Comic and topical songs by Billy Jones & Ernest Hare

[Paal1994]

I've collected a few Jones & Hare songs from the Internet Archive for all of you to enjoy.
I love these guys, they always makes me smile when I listen to them. Their name, "The Happiness Boys" really fits with them.
So here is a few of their songs and a photo included:

As a Porcupine Pines For It's Pork on Victor 19718 from 1925 with Dave Kaplan at the piano.

Barney Google on Edison 51155 from 1923.

Collegiate on Columbia 410 from 1925.

Henry's Made a Laudy Out of Lizzie on Edison 52200 from 1928 with Dave Kaplan at the piano.

I Can't Sleep in the Movies Any More on Victor 22150 from 1929.

I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) on Victor 19718 from 1925 with Dave Kaplan at the piano.

Mr. Hoover and Mr. Smith on Edison Blue Amberol 5591 from 1928 with Dave Kaplan at the piano.

Sergeant Flagg & Sergeant Quirk on Victor 22150 from 1929.

Since Henry Ford Apologizied to Me on Victor 20925 from 1927 with Dave Kaplan at the piano.

The Village Blacksmith Owns the Village Now on Victor 19973 from 1926 with Dave Kaplan at the piano

And finally a radio broadcast with Jones & Hare as the "Interwowen Pair" which is really entertaning!

ENJOY!

Paal.

[EdisonSquirrel]

Good songs, Paal. Also, here's a link to the Edison DD rendition of Jones and Hare singing "As a porcupine pines for his pork..." (51535-R).

http://turtleservices.com/As%20a%20Porc ... 20pork.htm



Rocky

[Paal1994]

Good songs, Paal. Also, here's a link to the Edison DD rendition of Jones and Hare singing "As a porcupine pines for his pork..." (51535-R).

http://turtleservices.com/As%20a%20Porc ... 20pork.htm



Rocky

Rocky,

Yes, all these are very good songs. Entertaining too.
I listened to the DD rendition, and it's equally good to the Victor version. But I tend to like their songs with a simple piano accompaniment by Dave Kaplan better than the songs where they are backed by an orchestra.

Paal.

[Viva-Tonal]

Here's Jones and Hare on Cameo 623, recorded 28 October 1924:

'Too tired' (matrix 1192-A)

'How do you do' (matrix 1193-B)

Transferred at 78.7 rpm. Enjoy!

[Paal1994]

Here's Jones and Hare on Cameo 623, recorded 28 October 1924:

'Too tired' (matrix 1192-A)

'How do you do' (matrix 1193-B)

Transferred at 78.7 rpm. Enjoy!

Two great songs by Jones & Hare! Thanks for posting them.
Good transfers too

Paal.

[Viva-Tonal]

Thanks!

[EdisonSquirrel]

Here's Jones and Hare on Cameo 623, recorded 28 October 1924:

'Too tired' (matrix 1192-A)

'How do you do' (matrix 1193-B)

Transferred at 78.7 rpm. Enjoy!

Thanks for the two songs. Jones and Hare do a good job on "Too tired." There are some fantastic dance band renditions of this song, most notably Polla's Clover Gardens Orchestra's Edison DD (one of the best '20s dance recordings ever), Bob Haring's Cameo, and Jan Garber's Victor.

On other renditions of "How do you do?," the vocalists mention the record label. On the Edison DD, Jones and Hare sing "How do you do, Edison fans,...?"; on Victor, Murray and Smalle sing "How do you do, Victrola fans,...?"; and likewise on Brunswick. I note that there is no mention of "Cameo fans" on this recording. Interesting!



Rocky

[Viva-Tonal]

I note that there is no mention of "Cameo fans" on this recording. Interesting!



Rocky

It's likely Jones and Hare were aware that these sides would not be released only on Cameo. From what I spotted over on 78discography.com, both of these sides appear on Lincoln 2272, credited to the Happiness Boys, and 'Too tired' is coupled with Lucille Hegamin's 'Hard hearted Hannah' on Tremont 0517. Who knows where else they may have been issued?