[Dixielandjazz] Silent Cal was Big Business & Talent

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Feb 12, 2011, at 2:01 AM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> Stephen G Barbone wrote [in part]:
>>> To quote silent Cal:
>> "Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent  
>> will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.  
>> Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education  
>> will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and  
>> determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has  
>> solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
>> -- Calvin Coolidge
>
> Dear Steve,
> That statement (which is a great one) rang memory bells.
> In pre-CD daze, while listening to an LP featuring Fred "Sugar" Hall  
> And His Sugar Babies (21 September 1928) from Okeh 41123 I wondered  
> about the reason for the silent break in "It Goes Like This (A Funny  
> Melody)".
> My research at the time finally revealed the joke by its composers  
> (Cliff Friend -mel. and Irving Caesar - lyr).
> I'd like to share it with you, Harry-with-a-C and the list.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
> PS: The silent break is part of the song as it is also on the 1928  
> Cliff Edwards' version (15 August 1928).
>
>   http://redhotjazz.com/songs/hall/itgoeslikethis.ram

Dear Bill:

What a great find. Glad to hear that you found out who Silent Cal was  
and how that record break illuminated the joke. Small world.<grin >

Cheers,
Steve