Leroy van Dyke's Birthday

Subject: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 04:47 AM

Leroy Van Dyke was born this day (4th October) in 1929 in Spring Fork Mo.

Best known perhaps for his singing of - Walk On By.

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 05:06 AM

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/classic-country/walk-on-by---leroy-van-dyke-14964.html

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 06:25 AM

I loved his "The Auctioneer". It stands along side " I've been everywhere, man" , as a great "tongue twister" of a song.

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: Snuffy
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 08:54 AM

FAr better singer than his brother Dick!

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 08:57 AM

Yeah Snuff, but could he do a great pratfall?

Spaw

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: Scrump
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 09:00 AM

Only if accompanied by canned laughter ;-)

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 09:04 AM

If he were accompanied by canned spinach would he be Popeye Van Dyke?

Spaw

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: Scrump
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 11:08 AM

Best known perhaps for his singing of - Walk On By

I preferred the Dionne Warwick version...

...I'll get me coat.

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: Gene
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 11:52 AM

Intro:
Hey, well alright, sir
Here we go there
And what are we gonna give for 'em?

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There was a boy in Arkansas
Who wouldn't listen to his ma

song actually about a boy in Missouri
but not much rhymes with Missouri

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: pdq
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 11:53 AM

Actually, Jerry Van Dyke is Dick Van Dyke's brother. Remember "Mule Train" with a toy horse and a wet noodle? Talk about art...

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: eddie1
Date: 04 Oct 06 - 05:59 PM

I see from his website http://www.leroyvandyke.com/ that he's offering a Silvertone guitar for sale. He used it to compose "The Auctioneer" and it cost some $34 from Sears Roebuck in 1953. The asking price is $150,000!
Now I have a late 50s Eko 12-string (well, 11-string really if you take the broken tuning peg into account)
I used it to play in front of the Prince of Wales and the next pub down the street till I was moved on by the police.
Any offers?

Eddie

Subject: RE: Leroy van Dyke's Birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 05 Oct 06 - 02:00 AM

Hey, well alright, sir
Here we go there
And what are we gonna give for 'em?
Etc