Bob Sundstrom -Banjo and Vocals
- Listen! An Old Song (unidentified tune)
- Listen! Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia
- Listen! Hello Central, Give Me Doctor Jazz
I found Bob playing in Davis Square Station on my way home from reporting on yet another Pete Lowney trial. He was sitting on a bench with his Tenor Banjo. I told him about "the Egg Man" from Colorado Springs, a cranky old banjo instructor who ran the "Egg House," a mom and pop store where I worked while attending the Colorado College. Old "Abbot" played at the raintree Inn, where my girlfriend also worked. At the Egg House, we would sell you a single egg for ten cents. ...Plus Abbot's bald head looked like a big 'ol egg! So Bob rendered "Butter and Egg Man." It caught me by surprise, so I don't have it here.
The recording was made with the Edirol R-1 (more about the R-1) using the built in stereo mics. The R-1 was placed close to the performer's mouth, and such that a good stereo image of the instrument was produced between the neck and the resonator.
Because the frequent arrival of MBTA Red Line trains made the recording difficult, and because I had to stick the recorder awkwardly close to Bob's head, I chose to keep the intrusive recording session brief. |
Recorder:
Edirol R_1 |
About the Tunes
Everything is Peaches (?): 1918, Milton Ager (1893-1979), a popular songwriter, became a favorite of performers including Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, and Eddie Cantor. He found his greatest successes in the 1920s, composing several iconic songs, including "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)," "Ain't She Sweet," and "Happy Days Are Here Again." The collection mostly reflects Ager’s late unpublished works. (more)
Doctor Jazz: (King Oliver) Doctor Jazz is a popular tune and song originally written by Joe "King" Oliver. Publisher Walter Melrose got his name on it as co-composer, as was often his practice. It enjoyed its initial popularity in the 1920s. It continues to be played by Dixieland jazz groups. It has been performed by many notable acts, such as Jelly Roll Morton and Harry Connick Jr.
The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band also did a performance of this song on their 1969 release "Tadpoles".
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