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Eddie Morton
The Sound of Vaudeville
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (28) - Disc #1
1. That?s Gratitude
2. Just a Friend of the Family
3. Mariuch Dance da Hootch-a-Ma-Kootch
4. The Peach that Tastes the Sweetest Hangs the Highest on the Tree
5. The Right Church but the Wrong Pew
6. The Party that Wrote ?Home, Sweet Home? Never Was a Married Man
7. Don?t Take Me Home
8. Somebody Lied
9. Music Makes Me Sentimental
10. In the Right Church but in the Wrong Pew
11. A Singer Sang a Song
12. I?m a Member of the Midnight Crew
13. In Ireland
14. I?d Rather Be a Minstrel Man than a Multimillionaire
15. That?s the Doctor, Bill
16. Please Don?t Tell My Wife
17. Wild Cherry Rag
18. Then We?ll All Go Home
19. Don?t Take Me Home
20. You Ain?t Talking to Me
21. If He Comes In, I?m Going Out
22. I Won?t Be Back Till August
23. Wild Cherries Rag
24. Let George Do It
25. Oh, You Dream
26. That?s the Fellow I Want to Get
27. Don?t Make Me Laugh, Bill
28. If I Could See as Far Ahead as I Can See Behind

CD Details

All Artists: Eddie Morton
Title: The Sound of Vaudeville
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Archeophone
Original Release Date: 10/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 10/4/2003
Album Type: Explicit Lyrics
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Style: Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 777215104648, 0777215104648

Synopsis

Album Description

Eddie Mortin made his mark on the Madison Square Garden rooftop in the summer of 1907 as a cast member of The Maid and the Millionaire and immediately got a recording contract. Unlike many of his contemporaries who made only a handful of records or none at all, Eddie graced the world with more than 50 recordings, and here is the first of an eventual two-volume set covering his career. This CD packs in 28 songs, nearly 79 minutes in all, and a 28-page booklet full of rare sheet music, pictures, advertisements, and previously unpublished, newly discovered facts about Eddie's early life. All the tracks are from 1907-1910, and they never sounded better!

CD Reviews

Of great historical importance--and lots of fun too

F. Behrens | Keene, NH USA | 05/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Up to a few days ago, the name Eddie Morton meant nothing to me. The only reason I dearly wanted a copy of a CD featuring this singer was the subtitle: "Eddie Morton: the Sound of Vaudeville, Vol. 1" on the Archeophone label. This company has been issuing ancient recordings of inestimable historical value, three of which I have already reviewed here and in other papers.
The booklet that comes in the jewel case is an exemplary one, giving all the important facts about the life and times of this once well known comic singer and enough pictures to give a feeling of what vaudeville was like. (Having been born in 1936, I just missed out on catching the tail end of this theatrical form that was murdered by radio and the film.) This 79-minute CD contains 28 recordings made by Morton from 1907 to 1910. Some of the titles, which speak eloquently about the kind of songs you will hear, are "The Peach That Tastes the Sweetest Hangs the Highest on the Tree," "The Right Church but the Wrong Pew" (two recordings), "I'd Rather Be a Minstrel Man than a Multi-Millionaire," and "The Party That Wrote `Home Sweet Home' Never Was a Married Man"! The sound is excellent considering the vintage, Morton's enunciation very good indeed, and the whole thing a lot of fun. But there is a warning at the bottom of the back cover, "Contains Racially Derogatory Language." The booklet elaborates thus: "Archeophone believes that if we neglect the offensive parts of our history, we will fail to learn from it." I see their point. Others might not."