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Music To Your Ears
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Bringing you the overlooked and oft forgotten music of 78rpm records from my personal collection, from scarce recordings to big names to stuff I just enjoy and hope you do too! Be sure to check out the description of each video for a bio of the artist, history of the song, or a blurb about what makes that day's entry unique and interesting!
Caleb Coy & The Bush Mountain Boys - I Wish I Had Died At The Altar ~1947
Today we hear a song by a voice who's face has been lost to history. An obscure artist, and by obscure, I mean that unless Caleb Coy is a pseudonym for someone else, this is the only record he ever produced. The Bush Mountain boys (I believe) are a studio band for Diamond to back up their solo country vocalists. This record only came in a three-disc album, Diamond D-6, "Hillbilly Songs", with Caleb recorded on one disc and Ed Yates recorded on the other two. Aside from the two mentioned singers, the Buch Mountain Boys have also recorded with Bella Allen on a few discs. The album was produced in 1947.
With my hand forced, I'll fall back to a quick blurb about the writer of the song. Most mentions on google will credit cabaret duo John Wallowitch and Bertram Ross as the originators of the song, having included it in their 1984 revues, but in face it was written by Gerald Marks, a prolific songwriter who's career began back in the late 1920's and lasted into the early 1950's. His portfolio includes everything from Christmas songs to orchestra pieces, to pop hits...and country. He's written for Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman (with his vocal part sung by Mildred Bailey). He is responsible for the Gene Autry Christmas classic "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas" as well as the hit song "All Of Me" that has been re-recorded by various artists nearly 2,000 times! He became an active member of ASCAP and served on its board of directors from 1970 to 1981.
With my hand forced, I'll fall back to a quick blurb about the writer of the song. Most mentions on google will credit cabaret duo John Wallowitch and Bertram Ross as the originators of the song, having included it in their 1984 revues, but in face it was written by Gerald Marks, a prolific songwriter who's career began back in the late 1920's and lasted into the early 1950's. His portfolio includes everything from Christmas songs to orchestra pieces, to pop hits...and country. He's written for Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman (with his vocal part sung by Mildred Bailey). He is responsible for the Gene Autry Christmas classic "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas" as well as the hit song "All Of Me" that has been re-recorded by various artists nearly 2,000 times! He became an active member of ASCAP and served on its board of directors from 1970 to 1981.
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Bruce "Patti" Patterson The Banjo Wizard - St. Louis Blues ~1932
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Today we have an artist who seems very much a showman and less of a recording sensation. Bruce Patterson, aka Patti, aka "The Banjo Wizard", seemed to be actively touring the west coast of the United States between 1930 and the late 1940s. From everything I've been able to piece together, he played many venues of varying size and reputation, he appeared on both Duke Ellington's and Bing Crosby'...
Bing Crosby w/ Jimmie Grier & His Orch. - I've Got To Pass Your House To Get To My House ~1933
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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr., born the fourth of seven kids in 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, shortly thereafter moving to Spokane where he would grow up. He got his first taste of performing when he took a summer job as a property boy for Spokane's Auditorium where he got to witness some big name performers and particularly fell awestruck by Al Jolson and his ad-libbing. Crosby graduated high s...
Al Dexter and His Troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama ~1942
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Clarence Albert Poindexter, aka Al Dexter, was born May 4, 1905 in Jacksonville, Texas. He owned a bar in town during the 1930's and helped spread country music around his town, then known as honky-tonk. He would make his recording debut for ARC records on November 28, 1936 and is regarded as likely the first to use the term honky-tonk in a country song. In 1943, he had a smash hit with today's...
The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter - Honey Love ~1954
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This one's interesting as this band is really broken down into two separate entities: vocalist Clyde McPhatter, and his backing group "The Drifters" that he put together from members of his church group. But let's back up to go forward. Clyde Lensley McPhatter was born in Durham, North Carolina on November 15, 1932 (most agree). He was the son of a Reverend, and by age five, was singing in his ...
Romo Vincent - The Best Man ~1946
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Sadly there isn't much I could find on today's singer in spite of the little glimpses I WAS able to find pointing to a potentially illustrious career spanning multiple decades! Romo Vincent was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 23, 1908. I could find nothing about his upbringing, but it appears he began acting before singing. His first role was in 1937's "Turn Off The Moon". He would appear...
