[Dixielandjazz] Re: "Sunshine" & "Smacka Rooney"

[Tony Orr]

Bill

I have the he CD GHB label No. BCD-327 Ernie Carson and the Castle Jazz 
Band - Every Man A King and will send you an MP3  off list. The  liner 
notes  by Eric Holroyd say  "I think it's by Irving Berlin..." 
Unfortunately, the liner and CD omit the details of composers. I'll also 
send you a scan of the cover with a picture of Ernie standing outside 
what looks like a run-down Motel Unit. I'd tell you some stories about 
sharing motel rooms with Ernie at some local festivals a few years back 
but, won't for fear of a backlash if another thread of discussions on 
Ernie gets going.


cheers

Tony Orr
Melbourne

bhaesler at bigpond.net.au wrote:

>Dear Craig,
>I can't resist a 'challenge'.
>Regarding the composer of "Sunshine".
>If it isn't the 1928 Irving Berlin tune recorded by (among others) Milt Shaw
>and His Detroiters (5 March 1928) and Keith Nichols Cotton Club Orch (Stomp
>Off CD1234) there are two other possibilities.
>The Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang composition recorded on 24 Jan 1927, and
>currently available on CD.
>Or the song composed and recorded by Banjo Ikey Robinson and His Windy City
>Five on 2  July 1935. (Lyrics include "every little sunbeam added to the
>sunshine makes it just a little bit more".)
>I would need to hear the Ernie Carson version to verify this.
>Unfortunately, in a quick search, I can't find your source record, "Every
>Man A King", in my files. Details please. Perhaps someone could send me an
>MP3 of Ernie's version.
>Bob Barnard's "Smacka Rooney" was mentioned on the DJML recently by Phil
>Crumley (Natural Gas Jazz Band). They recorded it.
>A lead sheet should not be too hard to come by closer to home. If not, I can
>probably track it down for you here in Oz.
>Kind regards,
>Bill. 
>
>
>
>
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