[78-L] circus music on 78 rpm

[David Lennick]

The Merry Andrew album does indeed contain the Bozo set.

dl

On 2/16/2015 3:07 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>
> I believe that there were one or two companies which specialized in
> circus music but unfortunately, especially during our blizzard, I am not
> in a position to go and find where all the ones I have are.  In our town
> there was a man who created a miniature circus and was also a 78
> collector.  Years ago I bought his records and there was a wooden
> carrying case with over 25 78s of circus music for his display.  Some of
> them might have been from the effects libraries -- and I was familiar
> with all of those labels -- but I remember some were from a label or two
> I had not seen before.
>
> Perhaps the Circus Museum in Sarasota, Fla could help you.  And thinking
> of this reminded me that our good friend, the late Fred Williams, often
> spent some time down there playing with their bands.  Since he had THE
> outstanding band collection, perhaps David Seubert at U.C. Santa Barbara
> might have a lead on the circus band records that Fred must have had in
> his collection.  That is where his records went.
>
> One side of the Capitol LP of the film music of Danny Kaye's "Merry
> Andrew" was circus music which might have been the same Billy May album
> that David Lennick mentioned.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] circus music on 78 rpm
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
>
> Also worth checking (but not generally available to the public) are the
> Sound
> Effects libraries like Standard and SpeedyQ and Major. I think Major had
> a
> whole lp of calliope music which might also have been on 78s.
>
> On 2/16/2015 10:49 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>>
>> There was also a great Billy May Capitol album issued on all 3 speeds, "Bozo's
>> Circus Band".
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 2/16/2015 10:43 AM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
>>>
>>> The famous circus theme is called ENTRANCE OF THE GLADIATORS, written in
>>> 1897.
>>> 78 collectors should be able to identify many version of this march.
>>> Browsing I found one by Art Hinett on Bluebird B11174 and Montgomery Ward
>>> M-8399.
>>> Red Nichols and his Five Pennies did it on a Snader Telescription. Not sure
>>> if it was ever on 78. It is on youTube.
>>> It is on the soundtrack of the 1941 film, "Dumbo". Not sure if it was on
>>> 78.
>>> ENTRANCE OF THE GLADIATORS is sometimes known as ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS and
>>> THUNDER AND BLAZES.
>>> Another favorite circus march is BARNUM AND BAILEY'S FAVORITE. It was
>>> recorded by the Cities Service Band of America with Paul Lavalle on a 1951
>>> RCA Victor 10" album, "America's Favorite Marches", LPM 3022. It was also
>>> released as a single 45, RCA Victor 47-4157, so perhaps on 78 also.
>>> RayK
>>>>
>>> From: Maria Fletcher
>>> Hello listers
>>> I am seeking information on circus music that may have been recorded onto
>>> 78rpm.
>>> Can anyone guide me?
>
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