> authenticity to the record selections as well.
>
> dl (who also signed on to get HBO this week)
>
> On 9/19/2010 10:33 PM, Bill Knowlton wrote:
>>
>> Hey, this new HBO series got the music RIGHT!! Acoustic 78s from the 
>> early
> 20s where "Boardwalk Empire".
>>
>> I heard Whiteman's "Whispering," Sophie Tucker's "Some Of These Days,"
> Caruso, "Japanese Sandman" and other great stuff.
>>
>> I spotted the first Victor Talking Machine with an inside horn and I 
>> think
> the morning glory horn machine was NOT a crap-o-phone.
>>
>> I specifically signed back on to HBO for this and I'm glad I did!
>>
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