[78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

[Malcolm Rockwell]

There was also a 1920s/30s blues artist that recorded. Ah... Whistler 
(aka Buford Threlkeld) and His Jug Band from 1924. But I believe he used 
a nose-whistle.
Lonnie Johnson may have done a whistling blues, too.
Then there's Meade Lux Lewis doing "Whistling Blues" from 1937. It's the 
flip of his famous "Honky Tonk Train Blues" on Vi 25541 and Bluebird 
B-101785.
Mal

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On 10/31/2012 5:03 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> Which I mentioned earlier...it's with Pryor's Band.
>
> dl
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> On 10/31/2012 11:00 AM, banjobud wrote:
>> Perhaps the most prominent whistling record is Billy Murray's version of
>> The Whistler And His Dog" on Victor records.
>>
>> Bud
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>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: David Lennick
>> Date: 10/31/12 10:34:20
>> 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
>>
>> 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
>>>>