[Dixielandjazz] Floating Down The Old Green River

[Harry Callaghan]

Just for kicks, I checked MP3 downloads available from Amazon (at 99-cents
each) and saw listings for Firehouse Five Plus Two and another by Johnny
Mercer & the Pied Pipers.  However, they also show a rendition by Kenny Ball
and I know that is actually "Sailing" rather than "Floating" so I can't say
for sure which the other two are....and of course I'm too cheap to spend
$1.98 to investigate the matter further.

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Jim Hillesheim <jwh66047 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fascinating history. Now, how about some recommendations for good
> recordings currently available on CD?
> Jim
> Lawrence, Kansas
>  On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Roy (Bud) Taylor wrote:
>
> > There seems to be a lot on Green River when you do a Google search.  The
> > original company was closed in the 1930s and passed hands several times.
>  It
> > was a later company that used the regrets reference.  They also made a
> brass
> > coin that was a promotional device and they are available on Ebay, etc.
> for
> > about $10-12 each.  My story about them making a soft drink was
> inaccurate.
> > There was a Green River soft drink made in Chicago and was popular in the
> > midWest.  It may be coming back onto the market.  The company also made a
> > vodka called Mountain Dew which is now a soft drink.  Apparently, Al
> Jolson
> > made a record Green River, but I have not been able to determine if it
> was
> > Floating Down etc.
> >
> > --
> > Roy (Bud) Taylor
> > Smugtown Stompers Jazz Band
> > Rochester, New York
> > Traditional Jazz since 1958
> > "we ain't just whistling dixie!"
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