[78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

[Don Chichester]

There was a whistler named Robert McGimsey, IIRC>
 
Don
 

> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:14:01 -0400
> From: banjobud at cfl.rr.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
> 
> Was there not a popular whistler by the name of Alex (or perhaps Alec)
> Templeton who recorded many 78's back in the forties?
> 
> Bud 
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: David Lennick
> Date: 10/31/2012 10:34:20 AM
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> 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
> 
> dl
> 
> 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.
> > Â
> > umashankar
> >
> >
> >
> >> ________________________________
> >> 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
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