Hey All,

I'm helping a friend find material for a future chapter show.  Does anyone know
of any arrangements of "classic" TV commercial jingles?  I'm searching for some
of the most memorable ones from 1980-ish and earlier.  We all know (and love)
the BBS version of the old Rice Krispies jingle; I've already got that one
covered.  Here are a few others on the wish list:
Meow Mix
Alka-Seltzer
Texaco
Oscar Meyer
Brylcreem
Armour Hot Dogs
Cracker Jacks
Slinky

Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

In Harmony,

Roger Olson
Tenor, CrossWise
Tenor, 24 Karat Ring

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Hi Steve:

A "Golden Oldie" Barbershop song would be "Down Our Way", "......... You know
ev'ry body and they al know you, and even policemen say, 'How do you do'
.........."

That might be a little stretch but it does refer to policemen.

Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
Roger York, Director
Chanticleers Barbershop Chorus
http://www.villagebarbershoppers.org/
“Where ordinary men make extraordinary music".



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"Cop on the beat"

Alexander Boltenko
...just hit Reply or call
269-501-7464 (it's the iPhone!)

On Apr 9, 2012, at 15:23, R S York <twosing4u@...> wrote:

> Hi Steve:
>
> A "Golden Oldie" Barbershop song would be "Down Our Way", "......... You know
ev'ry body and they al know you, and even policemen say, 'How do you do'
.........."
>
> That might be a little stretch but it does refer to policemen.
>
> Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
> Roger York, Director
> Chanticleers Barbershop Chorus
> http://www.villagebarbershoppers.org/
> �Where ordinary men make extraordinary music".
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

There's always "Girl on the Police Gazette."

--
Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,

John Elving
VP Mus. & Perf.
Editor-in-Cheap
Shrine of Democracy Chorus
RMD VP - M&PR
PROBE President
Rapid City, SD
Email: leaderman@...
Skype: john.elving


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you could probably re-write "be our guest" for policemen with a little
creativity....

be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test... put that number round
your neck, my friend and we provide the rest

stripes to wear, handcuffs to, soap upon a rope for you...?

darlene i
l.p.b.o
www.harmonycamp.org

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  From: "R S York" <twosing4u@...>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 3:47 PM
To: bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police songs?

Hi Steve:

A "Golden Oldie" Barbershop song would be "Down Our Way", "......... You know
ev'ry body and they al know you, and even policemen say, 'How do you do'
.........."

That might be a little stretch but it does refer to policemen.

Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
Roger York, Director
Chanticleers Barbershop Chorus
http://www.villagebarbershoppers.org/
“Where ordinary men make extraordinary music".

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Yahoo! Groups Links






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One of the problems with these is that they are all copyrighted materials.
Permission to arrange and use would need to be obtained from the owners.

Joe

On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:54 AM, ROGER OLSON <rogero65@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
>
> Hey All,
>
> I'm helping a friend find material for a future chapter show. Does anyone
> know of any arrangements of "classic" TV commercial jingles? I'm searching
> for some of the most memorable ones from 1980-ish and earlier. We all know
> (and love) the BBS version of the old Rice Krispies jingle; I've already
> got that one covered. Here are a few others on the wish list:
> Meow Mix
> Alka-Seltzer
> Texaco
> Oscar Meyer
> Brylcreem
> Armour Hot Dogs
> Cracker Jacks
> Slinky
>
> Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> In Harmony,
>
> Roger Olson
> Tenor, CrossWise
> Tenor, 24 Karat Ring
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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And I can't believe I wrote "to" instead of "too".
Speaking of imminent arrests....

----------------------------------------
  From: "Singing Buckeyes Office" <office@...>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 4:37 PM
To: "R S York" <twosing4u@...>, bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Subject: re: [bbshop] Re: Police songs?



you could probably re-write "be our guest" for policemen with a little
creativity....

be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test... put that number round
your neck, my friend and we provide the rest

stripes to wear, handcuffs to, soap upon a rope for you...?

darlene i
l.p.b.o
www.harmonycamp.org

----------------------------------------
From: "R S York" <twosing4u@...>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 3:47 PM
To: bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police songs?

