John's Other Blog: January 2008

Buckaroo Bojangles

Labels: Don Rich Buck Owens Jerry Jeff Walker

1928 Martin Ukulele

From the 14 January Antiques Road Show; Appraisal by David Bonsey

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Labels: Antiques Road Show, Boston, David Bonsey, MA, Martin Ukulele, Skinner

My Babe in a Box

Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Little Walter

Labels: Blues, Little Walter, Willie Dixon

On the Street Where You Live

By Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe

I use these chords:

On the Street Where You Live

G6 D7

I have often walked

G6 Am7 D7

down this street before

G6 G#dim Am7 D7

but the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before

Am7 Am7b5

All at once am I

Gmaj7 E7

several stories high

Am7 D7 G6

knowing I'm on the street where you live

(bridge)

B7

And oh

Em

the towering feeling

A B7 Em

just to know somehow you are near

G B7 F#7

the overpowering feeling

Bm7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7

that any moment you may suddenly appear

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Labels: Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady

Myron Floren Tico Tico

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

This song was written in 1917 by Zequinha Abreu.

Labels: Lawrence Welk, Myron Floren, Zequinha Abrue

Henry Cuesta Just a Closer Walk with Thee

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

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Labels: Henry Cuesta, Lawrence Welk, Neil Levang

Jack Imel After You've Gone

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

"After You've Gone" was written by Henry Creamer and Turner Clayton in 1918.

Labels: Henry Creamer Turner Clayton

Anacani Sway

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

Sway
by Pablo Beltran Ruiz and Norman Gimble

When marimba rhythms start to play

Dance with me, make me sway

Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore

Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze

Bend with me, sway with ease

When we dance you have a way with me

Stay with me, sway with me

Other dancers may be on the floor

Dear, but my eyes will see only you

Only you have the magic technique

When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins

Long before it begins

Make me thrill as only you know how

Sway me smooth, sway me now

Other dancers may be on the floor

Dear, but my eyes will see only you

Only you have the magic technique

When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins

Long before it begins

Make me thrill as only you know how

Sway me smooth, sway me now

You know how

Sway me smooth, sway me now

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Naples Trash Crisis

Broadcast 12 January on Iranian state satellite TV (IRINN)

Translation:

Announcer: Demonstrations continue in the city of Naples Italy
about the accumulation of trash.

Correspondent: Following the continuing trash crisis in the city of
Naples Italy hundreds of people living in this city have clashed with
the police for the 6th consecutive night and have set fire to public
transportation vehicles.

In recent clashes between riot police and Naples protestors a
number of people have been injured and taken to the hospital. In this
unrest angry Neopolitians even set fire to a fire truck that was there
to put out the fires.

There are now more than 100 tons of trash piled in the streets of
Naples and its environs and city officials are unable to remove it.
Due to the environmental pollution the students of Naples are not
going to school. To resolve the crisis Italy's Prime Minister Romano
Prodi sent the Italian army to this city to clean the streets, and
especially the putrified trash that accumulated in front of the schools last
week.

A German company is taking some of the trash to Germany to be
burned, at a price of 200 Euros per ton. This crisis has cause some
of the people in this city to take action to clean their city
themselves.

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Music Makers 1958 The Clark Sisters

From their 1958 Dot LP "Sing Sing Sing"

by Harry James

Lyrics

Though the man's dead somewhere I read

Shakespeare once said

You folks can have the men who make laws

Give me the music makers

I'd give my vote

Just for one note

Mendelssohn wrote

And letcha have the men who make laws

Give me the music makers

Classic music or low down

I like opera or 8 beat

There's no need for a show down

Critics say there are great beats

So let me repeat

Give me a beat

Rhythmic or sweet

And you can have the men who make laws

Give me the music makers

I may have read it

Or someone said it

That music tames a wild beast

And there are humans who pass for human

Who don't like one two at least

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Turkey Cracks Down on Smokers

Broadcast 9 January on Iranian state satellite TV (IRINN)

Announcer Farhadi: The rising statistics on cigarette consumption
and the drop in the ages of smokers to less than 15 have prompted the
Turkish government and Parliament to pass stricter laws for smokers.
Mirbaha reports from Ankara.

