[78-L] Follow-Up Songs

[David Lennick]

Likewise, The Laughing Policeman (George Penrose) had many other laughing sequels.

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On 9/26/2013 4:43 PM, Joe Scott wrote:
> The CD A Corn Licker Still In Georgia by the Skillet Lickers on Voyager consists entirely of a series they recorded from 1927 to 1930.
> Speaking of George W. Johnson, he and his peers got to do follow-up recordings that were as close to the previous one as possible. I wonder if anyone at the time had the "alternate takes" mentality that some of us have had since, and enjoyed collecting and hearing different versions of the same tune?
> Joseph Scott
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> "Minnie the Moocher" and "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day" come to mind. Oh, and Vaughn Monroe followed up "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" with "Thank You, Mr. Florist." Randy ------------------------------ On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 9:38 AM CDT Kristjan Saag wrote:>Eddie Calvert tried to follow upp his 1953 hit "Oh Mein Papa" with a>similar number, the (partially) self-penned "My Son My Son" in 1954.>A few years Tommie Connor&  Johnny Reine wrote a follow-up to "Lili>Marlene": "The Wedding Of Lili Marlene". It was a big hit for Anne>Shelton in the UK and a minor hit for The Andrews Sisters in the US.>Does anyone know of other such obvious follow-ups, theme-based or>otherwise connected?>Kristjan _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 78-L at klickitat.78online.com http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
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