Sunday, January 29, 2006

Martin and Lews Scabs

One of Martin and Lewis's first hit songs


That Certain Party


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was recorded Sept. 13 1948 at the end of the nine month muscians strike. Parts of the recording had been done during the strike with instrumentals recorded in Mexico shortly after the strike the vocals were added. Result a scab record by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Whereas Gordon McRae sacrificed scab instrumentals and went on to record his hit, with Jo Stafford, Bluebird of Happiness.

Tip o the blog to the CKUA Radio program Play It Again for this tidbit.

PLAY IT AGAIN is a weekly one-hour program of popular music from the 1920's through the 1950's, focussing on popular songs of the era. CKUA's Tony Dillon-Davis hosts the show with charm and humour; each week Tony presents a 'feature year', incorporating information on world events of the time. PLAY IT AGAIN ... Sunday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00am and rebroadcast Monday evenings at 8:00pm and Thursday mornings at 1:00am. 2006/01/29 Play It Again playlist

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