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

[Bud Black]

How about "Lily of Laguna?"

Bud

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On Mar 5, 2012, at 7:43 AM, "JD" <jackson1932 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

>> 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
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> 
> 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
> 
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