Mirbaha: In new legislation the Turkish Parliament has prohibited
smoking in all schools, offices, and centers for health care, trade,
education and recreation, including restaurants and places that employ
more than one person. Based on the latest research more than 20
percent of the students in Turkish schools smoke cigarettes.

Shamseddin Kobrat, who runs a non-government anti-smoking
organization in Ankara says: [Kobrat speaking through an interpreter]
Immature friends, curiosity, recreation and family problems are among
the reasons for taking up smoking in Turkey's young society. Official
statistics indicate that 66 percent of the men and 25 percent of the
women older than 18 in Turkey smoke cigarettes.

After smoking and tobacco use was deregulated in 1984 and with the
infusion of capital into this sector and the expansion of media
advertising, cigarette consumption has gradually increased in Turkey.

In the Turkish Parliament's new legislation there are fines for
officials who do not carry out their responsibilities prohibiting
smoking in public places, and there are also fines for the smokers.

People who throw cigarettes on the ground are also fined.

Oh By Jingo 1957 The Clark Sisters

From their 1957 Coral LP "Beauty Shop Beat"

This song was written in 1919 by Lew Brown and Al Von Tilzer.

Labels: Al Von Tilzer, Barbershop, Lew Brown, The Clark Sisters

The Little Brown Jug 1958 The Clark Sisters

From their 1958 Dot LP "Sing Sing
Sing"

Little Brown Jug Lyrics

Me and my wife live all alone

In a little log hut we're all our own;

She loves gin and I love rum,

And don't we have a lot of fun!

Chorus:

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,

Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,

Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

When I go toiling on the farm

I take the little jug under my arm;

Place it under a shady tree,

Little brown jug, 'tis you and me. '

'Tis you that makes me friends and foes,

'Tis you that makes me wear old clothes;

But, seeing you're so near my nose,

Tip her up and down she goes.

If all the folks in Adam's race

Were gathered together in one place,

Then I'd prepare to shed a tear (I'd let them go without a tear)

Before I'd part from you, my dear.

If I'd a cow that gave such milk,

I'd dress her in the finest silk;

Feed her up on oats and hay,

And milk her twenty times a day.

I bought a cow from Farmer Jones,

And she was nothing but skin and bones;

I fed her up as fine as silk,

She jumped the fence and strained her milk.

And when I die don't bury me at all,

Just pickle my bones in alcohol;

I'ut a bottle o' booze at my head and feet

And then I know that I will keep.

The rose is red, my nose is too,

The violets blue and so are you;

And yet, I guess, before I stop,

We'd better take another drop.

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Sultans in a Box

by Mark Knopfler

Labels: Sultans of Swing Dire Straits Mark Knopfler Band in a Box PG Music

Andrews Sisters 1957 Bei Mir Bist du Schoen

From the 1957 Capitol LP "The Andrews Sisters in Hi-Fi"

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Labels: Andrews Sisters, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn, Shalom Secunda

Circus Poster 1896

From the 7 January Antiques Road Show, appraisal by Nicholas Lowry

Labels: Nicholas Lowry Swann Galleries Antiques Road Show Barnum and Bailey Circus Jumbo Elephant

On the Street Where You Live Thumbs Carllile

From his 1965 "All Thumbs" LP on Roger Miller's Smash record label

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Labels: Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady, On the Street Where You Live, Thumbs Carllile

Thumbs Carllile Strangers in the Night

From his 1965 Smash LP "All Thumbs"

Labels: Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Frank Sinatra, Ivo Robic, Jazz Guitar, Thumbs Carllile

Thumbs Carllile Springfield Guitar Social

From a 1965 Budget LP called "Country Guitar"

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Labels: Billy Byrd, Chet Atkins, George Barnes, Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Jimmy Bryant, Les Paul, Speedy West, Thumbs Carllile

Stardust Grady Martin

Recorded in 1955 with the Slew Foot Five

Labels: Grady Martin, Hoagy Carmichael, Slew Foot Five, Stardust

Standing Room Only

I Learned this From a 1947 Chet Atkins recording, with vocals by Chet Atkins himself.

