From the ‘novelty’ Halloween music files, here are some unusual tunes from Dickie Goodman
Richard Dorian Goodman, known as Dickie Goodman, was an American music and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for inventing and using the technique of the “break-in”, an early precursor to sampling, that used brief clips of popular records and songs to “answer” comedic questions posed by voice actors on his novelty records.
Take a look and a listen through these Halloween windows from the early 1900’s- they are spooktacular!
The High Hatters – Spell Of The Blues Victor Military Band – Spooky Spook by Victor Military Band (1917) Isham Jones – I’ll See You in My Dreams (1924) Collins & Harlan – The Ghost Of The Saxophone (1917) Edna Brown & The American Quartet – Mysterious Moon (1912) American Quartet – That Mysterious Rag (1911) Walter J Van Brunt & Maurice Burkhardt – The Ghost Of The Violin (1912) Peerless Quartet – The Ghost Of The Ukulele (1917) Edward Claypoole – Spooky Spooks (1916) Clarence Wiley – Carbarlick Acid Rag (1904) Bessie Smith – Haunted House Blues American Symphony Orchestra – Hallowe’en Dance (1909) Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra – Graveyard Blues (1918) Dan Quinn – More Work for the Undertaker (1902) The Peerless Quartet – The Ghost Of The Terrible Blues (1915) The Premier Quartet – That Syncopated Boogie-Boo (1913) Helen Gross & The Kansas City Five – Undertaker’s Blues (1924) Maurice Burkhart – At The Devil’s Ball (1913) American Quartet – The Skeleton Rag (1912)
This is my favorite collection of vintage Halloween songs this year!
I’ve included the play list and some very interesting Halloween greeting cards from the early 1900’s- I hope you enjoy these old fashioned sweet treats.
Anita
Bogey Wail, Jack Hylton Haunted Nights, Duke Ellington Mysterious Mose, Rube Bloom & Bayou Boys Dancing The Devil Away, Arden & Ohman Haunted House, Al Bowly T’aint No Sin, Fred Hall Nightmare, Cab Calloway With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm, Rudy Vallee The Skeleton In The Cupboard, Nat Gonella Midnight, The Stars And You, Al Bowly Got The Jitters, Don Redman & His Orchestra Nightmare, Artie Shaw The Devil With The Devil, Larry Clinton Orchestra The Jitterbug (Outtake) Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Buddy Ebsen & Bert Lahr You’ve Got Me Voodoo’d, Charlie Barnet The Boogie Woogie Man, Casa Loma Orchestra The Skeleton In The Closet, Louis Armstrong