Hi Steve:

A "Golden Oldie" Barbershop song would be "Down Our Way", "......... You know
ev'ry body and they al know you, and even policemen say, 'How do you do'
.........."

That might be a little stretch but it does refer to policemen.

Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
Roger York, Director
Chanticleers Barbershop Chorus
http://www.villagebarbershoppers.org/
“Where ordinary men make extraordinary music".

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Yahoo! Groups Links

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I experienced a slightly different take on "Down Our Way" when I was asked to
fill in with a chapter quartet. At "Even policemen say", the tenor, who was a
policeman, stepped forward, pulled out his badge, and said, "Up against the
wall, and spread'em."
 
It was kinda lost on our audience, but with a group of cops around, it should
get a laugh.
 
Bob Patterson

--- On Mon, 4/9/12, R S York <twosing4u@...> wrote:


From: R S York <twosing4u@...>
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police songs?
To: bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, April 9, 2012, 12:23 PM


Hi Steve:

A "Golden Oldie" Barbershop song would be "Down Our Way", "......... You know
ev'ry body and they al know you, and even policemen say, 'How do you do'
.........."

That might be a little stretch but it does refer to policemen.

Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
Roger York, Director
Chanticleers Barbershop Chorus
http://www.villagebarbershoppers.org/
“Where ordinary men make extraordinary music".



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Yahoo! Groups Links





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CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU ???   :)
GOTLEAD1@...

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:14:09 -0600
>From: bbshop@yahoogroups.com (on behalf of John Elving
<leaderman@...>)
>Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police songs?
>To: bbshop@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>   There's always "Girl on the Police Gazette."
>
>   --
>   Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
>
>   John Elving
>   VP Mus. & Perf.
>   Editor-in-Cheap
>   Shrine of Democracy Chorus
>   RMD VP - M&PR
>   PROBE President
>   Rapid City, SD
>   Email: leaderman@...
>   Skype: john.elving
>
>   [Non-text portions of this message have been
>   removed]
>
>

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POLICEMAN'S SONG
From the Gilbert & Sullivan opera "Pirates of Penzance" (1879) (*)
(William Schwenk Gilbert / Sir Arthur Sullivan)

Danny Kaye


WHEN A FELON'S NOT ENGAGED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT (his employment)
OR MATURING HIS FELONIOUS LITTLE PLANS (little plans)
HIS CAPACITY FOR INNOCENT ENJOYMENT (-cent enjoyment)
IS JUST AS GREAT AS ANY HONEST MAN'S (honest mans)

OUR FEELINGS WE WITH DIFFICULTY SMOTHER (-culty smother)
WHEN CONSTABULARY DUTY'S TO BE DONE (to be done)
AH, TAKE ONE CONSIDERATION WITH ANOTHER (with another)
A POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE

AHHH
WHEN CONSTABULARY DUTY'S TO BE DONE, TO BE DONE,
A POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE.

WHEN THE ENTERPRISING BURGLARS NOT A'BURGLING (not a'burgling)
WHEN THE CUT THROAT ISN'T OCCUPIED IN CRIME (-pied in crime)
HE LOVES TO HEAR THE LITTLE BROOK A'GURGLING (brook a'gurgling)
AND LISTEN TO THE MERRY VILLAGE CHIME (village chime)

WHEN THE COSTER'S FINISHED JUMPING ON HIS MOTHER (on his mother)
HE LOVES TO LIE A'BASKING IN THE SUN (in the sun)
AH, TAKE ONE CONSIDERATION WITH ANOTHER (with another)
A POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE

AHHH
WHEN CONSTABULARY DUTY'S TO BE DONE, TO BE DONE,
A POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE (happy one).