Labels: Charles Grean, Chet Atkins, Cy Cohen, Standing Room ONly

Bei Mir Bist du Schoen Lawrence Welk

From the 25 January 1969 Lawrence Welk Show

Performed by Sandi Griffiths, Andra Willis and Sally Flynn.

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Labels: Andra Willis, Lawrence Welk, Sally Flynn, Sammy Cahn, Sandi Griffiths

1952 Gibson Les Paul Appraisal

From the April 30 2007 edition of the An tiques Road Show

Frederick Oster of Philadelphia's Vintage Instruments Inc. appraises this early Gibson electric guitar.

Labels: ., Antiques Road Show, Frederick Oster, Gibson Les Paul 1952, Vintage Instruments Inc

1957 Fender Stratocaster Appraisal

From the April 16 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

Frederick Oster of Philadelphia's Vintage Instruments Inc. discusses the structural details and value of this historic electric guitar.

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Labels: Fender Stratocaster, Frederick Oster Vintage Instruments Inc., Gibson Les Paul

Beatles Butcher Cover LP

From the May 7 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

Gary Sohmers of allcollectors.com reveals fascinating details about this historic album cover by the Beatles.

Labels: Beatles, Butcher Cover LP, Gary Sohmers, Gary Sohmers Beatles Butcher Cover LP Allcollectors

Alphonse Mucha Poster Appraised

From the April 16 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

Nicholas Lowry of the Swann Galleries of New York gives information and background on this piece of art history.

Labels: Alphonse Mucha, Nicholas Lowry, Swann Galleries

John's Other Blog

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Buckaroo Bojangles

Monday, January 14, 2008

1928 Martin Ukulele

From the 14 January Antiques Road Show; Appraisal by David Bonsey

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My Babe in a Box

Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Little Walter

Saturday, January 12, 2008

On the Street Where You Live

By Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe

I use these chords:

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Myron Floren Tico Tico

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

Henry Cuesta Just a Closer Walk with Thee

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

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Jack Imel After You've Gone

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

Anacani Sway

From a 1982 Lawrence Welk Show

Swayby Pablo Beltran Ruiz and Norman Gimble

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Naples Trash Crisis

Broadcast 12 January on Iranian state satellite TV (IRINN)

Translation:

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Music Makers 1958 The Clark Sisters

From their 1958 Dot LP "Sing Sing Sing"

by Harry James

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Turkey Cracks Down on Smokers

Broadcast 9 January on Iranian state satellite TV (IRINN)

Oh By Jingo 1957 The Clark Sisters

From their 1957 Coral LP "Beauty Shop Beat"

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

The Little Brown Jug 1958 The Clark Sisters

From their 1958 Dot LP "Sing Sing Sing"

Little Brown Jug Lyrics

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Sultans in a Box

by Mark Knopfler

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Andrews Sisters 1957 Bei Mir Bist du Schoen

From the 1957 Capitol LP "The Andrews Sisters in Hi-Fi"

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Monday, January 07, 2008

Circus Poster 1896

From the 7 January Antiques Road Show, appraisal by Nicholas Lowry

Sunday, January 06, 2008

On the Street Where You Live Thumbs Carllile

From his 1965 "All Thumbs" LP on Roger Miller's Smash record label

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Thumbs Carllile Strangers in the Night

From his 1965 Smash LP "All Thumbs"

Thumbs Carllile Springfield Guitar Social

From a 1965 Budget LP called "Country Guitar"

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Stardust Grady Martin

Recorded in 1955 with the Slew Foot Five

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Standing Room Only

I Learned this From a 1947 Chet Atkins recording, with vocals by Chet Atkins himself.

Bei Mir Bist du Schoen Lawrence Welk

From the 25 January 1969 Lawrence Welk Show

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

1952 Gibson Les Paul Appraisal

From the April 30 2007 edition of the An tiques Road Show

1957 Fender Stratocaster Appraisal

From the April 16 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

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Beatles Butcher Cover LP

From the May 7 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

Alphonse Mucha Poster Appraised

From the April 16 2007 edition of the Antiques Road Show

Sway
by Pablo Beltran Ruiz and Norman Gimble

From their 1958 Dot LP "Sing Sing
Sing"