Vintage American Comedy

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1William Tell - Overture
spoken vocals:
Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
Spike Jones & His City Slickers3:22
2Dizzy
vocals:
Gracie Allen and George Burns (US actor)
George Burns & Gracie Allen2:58
3The Bearded Lady
vocals:
Walter O’Keefe
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Walter O’Keefe2:57
4The Prune Song
piano, piano accordion and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Frank Crumit
Frank Crumit3:31
5Madame Du Barry
vocals:
Eddie Pola
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Eddie Pola2:56
6I’ve Found a New Way to Go to Town
vocals:
Mae West
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Mae West2:47
7Mickey’s Grand Opera
Mickey Mouse & Friends3:27
8Your Feet’s Too Big
piano:
Fats Waller
vocals:
Fats Waller
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller & His Rhythm3:10
9My First Piece
vocals:
Ray Bourbon
Ray Bourbon1:51
10The Pistol Song
vocals:
Ruth Wallis (US novelty/cabaret singer)
Ruth Wallis3:09
11Joe Goes Up - I Come Down
vocals:
Jimmy Durante
orchestra:
Ray Bargy & His Orchestra
Jimmy Durante2:49
12Hooray for Captain Spaulding
background vocals:
The Ken Lane Singers
vocals:
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx3:13
13Them Durn Fool Things (Remind Me of You)
instruments:
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven
vocals:
Red Ingle
arranger:
Carling (song arranger)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Red Ingle & the Natural Seven3:06
14A Husband - A Wife
vocals:
Jimmy Durante and Ethel Merman
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Ethel Merman & Jimmy Durante3:02
15Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Polka
vocals:
Jerry Lewis (US actor, comedian and occasional singer)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile's Orchestra
Jerry Lewis2:05
16If It Wasn’t for Your Father
background vocals:
The Chordettes
vocals:
Arthur Godfrey (Radio/television personality of the '40s & '50s)
orchestra:
Archie Bleyer's Orchestra
Arthur Godfrey2:39
17The Thing
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian)
orchestra:
Walter Scharf's Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Scharf (on 1950-10-13)
recording of:
The Thing (on 1950-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Charles R. Grean
Phil Harris2:20
18Tia Juana (D’Ya Wanna?)
vocals:
Mel Blanc
orchestra:
Billy May's Orchestra
Mel Blanc2:31
19I’ve Got You Under My Skin
vocals:
Stan Freberg with Chorus
orchestra:
Les Baxter Orchestra
Stan Freberg2:07
20Sweet Adeline
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Colonna with Chorus
Jerry Colonna2:04
21The Man on the Flying Trapeze
vocals:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
arranger:
Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
recording of:
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (on 1947-03-24)
lyricist:
George Leybourne
composer:
Lyle Gaston
arranger:
Alfred Lee
publisher:
Heatherfield Music
Spike Jones & His City Slickers33:01