Last Night On The Back Porch -1923

Halley's Comet Rag

Harry James Lincoln (b 13 April 1878 Shamokin, Pennsylvania; d. 19 Apr 1937 Philadelphia) was a music composer from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Aside from running his own publication company, he wrote many marches and rags, such as the Bees Wax Rag (1911), the Lincoln Highway two step march (1921).

Red Onion Rag

from 1911

Felix Kept On Walking

from around 1923

Transfusion -Nervous Norvus

Nervous Norvus was the performing name of Jimmy Drake (March 24, 1912 – July 24, 1968).

The lyrics in his song called "Transfusion" concern a careless driver who (cheerfully) receives blood transfusions after each accident. Graphic sounds of a car crash are included after each verse. Each stanza concludes with the refrain "Never never never gonna speed again" followed by lines such as "Slip the blood to me, Bud" or "Pour the crimson in me, Jimson." The song was banned on many radio stations in the 1950s.  The song was later played on the radio by DJ Barry Hansen, which reportedly led to Hansen's eventual nickname of Dr. Demento. The car crash sound effect from this song, dubbed from the Standard Sound Effects Library, can be heard on "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean and "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, 

The song received a review from an unlikely source—personal-injury lawyer Melvin Belli—in his 1956 book Ready for the Plaintiff!, in which he says: "The ghoulish lyrics hiccup hysterically" but "wind up with a gem of jive-y wisdom that is strictly in the groove: 'Oh, barnyard drivers are found in two classes / Line-crowding hogs and speeding jackasses / So remember to slow down today!'" There was irony too, as Drake was employed as a truck driver, prior to and after his recording fame

ZZZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM

Tooling down the hightway doing 79

I'm a twin pipe papa and I'm feelin fine

Hey man dig that was that a red stop sign

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

I'm just a solid mess of contusions

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Slip the blood to me, Bud

I jump in my rod about a quarter to nine

I gotta make a date with that chick of mine

I cross the center line man you gotta make time-

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, man, I got the cotton pickin convolutions

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Shoot the juice to me, Bruce

My foot's on the throttle and it's made of lead

But I'm a fast ridding daddy with a real cool head

I'ma gonna pass a truck on the hill ahead-

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

My red corpsuckles (sic) are in mass confusion

Never, never, never gonna speed again

Pass the crimson to me, Jimson

I took a little drink and I'm feelin right

I can fly right over everything everything in sight

There's a slow poking cat I'm gonna pass him on the right

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

I'm a real gone paleface and that's no illusion

I'ma never never never gonna speed again

Pass the claret to me, Barrett

A rollin down the mountain on a rainy day

Oh, when you see me coming better start to pray

I'm a cuttin' up the road and I'm the boss all the way

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, doc, pardon me for this crazy intrusion

I'm never, never, never gonna speed again

Pump the fluid in me, Louie

I'm burning up the highway early this morn

I'm passing everybody oh nothing but corn

Man outa my way I don't drive with my horn

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Transfusion, transfusion

Oh, nurse I'm gonna make a new resolution

I'm never, never, never gonna speed again

Put a gallon in me, Alan

Oh, barnyard drivers are found in two classes

Line crowding hogs and speeding jackasses

So rememmber to slow down today

Hey, daddy-o

A make that type O, huh

Atta-boy

[Scrreeech-BANG, tinkle]

Moon Face

Artie Shaw - Moon Face. November  1936. Vocals by Peg La Centra

DANGER MAN Sheet Music

On this side of the Atlantic, the British spy import with Patrick McGoohan was called SECRET AGENT and had a vocal theme by Johnny Rivers. The original theme tune from DANGER MAN was by Edwin Astley  and called HIGH WIRE.

I Think I Love You

"I Think I Love You" is a 1970 single by The Partridge Family, featuring David Cassidy, composed by songwriter Tony Romeo. The song was released at the same time as the debut of the network television sitcom The Partridge Family. During the show's first season the song was featured on the show twice as it was climbing the actual Billboard charts. The song hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles chart and in Canada on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart in November of that year and #1 in Australia and New Zealand in 1971.

The only cast members of the television show to actually participate in the recording of the song were David Cassidy and Shirley Jones. The music on the song was played by veteran studio musicians such as Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Joe Osborne, Louie Shelton, Tommy Tedesco, and others.(Basically the Wrecking Crew)  Background vocals on this, and all other Partridge Family recordings, were provided by veteran session singers: Ron Hicklin, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, and Jackie Ward. (The Hicklin Singers)

Jackie Ward

Ron Hicklin

"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"

"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944.  Today most people associate it with Dean Martin, but it was recorded by a wide variety of artists.

Sammy Kaye (March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987), born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr., was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.'

Sheet Music ~A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabulete

YAKETY SAX sheet music

Apollo 100's JOY ~Sheet Music

The recording of "Joy" as performed by Apollo 100 is a nearly note-for-note remake of the arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring .

 It was arranged by Tom Parker. 

Apollo 100 consisted of Parker and   drummer Clem Cattini, guitarist Vic Flick, guitarist Zed Jenkins, percussionist Jim Lawless, and bassist Brian Odgers.

Vic Flick, famous for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme"

Another version:

ONE TIN SOLDIER Sheet music

Theme from CADE'S COUNTY sheet music

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA sheet music

I Don't Want To Get Well