Comments on: Acting Up http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/ Sat, 26 May 2012 02:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dave Kirwan http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-343 Dave Kirwan Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-343 Thanks much for the offer — that sounds great! You can grab my email off my website... Thanks much for the offer — that sounds great! You can grab my email off my website…

]]> By: Rich Markow http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-342 Rich Markow Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-342 Unfortunately, my audio equipment is not currently set up for copying the 78s I have, but it wil be in a couple weeks, I hope. Do you want sound files to compare voices? So as not to tie up this board with irrelevant notes, can you be contacted via another route? Unfortunately, my audio equipment is not currently set up for copying the 78s I have, but it wil be in a couple weeks, I hope. Do you want sound files to compare voices? So as not to tie up this board with irrelevant notes, can you be contacted via another route?

]]> By: Rich Markow http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-340 Rich Markow Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-340 Which voices did Cliff Nazarro perform, and what's the source for the credit? Do you have a date for the recording session?<br /><br />I thought you might be interested in his discography, from "The Complete Entertainment Discography" by Brian Rust with Allen G. Debus, Arlington House 1973. The book only goes up to 1942, so there may be later items.<br /><br />He recorded for Harmony & Bluebird.<br />Harmony: a "dime store" label produced by Columbia. When Columbia commenced recoding electrically, they moved the old acoustic (horn)recording equipment into what sounds like a closet & used it for dime store labels even into 1930. The same item(s) may appear on other labels, such as Diva and/or Velvet-Tone, possibly under pseudonym(s).<br />Bluebird: RCA Victor's budget label. I have these, and they are hilarious. Nazarro is billed as "Jack Benny's Doubletalk Comedian" on B-10433.<br /><br />Vocal, acc. by unknown piano.<br />New York, October 29, 1927<br />14210- Headin' For Louisville Har 59-H<br />14213- I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? "<br />NOTE: Matrices 14211/2 are not by Cliff Nazarro.<br /><br />New York, January 10, 1926<br />141504- You Ought To See What's Waiting For Me Har 108-H<br />141505 - Why Don;t You Marry The Girl? "<br /><br />New York, September 21, 1926<br />142661- I Want To Be Known as "Susie's Feller" Har 263-H<br />142662- Gone Again Gal "<br /><br />Acc. by Helen Myers-p-organ<br />New York, September 13, 1939<br />BS-042675-1 I'll Remember Vic rejected<br />BS-042676-1 How To Learn To Tap Dance "<br /><br />Acc. by Maurine Ward-p-pipe organ<br />New York, September 18, 1939<br />BS-042675-2 I'll Remember BB B-10433<br />BS-042676-2 How To Learn To Tap Dance "<br /><br />Acc. by O/Leonard Joy, or unacc.<br />New York, March 25, 1942<br />BS-072478-1 News Of The World (unacc.) <br />BB B-11545<br />BS-073479-1 You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Crazy) "<br />per label: (from the RKO Radio film "Four Jacks and a Jill") (Mort Greene-Harry Revel) RM Which voices did Cliff Nazarro perform, and what’s the source for the credit? Do you have a date for the recording session?

I thought you might be interested in his discography, from “The Complete Entertainment Discography” by Brian Rust with Allen G. Debus, Arlington House 1973. The book only goes up to 1942, so there may be later items.

He recorded for Harmony & Bluebird.
Harmony: a “dime store” label produced by Columbia. When Columbia commenced recoding electrically, they moved the old acoustic (horn)recording equipment into what sounds like a closet & used it for dime store labels even into 1930. The same item(s) may appear on other labels, such as Diva and/or Velvet-Tone, possibly under pseudonym(s).
Bluebird: RCA Victor’s budget label. I have these, and they are hilarious. Nazarro is billed as “Jack Benny’s Doubletalk Comedian” on B-10433.

Vocal, acc. by unknown piano.
New York, October 29, 1927
14210- Headin’ For Louisville Har 59-H
14213- I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? “
NOTE: Matrices 14211/2 are not by Cliff Nazarro.

New York, January 10, 1926
141504- You Ought To See What’s Waiting For Me Har 108-H
141505 - Why Don;t You Marry The Girl? “

New York, September 21, 1926
142661- I Want To Be Known as “Susie’s Feller” Har 263-H
142662- Gone Again Gal “

Acc. by Helen Myers-p-organ
New York, September 13, 1939
BS-042675-1 I’ll Remember Vic rejected
BS-042676-1 How To Learn To Tap Dance “

Acc. by Maurine Ward-p-pipe organ
New York, September 18, 1939
BS-042675-2 I’ll Remember BB B-10433
BS-042676-2 How To Learn To Tap Dance “

Acc. by O/Leonard Joy, or unacc.
New York, March 25, 1942
BS-072478-1 News Of The World (unacc.)
BB B-11545
BS-073479-1 You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Crazy) “
per label: (from the RKO Radio film “Four Jacks and a Jill”) (Mort Greene-Harry Revel) RM

]]> By: Dave Kirwan http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-341 Dave Kirwan Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/08/14/acting-up/#comment-341 Wow! Thanks for all the dope on Nazarro! I confess I know him primarily for his cartoon work. Don't have a recording date on this cartoon-both the IMDB and the Big Cartoon Data Base list "Hamateur Night" as a Cliff Nazarro credit. He is usually given credit for many of the Egghead cartoons. I kinda figured he did the nasal sounding voice of the emcee (although I stand ready to be corrected!) Avery, of course, is the laughing hippo. Wow! Thanks for all the dope on Nazarro! I confess I know him primarily for his cartoon work. Don’t have a recording date on this cartoon-both the IMDB and the Big Cartoon Data Base list “Hamateur Night” as a Cliff Nazarro credit. He is usually given credit for many of the Egghead cartoons. I kinda figured he did the nasal sounding voice of the emcee (although I stand ready to be corrected!) Avery, of course, is the laughing hippo.

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