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Favoriting January 15, 2022: 167 Will F. Denny

William "Will" F. Denny (ca.1860 - 1908) sang in vaudeville, beginning his career in Boston. He made his first recordings—cylinders—for the New England Phonograph Company in 1891. Denny specialized in comic songs and parodies. He recorded copiously for the Columbia, Edison, and Berliner record companies, and less so for Zonophone and Victor. He sang in a loud, full tenor with a slight trace of Irish brogue that slightly resembled George Walker of the team of Williams and Walker. He died in Seattle on October 2, 1908 of atherosclerosis, while touring on the Pantages vaudeville circuit, and was buried in Philadelphia.
(sources: wikipedia/library of congress)

A more comprehensive story by Tim Gracyk can be found underneath this video (a song that will be played on the show too).

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Artist Track Year Comments Images Approx. start time
Will F. Denny  Sweet Marie   Favoriting 1893   
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Will F. Denny  You Cant Think Of Everything   Favoriting 1893      0:03:54 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Change Will Do You Good Brown   Favoriting 1897      0:06:17 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  She Was There   Favoriting 1897      0:09:15 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Miss Helen Hunt   Favoriting 1899   
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Will F. Denny  How'd You Like To Be The Iceman?   Favoriting 1899  from archive.org: This very funny comic song was a typical piece of Denny's repertoire, and this recording is just as wild and weird as many he made. The piano playing on this take is particularly interesting, as it's very different from the takes Denny made for Edison around the same time.

The pianist on this recording could be debated, from very small characteristics that are distinct to opposing pianists who worked luckily for the same company. The pianist is more likely to be Fred Hylands, though there's a possibility it's Edward Issler.  		  0:14:26 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Oh Don't It Tickle You   Favoriting 1899-1902      0:16:50 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  And The Parrot Said   Favoriting 1904s      0:19:13 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Turkey And The Turk   Favoriting 1901      0:21:19 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  I'm Looking at you, Lize   Favoriting 1901   
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Will F. Denny  Time Is Money   Favoriting 1898      0:27:17 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Up Came Johnny With His Camera   Favoriting 1899  Piano accompaniment by Frank P. Banta.    0:29:53 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  The Shadows On The Door   Favoriting 1898      0:32:36 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  You Cant Think Of Everything   Favoriting 1893      0:34:51 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Little Alabama Coon   Favoriting 1902  lyrics (Hattie Star) 
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Will F Denny & Edison Minstrels  At the Minstrel Show No4   Favoriting 1906      0:40:03 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Mister Dooley   Favoriting 1902s  Mr. Dooley was a fictional newspaper writer who just happened to be just everywhere, just like this song suggests.    0:42:12 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  Just One Girl   Favoriting 1902      0:44:47 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  I Couldn't   Favoriting 1904   
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Will F. Denny  Doing His Duty-Ooty-Ooty   Favoriting 1900      0:49:25 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  A Job like that   Favoriting 1899      0:51:46 (Pop-up)
Will F. Denny  When Mister Shakespeare Comes to town   Favoriting 1901-1902   
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A trip to Will F. Denny's grave







Lots and lots of other audio antiquities on WFMU:

Centennial Songs - The Antique Phonograph Music Program contextually presented by Michael Cumella

The Ragged Phonograph Program with Mike Haar Original ragtime, jazz, and pop music from the first quarter of the 20th century, with historical background on vaudeville-era artists

Thomas Edison's Attic The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey

The Old Codger: playing 78 RPM records like they're going out of style!

Rare Oldies Radio hosted by Kitschy Mama, featuring lost songs from the 50s & 60s: Retro Obscuro with Kitschy Mama

Music from the 1920s in the January 7, 2020 episode of Continental Subway with David Dichelle

Music and other recordings of Lynda Barry in the june 7, 2020 episode of Canibal Stew with DJ ARB

and you might want to check out the Surface Noise archives with DJ Joe McGasko from 2008 and 2009


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Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:18am
WR:

Hello Jan. Will be listening while having lunch.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:47am
Jan Turkenburg:

bon appétit, WR!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01pm
WR:

Usual Saturday lunch: soba noodles, boiled egg and a lager beer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01pm
Jan Turkenburg:

:-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:07pm
Jan Turkenburg:

As you can notice, the recordings are from a variety of sources, playing and recording devices.
Avatar 12:08pm
Mr Fab:

Good morning, Jan and fellow antique-freaks!
(anteek-freeks?)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:08pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Hey Mr Fab!
Avatar 12:09pm
Mr Fab:

Must have been a real challenge to sing and SHOUT at the same time.
  12:09pm
MHLee:

Hi Jan
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:10pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Hi MHLee!
Yes, opera techniques would have come in handy..
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:11pm
WR:

