[78-L] Charlie Barnet title I can't think of

[David Lennick]

Sounds plausible! You read all sorts of stories about this, including one that 
has Kaye ordering Victor to withdraw Barnet's record (yeah, right).

dl

On 3/18/2012 11:54 PM, david.diehl at hensteeth.com wrote:
> Sammy had a sense of humor-give the Varsity of "Oh Helen" or the post-war "I used to work in Chicago" a spin. I'm certain that the Victor brass would have gotten his OK before releasing something that might offend one of their most consistent money makers. In June of 1940 Oberstein offered Kaye what was then reported by Variety as one of the most lucrative contracts in the business, which Victor matched when US Records went into receivership.
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> From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca]
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> The hell he did. He was so fed up with Victor for releasing it that he went over to Varsity..note the 5 month gap in his Victor sessions between May and October of 1940. There are at least 8 sides done for Obie (not in Rust) because they appeared in a Philharmonic album titled "Dusty Old Manuscripts" whose cover is a perfect imitation of Steinweiss's work.dlOn 3/18/2012 9:40 PM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:>  Sammy laughed all the way to the bank!>>  Jeff Sultanof>>  On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Randy Watts wrote:>>>  Thanks much, Andrea. Was looking for it but for the life of me couldn't>>  come up with the name of the record.>>>>  You suppose Sammy Kaye had a copy of it in his record collection? :)>>>>  Randy>>>>>  "The Wrong Idea", vocal by Billy May.>>>>>>  Swing and Sweat with Charlie Barnet!>>>>>>  Andrea>>>>>>  On Mar 18, 2012 6:14 PM, "Randy Watts" wrote:>>>>  What's the name of the Charlie Barnet number that skewers Sammy Kaye>>  and>>>>  similar sweet bands? For the 
life of me I can'
>   t think of the title.>>>>>>>>  Thanks,>>>>>>>>  Randy>>_______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
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