"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Happy Valentine's Day

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"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Happy Valentine's Day

Post by barnettrp21122 »

In time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a nice recording from Walter Scanlan on Edison Diamond Disc:

http://www.box.net/shared/z2qii83lvg

Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I’m In Love With You) (Beth Sister Whitson and Leo Friedman)
Walter Scanlan and Male Voices 52069-R

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Bob,

Thanks for posting this! You’ve really come through on the last two holidays with appropriate music. :D

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Re: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Happy Valentine's Day

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This is indeed a beautiful song! Here's Harry Raderman's dance band rendition, also on Edison diamond disc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xAUbWkzkJ8


Does anyone know what accounts for the resurgence in popularity of this 1910 song during the late 20s?

:) :squirrel: :)

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Both nice but I have to say I really like the Raderman version best, probably because I've had it for years on both Diamond Disc and blue amberol. I play it every once in ahwile. Perhaps I'll play if for my wife today!

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Rocky, If you get time why don't you post the other side of the DD. It's another nice waltz, "All Alone" if I recall correctly. Also it must be one of the longest DD recordings made. I think it runs almost 5 minutes. Thanks, bruce

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I have that Raderman DD also (51433); I'll have a go at transferring both sides early tomorrow.

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Well....I tried to transfer mine, but the disc is in poor condition, and the flip side was too gouged to be playable, so I abandoned efforts to dub 'All alone'.

Here's what 'Sweetheart' sounds like, from my DD:

http://www.box.net/shared/lisgf22b5k
Last edited by Viva-Tonal on Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:34 am, edited 1 time in total.

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