[Dixielandjazz] Re: Shave 'em dry (was Shave and a haircut........)

[Len Nielsen]

Heck, Bill. Why did you have to post that?

Now some of us won't be able to rest until we have dug up a copy of this 
tune. :)

Len Nielsen

Bill Haesler wrote:
> Dear Stan,
> You ask: "why isn't "Shave 'Em Dry Blues" being sung any more?"
> The answer is - because it is a 'rude' party song about a very 'rude'
> subject.
> In fact, I doubt (apart from the original recordings by Ma Rainey,  Lucille
> Bogan [particularly the Bogan!] and Papa Charlie Jackson) that anyone has
> ever bothered to sing it!
> Although, listmate Phil O'Rourke has been known to quote the lyrics in the
> pub, from time-to-time.
> The Jimmy Yancey version is a fine piano solo.
> (Playing it now.)
> Kind regards,
> Bill. 
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