Yes Sir, That's My Baby

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Yes Sir, That's My Baby

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Played on my Radiola 47 (dating to 1929), here are Ace Brigode and His 14 Virginians in "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Columbia 398-D), recorded on 6/2/25, one of the first electric recordings in the Columbia catalog.

[youtubehd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlg0Q3u385I[/youtubehd]
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Re: Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Post by Valecnik »

Thanks for posting Adam. That's one of my favorite 1920s dance tunes. I like this rendition except for the vocal refrain which sounded a bit like they were shouting rather than singing.

Your Radiola 47 sounds and looks great too!

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This is a wonderful rendition, Adam! I won't comment on the the flip side. :lol:

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One reason the vocalists seem to be shouting could be that they weren't yet acclimated to the new electric recording system & its more sensitive microphone(probably a WE carbon mike then). And so they continued their "big" voice projection as they would've done into an acoustic recording horn-or an unamplified vaudeville theater of the era.

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