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St James Infirmary Blues (song only)
Koko the Clown sings St James Infirmary Blues in the 1933 Betty Boop Snow White cartoon. The song is sung by Cab Calloway and Koko's dance number was rotoscoped from Cab too.
Well, since you wanted the lyrics:
Folks, I'm goin' down to St. James Infirmary,
See my baby there;
She's stretched out on a long, white table,
She's so sweet, so cold, so fair.
Let her go, let her go, God bless her,
Wherever she may be,
She will search this wide world over,
But she'll never find another sweet man like me.
Now, when I die, bury me in my straight-leg britches,
Put on a box-back coat and a stetson hat,
Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain,
So you can let all the boys know I died standing pat.
Then get me six craps shootin' paul bearers,
Let a chorus girl sing me a song,
Put a red hot jazz band at the top of me so we can raise sweet hallelujah as we go along.
Folks, now that you have heard my story,
Say, boy, hand me another shot of that booze;
If anyone should ask you,
Tell 'em I've got those St. James Infirmary blues.
Etiketler:[saint] [james] [infirmary] [blues] [betty] [boop] [max] [fleischer] [cab] [calloway] [koko] [the] [clown] [snow] [white]
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George E. Lee's Novelty Singing Orch. - St James Infirmary
From Wikipedia:
St James Infirmary -- American folksong, made famous by Louis Armstrong recording from 1928. (Many records credit it to Joe Primrose, which is a pseudonim of Irving Mills - agent and songwriter, probably an autor of an original arrangement).
George E. Lee Singing Novelty Orchestra steadily grew in number and sophistication throughout all the 1920s. George and his sister Julia's showmanship and strong vocals made the band a hit with the audiences in the 18th and Vine area. In August, 1923, the six-piece Lee band recorded for the OKeh label, becoming the first African American band from Kansas City to record. Unfortunately, Okeh judged the result of the session unsatisfactory and declined to release the two selections, "Just Wait Until I'm gone" and "Waco Blues." Having missed an opportunity for national exposure, the Lee band continued playing the dance halls and cabarets in the 18th and Vine community.
In November, 1929, the Lee band recorded six selections for the Brunswick label, including "St James Infirmary." Louis Armstrong had recorded an up-tempo version of "Saint James Infirmary" a year earlier, but it failed to catch on with the record-buying public. Lee's slower-tempo version better matched the solemn lyrics describing a gambler meditating on his own mortality while viewing his dead sweetheart's body in Saint James Infirmary. The record sold well locally, but Brunswick did not promote it nationally in the advent of the Great Depression. Cab Calloway's cover of Lee's version of "Saint James Infirmary," recorded the next year, created a national sensation.
Recording: George E. Lee & His Novelty Singing Orch., voc. George E. Lee - St James Infirmary, Brunswick 1929
Etiketler:[st] [james] [infirmary] [george] [lee] [louis] [armstrong] [1920s] [blues] [jazz] [black] [new] [orleans]
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