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Frank Crumit

Frank Crumit and his wife and partner, Julia Sanderson
The Recordings
Abdul Abulbul Amir |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (20715) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | 4/08/1927 | |||
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Frankie and Johnnie |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (20715) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | 5/11/1927 | |||
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A Gay Caballero |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (21735) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | October 2, 1928 | |||
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I Learned About Women From Her |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (21735) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | May 3, 1928 | |||
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Pretty Little Dear |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (20137) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | August 6, 1926 | |||
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Notes: | Personnel: Frank Crumit, vocal; Frank Banta, piano. In the middle of the song, Frank adds a verse or two of “When I Had But Fifty Cents,” written by Sam Devere and published in 1885 as “The Original Fifty Cents.” We also have Peg Moreland’s version of the song. |
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Get Away Old Man Get Away |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (20137) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | August 6, 1926 | |||
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Notes: | Personnel: Frank Crumit, vocals; Frank Banta, piano. Crumit was a ukulele player; I am assuming that’s him playing on this delightful recording. |
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I Don't Work for a Living |
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Group: | Frank Crumit | ||
Label: | Victor | Matrix Number: | Victor (40214) | |
Record Type: | Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM | |||
Date Recorded: | January 21, 1930 | |||
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Notes: | As the title suggests, this is one of those songs that unapologetically celebrates the joys of laziness. |
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