What are you listening to?

[Bamaboots]

A couple of favorites of mine, especially "Big Iron".

From the official site of the Arizona Rangers.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A couple of favorites of mine, especially "Big Iron".

From the official site of the Arizona Rangers.
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Mine also. My grandmother's family name is one of the "Old 300" that went with Stephen F. Austin to settle TX. I have several ancestors who were early Texas Rangers. I've been to the museum & research center in Waco. And I have found most of their graves.

 

[Retro Spectator]

Dear God, thank you for helping me get and play the melodeon and harmonica. I am extremely grateful for these gifts! Amen.

Today I have recorded It's A Small World on my Accordiola Mundinger Diaton III Grand Luxe club accordion.

Enjoy!

 

[dh66]

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[Trenchfriend]

Fromt time to time, a cool "refresher"!!

 

[HoosierDaddy]

 

[Lean'n'mean]

 

[nick123]

You can't mess with it!

 

[Trenchfriend]

Wang, wang, waaaaaangggggg...

I always liked the ending really the most.

 

[vitanola]

Love Kalman!

 

[Trenchfriend]

How I love this!:

 

[2jakes]

The record started a “rumba” craze which lasted until the 1940s.
Although technically the record is not a rumba.

 

[2jakes]

Recorded by HMV in the Small Queen’s Hall in London. Sept. 1931.
Vocals by Sam Browne.

 

[vitanola]

The record started a “rumba” craze which lasted until the 1940s.
Although technically the record is not a rumba.

Actually, the Havana Novelty Orchestra's waxing of "Mama Ines" was the disc which started the "rumba craze"

 

[2jakes]

Actually, the Havana Novelty Orchestra's waxing of "Mama Ines" was the disc which started the "rumba craze"

I like the song you posted. Reminds me of the jazzy Max Fleischer &
Betty Boop toons of the early ‘30s.

And it looks like these folks have a different conclusion!
Rumba | American Sabor...

 

[vitanola]

Looks like these folks have a different conclusion!
Rumba | American Sabor...

Don Azpiazú certainly was a pioneer in the introduction of Cuban rhythms into American popular music. His sessions of May 15th and July 2nd 1929 were important. The May 15th recording of "El Manciero", which was issued in September of 1930, eventually became quite popular but when it initially was issued in October of that year it proved to be a slow seller. The November, 1930 issue of the Havana Novelty Orchestra's waxing of "Mama Inez" was, however, quite a sensation. Don Azpiazú had recorded the title at his second session, but it was not issued, for Nat Shilkret felt that it was rhythmically "in distinct". He recorded his own "improved" version, in the American "Rhumba" tempo, with the sensationally improved recording characteristic which his specially set up Victor Orchestra allowed. The Ben Selvin cameo on this side was an important part of the record's appeal, I think. Note that sales of "Mama Inez" we're very high, probably two or three copies to every one of any of Don Azpiazu's 1929 records.

The Don Azpiazú records only really began to sell well after he was featured on a regualar radio program. The importance of the Havana Novelty Orchestra to the 1930's craze for Cuban rhythms has seldom been acknowledged because of the "impure" nature of the band. It was a studio orchestra, not a genuine Latin band, but it put the musical style on the map for the majority of America, and probably was responsible for Azpiazú getting his radio spot.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Big fan of the HNO, especially their Victor record of "Lady Play Your Mandolin," where Paul Small balls up the lyrics and just keeps on rolling. "When you sin your song of sing I'm a sinner too!"

 

[Wells]

Always stumbling across gold like this:

 

[2jakes]

^^^

 

[vitanola]

^^^

OH! LULU! Here she is with her friend, Jack: