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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
MAY
14, 1921
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PRAISE FOR LATEST DREAMY WALTZ
OREGONIANS AS COMPOSERS
SELL WHILE THEY WHISTLE
"Where the Lazy Mississippi Flows" Hailed as
Successor to "Missouri Waltz"
One of the State's Pioneers Takes a Fling at
Song Writing
Broadway Music Dealer Explains New Idea in
Closing a Sheet Music Sale
PORTLAND, ORE., May 9.—Henri Keates, organist
The following appeared in The Metronome,
One of the proprietors of a Broadway music
the well-known publication for orchestras. It of the Liberty Theatre, has composed a store, who makes a point of demonstrating the
song the title of which is "Powder River," current hits, recently stated that in playing "re-
is well worth repeating.
"The Metronome takes exceptional pleasure in which has been dedicated to the Portland Post quest tunes" he has noticed that his customers
bringing to the notice of its readers a waltz No. 1 of the American Legion. The words were often whistle the number and that then is the
which seems to be the nearest approach to an by Linton L. Davies, who co-operated with Mr. psychological time to place before them the copy
absolute national sensation in the way of waltzes Keates. The song will be first presented to the of music in order to close the sale and this, he
public at an entertainment to be given by the found, should be done without loss of time, inas-
since the good old days of 'Missouri.'
much as pianists naturally change rapidly from
" 'Missouri Waltz' was unquestionably the American Legion early in May.
"In the Days Gone By" is the title of a song one number to another. In further explanation
most remarkable slow drag waltz ever published
in the history of American music, and by a composed by Simpson Wilson of Central of such sales he stated that while it was easy to
peculiar coincidence the new waltz was, we might Point, Ore. Mr. Wilson is one of the pio- judge what a man was whistling, which indicates
say, naturally called 'Where the Lazy Mississippi neers of Oregon, being the first one to be mar- he is sold on a given melody, there was no
ried in Linkville, now Klamath Falls, Ore., July method of discerning just what a woman was
Flows.'
'"Where the Lazy Mississippi Flows' is the 16, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were of the few whistling. Therefore, sales through this method
to women were not so easily made.
draggiest, slumb'riest, smoothest and most se- who escaped the Modoc massacre in 1872.
Here is his explanation:
ductive Southern waltz we have heard for years.
"Most women are bashful about hummiiv/
We particularly commend this number, which
PLAYING AT ATLANTIC CITY
songs in front of other customers, and when
is in the music supplement of this issue of the
Metronome, to the special attention of all
Specht's Society Serenaders, of which Paul L. ask them to whistle it they seem to think tha
readers.
Specht, the well-known violinist and composer, is is less conspicuous. But the contortions the;,
"Try it over once and we know the pub- the head, are now playing an extended engage- go through knock any tunes clear out of m;'
lishers will never have to ask you to keep on ment at the Alamac Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J. head. I'm so fascinated by the twisting of thei:
playing it. You will do that yourself once you Mr. Specht is the composer of "Wishing Land," mouths and noses that I forget to listen, and
usually we have to stop the piano and get the
see how wonderfully well it takes with the danc- "Fondly" and "Tallahassee."
player to try out half a dozen or more tunes be-
ing public."
fore he strikes what they want. So I am going
to study the physiology and psychology of fe-
male whistling, because I'm sure there's a trick
to it somewhere."
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LITTLE CRUMBS OF HAPPINESS
CROONING
DOWN THE TRAIL TO HOME, SWEET HOME
MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER
TRIPOLI (On the Shores of Tripoli)
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
I WANT YOU MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT
JABBERWOCKY
KENTUCKY' BLUES (I've Got the Blues for My
Kentucky Home)
I WAS BORN IN MICHIGAN
BECKY FROM BABYLON
STAND I P AND SING FOR YOUR FATHER AN
OLD-TIME T I N E
.11 ST A WEEK FROM TODAY
ON A FAR ALONE ISLE
MY HOME TOWN 18 A ONE-HORSE TOWN
WHO'LL TAKE THE PLACE OF MARY?
DEENAH (My Argentina Rose)
JUST LOVE
LILAH (Sugar Baby of Mine)
COTTON (Cotton Wan a Little Dixie Rone)
I'M DOUBLIN' BACK TO DUBLIN
FANCIES
IN THE DUSK