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Unknown Songs on Medley Rolls
By Larry Norman

Hi.  I have been looking through some rolls in my collection and wonder
if anyone can help me identify the tunes and pianist of a couple of
rolls.

The first roll is QRS Automatic.  The roll number may either be 100218
or it may be 100213; I cannot make out the last number.  It is a fox
trot medley for dancing.

Tune one is identified as "Harriman Cakewalk", tune two is "We'll Have
a Jubilee In My Old Kentucky Home", and tune three is the mystery tune:
it starts as "Doctor ------n".  What is the last tune?  Who plays the
roll?  What instrument was the QRS Automatic used on?

The second roll is made by Rythmodik.  There is a number at the tail
end of the roll: 13716.  The label on the roll is missing, but there is
a short description still on the roll that says, "In this record four
of the latest fox-trot songs are offered in one roll.  Blossom Seeley,
the Dolly Sisters, Emma Carus and Willy Weston are all singing these
delightful numbers, and that in itself is sufficient endorsement of
their quality".

I have been told that the second song may be "I'm All Bound 'Round For
the Mason Dixon Line".  Possibly the fourth tune may be "There's a Lump
Of Sugar Down In Dixie".  Can anyone help?  Thanks!

Musically yours

Larry Norman


(Message sent Tue 27 Jul 1999, 19:55:59 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Medley, Rolls, Songs, Unknown

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