(Contributed by Philip Graves)
(*) (Additional info by Cordelia Croth - January 2005)

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Daddy get your baby out of jail
Hang on the bell Nellie
Roll the patrol over closer to the curb (Grandma can't step that high)
Little Pal (always picture Jimmy Cagney in jail)
--
Bill Rohlin,
Bass with the Chorus of the Genesee


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But wait, this group DOES have a barbershop connection!  I checked their website
and found the following page:  http://www.singerselite.com/nick.shtml

Here's a quote from that page:

"The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988. Founder
Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's barbershop quartet,
when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of 12 singers
was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen all over
California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin, Nevada.

The Nickelodeon is a traditional, stereotypical barbershop quartet that sings
the standard songs of the era with a fast-paced, vaudevillian style of humor
that can be presented before any audience. They are equally at home on a stage
and strolling the scene."

Check out the photos on the page noted above - you may see some familiar
faces...

Roger Olson
Tenor, CrossWise
Tenor, 24 Karat Ring

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Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop world
for some time:

"You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
"Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
"Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"

Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:

"When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
"Sing-Sing (Sing)"
"Marian (the Librarian)"
"Cheek to Cheek"
"That's Life"

In harmony,

Tom Gentry
www.harmonize.ws/tgentry


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Yeah, Jim is quite the musical entrepreneur.  Need a carolling group?  Jim's got
one.  Need a Barbershop quartet?  He's got one of those as well.  He also has a
small a cappella "modern" group & the large "band" already presented.

Interesting guy!!

Will

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, ROGER OLSON <rogero65@...> wrote:
>
>
> But wait, this group DOES have a barbershop connection!  I checked their
website and found the following page:  http://www.singerselite.com/nick.shtml
>
> Here's a quote from that page:
>
> "The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988.
Founder Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's barbershop
quartet, when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of 12
singers was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen all
over California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin, Nevada.
>
> The Nickelodeon is a traditional, stereotypical barbershop quartet that sings
the standard songs of the era with a fast-paced, vaudevillian style of humor
that can be presented before any audience. They are equally at home on a stage
and strolling the scene."
>
> Check out the photos on the page noted above - you may see some familiar
faces...
>
> Roger Olson
> Tenor, CrossWise
> Tenor, 24 Karat Ring
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Jim Raycroft used to direct Verdugo Hills SA after Joni Bescos retired.


Shelley Herman
saherman@...


> From: ROGER OLSON <rogero65@...>
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:42:21 -0600
> To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [bbshop] re: The Singers Elite
>
> "The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988.
> Founder Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's barbershop
> quartet, when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of 12
> singers was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen
> all over California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin, Nevada.

The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I think) used to
do a medley of these.  I don't know if the arrangement was authorized or not. 
It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star), Chevrolet (See the U.S.A. in a
Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use Ajax, the foaming tooth powder (or
paste)--floats your teeth right down the drain), and many more.  Jerry Pike was
the bass.


Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.

Fran


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Tom,
 
I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music Man?
If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
Is she an undercover narc?
Is the trouble in River City drug-related?
 
Bob Patterson

--- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:


From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM



 



Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop world
for some time:

"You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
"Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
"Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"

Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:

"When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
"Sing-Sing (Sing)"
"Marian (the Librarian)"
"Cheek to Cheek"
"That's Life"

In harmony,

Tom Gentry
www.harmonize.ws/tgentry

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I just learned from a friend that Al Potts has died, perhaps in Florida.
  Al started his barbershopping in Bloomington, IL, then moved to the Denver
area where he was district president.  I'm hoping someone on Harmonet will
be able to steer me to his obituary.  Thanks!

--
Jim Stahly
jim.stahly@...
309-531-8850 (cell)


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I wonder even more how 'Cheek to Cheek' relates to prison, or maybe not!

Shelley Herman
saherman@...


