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The gentleman on the sheet music above is Nat Vincent, whose birthday we’ll be celebrating in the first segment of this week’s edition of the show. Nat Vincent co-wrote the lyrics to “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,” a huge hit in 1920, but he wasn’t credited under that name. Find out why and who was credited in the first segment of this week’s edition of the show. Nat Vincent was credited for “Pucker Up And Whistle” which you’ll hear performed by the Merry Melody Men. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Glenn Rowell and Joe Sullivan. In the fourth segment we’re going to go on a honeymoon. And as a public educational service, we’ll be having a vocabulary lesson to wrap up the show.
There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Click on the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show to listen at your convenience.
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Here’s the complete playlist:
Segment 1: Nat Vincent
Mellow Mountain Moon – The Happy Chappies
Pucker Up And Whistle (Till The Clouds Roll By) – Merry Melody Men
Strawberry Roan – The Beverly Hill Billies
Segment 2: Glenn Rowell
Home Is Heaven, Heaven Is Home – Gene & Glenn
S’posin’ – Ford & Glenn
Louise – Harry Raderman’s Dance Orchestra
Segment 3: Joe Sullivan
Honeysuckle Rose – Joe Sullivan
Gin Mill Blues – Joe Sullivan
Little Rock Getaway – Joe Sullivan
Segment 4: Joyce Randolph
Chinese Honeymoon – Doug Bine & Dixie Ramblers / Jimmy Thomason, v.
Dancing Honeymoon – Nonpariel Novelty Band
Sky High Honeymoon – Harry Roy AHO / Harry Roy, v.
Segment 5: Grimalkin
Felix The Cat – Paul Whiteman AHO / Austin “Skin” Young, v.
The Cat’s Whiskers – The Famous Broadway Band
Glenn, you said that “Home Is Heaven, Heaven Is Home” was written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Edgar Leslie, and was heard in a Broadway show in 1909. Donaldson would have been only 16 years old then. Did he write any other tunes at that young age? The oldest Donaldson tunes I’m aware of were written at least 10 years later. Do you know of any other tunes he wrote prior to, say, 1918?
Hi, Bill
I stand corrected. “Cameo Kirby” was a play written in 1907 by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The first production opened at the Hackett Theatre on 20 DEC 1909 and ran for 24 performances. This is the Broadway play I referenced in my commentary, but “Home Is Heaven…” was not heard in that play. Nor was it heard in the 1914 or 1923 movie versions of the play. The song was not copyrighted until 19 OCT 1929 and it was not until the 1930 film version of “Cameo Kirby” that it was part of the soundtrack. The Songwriters Hall of Fame says Donaldson wrote his first “hit” songs in 1915 and one I found from that year titled “We’ll Have A Jubilee In My Old Kentucky Home.” The sheet music is shown on the University of Maine website here: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/1631/
Donaldson’s tune “Back Home In Tennessee” was recorded by Collins and Harland on 16 JUL 1915, so that song was composed earlier than that date. Thanks for listening and posting.
Best wishes,
Glenn