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Release Date: 01/21/2003
A major
vaudeville, radio, and recording star during the 1920s and early '30s,
Frank Crumit was less excitable than
Al Jolson, subtler than
Ted Lewis, more audible than
Whispering Jack Smith, funnier than
Irving Kaufman, and about as funny as
Billy Murray. This
Living Era compilation is a valuable treasure chest containing some of
Crumit's best work. He performs with pianists
Jack Shilkret and
Frank Banta, guitarist
Carson Robison, clarinetist
Andy Sannella, lutist
Frank Garisto, violinist
Lou Raderman, and in duet with his wife,
Julia Sanderson (together billed as "the Singing Sweethearts") on
"Would You Like to Take a Walk?" Like any versatile
vaudevillian,
Frank Crumit glibly handled such diverse topics as nature, golf, liquor, horses, prunes, sex, furniture, locomotives, romance, gerontology, scat singing, insurance, and homicide. Ethnic groups mentioned or lampooned include Brazilians, Russians, Arabs, Hawaiians, and Scots.
"They're Always Together" contains an exhaustive list of commonly paired words. The best title here (or anywhere else for that matter) has got to be
"What Kind of a Noise Annoys an Oyster?" ~arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
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