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

[Jeff Sultanof]

Kaye always regretted getting elocution lessons to get rid of his accent.
He was jealous of Lawrence Welk.

I heard an aircheck from the Meadowbrook ballroom of Kaye's band playing a
swing number. They were really good surprisingly enough.

Jeff Sultanof

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:01 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> 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.
> >   DJD
> > Visit the Blue Pages: the Encyclopedic Guide to 78 RPM Party Records
> > http://www.hensteeth.com
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 09:15 PM
> > To: '78-L Mail List'
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Charlie Barnet title I can't think of
> >
> > 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,>>>>>>>>
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