All
of the selections here have been musically arranged so that an actual metal disc
could be punched for an antique 15 1/2" Regina/Polyphon disc musical box.
The tunes are heard on this CD as rendered by the MusicBox15 simulator. They sound
very similar to what you would hear from an actual musical box playing the disc.
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CONTENTS
1.
Elite Syncopations (1902 Scott Joplin) One of three ragtime pieces
included here,
written during Scott Joplin's (1868 - 1917) 'St. Louis Period'.
2. Dill Pickles (1906 Charles L. Johnson) Probably the best-known
piece by
Johnson (1876 - 1950).
3. The Easy Winners (1901
Scott Joplin)
4. A Breeze From Alabama (1902 Scott Joplin)
5. Down By The Riverside ( traditional ) A popular melody, often
done in Dixieland style.
6. Falling In Love Again (1930 Frederick
Hollaender) Marlene Dietrich's first
signature song, from the movie "The
Blue Angel"
7. La Bamba (traditional) Recorded, among others,
by Ritchie Valens. The melody
apparently dates back to the early 1800's. See
www.mexicoconnect.com
for information on the history of the song.
8. Banana
Boat Song aka Day-O (traditional) Recorded by many artists from Harry
Belafonte to The Grateful Dead and beyond.
9. Little Martha
(1972 Duane Allman) Acoustic instrumental duet from the Allman Brothers
"Eat
A Peach" album.
10. Rhythm Of The Rain (1962 John Gummoe)
In March, 1963, the Cascades recording of
this song reached #3 on the Hot
100 list.
11. Mbube aka The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1952 Solomon
Linda) "Mbube" is Zulu
for "Lion".
12. Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow (1961 Gerald Goffin & Carole King) Written
when
Carole King was a teenager.
13. Hey Paula (1962 Raymond
G. HildeBrand)
14. Storybook Love (1987 Willy DeVille) Mark
Knopfler interprets this melody in the
soundtrack for "The Princess Bride".
15. I Fall To Pieces (1960 Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard) In
1961, this song became
Patsy Cline's first #1 country hit.
16.
Big Rock Candy Mountain (1955 Harry McClintock) This, and the remaining
selections,
can be heard on the soundtrack for the movie O Brother, Where
Art Thou?.
17. In the Jailhouse Now #2 (1928 Jimmie Rodgers)
18. In The Highways (1965 Maybelle Carter)
19. You Are
My Sunshine (1930 Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell) Jimmie Davis was
Governor of Louisiana. At one time, he had a horse named Sunshine.
Apparently,
he once attempted to ride Sunshine into his office, which
prompted one reporter
to comment as to this being the first time he had
seen a WHOLE horse in the
Governor's office.
20. Down To The River To Pray (traditional)
An old Southern Gospel melody.
21. I'll Fly Away (1932 Albert
E. Brumley)
22. Angel Band (Dr. Ralph Stanley)
23. Hard
Time Killing Floor Blues (1965 Nehemiah "Skip" James) You don't
hear too
many songs like this on Music Box.
24. Keep On The Sunny
Side (1928 A.P. Carter)
