Al Bowlly sings “My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes” Howard Godfrey's Waldorfians (1931)

YouTube | 31 Dec 1931 | Howard Godfrey

[Arthur McGowan]

“My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes” is performed by Howard Godfrey's Waldorfians with vocal by Al Bowlly issued in 1931.

[Arthur McGowan]

A great record that has circulated for many years only in a wretched transfer.

[9thLife]

Hmm...links seem to be malfunctioning. I tried posting one thinking you’d forgotten: no dice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZ5RsmrRm0

Anyway, nice choice.

[Salvey]

Poor Al was killed in 1941 by a German bomb as he slept in his bed.

[greene66]

In retrospect, it’s a real shame he didn’t stay a few more years with Ray Noble in the States.

[Arthur McGowan]

THANKS! And you posted the one I’d intended to post.

There are others, but they are horrible transfers.

[Salvey]

Yes, his work with Ray Noble was great. I have a number of their CDs. Thankfully, a number of his recordings are available for listening on youtube.

[left that other site]

That was delightful!

Ah...the roaring Twenties, when even the “Naughty Songs” were quite innocent! LOL!

[Fiji Hill]

And he hasn't any girlfriends, that I'm certain of
But he sings, "What is this thing called love"
Since my canary has circles under his eyes

What Is This Thing Called Love?--Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (1930)

[Fiji Hill]

Since making whoopee became all the rage
It's even got to the old birdcage...

Makin' Whoopee!--George Olsen & His Music (1929)

[Fiji Hill]

Love is the Sweetest Thing--Ray Noble & His Orchestra, with Al Bowlly (1933)

[Fiji Hill]

The Whoopee Hat Brigade--The Six Jumping Jacks (1929)

A whoopee hat is a small cardboard hat that comes in various colors and is usually worn at parties.

[Capt. Tom]

For those of you who like those oldies 1920s and 1930s, Rich Conaty has his " Big Broadcast " Sunday night form Fordam Univ. WFUV .

Google up Rich as he has some past Sunday nights you can access and play for about 3 hours.
If you can get WFUV you can listen every Sunday night.-Tom

[Arthur McGowan]

Here’s the stream for WFUV. Put it in your podcatcher.

If you paste this address in your browser, it will download a tiny pls file. Open that file with VLC Media Player, and the stream will play live.

http://www.wfuv.org/sites/all/files/streams/wfuvmp3.pls

[Capt. Tom]

Here’s the stream for WFUV. Put it in your podcatcher.

Thanks for that info.

Many years ago I was going to bed around midnight in the Boston area, when I turned on my radio to see if I could pick up some far away interesting station.
I found Rich Conaty broadcasting from New York, the show was so appealing to me I was up till 3 AM listening to it, with my hand on the dial to keep the station tuned in.

Since then he has left that station and turned up at WFUV another NY station, and and in earlier time frame.
I just love that music from he 20s and 30s. - Tom

[Scrambler Bob]

M4l

[JimRed]

From the 60s:

"Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes,
You close your cover before stri-i-i-king,
Your father had the shipfitter blues,
And loving you has made me bananas"...