[78-L] another batch of burning questions

[Bud Black]

There are very many "inter-racially friendly" songs from the past.  Listen to "Georgia Rose," by (iirc) the Sterling Trio.  Another that comes to mind is "Alabama Lullaby" by Gene Austin. 

Bud

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On May 15, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Rod Brown <raudiobrown at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fellow wrecord wraiths,
> 
> I thought I might take advantage of the lull in posts to ask more of my
> Babe In The Woods level questions. I'd be interested in hearing from any of
> the knowledgeable, either directly or via the listserv. Approximately four
> none-too-deeply esoteric questions follow:
> 
> 
> What is meant by "high hat," used as a verb? I've heard this in the Memphis
> Slim song, "Mother Earth." From memory:
> 
> You may high-hat me all the time
> And you may never come my way
> Mother Earth is waiting for you
> There's a debt you have to pay
> 
> It sounds like to "high-hat" is to display an attitude of superiority, but
> does anyone know their way around this term?
> 
> 
> Speaking of Memphis, I wonder why my copy of Memphis Minnie's record, Okeh
> 06288, sounds so noisy, distant, thin, and otherwise bad.
> 
> (C 3765  Me And My Chauffeur Blues  /  C 3771  Can't Afford To Lose My Man)
> 
> The record looks well-played, but basically glossy and VG-ish. I heard it
> via my default styus, a Stanton D6827, which I understand is a shade under
> 3 mils wide (maybe .027). I normally get satisfying sound out of it. I
> found myself wondering whether Okeh might have dubbed these tracks from an
> earlier record, rather than from metal parts, resulting in poor sound. Has
> anyone heard a good-sounding copy of this Memphis Minnie release, or do
> they all sound ratty?
> 
> 
> Am wondering too about Perfect 15481 "Sugar Blues" and "Black and Tan
> Fantasy" by Harlem Hotshots. I thought it was a pretty good record, and
> have looked for info about them on-line, but didn't turn up much. Search
> results are mostly about much more recent groups. Can anyone point me to
> info on the musicians using that name who recorded for the Perfect label?
> Any other good performances I should seek out?
> 
> 
> One more, and I'll escort myself back to Lurk Town: Another recent find is
> Columbia A2755 (78435) "My Sugar Coated Chocolate Boy" sung by Campbell and
> Burr, backed with (78426) My Swanee Home, by the Sterling Trio. I've never
> before encountered an inter-racially friendly record from those days. Much
> more often, it's dark this and n-word that, so this record was a pleasant
> surprise. Is this as unusual as it seems to me, or are there plenty of
> other examples of racial empathycompassion to be heard on 78 rpm from early
> in the 20th century?
> 
> Thanks all.
> 
> Rod
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