[Dixielandjazz] Lily of the Valley

[will connelly]

Ingemar Wågerman wrote:

>I have tried for years to find out the origin of the tune Lily of the
>Valley, which was recorded by Paul Barbarin in 1951. Rev F.W. McGee recorded
>the first part ("Everybody don´t know...") in 1930, but what happened
>between 1930 and 1951?? The tune is called a "Wartime favorite" in the liner
>notes of GHB LP 139 (Don Albert - Louis Cotrell...), so it must have been
>well-known before Barbarin recorded it. But no there are no recordings
>known! I wonder if there are any musicians left, who played it before 1951.
>Any suggestions?
>
>My "investigation" will hopefully result in an extensive article, maybe at
>the Gothenburg University. I have found many interesting connections between
>"Oh Happy Day", "Everybody Ought to Know", "What a Friend we have in Jesus"
>and some other songs and tunes, but the origin of the second part ("He´s the
>Lily of the Valley...")  is still unclear. It sounds  like "What a
>friend..." but the chords in bar 5-6 and 7-8 are reversed.
>
>I have found more than 200 recordings of this tune, and I try to compare the
>melody, the chords and lyrics variations. The list can be seen on our web
>site below.
>
>Our band recorded it this year on our CD09, with a medley of "Lily"
>melodies.
>
>Maybe someone can help?
>
>All the best from Sweden
>
>Ingemar Wågerman
>Gota River Jazzmen, Göteborg, Sweden
>http://listen.to/gotariver
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Lily of the Valley  was performed in the movie Mother Wore tIGHTS WITH 
bETTY gRABLE AND dAN dAILEY IN THE EARLY FIFTIES.
kINDLY
WILL CONNELLY