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  • OT 1930s Sides That sonically Rock: Hal Kemp AHO - Three Little Fishies

    From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 11 14:39:27 2025
    (an up beat novelty ranked #70 for 1939 by Whitburn)

    Hal Kemp AHO v. The Smoothies - Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
    [Victor 26204 B] - recorded in NYC March 28, 1939; released in May

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk_ef1zunaU

    The Smoothies originated as Babs & Her Brothers in the early 1930's
    and became The Smoothies in approx. 1938. For this record they
    comprised Arlene "Babs" Johnson, Charlie Ryan and Little Ryan.

    Band leader, Hal Kemp, was born in March 1904 and passed away in
    Dec 1940, following a head-on car collision in heavy fog; Hal's band
    a few months later became the Art Jerrett Orchestra.

    Three Little Fishies, was also recorded by Kay Kyser AHO (later than
    the Kemp version) on the Columbia label, also in 1939, and is probably
    the better known version of the song (#1 chart hit, Whitburn #14 for
    1939; but this softer sounding version does not 'rock'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5izL6r6iWx0

    The song tells the story of three fishes, who defy their mother's
    command of swimming only in a meadow, by swimming over a dam and on
    out to sea, where they encounter a shark, which the fish describe as a
    whale. They flee for their lives and return to the meadow in safety.
    It became a popular cautionary children's song; for more history: https://musictales.club/article/three-little-fishies-origin-cautionary-childrens-song

    For many other versions in later years, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Fishies
    for Roger: UK comedian Frankie Howard ('Howerd' on the 78) recorded
    a version released in 1949

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to RWC on Sun Jan 12 07:39:27 2025
    On Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:39:27 +0000, RWC wrote:


    (an up beat novelty ranked #70 for 1939 by Whitburn)

    Hal Kemp AHO v. The Smoothies - Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
    [Victor 26204 B] - recorded in NYC March 28, 1939; released in May

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk_ef1zunaU

    For many other versions in later years, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Fishies
    for Roger: UK comedian Frankie Howard ('Howerd' on the 78) recorded
    a version released in 1949

    His name is Frankie HOWERD (spelt that way) a long time UK comic I never
    warmed to

    I recall this song best in the later Buzz Clifford version that I never
    liked then and nothing since has changed

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 13 10:59:48 2025
    On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:39:27 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
    wrote:

    On Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:39:27 +0000, RWC wrote:


    (an up beat novelty ranked #70 for 1939 by Whitburn)

    Hal Kemp AHO v. The Smoothies - Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
    [Victor 26204 B] - recorded in NYC March 28, 1939; released in May

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk_ef1zunaU

    For many other versions in later years, see:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Fishies
    for Roger: UK comedian Frankie Howard ('Howerd' on the 78) recorded
    a version released in 1949

    His name is Frankie HOWERD (spelt that way) a long time UK comic I never >warmed to

    Yes, Howerd was his STAGE surname.

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