Subject: Earliest Commercial Shanty Recordings
From:
Bob_Walser
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 11:05 AM
I'm wondering what the earliest commercial shanty recordings were. My guess would be soloist (probably tenor or bass) with orchestra, chorus or piano. The first one I know about is Columbia 4689, a 78, featuring Raymond Newell and Chorus singing "Johnny Come Down to Hilo", "The Hog's Eye Man" and "We're All Bound to Go" (a copy of which I saw when visiting Chris Roche - thanks, Chris).
Any earlier ones? Contemporary? Thoughts?
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