> From: Bob Patterson <tortillaflats@...>
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:45:26 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
>
> Tom,
>  
> I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
> Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music Man?
> If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
> Is she an undercover narc?
> Is the trouble in River City drug-related?
>  
> Bob Patterson
>
> --- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
> Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
> To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM
>
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
> world for some time:
>
> "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
> "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
> "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"
>
> Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:
>
> "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
> "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
> "Marian (the Librarian)"
> "Cheek to Cheek"
> "That's Life"
>
> In harmony,
>
> Tom Gentry
> www.harmonize.ws/tgentry
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

...and Mike Rehberg (formerly of Elgin, IL) was the lead! His mom was my
hair dresser.
Nancy of the Foris(t), also formerly of Elgin
On 4/10/2012 4:34 PM, Fran Wilson wrote:
>
> The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I
> think) used to do a medley of these.  I don't know if the arrangement
> was authorized or not.  It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star),
> Chevrolet (See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use
> Ajax, the foaming tooth powder (or paste)--floats your teeth right
> down the drain), and many more.  Jerry Pike was the bass.
>
> Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.
>
> Fran
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>


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Actually "Little Pal" is from the 1929 movie "Say it With Songs" Starring Al
Jolson, in which he hits a man who made a pass at his wife and was in JAIL.
Little Pal was his son who was paralyzed in an accident.  So it fits.


Shelley Herman
saherman@...


> From: Bill Rohlin <wrohlin@...>
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:16 -0400
> To: <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [bbshop] Re: police songs
>
> Little Pal (always picture Jimmy Cagney in jail)

It makes more sense if you spell the name "Marion".

Alcatraz, Sing Sing, Marion...

Rumors (BHS) sang Tom's clever medley to comedic effect at dozens of chapter
shows through 1998-2001.

Mike Bell

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Bob Patterson <tortillaflats@...> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>  
> I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
> Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music Man?
> If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
> Is she an undercover narc?
> Is the trouble in River City drug-related?
>  
> Bob Patterson
>
> --- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
> Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
> To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM
>
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
world for some time:
>
> "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
> "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
> "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"
>
> Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:
>
> "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
> "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
> "Marian (the Librarian)"
> "Cheek to Cheek"
> "That's Life"
>
> In harmony,
>
> Tom Gentry
> www.harmonize.ws/tgentry
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

In case the barbershopping world hasn't heard, the wonderful bass Jerry
Pike passed away a few weeks ago. Jax of Harmony were indeed from Des
Moines. Their lead was Mike Rehberg, who still lives here in Des Moines. He
could answer your question about their arrangement.

In harmony,
Kay Bromert, CMA
www.kaybromert.com

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Fran Wilson <frjgwils@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I think)
> used to do a medley of these.  I don't know if the arrangement was
> authorized or not.  It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star), Chevrolet
> (See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use Ajax, the foaming
> tooth powder (or paste)--floats your teeth right down the drain), and many
> more.  Jerry Pike was the bass.
>
> Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.
>
> Fran
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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Mike Bell explained the significance of Marion/Marian in the "Prison Medley."
Now, for pal Shelley, the lyrics to "Cheek to Cheek":

Leaven . . . worth, he's in Leaven . . . worth,
And his future there is looking awfully bleak.
And before too long he's really gonna reek
When he's in close quarters show'ring [pause] once a week.

Fooled you. . . .    :>)

Tom Gentry
www.harmonize.ws/tgentry


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Jax Tenor John Mininger has been active in many top quartets for several decades
now in the FWD.  In ten days he'll be on stage in competition at the Arizona
Division contest with his current quartet Silver Kinghts. Bill KaneFWD Quartet
Activity Chairman
  > To: frjgwils@...; bbshop@yahoogroups.com
> From: kaybari55@...
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:46:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: [bbshop] Re: Unique arrangement request
>
> In case the barbershopping world hasn't heard, the wonderful bass Jerry
> Pike passed away a few weeks ago. Jax of Harmony were indeed from Des
> Moines. Their lead was Mike Rehberg, who still lives here in Des Moines. He
> could answer your question about their arrangement.
>
> In harmony,
> Kay Bromert, CMA
> www.kaybromert.com
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Fran Wilson <frjgwils@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I think)
> > used to do a medley of these.  I don't know if the arrangement was
> > authorized or not.  It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star), Chevrolet
> > (See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use Ajax, the foaming
> > tooth powder (or paste)--floats your teeth right down the drain), and many
> > more.  Jerry Pike was the bass.
> >
> > Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.
> >
> > Fran
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>


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Anyone know how to get tickets to this?
Did you know there will be a chorus from Japan at this show?
Paul

Tom Felgin, bass of the Renegades and Chicago News, also had a mixed quartet in
the Chicago area that did many of the old radio commercials. You might contact
him for arrangements.

