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Arnold Rypens
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Artist: Casa Loma Orch.
Author: Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer
Label: Brunswick
Year: 1933
Natural collaboration of two songwriters coming from the South. Vocal: Pee Wee Hunt. Build around Hoagy's melody for Washboard Blues ('26). In retrospect the dialect lyrics seemed a bit patronizing or even racist. The first hit following the Great Depression. Hitler on the other hand banned it for its presumed encouragement of idleness.
Covers:
Hoagy Carmichael [author; worked as a song plugger for Ralph Peer's publishing company from their Brill Building office]
Ted Lewis [n°1 US]
Johnny Mercer [coauthor]
Also by Ben Bernie, Rudy Vallee, Mills Brothers, Hank Snow, Bing Crosby.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)