[78-L] Mr. Tibbits

[David Pierce]

In the 1930 film version of Whoopee (here <http://youtu.be/D-EXfxLitAo?t=1m>
on youtube),
Eddie Cantor sings the lyric
"My baby don't care for Laurence Tibbett.
She'd rather have me around to kibbitz."

David Pierce
Media History Digital Library
http://mediahistoryproject.org/


On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Ron L'Herault <
lherault at verizon.net.invalid> wrote:

>
> Does anyone know off the top of their heads who "Mr. Tibbits", as mentioned
> in the lyrics to "My Baby Just Cares For Me" might be?   Also mentioned in
> the second chorus are Dick Tracy, Bing, Roy Rogers and Clark Gable.  Was RR
> well known in the early 30s or are these names a later addition?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron L
>
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