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Topic: Help finding "lost song" |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 9 Mar 2004 8:14 pm |
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I received the following message:
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Maybe you can help me find a tuning by identifying a song or the artist. It is swing, but has clarinet, muted trombone, and incredible steel guitar with a tuning that eludes me. The words start out
"Might search the ocean, might go cross the deep blue sea, but you'll never find another man like me", and ends the same, except, "but honey, you'll never find another hot shot like me". I'm thinking maybe Milton Brown doing "A Good Man is Hard to Find", with Bob Dunn? Any help would be appreciated.
Ken Rutherford
ktr@charter.net
Does anybody have any ideas what song Mr. Rutherford is talking about? Thanks in advance.
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 9 Mar 2004 8:53 pm
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milton brown never used a trombone so far as i can recall.
milton's recording of "a good man is hard to find" does not have anything near those lyrics.
offhand, i can't think of a legit western swing recording with trombone, certainly not pre 1950, if at all. i assume he thinks this is pre 1950 if he has heard it and thinks the guy sounds like milton with bob dunn?? he ought to be able to date it by ear within a few years.
could be cliff bruner, floyd tillman, moon mullican, from the mid to late 30s, with dunn, billy briggs, somebody like that on an original or obscure tune. any of a dozen or more texas swing bands of the time had that similar sound.
but i don't think it's "a good man is hard to find". i can't place those lyrics, but i could have it buried in my collection somewhere.[This message was edited by Mitch Drumm on 09 March 2004 at 08:54 PM.] |
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David Cobb
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Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2004 8:54 pm
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The song title is Searching the Desert for the Blues.
The only artist I can link to so far is Blind Willie McTell, blues artist from the 30's.
The abbreviated lyrics go like...
You may search the ocean, you might go 'cross the deep blue sea
But mama, you'll never find another hot shot like me
I followed my baby from the station to the train
And the blues came down like night and showered me
I left her at the station wringing her hands and crying
I told her she had a home, just as long as I had mine
I've got these two women, and you can't tell them apart
I've got one in my bossum (sp) and one I got in my heart
The one in my bossum, she's in Tennessee
And the one in my heart, don't even give a darn for me
[This message was edited by David Cobb on 09 March 2004 at 09:02 PM.] [This message was edited by David Cobb on 11 March 2004 at 03:13 PM.] |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Denver, Colorado
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Posted 11 Mar 2004 10:41 am
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Parts of the lyrics remind me of the Big Band classic, St. John's Infirmary. Jack Teagarden did a great version of the tune, featuring his trombone. Maybe it was then covered by some western swing bands?
Chuck |
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Jody Cameron
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Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2004 1:02 pm
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| Chuck, am I off the mark here, or do you mean "St. James' Infirmary"? |
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KenR
From:
Talent, OR, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2004 8:54 pm
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| David, you are right, that is the song. But this version is an obvious update, and I haven't found a link yet to lead me to it. Thanks to Brad and all for the help. |
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