[78-L] de Leath mystery & Scrappy misery

[Taylor Bowie]

No,  that is the name of it...shamed to admit I actually hadn't played that 
side so didn't realize that it was in the "laughing record" genre.

I guess I should 'fess up here that over the last year or so I've gotten to 
appreciate Miz De Leath where for many years before that she gave me a pain. 
Sometimes (most times?)  it pays to put aside prejudice and take a fresh 
look/listen to something...you might me pleasantly surprised,  as I was with 
the singer I used to call "V.D."  Thanks to Sean Miller for setting me on 
the path to understanding.

I just recently found an electric Okeh of hers doing a song with a very 
unpromising title..."Old Names of Old Flames."  But damn if she doesn't 
carry it off,  as silly as it is.

At the same time I found a 4000 Brunswick of  Harold "Scrappy" doing one of 
the worst movie theme tunes of the late 20s,  Woman Disputed.  It is so 
dreadful I had to play it twice in a row to believe it.  I know The Scrapper 
has many fans,  and he did make some very good sides,  but when he was "off" 
he was way way off.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Vaughn de Leath mystery


> "By The Side Of The Omelette Sea" was recorded Jan. 26, 1927 in New
> York. Released on Gennett 6046, Champion 15217, Silvertone 8306,
> Supertone 1926, and Aco GA 20009 (England), all as -B sides.
> The reverse "The Worst Rose Of Summer" (the laughing record) was the -A
> side for all Omelette releases.
> I do not show a Challenge release so what's the number, Sean?
> And, Taylor, the ledgers show the flip side of Omelette is as indicated
> above. Can you dig out your copy and let us know if there actually is an
> alternate flip and what it is?
> Thanks,
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> On 11/1/2010 7:41 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Vaughn de Leath recorded "By the Omelette Sea" in January 1927. Anyone 
>> hearing
>> this would think it's a takeoff on Frank Crumit's "A Gay 
>> Caballero"..except for
>> the fact that Crumit's song wasn't recorded till over a year and a half 
>> later.
>> So what's going on here? Is there a common antecedent? Similar melody, 
>> some of
>> the same rhymes, same limerick construction.
>>
>> The reverse is another attempt at creating a "Laughing Record" with VdL 
>> doing
>> her Fanny Brice imitation and a bunch of Gennett employees laughing
>> uproariously (in the wrong places) at a bad violinist.
>>
>> (Is this record scarce? Seems to be one of the few VdL records Brian Boyd
>> didn't own.)
>>
>> dl
>>
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