[Dixielandjazz] Four Leaf Clover

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Four leaf Clover tale as told by Red Ingle to Don Ingle

The studio date of Four Leaf Clover had Bill Murray on vocal. He was the 
house signer for dozens of  really corny tin pan alley dreck that was 
cranked out weekly. Murry was on hundreds of sides -- always forgettable 
material. But, according to Red, Murray was thrilled to do a date with 
Goldkette, which had the reputation of being the "hot" band of the time. 
Venuti was perched on a stool close to a horn pickup for his violin when 
Murry came in on his vocal. He tried to sing it hot, but instead the 
last line came out  "I'm lookin' over, a pretty little four leaf 
clover," and Venuti was so astonished at the corny singing and timiing 
he litterally fell off his stool.
Having done another take without falling stool noise, you can still hear 
Murray's valient attempt to make it "hot, hot, hot," and failing miserably.

Don Ingle