The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89103   Message #1724678
Posted By: Ron Davies
22-Apr-06 - 11:49 AM
Thread Name: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
Subject: RE: BS: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
LOL, Jerry.

I think Fats Waller and Jack Teagarden had some great duets too. I think one was "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You".

I like it when somebody has a call and response in a song or comments on what the main singer is saying. I really like Bob Wills' comments--even though I understand it made it hard sometimes for Tommy Duncan to sing the song straight.

But Jan doesn't like Bob's comments at all--thinks he should let Tommy get on with the song. It's hard for me to explain the appeal of Bob's contributions to a serious song. But my understanding is that particularly if the song was depressing, Bob intended to undercut that--the Depression was depressing enough. And virtually all the Playboys' material was for dancing.