Vernon Dalhart & Carson J. Robison - Shine On, Harvest Moon ~1928
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Vernon Dalhart, born Marion Try Slaughter on April 6, 1883 in Jefferson, Texas. His hope was to someday become an opera singer, so his musical education was based in classical and opera which would land him parts in both Madame Butterfly and H.M.S. Pinafore in 1913. He got his recording career start by replying to an ad in the local newspaper looking for singers and musicians. He was auditioned...
Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken! (Lay A Little Egg For Me) ~1926
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Wilfred Theodore Wemyes (aka Ted Weems) was born on September 26, 1901 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Growing up, he learned to play the violin and trombone. His start in music came when he entered a contest hoping to win a pony, but he won violin instead. He was so passionate about music, he started a band at his school, providing some of the instruments himself which were better than what the sch...
Jan Garber & His Orchestra - Ain't We Carryin' On ~1926
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Jacob Charles Garber was born November 5, 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana. By the age of 21 he had his own band, a quartet in which he played violin. He also played violin for the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra during this time as well. In 1921, he formed the Garber-Davis Orchestra in Atlanta with pianist Milton Davis. Having toured the south and gained experience leading a band, in 1924, he mov...
Red Foley and Ernest Tubb - Hillbilly Fever #2 ~1950
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Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was born June 17, 1910 on a farm in Blue Lick, Kentucky and grew up in nearby Berea. He got the nickname "red" in his youth on account of his hair color. By the time he was nine, he was able to play French harp, piano, banjo, trombone, harmonica and guitar and would frequently give impromptu concerts at his fathers store. He got into the music business in 1930 when a ta...
Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Just Because ~1956
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Lloyd Price was born March 9, 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana outside of New Orleans. His mother owned a restaurant which spurred a lifelong interest in both food and business. Growing up, Lloyd had formal training on the trumpet and piano and sang in his church as well as in a band while in high school. Fast forward to 1952, Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records in LA came through New Orleans in ...
Levee Loungers (Willard Robison) - Lovely Little Silhouette ~1927
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Willard Robison was born September 18, 1894 in Shelbina, Missouri. His family came down through the church and Robison broke that tradition, but keeping his religious values and love for small town America close and in his music. He formed his first band in 1917 called The Deep River Boys. While touring the southwest, he crossed paths with Paul Whiteman who signed him to a three year contract. ...
Montana Slim - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes ~1941
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Wilf Carter (who during his CBS years from 1934-1940 would start going by Montana Slim at the station's request) was born in 1904, and uncharacteristically for a country star...in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia, Canada. One of nine children, he began working odd jobs at the age of eight to help provide for the family, but became interested in singing after seeing a traveling Swiss performer named "T...
Georgia Gibbs w/ Glenn Osser Orchestra - A Home Lovin' Man ~1953
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Frieda Lipschitz, aka Georgia Gibbs, was born on August 17, 1918 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father died when she was six months old and grew up with her three sisters in a Jewish orphanage. After her mother gained employment enough to care for the girls once more, she came back for them, but would often have to leave them for weeks at a time for work, leaving them with a Philco radio for ...
Mound City Blue Blowers - You've Been Taking Lessons In Love (From Somebody New) ~1935
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Mound City Blue Blowers - You've Been Taking Lessons In Love (From Somebody New) ~1935
The Hometowners - You'll Never Grow Old In My Heart ~1946
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The Hometowners - You'll Never Grow Old In My Heart ~1946
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra - You're Ev'rything Sweet ~1936
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Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra - You're Ev'rything Sweet ~1936
Hank Williams w/ His Drifting Cowboys - Hey, Good Lookin' ~1951
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Hank Williams w/ His Drifting Cowboys - Hey, Good Lookin' ~1951
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Hiawathas Lullaby ~1933
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Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Hiawathas Lullaby ~1933
Dave Landers - Draw Up The Papers, Lawyer ~1950
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Dave Landers - Draw Up The Papers, Lawyer ~1950
Del Wood - Give My Regards To Broadway ~1952
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Del Wood - Give My Regards To Broadway ~1952
Lil "Brown Gal" Armstrong & Her All Star Band - East Town Boogie ~1945
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Lil "Brown Gal" Armstrong & Her All Star Band - East Town Boogie ~1945
The Red Hotters w/ Harry Raderman - Oh Say! Can I See You Tonight? ~1925
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The Red Hotters w/ Harry Raderman - Oh Say! Can I See You Tonight? ~1925
Bruce "Patti" Patterson The Banjo Wizard - Tiger Rag ~1932
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Bruce "Patti" Patterson The Banjo Wizard - Tiger Rag ~1932
Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock ~1954
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Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock ~1954
Phil Ohman & Victor Arden w/ Their Orchestra - Hallelujah ~1927
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Phil Ohman & Victor Arden w/ Their Orchestra - Hallelujah ~1927
Cliff Carlisle & Wilbur Ball - Lonely Valley ~1931
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Cliff Carlisle & Wilbur Ball - Lonely Valley ~1931
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys - 'Taint No Use ~1936
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Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys - 'Taint No Use ~1936
I've not heard this song or the singer since the very early 1950's. A sad wartime song with really very good guitar picking. Only when beginning to listen did I realize how much this was missed in my memory. Thankee to the uploader. The 78 r.p.m. record was in my mother's collection which is why I got to hear it way back then.
