[Dixielandjazz] A Good Man Is hard To Find

[Barb Jordan]

Thanks Steve and everyone for this great information.
 
Di Anne Price is great and I will be following up on all the other leads.
 
Yes, and curious to know if Sophie Tucker really ever sang the song. It sounds like just her kind of thing!
 
Barbara Jordan
Toronto Canada> From: barbonestreet at earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:25:48 -0400> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] A Good Man Is hard To Find> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> To: jordan_barb at hotmail.com> > Besides Bessie Smith and Sophie Tucker, "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" > has been recorded by lots of folks The Jazzology label (George Buck) > has 12 albums that include it: For a list see:> > http://www.jazzology.com/item_detail.php?id=JCD-242> > Di Anne Price also recorded it and you can hear part of it at CD Baby:> http://cdbaby.com/cd/dianneprice> > For a 1919 recording of it (prior to Bessie Smith and Sophie Tucker) > see:> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVTfiITxbH0> > Ted Lewis also recorded it.> > Less Brown's Band also recorded it in 1993(?) - Curb Records> > Alberta Hunter - (Album of the same name) hear it at> http://www.rhapsody.com/albertahunter/amtrakblues/agoodmanishardtofind> > For the Bessie Smith version see:> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgKWQWj4-E> > Teresa Brewer also recorded it on a single.> > Etc, etc. This from a cursory search.No doubt Bill Haesler could > supply many more versions.> > Cheers,> Steve Barbone> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:> > http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz> > > > Dixielandjazz mailing list> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
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