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Performer

Note

21a

Record scratch

Sound effect: needle on record

 

 

11a

Kath-tight

“Here we are, I’m tight and everybody else is tight, this is Kathleen”

Kathleen

 

13a

Laughter

General party laughter

All

 

11a

OhBoyIWasGood

“Oh boy I was good”

Lester

 

11

Worms-Lester

“Oh everybody hates me, nobody loves me, guess I’m gonna eat worms…”

Lester

 

2a

MH_dont know your daughter

“You don’t know your daughter – your daughter has everything under control… come on up and give… say a little something”

Mary

 

2a

Wanna sing a song

“I wanna sing a song – Not me, I wanna dance.”

Man, woman

 

2a

Back a yer belly

“Howsa back a yer belly… same as the front.”

Man, Mary

Kitty cackle

2a

About those Irish

“Did your mother come from Ireland…somethin bout them Irish – somethin no good?...”

Singer, commenter

 

2a

Hello Joe

“Hello, Joe, whaddya know, just got back from a rodeo show… com’ere, kid… ride the bruckin boncos?”

Man, Mary

Mary mixing up words

2a

Say Ruth Caslon

“Say, Ruth Caslon, come up here and say your little something, come up here, Ruth… didja have a nice time this evening… no…”

Kitty, other female

 

2a

Are We Still On

“Are we still on?... Arencha gonna dance with John anymore?... You’re on the radio… dance with John… my life’s ambition… not mine.”

Mary, other female

 

24a

Kath_tryinMakeRecord

“And here we are tryin’ to make a record”

Kathleen

 

2a

Yer makin somethin

“Oh yer makin somethin here… we brought back the commander… ‘sit all right?... bring ‘em in, kid…

Mary, other female

 

2a

Whatll I Say

“Oh what’ll I say… what am I supposed to say… we’re having a wonderful time here at Curran’s…”

Melba?

 

2a

Ernie White

“Ernie White’s gonna sing a song…”

Mary

 

2a

Soldier

“Bud’s made commander…here’s my adorable son… this is Jamie… swell time here at Barrett’s…headin for parts unknown…lotsa good people around here. Kathleen looks like a little 12 year old…it’s 5 to 1… having a wonderful time over at the bar… hello to Sargeant Adams…supposed to be 12… look like yer a lot older ‘n that

Women, soldier on leave

 

2a

Dutch

“You think I’m Dutch? I’m shit” [laughter]. “Who you kiddin, we all knew that before you came here.”

Man, Mary

 

2a

Hidey Hi

“Hello Margaret… Hidey-hi, hi”

Mary, Margaret

 

2a

Say somethin Kathleen

“Say somthin Kathleen… I’d like to dance with you.”

Man, Kathleen

 

2b

MH_helluva time

“Havin a helluva time. Didn’t I have it on cut… [talk about record machine]… say yer havin a good time even if yer not…”

Mary

 

5a

MH_startup

“It’s on cut, it’s on volume, it’s on tone… and the motor’s on.”

Mary

See also 2b MH_helluva time

5a

MH_cutting awful deep

“You having a good time, Mary?”
”I’m having a swell time but the record’s cutting awful deep… in fact we’re cuttin’ through to the other side… oh boy that stuff I just pulled off of there was the equivalent to horse’s hair – woo, that’s like horse’s hair.”

Kath, Mary

 

5b

Melba_cutting deep

“It’s cutting so very deep – you can see from the fuzz.”

Melba

 

12a

Kath_count

“1 2 3 4 5…[nonsense syllables]… yea they’re all cut… [syllables, counting]

Kath

 

2b

KM_cackle

Cackle plus assorted voices

Kitty, women

 

2b

Drunk Last Night

Voices…singing: “Drunk last night, drunk the night before” blending into first bars of “Let me call you sweetheart”

Kathleen, others

 

6a

BB_nowKathleen-intro

 “Now we’ll hear from Kathleen – get up here, Kathleen.”

Bill Barrett

 

6a

Kath-NowWhat

“Let’s see, now what’ll we do?”

Kathleen

 

6a V4 02

6a New Year v4 02-end

Now who will we have come up to this mic… Mary?... No, I can’t sing but I’m finally going to go home [cheers] You know what it’ll look like when you get there?... We had a nice time at the boarding house over the weekend… We had a fine time. Of course now we’ll be home now till next New Years, we’ll be out again… Don’t forget to come over here and we’ll have another party soon… St. Patrick’s night… all right…

Kathleen, Mary, other voices incl. Lester

 

6a V4 02

6a New Year v4 02-end

…“Did you have a good time at Kitty Mom’s house?” “Yeah”…

George, Mary, Kath

 

21b

MH_yourDisposition

Piano-McNamara’s Band. “If I had your disposition, I wouldn’t get anywhere…”

Mary

 

21b

MH_sheGotMad

“She did it all and all of a sudden she got mad because she forgot the words” Piano, scat background – McNamara’s Band

Mary

 

26a

26a CroweIntro 01

Various bits about Barrett’s Market

Jim Crowe, others

 

26a

Glamorous young girl

“And now, ladies and gentleman, we have with us one of the most glamorous, loveliest, prettiest young girls in Missouri, in the United States with us this evening… and I wanna let you hear from her and what she has to say about the season.”

Jim Crowe

 

27b

Les_YouIrishmen

“Whatsa hell a matter with you Irishmen? Get up and play this thing.”

Les

 

13a

Bicycle Irish

“Are you a bicycle Irishman, Mary?” “Yeah, I’m a pain in the ass.”

Kath, Mary

 

13a

Foley_notOver-WhatllWeDo

“It’s not over yet – what’ll we do?”

Joe Foley, group in background

 

24a

Whiskey

“The whiskey is still good – a little scarce, hard to get now. Anyway, we’re all together again.”

Joe Crowe

 

5a

MH_hello joe kokomo

“Oh, Joe. Come on, Joe. Whatya know, Joe. Just came back from Kokomo’ [voices] Kath: “a whataya know. I just got back from the vaudeville show. Can you sing, can you dance… dadeeya… “Come on, say something” “Say it again” “Virginia Dare, say it again, Virginia Dare.”

Mary, Joe Crowe, Kath, others

 

5a

Kath_HappyNewYear

“Happy New Year.” “This is supposed to be a New Years pah-ty. We’re all having an enjoyable time.”

Kath

 

2a

MH_wanna little lovin sometime

“I wanna little lovin sometime…” [song]

Mary

party

5a

MH_want a little lovin-ohLester

“Ohhhh, I want a little lovin’ sometimes, cause lovin’s might pleasin’ sometimes – ohhhh, Lester! – I want a little lovin’ sometime, woo-oo – he’s outside with somebody else.”

 

Mary

 

11a

Kath-thats all

“That’s all”

Kathleen