Crap, I haven't updated in weeks. I swear I haven't given up on this... I've had a lot going on. I've even considered doing a "podcast" but I'm intimidated.
Luckily, a friend asked me for a mix tape and it gave me a good excuse to sit around listening to records. I love making mixes... want one? Write me.
This here record was in one of the first stacks of stuff my grandfather gave me along with my first 78 player. I love listening to them and imagining the moment when someone decided to buy it. I love trying to understand people by analyzing the music they appreciate.
There were a lot of religious records in Latin. Plenty of Christmas ones, many of which I sacrificed for the thrill of seeing a record shatter. Sinatra.
That Roy Acuff song. Also, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye."
One website says
"By November 1938, when his band became a big hit at the Commodore Hotel on E. 42nd St. in New York City, it was obvious that there was a lot less swing than sway to be heard. In fact, one critic described Kaye's music as follows: [picture of a square] In other words, square."Yeah, square indeed. But I don't know... kind of catchy. So... repetitive. So... familiar. Such... simple lyrics.
Sorry, I didn't provide any facts about Sammy Kaye. Go to that
website. Buy a
CD.
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye
I Used To Live in Chicago
1946 RCA Victor 20-2037-B
