Favoriting Merrily We Roll Along with MHLee: Playlist from October 4, 2024 Favoriting

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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

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Favoriting October 4, 2024: Merrily We Roll Along Episode 120 - "Just Another Polka Episode"

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Artist Track Year Images Approx. start time
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The Norman Luboff Choir & Jo Stafford  Just another Polka   Favoriting 1953 
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Spike Jones and His City Slickers  City Slicker Polka   Favoriting 1944 
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Four Vagabonds  Oh, What A Polka   Favoriting 1945 
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Killdeer String Band  Beer Barrel Polka   Favoriting 2021 
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R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders  La Gima Polka   Favoriting 1993 
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Sadie Green Sales Ragtime Jugband  Pennsylvania Polka   Favoriting 2007 
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Tiny Tim  Minnesota Polka   Favoriting Released 2017 
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Frankie Yankovic and HIs Yanks  Milwaukee Polka   Favoriting 1962 
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Al Stevens Polka Band  New York Polka (Parts 1 and 2)   Favoriting 1954 
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Howard King and His Orchestra  U.S. Army Polka in Jazz   Favoriting 1945 
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The Muppets  The Happy Wanderer   Favoriting 1979 
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0:33:47 (Pop-up)
Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fisher and His Orchestra  Superman   Favoriting 1942 
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0:35:42 (Pop-up)
So Grand Polka Band  Labrador Whale Polka   Favoriting 2021 
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0:38:27 (Pop-up)
The Polka Kings  Guitar Polka   Favoriting 1946 
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Continental Polka Orchestra  Crackpot Polka   Favoriting 1946 
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Orkiestra Polka  Ha-Ha-Ha-Polka (Laughing Clairinet)   Favoriting 1940s? 
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Ray Henry and His Orchestra  Goo-Goo Polka   Favoriting 1955 
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Massimo FaraĆ²  [Merrily We Roll Along] Looney Tunes Theme   Favoriting 2006 
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Listener comments!

Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:57am
WR:

No one expected just another polka EPISODE!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:59am
MHLee:

Hi WR!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:06am
WR:

Yes, some more polka please.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:09am
WR:

↳ Song: "Just another Polka" by "The Norman Luboff Choir &...
1953, Jo Stafford. The accent she fit into her singing was interesting. Seemed a mild but present mid-western.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11am
MHLee:

↳ WR @8:09
She seems to have adopted a lot of personas
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:21am
WR:

↳ Song: "Pennsylvania Polka" by "Sadie Green Sales Ragtime...
This and others you are playing today, are taking some obvious polka tropes to make entertainment. Which reminds me that, besides having seen some polka records around, so knowing some band leader names, that I don't know anything about polka. And I think that is a rabbit hole I am finally ready to go down.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:23am
MHLee:

↳ WR @8:21
Pennsylvania Polka was a big hit. I will certainly be hearing it at our local Oktoberfest, but that's an odd one because it's a jugband playing it.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:32am
WR:

↳ Song: "Milwaukee Polka" by "Frankie Yankovic and HIs Yanks"
Yankovic, seems to have been one of the most successful USA mainstream polka bandleaders.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:33am
WR:

↳ Song: "U.S. Army Polka in Jazz" by "Howard King and His ...
Swing polka!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:34am
MHLee:

↳ WR @8:32
Yes. They called him the king of polka
Avatar 8:39am
AMYGDALA:

Good Morning MHLee,
May I please trouble you for the song and artist name of the background music behind your most recent song announcement?
It was playing right after Howard King; sounded like a late '20s / early '30's pre-big band. Many thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:42am
MHLee:

↳ AMYGDALA @8:39
I'll have to go back and check after the show. I have a bunch of these labeled "stopset music 1" and stuff
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:42am
WR:

↳ Song: "Superman" by "Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fisher and...
1942 Superman? And using the Schnickelfritz name in 1942. Interesting. Wiki said Fisher was in several movies 38 to 49, curious how he was cast with WWII as the dominant shadow over German identity.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:44am
MHLee:

↳ WR @8:42
A lot of war years or immediately following polkas
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:44am
MHLee:

Though a lot of polkas also seem to be Polish
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:45am
MHLee:

Whoops. I had to turn it up for that song
Avatar 8:46am
AMYGDALA:

↳ MHLee @8:42
Thanks very much, but please don't go to any trouble if it's not handy - def. don't want to cause an inconvenience.
  8:56am
wenzo:

Good morrow
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:56am
WR:

Over? So soon! Thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you! Mason!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57am
MHLee:

↳ wenzo @8:56
Hi Wenzo, in time for closing I'm afraid.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57am
MHLee:

Thanks for listening!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11am
MHLee:

↳ AMYGDALA @8:39
Sorry. Apparently the compliation doesn't label it. open.spotify.com...
Avatar 9:16am
AMYGDALA:

↳ MHLee @9:11
No problem - thanks all the same for checking! Hoping you have a great day and a great weekend!
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