[78-L] Salvation and record plug

[David Lennick]

Will Rogers also says "you know, these talking machines are a great invention" 
but doesn't say Victor. Close enough though.

dl

On 11/24/2013 10:07 AM, Royal Pemberton wrote:
> And there's this mention just after 1.35 of a Victor Talking Machine in
> this early Burt Shepard record:
> http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200002939/B-1646-A_talk_on_trousers
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 2:02 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> And Satchmo in "You Rascal, You" mentions a Victrola as well, in a double
>> entendre. But Rev. Gates specifically says OKeh on an OKeh record. I
>> haven't
>> reached his Victors yet so I don't know if he'll do the same sermon over
>> there.
>>
>> Gracie Fields referred to the price of her new records on an early one she
>> made
>> for Rex, one that had to be awkwardly edited when reissued and the price no
>> longer applied. Can't remember if she mentioned Rex (Here, Rex!).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 11/24/2013 1:46 AM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>>>    I know this isn't what you're looking for but in "Get out those Old
>> Records" they sing about "the old wind-up Victrola".
>>>
>>> db
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:41:17 PM, David Lennick<
>> dlennick at sympatico.ca>   wrote:
>>>
>>> Rev. J. M. Gates on OKeh 8508 "Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus?"
>> advises
>>>> one and all not to plan on buying a player piano but to get a
>> phonograph and an
>>>> OKeh record of "Amazing Grace". Anyone ever run across a record that
>> isn't a
>>>> promo or demo where the performer plugs the label?
>>>>
>>>> (I have now heard Rev. Gates do Amazing Grace about 17 times so I think
>> I've
>>>> racked up enough salvation for a while.)
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>> ___________________