[78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

Cary Ginell soundthink at live.com
Wed Oct 31 09:10:52 PDT 2012


MacGimsey's whistling can be heard on Jimmie Rodgers' "Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues" on Victor 22220.

Cary Ginell
On Oct 31, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Don Chichester <dnjchi78 at live.com> wrote:

> 
> There was a whistler named Robert McGimsey, IIRC>
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> Don
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>> 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-------
>> 
>> From: David Lennick
>> Date: 10/31/2012 10:34:20 AM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
>> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
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>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Ray<kil at roadrunner.com>
>>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:59 PM
>>>> Subject: [78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
>>>> 
>>>> 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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