[78-L] RCA Victor humour

[David Weiner]

Bob also did an RCA 78/45 of "That Certain Feeling"/"Zing! Went the
Strings of My Heart" in 1956, s tie-in with the film of the same name
(first title). And other 45 duet with Rosie Clooney in 1959.

Dave Weiner

On 10/29/13 2:01 PM, "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>What, no 45s?
>
>dl
>
>On 10/29/2013 1:58 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> The Quick and the Dead also appeared on two RCA Victor 78 rpm sets.  I
>> have one on 78s and the other on LP.  I also have lacquers of the
>> original broadcasts.  These were about the development of atom bomb.
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] RCA Victor humour
>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> Date: Tue, October 29, 2013 11:32 am
>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>
>> To connect these two disparate subjects, Bob Hope did appear on Victor
>> Records,
>> but not as a comedian...he narrates The Quick And The Dead (radio
>> documentary
>> issued on 2 lps, of which I've found only 1 as well as a partial 78 set)
>> and
>> sings on the Seven Little Foys soundtrack. His Capitol 78 set "I Never
>> Left
>> Home" seems to turn up frequently and the routines are topical, funny in
>>
>> context. Likewise a rare 12-inch set of routines recorded while on tour
>> in Alaska.
>>
>> dl
>>
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