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Fw: The House of David Blues



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From: "Jim Denham" <james@jiming.demon.co.uk>
To: "Ron Halstead" <rhalstea@bigpond.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 September, 2000 10:35
Subject: Fw: The House of David Blues


> >> I'm currently searching for all available recorded
> >versions of an early
> >> jazz tune called "The House of David Blues"
> >(1923-Schoebel/Meyers/Mills)
> >> - actual 78's (or documentation of) or otherwise...
even
> >cassette
> >> copies.
> >> Also need articles, etc. about the song and/or its
origin,
> >and about the
> >> House of David bands themselves. (Ezra "Cookie"
Hannaford,
> >Ephriam
> >> Hannaford, Manna Woodoorth, Chic Bell, etc.)
> >> Finally, I'm searching for 78's (or documentation of)
> >recordings made by
> >> "Cookie" Hannaford's "Original House of David Band"
> >(probably Columbia -
> >> 1927). If you have information or questions, feel free
to
> >email me
> >> directly or post it here. Thanks!!
> >>
> >>
> >> Keith Howard
> >> Western Michigan University
> >> Kalamazoo, MI
> >>


 -The best-known version (in fact, the only version I know)
is the 1931 one by
 Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra ("Connie's Inn Orch") with a
great solo by
 Coleman Hawkins. Composer credits are (Elmer) Schoebel, (?)
Mayers, (Irving)
 Mills-

 Hope that helps,

 Jim Denham

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