[78-L] WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

Ray kil at roadrunner.com
Thu Nov 1 17:36:29 PDT 2012


Fred Lowery made a few sides with Heidt in the early 40's.  It looks like 
most were vocals.  Maybe ESTRELLITA was an instrumental.
RayK
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From: Bud Black
Who was the whistler who made a few Columbia recordings with Horace Heidt?

Bud

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On Oct 31, 2012, at 9:29 AM, "Ray" <kil at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> 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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