[Dixielandjazz] Hoboken Four (was Some Birthdays July 29)

[Harry Callaghan]

Bill:

I don't know how much of it is truth, but during a monologue on "Sinatra at
the Sands", Frank tells of how Major Bowes took a shine to thei group (no
pun intended but let's just roll with it)

He said that the Major kept bringing them back on the program under other
names, among them  the Newark Nightingales, and The Teaneck Teen-Tones all
representative of other NJ cities.

The segment on the album, labelled "The Tea Break" exhibited Frank's flair
for comedy as he spun some tales related to his youth as well as
stories pertaining to other entertainment figures.

The classic line was when he made reference to Sammy Davis Jr's TV program,
which was considerably less than successful.

He went on to say, "Sammy wrote a book entitled, "Yes I Can'.  When I saw
that program, I sent him a wire that said, "NO, You can't"

Tides,
Harry.


On 7/30/10, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> Harry Callaghan wrote in part:
> > I always say I cannot rest until I learn at least one thing new each
> day.........having heard the Rhythm Boys rendition of "Shine" I came to
> realize that it was almost identically duplicated by the Hoboken Four (of
> which Frank Sinatra was a part) when they appeared on Major Bowes Amateur
> Hour several years later....
>
> Dear Harry,
> Me too.
> Up until the above, I had never heard of the Hoboken Four.
> So I did my usual search and came up with this clip on YouTube:
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BM5O_elYnU
> "Shine" by the Hoboken Four on Major Bowes Amateur Hour!
> Thank you for the lead.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.




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