[78-L] VERY quiet, WAS What is the singer singing on Raderman's Song of Omar?

Ron L'Herault lherault at bu.edu
Thu Aug 1 06:50:04 PDT 2013


I look forward to seeing/hearing Murray if it is ever available to the
buying public.

Ron L

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Sammy Jones
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 12:35 AM
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: [78-L] VERY quiet, WAS What is the singer singing on Raderman's
Song of Omar?

It has been VERY quiet.  Nobody even wanted to talk about Billy Murray and
the Vitaphone Project...

Sigh...

Sammy Jones

> No idea, but what's with this being the only 78-L message all day today?
>
> dl
>
> On 7/30/2013 4:40 AM, Steve Shapiro wrote:
>>
>> Emerson 10141
>> February 1920
>> as Plantation Jazz Orchestra
>>
>> Label picture here: 
>> https://www.vmauctions.com/items/item_details.php?id=2523
>>
>> 1/2 way through the band goes into klezmer mode to give the music an 
>> oriental sound.  Trombone and I think sax or clarinet solos.
>>
>> Near the end, a singer sings three lines which I can't make out.
>>
>> Does someone sing these lines on the versions on OKeh 4092 (is this 
>> the same as the Emerson?) and Gennett 9035, which may be clearer?
>>
>> Is this piece connected to the Rubaiyat?
>>
>> The composer is Leo Edwards, brother of Gus.  Leo also wrote also 
>> wrote Panama Pacific Drag, recorded by Joseph Moscowitz, Fanny 
>> Brice's I'm An Indian and Becky Is Back In The Ballet, as well as If 
>> Every Star Was A Little Pickanniny (and there was a little chicken in 
>> the moon --  they'd cook him on the dipper in the Milky Milky Way and 
>> we'd have chicken dinner every morning, night, and noon.).  Oy!
>>
>>
> 

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