... From: "Michael Rader" ... That must be the one, I found 26 versions on eMusic, and it's very likely that the Cajun Mama Rosin was a corruption (with a...
Thanks Pryor and everybody. As far as I can see, all the items in the portfolio pre-date 1930. The Bunk story means your father obviously continued his jazz...
But very much a household name in African-America in 1929. He was front page news when he was shot dead on 7 February 1929 by Mary Snepps, a white taxi-dancer...
Dave, My father also thought highly of Bechet and spoke of him often. I think this list reflects more the solos he wanted to play or use in his work. My...
I also thought that it sounded like "Mama Inez." I have a wonderful recording of this tune with Kid Thomas Valentine and his Creole Jazz Band on American Music...
Nope, but it's on the right track. The reason that I think it's a popular dance hit and not an movie studio-written song is because the music is used again in...
no, but the attitude is understandably similar. The latin theme is too evident in this song you're suggesting, I think. ________________________________ From:...
Well, I had seen this information before, and it doesn't identify this song that I'm asking about out. The "Come On, Baby" song stops before this other one...
You know what- after listening again, I think that you're right! The roots of the melody and rhythms are all there. Wow! There must be some novelty version of...
... Well, as I attempted to say, you'd better thank Michael who knew about the most popular version, I guess you wouldn't have gone very far with my Cajun song...
Here we go again... fourth time, and if it does not work I give up! A three part documentary film by Jean-Christophe Averty devoted to French jazz/Jazz in...
Here it is: "Mama Inés" by the Havana Novelty Orchestra, 1930 (an in-house Victor band conducted by Nik Shilkret) http://www.dismuke.org/how/prev9-05.html ...
Pryor ... a lot has happened (in the technological advancements for sound reproduction) in the last 15 years. They can now take an unplayable acetate or...
Thank you Yves, I would like to pursue this to make the recordings available. Best regards, Pryor ************** It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to...
Which I¹ve never seen, so I can¹t comment. The shooting too place at 3579 Fish Avenue in the Bronx, so it has been ³re-citied² if so. Mary was a hostess at...
Thanks for that list, Pryor. I very much admire your father's work: happy to see many favorites among his hot solos. The Miley recordings you mention are of...
Did all three Texas Blues Destroyers couplings even make it to LP? Some LPs didn¹t indicate which versions they had used, which doesn¹t help if you don¹t...
The age of 30 at death is consistent with the 1900 census, which shows his birth month as February 1899. He was in Summerville in 1900, also. Bob ... ...
There seems to be a surge of interest in Louis Armstrong's mid-30s and later Decca recordings: Mosaic recently released a complete set of the 1930s and 40s...
It's time to try again. If you are so inclined, join the 78 collectors list and see if any of the knowledgeable folks there would like to have a go. ...
Pryor, There are a couple of people subscribing to this list who do audio restoration work for specialist labels. There might be more people who read the...
... Howard, According to a Miley discography compiled in 1999/2000 and serialized in bulletins from the Duke Ellington Society of Sweden, the Texas Blues...
Thanks everyone for your input. I will take this one step at a time. Phil Schapp's transfer was done free of charge, so there was little experimentation...
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