John Witmer, Clemson Downs

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A Discussion List For Those Interested in Barbershop HarmonyHarmonetters - - -

Persons looking for arrangements of radio or TV advertising jingles should be
aware that all of those were, and still are, under copyright.    I suppose if
you
make up the music by ear and never write anything on paper, you are OK.
But don't be too sure.  Ask a copyright expert at BHS HQ.

Burt Szabo
burtszabo@...
407-381-5203

525 Conway Rd. #221
Azalea Park, FL 32807

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   1a. Re: police songs From: Bill Rohlin
   1b. Re: police songs From: Shelley Herman
   2a. Re: The Singers Elite From: ROGER OLSON
   2b. Re: The Singers Elite From: willhamblet
   2c. Re: The Singers Elite From: Shelley Herman
   3a. Re: Police Songs? From: Tom Gentry
   3b. Re: Police Songs? From: Bob Patterson
   3c. Re: Police Songs? From: Shelley Herman
   3d. Re: Police Songs? From: MichaelB
   4a. Re: Unique arrangement request From: Fran Wilson
   4b. Re: Unique arrangement request From: Nancy K. Foris
   4c. Re: Unique arrangement request From: Kay Bromert
   5. Al Potts Obit From: Jim Stahly
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   1a. Re: police songs
   Posted by: "Bill Rohlin" wrohlin@...   bass_singer_14625
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:17 am (PDT)


   Daddy get your baby out of jail
   Hang on the bell Nellie
   Roll the patrol over closer to the curb (Grandma can't step that high)
   Little Pal (always picture Jimmy Cagney in jail)
   --
   Bill Rohlin,
   Bass with the Chorus of the Genesee

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   1b. Re: police songs
   Posted by: "Shelley Herman" saherman@...   namrehyellehs
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:05 pm (PDT)


   Actually "Little Pal" is from the 1929 movie "Say it With Songs" Starring Al
   Jolson, in which he hits a man who made a pass at his wife and was in JAIL.
   Little Pal was his son who was paralyzed in an accident. So it fits.

   Shelley Herman
   saherman@...

   > From: Bill Rohlin <wrohlin@...>
   > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:16 -0400
   > To: <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   > Subject: [bbshop] Re: police songs
   >
   > Little Pal (always picture Jimmy Cagney in jail)


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   2a. Re: The Singers Elite
   Posted by: "ROGER OLSON" rogero65@...   rogeroregor
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:44 am (PDT)



   But wait, this group DOES have a barbershop connection! I checked their
website and found the following page: http://www.singerselite.com/nick.shtml

   Here's a quote from that page:

   "The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988.
Founder Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's barbershop
quartet, when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of 12
singers was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen all
over California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin, Nevada.

   The Nickelodeon is a traditional, stereotypical barbershop quartet that sings
the standard songs of the era with a fast-paced, vaudevillian style of humor
that can be presented before any audience. They are equally at home on a stage
and strolling the scene."

   Check out the photos on the page noted above - you may see some familiar
faces...

   Roger Olson
   Tenor, CrossWise
   Tenor, 24 Karat Ring

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   2b. Re: The Singers Elite
   Posted by: "willhamblet" willhamblet@...   willhamblet
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:59 pm (PDT)


   Yeah, Jim is quite the musical entrepreneur. Need a carolling group? Jim's got
one. Need a Barbershop quartet? He's got one of those as well. He also has a
small a cappella "modern" group & the large "band" already presented.

   Interesting guy!!

