[78-L] Freddy or... r

[Dan Van Landingham]

All of the records I've seen by Martin all spell his firsst name as 
"Freddy".I've got Freddy Martin recordi-
ngs on Bluebird,Victor and more recently,Capitol("Concerto!")which was a 
rerecording of all of the "cla-
sical" stuff he did for RCA in the '40s.The Capitol LP I have shoaws him playing 
soprano sax.I've only seen one Brunswick 78 of him.I don't know when he signed 
with RCA.The earliest recording I have is a
1938 Bluebird of "A Serenade to the Stars";the Victor cover was by Bunny Berigan 
which I have.It and
the Martin Bluebird came from that same batch of 78s I mentioned:the ones 
accidently found by the new
owner of Sunset Automatic Music Company in 1994.Located in Coos Bay,Oregon,they 
were around for
many years previously.In 1974,I added to my R&B,Rock & Roll and big band jazz 
collection when the
company sold off a bunch of like new 45s.I also bought a few stereo 33 singles 
by Count Basie on Roul-ette from 1958(charts by Benny Carter).




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From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 4:25:42 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Freddy or... r

Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> Alright... RayK says all of his are "Freddy" and Julian says all his are 
> as "Freddie."
> I'M CONFUSED!
> Martin recorded 5 records (4 issues and one test) that can be considered 
> Hawaiian, mostly by title.
> 
> 1) "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" on Vo 2643 (which is as 
> by Fred Stone ahO), De F 3909 (UK) and Winner W 99 (UK) (as by Sleepy 
> Hall and His Collegians);
> 2) "Down Where The Trade Winds Blow" on Br 8045, Co FB 2013 (UK) and 
> Regal Zonophone G 23392 (Aus);
> 3) "Sand" on BB B-10567;
> 4) "Blue Hawaiian Rose" on Vi 20-2709; and
> 5) The test is "Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya", mx 042288-1-2, 
> rec. in Hollywood on Dec. 11, 1939.
> 
> If Julian and Ray, and anyone else who actually has the 78rpm records, 
> can let me know which artist credits are for Freddy and which are for 
> Freddie that would be wonderful, and I can bring the Martin entries in 
> the Hawaiian discog up to date.
> Thanks!
> Mal
> 
> *******
> 
> 
> On 11/7/2010 10:37 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>> Which reminds me, Rust spells Freddie Martin's name consistently as
>>> Freddie in ADBD and Johnson/Shirley spell it as Freddy in their ADB.
>>> I've always thought it was Freddie. The one record I have by him is Vi
>>> 20-2709 and the label says Freddie. Who is correct? Are there label
>>> instances of both spellings?
>>> Mal
>>>
>>> *******
>> My Martins are spelt Freddie. For many years trumpeter Sterling Bose's
>> name was spelt with and E, until Richard Sudhalter changed it to
>> Stirling in his book on white jazz.
>>
>>        Julian Vein
>> _______________________________________________
Actually, on checking I only have one Martin that isn't under a 
pseudonym. It's Bluebird B7712, as Freddy.

      Julian Vein
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