[78-L] Ol' Man Mose link

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Jan 19 09:16:19 PST 2011


Royal Pemberton wrote:
> Rust, in the AMERICAN RECORD LABEL BOOK, in the chapter on Parlophone:   'In
> November 1938, Parlophone issued Eddy Duchin's 'Ol' Man Mose'.  It was
> instantly withdrawn on the grounds that the vocalist, Patricia Norman, used
> an Anglo-Saxon expletive repeatedly throughout.'
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On the other hand, records extolling the pleasures of drug-taking were 
perfectly acceptable!

        Julian Vein


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