   Will

   --- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, ROGER OLSON <rogero65@...> wrote:
   >
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   > But wait, this group DOES have a barbershop connection! I checked their
website and found the following page: http://www.singerselite.com/nick.shtml
   >
   > Here's a quote from that page:
   >
   > "The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988.
Founder Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's barbershop
quartet, when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of 12
singers was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen all
over California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin, Nevada.
   >
   > The Nickelodeon is a traditional, stereotypical barbershop quartet that
sings the standard songs of the era with a fast-paced, vaudevillian style of
humor that can be presented before any audience. They are equally at home on a
stage and strolling the scene."
   >
   > Check out the photos on the page noted above - you may see some familiar
faces...
   >
   > Roger Olson
   > Tenor, CrossWise
   > Tenor, 24 Karat Ring
   >
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   2c. Re: The Singers Elite
   Posted by: "Shelley Herman" saherman@...   namrehyellehs
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:08 pm (PDT)


   Jim Raycroft used to direct Verdugo Hills SA after Joni Bescos retired.

   Shelley Herman
   saherman@...

   > From: ROGER OLSON <rogero65@...>
   > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:42:21 -0600
   > To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   > Subject: [bbshop] re: The Singers Elite
   >
   > "The Nickelodeon [quartet] was formed to sing at The Queen Mary in 1988.
   > Founder Jim Raycroft was singing with The Dapper Dans, Disneyland's
barbershop
   > quartet, when the Queen Mary's entertainment department called. A roster of
12
   > singers was established and, since that time, the Nickelodeon has been seen
   > all over California and has helped to open casino hotels in Laughlin,
Nevada.


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   3a. Re: Police Songs?
   Posted by: "Tom Gentry" Tgbari@...
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:45 pm (PDT)


   Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
world for some time:

   "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
   "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
   "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"

   Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:

   "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
   "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
   "Marian (the Librarian)"
   "Cheek to Cheek"
   "That's Life"

   In harmony,

   Tom Gentry
   www.harmonize.ws/tgentry

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   3b. Re: Police Songs?
   Posted by: "Bob Patterson" tortillaflats@...   tortillaflats@...
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:48 pm (PDT)


   Tom,

   I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
   Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music Man?
   If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
   Is she an undercover narc?
   Is the trouble in River City drug-related?

   Bob Patterson

   --- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:

   From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
   Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
   To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM



   Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
world for some time:

   "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
   "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
   "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"

   Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:

   "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
   "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
   "Marian (the Librarian)"
   "Cheek to Cheek"
   "That's Life"

   In harmony,

   Tom Gentry
   www.harmonize.ws/tgentry

   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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   3c. Re: Police Songs?
   Posted by: "Shelley Herman" saherman@...   namrehyellehs
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:09 pm (PDT)


   I wonder even more how 'Cheek to Cheek' relates to prison, or maybe not!

   Shelley Herman
   saherman@...

   > From: Bob Patterson <tortillaflats@...>
   > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:45:26 -0700 (PDT)
   > To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   > Subject: Re: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
   >
   > Tom,
   >
   > I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
   > Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music
Man?
   > If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
   > Is she an undercover narc?
   > Is the trouble in River City drug-related?
   >
   > Bob Patterson
   >
   > --- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:
   >
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   > From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
   > Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
   > To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   > Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM
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   > Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
   > world for some time:
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   > "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
   > "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
   > "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"
   >
   > Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:
   >
   > "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
   > "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
   > "Marian (the Librarian)"
   > "Cheek to Cheek"
   > "That's Life"
   >
   > In harmony,
   >
   > Tom Gentry
   > www.harmonize.ws/tgentry
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   3d. Re: Police Songs?
   Posted by: "MichaelB" mike@...   estanleyault
   Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:55 am (PDT)


   It makes more sense if you spell the name "Marion".

   Alcatraz, Sing Sing, Marion...

   Rumors (BHS) sang Tom's clever medley to comedic effect at dozens of chapter
shows through 1998-2001.

