tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post7376080381548201172..comments2024-03-14T22:05:41.470-04:00Comments on Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else: Happy Presidents Day, 2016!Lee Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-52504742506779401222016-02-26T03:43:39.601-05:002016-02-26T03:43:39.601-05:00Lee, thanks very much for these -- I'm looking...<br />Lee, thanks very much for these -- I'm looking forward to listening. I haven't visited for quite a while -- way too long -- and it's great to be back here. Your posts never fail to fascinate.<br /><br />All the best.Bill from Illinoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591155046652405134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-52495370059046014612016-02-23T18:10:30.435-05:002016-02-23T18:10:30.435-05:00One Cohan song which I've always loved was an ...One Cohan song which I've always loved was an obscure thing called "You Won't Do Any Business if You Haven't Got a Band." It's a kind of "Inside Baseball" comic song about the problems of theatre managers. Cohan recorded it in 1904 -- seemingly his only recording session -- but Archive.org doesn't have it. You can find it, though on Youtube. I There was once an LP documentary about Cohan which included most of the 1904 recordings, as well as performances by other singers of his time, including Caruso. That LP also featured a late performance of "Over There" by Cohan with an orchestra. (By the sound of it from some kind of public event.) <br /><br />Incidentally, in the excellent movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy", the comedy song "Cohan" (played by Jimmy Cagney) sings as Franklin D. Roosevelt was by Rodgers and Hart, though I don't think the movie credited them.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-67536419044558457092016-02-23T02:38:38.316-05:002016-02-23T02:38:38.316-05:00Oh, and no, I haven't listened to the Cohan re...Oh, and no, I haven't listened to the Cohan recordings. I'll have to do that. I've heard recordings by Cohan, Jr. but not his dad. That site is highly amazing.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-79457603295763633462016-02-23T02:36:32.228-05:002016-02-23T02:36:32.228-05:00Garrido--Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the nice wo...Garrido--Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the nice words on the condition (MAGIX's noise filtering deserves all the credit).<br /><br />Philip--That's very cool information--thanks! I'll add the anniversary note to my post when I get a moment. (Moments are hard to come by lately....)<br /><br />LeeLee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-45783166713546735532016-02-21T18:43:07.359-05:002016-02-21T18:43:07.359-05:00Lee
Thanks for posting these. I have a reprint of...Lee<br />Thanks for posting these. I have a reprint of the sheet music for "Father of the Land We Love," but I've never heard a performance of it (apart from my own "singing".0 It might interest you that the sheet music describes the song as having been written “To Commemorate the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington . . . Written for the American People,” followed by a facsimile of Cohan's signature.<br /><br />Incidentally, Cohan's publishing company (The George M. Cohan Music Publishing Company) was located at 1776 Broadway -- no doubt an address chosen deliberately.<br /><br />Have you ever heard the recordings Cohan made in 1904? Most of them can be found at www.archive.org. Well worth everyone's attention.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Philip<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-50761132508800050872016-02-20T03:25:03.081-05:002016-02-20T03:25:03.081-05:00the robin hood bowers 78s are my favorites, you ha...the robin hood bowers 78s are my favorites, you have no idea how pleasant it is to hear these 78s in mint condition (practically) I am so glad you came up with these prime examples of american political musicgarridonoreply@blogger.com