[78-L] Robeson & Dalhart question

[Cary Ginell]

I have "Whistle-itis" on Electrobeam Gennett, which is astounding. 

Cary Ginell

On Jan 23, 2012, at 9:39 AM, "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> By the way, would anyone recognize Robison's signature? I have a signed copy of 
> "Tee-Jus".
> 
> Don't underrate Robison's whistling..he did a really nice job on, of all 
> things, The Victor Salon Orchestra's "You Forgot To Remember" (VI 19802).
> 
> dl
> 
> On 1/23/2012 12:33 PM, David Sanderson wrote:
>> On 1/23/2012 11:57 AM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>> As we know Carson Robeson and Vernon Dalhart both released many, many
>>> 78s. Asking purely for subjective responses, what is considered the best
>>> performance of each artist (not necessarily the biggest seller) and what
>>> is the most representative performance?
>>> Good thing it's Monday!
>>> Malcolm R
>> 
>> I like "My Blue Ridge Mountain Home," "When The Sun Goes Down Again,"
>> "Little Green Valley." Robison was a songwriting genius, and Dalhart
>> never gave him the credit he deserved - I heard a presentation by
>> someone who had access to Robison's files, which include copyright
>> records for 1200 songs. "Life Gets Tedjus" is an example of Robison's
>> comic songs, clever and funny consistently. I like "Goin' Back to Where
>> I Come From," too (this may not be the exact title). Then there's
>> "Lindbergh, the Eagle of the USA," a classic of sorts. "The Prisoner's
>> Song" is one of Dalhart's better solo pieces, and popular too. The
>> recordings with jew's harp, whistling and whatnot are fun, but not the
>> real keepers. What I'd say generally is that Robison's best songs are
>> the best recordings. I've got a miscellaneous batch of 78s, at least one
>> Dalhart reissue set, and a couple of Robison reissue CDs, mostly later
>> recordings. He was working in England and Europe beginning about 1932, I
>> think the first US cowboy/country performer to really spend time there,
>> did some recording for HMV. I'll be interested in other comments.
>> 
>> 
> 
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