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Seek Vocalstyle 13299 "Don't Bring Lulu"
By Robbie Rhodes

Many years ago (in AMICA bulletin Vol. 27 No. 1, Jan/Feb 1990)
Dave Junchen wrote that he was looking for an 88-note piano roll
of "Don't Bring Lulu" which was included on his favorite old LP,
"Plinkety! Plank! Plunk!"  He said that he checked performances
on Duo-Art, Ampico, Welte, Pianostyle, International, QRS, Imperial,
Supertone and US, but none were the "special roll."

Dave described it as "a fine hand-played performance with a
particularly hot jazz coda which just about tears up the paper."
Ed Sprankle checked the LP and adds, "Not only is there a
heart-stopping coda, but there's an interlude that is its equal,
except a bit longer!"

Frank Himpsl believes that the artist is Rudy Germain, who made
several hot fox-trot arrangements for Vocalstyle.  In addition,
the 1926 catalog lists "Don't Bring Lulu" played by Rudy Germain,
Vocalstyle 13299.

Has anyone seen this roll?  It surely deserves recutting.

Robbie Rhodes


(Message sent Fri 23 Jun 2000, 20:10:05 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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