[78-L] 78-L Songs on 78 specifically about Los Angeles?

[JD]

> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 19:01:55 -0600
> From: Bill McClung <bmcclung78 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Songs on 78 specifically about Los Angeles?
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> Andrea,
>
> Here's a few more.
>
> Central Avenue Blues/Pee Wee Crayton/Modern 20-0643
> Blues on Central Avenue/Joe Turner with Freddie Slack Trio/Coral 65004
> Both of these use Central Avenue as a setting.
>
> Leguna Leap/Herbie Haymer with Nat Cole, Charlie Shavers, Buddy
> Rich/Monarch 504 & Sunset 7561
> Central Avenue Boogie/Slim Gaillard/Queen 4105
> Both of these are instrumentals but using these may give you style points.
>
> And one of my favorite Slim Gaillard 78s
> Laguna/Melodisc 1012 & Bee-Bee 101
> Sings of seagulls and swan dives-aroony and lying in the sun and having
> fun.  Check it out.
>
> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Andrea Walsh <petquality1 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hiya guys,
>>
>> I've been participating in a discussion online about songs on 78 about 
>> Los
>> Angeles or parts of it, not including Hollywood as a concept but rather 
>> as
>> a specific place. I want to seem smart, ha ha, so I thought I'd cheat and
>> ask in here. The ones mentioned so far are:
>> Home In Pasadena by Billy Murray
>> Pico and Sepulveda by Felix Figueroa aka Freddy Martin
>> Sepulveda by The King's Jesters
>> A Trip To Hollywood by Larry Foster
>> San Fernando Valley by Bing Crosby
>> Fiesta Time In San Fernando by Hal Sendack and his Orchestra
>> When Veronica Plays Harmonica In Santa Monica by Kay Kayser (?)
>> Psychopathic Sally From The San Fernando Valley by Chuck Cabot and his
>> Orchestra
>>
>> Can anyone think of more???
>>
>> Andrea


Perhaps I missed it/them but it seems that no mention has been made of 
Torme's wonderful "California Suite" which certainly has much about L.A. and 
in particular the mini-masterpiece "Poor Little Extra Girl." I was 
reasonably certain that I could recall a 78 copy of the suite from my late 
40s high  school days in a fellow musician's basement hangout. A frustrating 
Google search finally confirmed it, 
http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/78-10/02capitol150-299.html
Jack Daney