[78-L] Songs about records, especially 78 rpm records?

[Rodger Holtin]

In my meager collection I have these:

Turntable Song – Andrews Sisters – similar to Beneke’s Blues
of the Record Man

 

Drop a Nickel in a Slot – Guy Lombardo

  
Louise – Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – near the end Barris sings
“I hope she buys this record”

 

Indoor Sports – Bert Williams –Columbia A1817 – something
about mamma says “stop that Grafonola” and throwing records at dad.

 

He Went In Like a Lion  –  wife
throwing records at husband - the original seems to be Billy Murray – Victor 18657 


 

Wrap your Troubles In Dreams – blowup take – Crosby sings “we’ll play it back….”

 

How Do You Do – Hare & Jones on Brunswick
– last chorus, “good-bye Brunswick
fans, good-bye…”

 

Columbia Demo record 1910 and 

Columbia Demo record 1913 – both common and sure talk about
records!

(Columbia
Blue Wax Demo – uncommon but really talks about records.)

 

Carson
Robison Tells His Own Story – Champion 16138 “seems kinda strange talking into
this recordin’ thing talking about myself…” etc

 

Record Ban Blues – “Jerry
Murad's Harmonicats w Some Rhythm  Accompaniment
in 1947 - [with  Jim Ameche] Dec 31 1947
–  Universal U-47 (Limited) – Allegorical”

The rhythm section packs up
and walks out of the studio at the stroke of midnight while the Harmonicats
play on.

 

MacGregor & Ingram Demonstration Record – very cool
early Thirties “hi-fi” type demo 

 

Dinah's Blues - Dinah
 Shore w Dixieland Octet
of NBC Chamber Music Society Lower Basin Street – she sings “I came down to
Victor to sing by blues for you”

 

Genie the Magic Record – Peter Lind Hayes – Decca 9002 “…tee
hee hee…the fuzz on the phonograph tickles!” and "be careful with that needle!"


 

Record Collector’s Dream – Glen Campbell (Capitol 45 from
the 1970’s, sappy song about a love song, but I thought it would look nice in a small frame)

 

Australian country singer Joy Kirkpatrick did one in the
1990s : “Granny’s Gramophone” about the fun the kids had playing it.  Great record.

 

Juke Box Saturday Night – already two or three have already mentioned the Miller
Bluebird but this was also done by the Modernaires for Columbia
Get out Those Old Records was not a cover by Guy Lombardo –
Carmen wrote it and sang a great song-title obbligato to Kenny Gardner’s
straight rendering.  Great record

 

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Some I don’t have: 

In the same class with Bull Moose Jackson’s Big Ten Inch
Record is Long Play Papa by Ruth Wallis

 

Penny Serenade [me no got - was this Sammy Kaye??]

 



Rodger



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--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Dennis Flannigan <dennis.flannigan at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Dennis Flannigan <dennis.flannigan at gmail.com>
Subject: [78-L] Songs about records, especially 78 rpm records?
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 3:55 PM

I know there are others, but a search in my current iTunes sort shows these
phonograph records in my collection:

PHONOGRAPH BLUES 2:40 Robert Johnson DIGGIN' DEEPER, Vol. 5
PHONOGRAPH RECORD 2:31 Betty Cody 78 RCA 20-5519 fnl
IT'S ONLY A PHONOGRAPH RECORD, Charlie Monroe, 78 RCA 20-2304-A

I have others, but can't grab at the moment, the one about Santa talking to
children from within a phonograph player (forget title).

And others, however I want to gather about 20-23 such songs for a one hour
radio show. Any suggestions for others, and do you have favorites.
Hopefully, even wav files for songs I don't have for use for the show?
Thank you.

Dennis
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