   Mike Bell

   --- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Bob Patterson <tortillaflats@...> wrote:
   >
   > Tom,
   > Â
   > I know there is a logical explanation, but it escapes me at the moment.
   > Is that "Marian (the Librarian)" the one we know and love from The Music
Man?
   > If so, how does she relate to law enforcement?
   > Is she an undercover narc?
   > Is the trouble in River City drug-related?
   > Â
   > Bob Patterson
   >
   > --- On Tue, 4/10/12, Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...> wrote:
   >
   >
   > From: Tom Gentry <Tgbari@...>
   > Subject: [bbshop] Re: Police Songs?
   > To: "Harmonet" <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
   > Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:46 PM
   >
   >
   >
   > Â
   >
   >
   >
   > Here are some old melodramas that have been floating around the barbershop
world for some time:
   >
   > "You Can't Convict the Mother of the Girl I Love"
   > "Hang on the Bell, Nellie"
   > "Roll the Patrol Closer to the Curb (Grandma Cannot Step That High)"
   >
   > Also, I have arranged a "Prison Medley," which includes these tunes:
   >
   > "When the Midnight Choo-Chool Leaves for Alcatraz"
   > "Sing-Sing (Sing)"
   > "Marian (the Librarian)"
   > "Cheek to Cheek"
   > "That's Life"
   >
   > In harmony,
   >
   > Tom Gentry
   > www.harmonize.ws/tgentry
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   4a. Re: Unique arrangement request
   Posted by: "Fran Wilson" frjgwils@...   frjgwils
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:46 pm (PDT)


   The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I think) used
to do a medley of these.  I don't know if the arrangement was authorized or not.
It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star), Chevrolet (See the U.S.A. in a
Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use Ajax, the foaming tooth powder (or
paste)--floats your teeth right down the drain), and many more.  Jerry Pike was
the bass.

   Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.

   Fran

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   4b. Re: Unique arrangement request
   Posted by: "Nancy K. Foris" nkfraf@...
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:43 pm (PDT)


   ...and Mike Rehberg (formerly of Elgin, IL) was the lead! His mom was my
   hair dresser.
   Nancy of the Foris(t), also formerly of Elgin
   On 4/10/2012 4:34 PM, Fran Wilson wrote:
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   > The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I
   > think) used to do a medley of these. I don't know if the arrangement
   > was authorized or not. It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star),
   > Chevrolet (See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use
   > Ajax, the foaming tooth powder (or paste)--floats your teeth right
   > down the drain), and many more. Jerry Pike was the bass.
   >
   > Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.
   >
   > Fran
   >
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   4c. Re: Unique arrangement request
   Posted by: "Kay Bromert" kaybari55@...   kaygolfer
   Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:46 am (PDT)


   In case the barbershopping world hasn't heard, the wonderful bass Jerry
   Pike passed away a few weeks ago. Jax of Harmony were indeed from Des
   Moines. Their lead was Mike Rehberg, who still lives here in Des Moines. He
   could answer your question about their arrangement.

   In harmony,
   Kay Bromert, CMA
   www.kaybromert.com

   On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Fran Wilson <frjgwils@...> wrote:

   > **
   >
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   > The Jax of Harmony from Iowa (a former quartet from Des Moines, I think)
   > used to do a medley of these. I don't know if the arrangement was
   > authorized or not. It had Texaco (The Man Who Wears a Star), Chevrolet
   > (See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet, etc.), Ajax Parody (Use Ajax, the foaming
   > tooth powder (or paste)--floats your teeth right down the drain), and many
   > more. Jerry Pike was the bass.
   >
   > Burma Shave signs might go well with this show too.
   >
   > Fran
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   5. Al Potts Obit
   Posted by: "Jim Stahly" jim.stahly@...   jimstahly
   Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:48 pm (PDT)


   I just learned from a friend that Al Potts has died, perhaps in Florida.
   Al started his barbershopping in Bloomington, IL, then moved to the Denver
   area where he was district president. I'm hoping someone on Harmonet will
   be able to steer me to his obituary. Thanks!

   --
   Jim Stahly
   jim.stahly@...
   309-531-8850 (cell)

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