[78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

[David Lennick]

Pianist, composer, parodist, but I can't think of one record where he whistled.

dl

On 10/31/2012 11:14 AM, banjobud wrote:
> Was there not a popular whistler by the name of Alex (or perhaps Alec)
> Templeton who recorded  many 78's back in the forties?
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> Bud
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: David Lennick
> Date: 10/31/2012 10:34:20 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
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> More recently there was a whistler named Ron McCroby. 4 albums on Concord
> Jazz,
> numerous TV appearances, but his day job was in advertising. I hadn't
> realized
> that he'd died in 2002.
> http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/08/20/loc_obituary_ron.html
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> dl
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> On 10/31/2012 10:30 AM, umashankar wrote:
>> there was a famous whistler in india, who used to give classical music
> concerts. he was in the 78 rpm era, and I have to see if there are any
> records by him.
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>> umashankar
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>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Ray<kil at roadrunner.com>
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>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:59 PM
>>> Subject: [78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
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>>> A good question for the list on a slow day.  Just for fun I’m trying
> to come up with a playlist on my iTunes of the Top Ten
> instrumentals-with-whistling records, no vocals.  They don’t have to be
> on 78, but I have 8 already and most of them are.  I’m not looking for
> the most obscure recordings you can think of, because I probably won’t be
> able to find a copy.  Here are the 8 I have so far...
>>> 1.  HEARTACHES - Ted Weems
>>> 2.  SWEET GEORGIA BROWN – Brother Bones
>>> 3.  MARCH FROM THE RIVER QUAI – Mitch Miller
>>> 4.  THE HAPPY WHISTLER – Don Robertson
>>> 5.  THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY – Leroy Holmes
>>> 6.  BIG NOISE FROM WINETKA – Haggart and Bauduc
>>> 7.  I WAS KAISER BILL’S BATMAN – Whistling Jack Smith
>>> 8.  THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – Hugo Montenegro
>>> Any other suggestions?  Just two to go.  I could use the ANDY GRIFFITH
> THEME but it is so short, I’d rather not.
>>> RayK