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"A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." - Proverbs 12:10

We all need more of this music in our lives in 2023. And lots of baby goats.

"Gimme a Pigfoot" performed by the immortal Bessie Smith (backed by Buck and his band) is a catchy classic jazz hit released on April 12th, 1930 that still rocks the house today.

"Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists." (Infogalactic)

Born April 15, 1894; died September 26, 1937, the Chattanooga native was not long on the earth but her music lives on showing no sign of aging.

Public Domain

https://infogalactic.com/info/Bessie_Smith

Broadcast live on this date in 1941, "Murder At The Movies" is a hilarious full episode of the half hour-long radio show with Jack Benny, one of the funniest comedians of all time.

Public Domain

Watch as this beebee elephant steps on his trunk and then laughs in delightful amusement at what he just did

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Sorry moose, but you've reached your prescription limit for the day so out you go!

Sorry possum, but you've reached your drink limit for the night so out you go!

Teamwork makes the dream work

Louis Armstrong and his orchestra, Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy, published December 13th, 1935 on Decca Records. (Public Domain).

Other side of disc: On Treasure Island

Source:
https://archive.org/details/78_red-sails-in-the-sunset_louis-armstrong-and-his-orchestra-louis-armstrong-hugh-will_gbia0394626b

RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
by LOUIS ARMSTRONG and his ORCHESTRA; Louis Armstrong; HUGH WILLIAMS; JIMMY KENNEDY
Decca (648 B)

Publication date 1935-12-13
Topics 78rpm, Popular Music
Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation
Contributor Internet Archive
Language English
Performer: LOUIS ARMSTRONG and his ORCHESTRA; Louis Armstrong
Writer: HUGH WILLIAMS; JIMMY KENNEDY

Fox Trot; Vocal Chorus by.

Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer this record. They are 3.5mil truncated eliptical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 400.0, Rolloff: -12.0.

The preferred versions suggested by an audio engineer at George Blood, L.P. have been copied to have the more friendly filenames.

Matrix number: 648B
Catalog number: 648 B

Other IDs from the record include: 60227A

Notes
The recording on the other side of this disc: ON TREASURE ISLAND. https://archive.org/details/78_on-treasure-island_louis-armstrong-and-his-orchestra-louis-armstrong-joe-burke-edga_gbia0394626a

Video: Internet

Background song: Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - "Heebie Jeebies" (1926) (public domain)

A sad, haunting song of a mother remembering the little boy that she lost as she came across one of his shoes stored up in the attic. You hear a knowing strain in Vaughn De Leath's (Leonore Vonderlieth's) voice as she sings it. We don't know if she had children but we do know that her father died when she was about 12. And based on two other songs she wrote in the 1920s, she may have also lost her mother not long before she penned the words to this song. Leonore died alone (twice divorced) at the age of 48 on May 28, 1943 from the effects of alcoholism - often markers of a grieving parent.

The song was written in 1928, not very long after World War I along with the worldwide influenza outbreak (most died from bacterial pneumonia from a combination of dangerously high doses of aspirin and the use of cloth masks at the time, something only discovered by examining tissue samples in 2022). Many families had suffered the loss of children, spouses, parents, and grandparents.

The Little Brown Shoe
by Vaughn De Leath; Lee and Robison
Columbia (1556-D)

Publication date 1928
Topics 78rpm, Popular Music
Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation
Contributor Internet Archive
Language English
Performer: Vaughn De Leath
Writer: Lee and Robison

This is a charming and fun little song that is a sure earworm released in May of 1928 on Brunswick Records.

SORRY FOR ME
by VAUGHN DE LEATH; DeSylva; Brown; Henderson
Brunswick (3932)
(Public Domain)

Publication date 1928-05
Topics 78rpm, Comedy
Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation
Contributor Internet Archive
Language English
Performer: VAUGHN DE LEATH
Writer: DeSylva; Brown; Henderson

This video compares clips from the two songs, "Can't Smile Without You" as performed by Barry Manilow (1977) and "Crazy Rhythm" as performed by Johnny Marvin (1928). Other than tempo and aesthetics, the only real difference is in the verse that starts out "Crazy Rhythm". The choruses are virtually identical and it's even in the same key! Accidental? It could be. Sometimes those old songs your parents or grandparents liked to listen to stick in your head. One day you think you have an original composition, only to realize your brain was fooling you. Anyway, give it a listen and see what you think.

"Can't Smile Without You" was originally written by Christian Arnold, David Martin and Geoff Morrow, and performed by David Martin and the Carpenters in 1975, then covered by Barry Manilow in 1977-78. There is no indication of attribution to "Crazy Rhythm" (a 1928 show tune written by Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, and Roger Wolfe Kahn) was ever made. "Crazy Rhythm" here is performed by Johnny Marvin (sorry for the typo in the video), and was written by Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, and Roger Wolfe Kahn for the Broadway Musical "Here's Howe". "The song ("Crazy Rhythm") is also featured in the 1979 Steve Martin movie The Jerk, with the performing artist unlisted in the credits." https://infogalactic.com/info/Crazy_Rhythm

Loves the sign for going outside. I bet he loves the sign for "steak" even more.

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