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Thread #104848   Message #4143431
Posted By: Joe Offer
06-Jun-22 - 01:09 AM
Thread Name: Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1838)-seeking compositions
Subject: RE: Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1838)-seeking compositions
Wikipedia (click) says that Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era.

YouTube has an album by Daniel and Laura Curtis titled The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (click)

The two songs requested are "Iron Legs" and "Hot Codlins." Can anyone help with either? And do Iron Legs and Hot Codlins have any connection to Joseph Grimaldi the 19th-century English clown>

Here's a recording of "Hot Codlins" by the Grimaldi Band:

And here's a live performance of "Hot Codlins" by a clown, so it DOES appear to be connected to Grimaldi the clown:


Wikipedia says:

And here's a "Hot Codlins" cartoon:

So, what about "Iron Legs"?
Joe