@@CrampedGrampy I'm glad it brought back some memories! I have a few other earlier songs by him on the channel and will continue to post more in the future (I have 2 or 3 more of his records), so stay tuned! I usually post old Pre-war or wartime country on Mondays.
He sure sounds better than Minnesota fats!!
Any true musical ear will recognise Willard for what he was- a unique voice in American music. I was first captivated upon hearing Mildred Bailey's interpretations of his songs. An aching nostalgic melancholy, deeply cinematic. There are some of us who couldn't forget Willard Robison even if we tried. Other lucky ones are, thanks to UA-cam, discovering him for the first time.
Great record.
Sounds as an early electric recording to me......
This is country music to me.
I love it. This will become a hip-hop beat
We need good, snappy music.
AKA The Quack Quack Woof Song!
A real classic!
Not in my Kemp collection. Not common a common disc. Love Ennis!
What a great song.
Nice!................................................
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"Brown Gal"!
GOOD OLD COUNTRY
Isnt that nice! A complete piece.
"Chick Bullock - Today". The picture is 50 years old!
Reminds me of the Kinks oddly.
Fine.
Somewhat over-processed....
@@Gennettor-nc8kx Probably. I've learned a ton in the 7 or 8 months since this was posted.
love it
This sounds like Super Mario world. I love it.
WOW! Talk about mad skills!
@@misterjive273 Right? I hadn't played it before last night and was blown away. It just had to be today's song.
Beautiful masterpiece.
Very pretty .....!!!
Great jazz record and description too. Thanks for sharing.
I always enjoy Lou Gold's dance recordings. This vocal chorus is interesting. These dance band sides often have a jazzy obbligato behind the singer, but here Kaufman and the alto sax seem like they're duetting. It sounds like they're singing/playing in unison with these subtle but interesting rhythmic anticipations and delays between them as well as some slick sax fills. Is this considered heterophony? Another great side!
Definitely prince’s band
Nice 😊
“You can flirt with noodle soup, sniff-but don’t give in!”…
Great talkie hit from Eddie Cantor's film, "Palmy Days. " Nice trombone bit. Thanks for sharing. Chick was so well known across the land in the thirties, I'm surprised he didn't go into politics!
This is Great! And what a lovely, clean recording. Thanks for posting.
Interesting commentary and I love the music. I used to own a copy of this record many years ago.
going on my wantlist immediately. it sounds like all of the ARC orchestra's all have a very similar line up during this time. a trumpet, an occasional trombone, 2 violins, maybe a cello. tenor sax, alto sax, string bass, and a slightly out of tune piano. whether it's Gene Kardos or Henry King, it seems like they almost all have an extremely similar sounding line up. Is it just me?
@@78s_TheArtists_AndTheHistory there's an occasional standout but I think by the mid 30s, most orchestras had found a homogeneous sound, watered down from the high jazz/dixieland/swing era. I think that's why I like 30s country or hillbilly music so much cause it ISN'T like everything else at the time.
Nice tune…first time I’ve heard it
vocal is really good...
thank you for your wonderful introduction
One of the very best of all the great dance bands…Kemp’s untimely death robbed a generation of fine pop music.
So sweet
Well, I’m at a loss for words…
Who makes the turntable in the picture?
@@alfrede.neuman8898 Audio Technica
Thanks for uploading classic hits
Jug music from back when "powdering your nose" was normal..., AND legal 😁 !
Bet it's a TRAIN WRECK song... Nothing like the Back To The Future train, this one couldn't jump worth beans 😖...
Probably I'd be listening to this live if I was there back in 1921. But since it's 2024, July in the middle of summer 🥵, I'm home eating a TACO(fajita 🙄), Goose Island BEER HUG IPA and enjoying this 'ol composition 👍 . Thanks for the UPLOADS you take effort in doing, means a lot 🥰 to my ears 👍 !
Very good song ...
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"stout"
Thank you so much for sharing!