[78-L] Milkman's Matinee

Bud Black banjobud at cfl.rr.com
Sat Jan 18 07:38:15 PST 2014


You drink milk, man?

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On Jan 18, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

> You have a milkman??
> 
> Cary 
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 3:30 AM, "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> This morning the milkman rang the bell, and I went to answer it. I heard 
>> him "singing" a phrase which reminded me of something. I remarked that 
>> sounded like "Woody Woodpecker", which he remembered (he's older than me).
>> 
>> I decided to play it from the Jasmine Kay Kyser double CD JASCD 398. I 
>> noted that it was recorded, along with "Slowboat To China", on 31 
>> December 1947, just before the recording band came into effect. I don't 
>> know how many other versions there were of it at the time, but it set me 
>> thinking if they hadn't decided to record it that day, then history may 
>> have turned out quite differently.
>> 
>> Kyser also managed to squeeze in a couple of other popular titles the 
>> day before the first recording ban on 31 July 1942: "Praise The Lord And 
>> Pass The Ammunition" and "Strip Polka".
>> 
>> Another thing I noted was that the personnel given for "Bell Bottom 
>> Trousers" isn't one that includes the featured soloist, Herbie Haymer.
>> 
>> I dug Clyde Rogers's imitation of Jerry Colonna on "Horses Don't Bet On 
>> People"!
>> 
>>     Julian Vein
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