Well, Mr Fab, at least in the recording studio they didn't have to compete with audience cat calls.
  12:13pm
MHLee:

Yeah the recording method is extremely difficult... everything has to be very loud... which led to some new instruments
Avatar 12:15pm
Mr Fab:

“You go to hell and hunt for it”? An intentional double entendres, or just my dirty modern mind hearing things?
Avatar 12:19pm
Mr Fab:

^^ referring to the “Helen Hunt” song
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:20pm
WR:

I'll be archive listening to this to be able to stop and replay bits too quick to catch, since many lines and references are not always obvious to me.
  12:21pm
MHLee:

@Mr Fab The way he enunciated it made me believe it was there
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:22pm
Jan Turkenburg:

I only know that in Dutch songs from the same period some clear erotic innuendos (is that the word?) were not rare.
  12:22pm
MHLee:

Wonder how Edward Meeker got his announcer job
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:23pm
Jan Turkenburg:

He probably was around a lot anyway, I guess, wasn't he an instrumentalist too?
  12:23pm
MHLee:

I have a collection of them... but mostly from the 1930s. My Girls Pussy by Harry Roy comes to mind
  12:25pm
MHLee:

@Jan Turkenburg He sang for sure. I think he does the original "Take Me Out to The Ball Game".
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:26pm
WR:

Regarding Meeker, Wikipedia has minimal info. I think we found a more informative web page before.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:28pm
Jan Turkenburg:

A good excuse to prepare an Edward Meeker hour. I'm sure I will find that in the proces.
Avatar 12:34pm
Mr Fab:

Supposedly even “Jingle Bells” was considered a bit risqué - a song about getting some private time with your lady friend in the back of a sleigh.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:35pm
WR:

@12:22 @Jan Turkenburg: yes, that's an appropriate word.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:35pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Talking of preparing: I'm looking for a digital copy of this record: www.discogs.com...
Avatar 12:36pm
Mr Fab:

An Edward Meeker special is a great idea! Don’t know how familiar you are with “Take Me Out to The Ball Game" Jan, but it’s a very important song in American culture, sung by crowds at most pro baseball games.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:37pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Ah, preparing would sure take some time, because I don't want to look ignorant :=)
  12:38pm
MHLee:

For some reason all nearly all these old vocalists come off as Irish to me. Often they sing as Irish characters anyway ...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:40pm
WR:

No rush Jan. Regarding the Broekman record, will look around, but not expecting me to do any better than you in web searching.
  12:40pm
MHLee:

I found a track, Jan http://artworkbymanicmark.blogspot.com/2014/06/music-from-wide-wide-world-david.html?m=1
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:40pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Only the track 'Carlsbad Caverns' pops up every here and there.
  12:41pm
MHLee:

@Jan Turkenburg thats the one
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:41pm
Jan Turkenburg:

:-)
Avatar 12:43pm
Mr Fab:

“Ladies should all take a husband. Just make sure it’s your own husband that you take.” Haha
  12:44pm
MHLee:

I have one called "She's a Sweetheart (Of Six Other Men)"... the wit is great in these old tracks
Avatar 12:44pm
Mr Fab:

I like how that album is called “Music From Wide Wide World” but almost every song title references someplace in the US. Typical!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:44pm
Rich in Washington:

Whenever I think about the song Take Me Out to The Ball Game I think of the Albert Brooks short film where his dad gets hit in the head with a home run and when he's wheeled into the hospital he's singing 'peanuts and crackerjacks' over and over like a stuck record.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:45pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Hey Rich!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:45pm
Rich in Washington:

Hi Jan!
Avatar 12:46pm
Mr Fab:

That’s funny, Rich. Was that one of his SNL films?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:47pm
Jan Turkenburg:

David Broekman was a Ducth immigrant who has written piles of music which was only performed but never recorded, so I'm trying to get my hand on as much as possible to get a good overall impression of his work.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:52pm
Derek Westerholm:

"A Trip to Will F. Denny's Grave" is quite the article. Fun show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:52pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Hi Derek!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:53pm
fred:

@Jan: can you ask someone to take a look in the station's record library?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:54pm
Derek Westerholm:

Hi Jan! & all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:54pm
Derek Westerholm:

Great special/show/tribute!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:55pm
WR:

Thank you Jan!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:55pm
Jan Turkenburg:

Hi fred, I have taken action in that direction, but no result so far.
Avatar 12:55pm
Mr Fab:

Super fun show today, Jan. Much thanks.
Avatar 12:56pm
Mr Fab:

Stay tuned for the big new 2-two-TOO hours of Fuji puzzle box.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:57pm
Jan Turkenburg:

wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:58pm
ironybread:

Hi Jan! Hi everybody! Let's go to town!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:00pm
Rich in Washington:

Thanks, Jan!
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