MATTCHICHE, LA

Created on 19/02/2006
Latest update on 23/09/2024

Artist: Félix Mayol
Author: Léo Lelièvre/Paul Briollet/Charles Borel-Clerc/Pedro Badia
Label: Zonophone
Year: 1905

Belle époque hit strongly influenced by a cancan chorus from Spanish zarzuela Los Inocentes (José López Silva/Sinesio Delgado/Ramon Estellés), first staged in Madrid in 1895 (facing moderate success).

Covers:

1906:

Zonophone Orch. [as La Sorella March]

1906:

Fragson [as La Mouyette]

1907:

Orquesta de Felipe Valdés [Cuban danzon as La Machicha; among the first Afro-American dance music ever recorded]

1907:

Gustav Schönwald [as Wenn meine Frau sich auszieht]

1908:

Arthur Pryor's Band [als La Sorella March]

1910:

Sousa's Band [idem]

1910:

Estudiantina Christodoulidis [as Matsis in Greek for Columbia]

1913:

Vernon & Irene Castle [introduced this dance in New York (as La Rozalla)]

1921:

Kees Pruis [as Oh Jeanette, Word Mijn Vrouw]

1931:

Jack Hylton Orch.

1931:

London Novelty Orch. [as La Maxixe]

1940:

Ella Fitzgerald [as Chewing Gum]

1950:

Teresa Brewer [as Choo'n Gum]

1950:

Andrews Sisters [idem]

1950:

Dean Martin [idem]

1962:

Vico Torriani [as Der Hafen-Casanova]

1963:

Conny Stuart

1964:

Annie Cordy

1966:

Leo Kuysters [as De Dochter Van De Slager]

1972:

Boston Pops Orch. [as La Sorella March]

1979:

James Last

1983:

Arie Ribbens [as De Dochter Van De Slager]

1996:

Maria Muldaur [as Choo'n Gum]

Contact


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)
Belgium

info@originals.be

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