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"Kickin' the Clouds Away"
By Karl Ellison

In MMD970225, zach@circle.net was looking for the roll "Kickin' the
Clouds Away".  I don't know where to find it, but on the CD, "Gershwin
plays Gershwin - the Piano Rolls" (Electra 79287-2), this roll was
Duo-Art 713122.  It was composed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and
B. G. DeSylva, and was recorded for Duo-Art by George in July 1925.

Another thing that popped into my head, for what it's worth --  I
remember hearing this tune on a Betty Boop cartoon I saw on American
Movie Classics. It was the main song she sang, with the last phrase of
the refrain going something about ".. here comes the garbage man!" as she
danced through the NY City streets collecting junk. (It should have been
NYC, since I believe that's where Max Fleisher's studios were in the
'20's and early '30's before moving to Florida).

Karl Ellison - Ashland, Massachusetts U.S.A.ΒΆ
KBEllison@aol.com - http://members.aol.com/kbellison/kbe.html

(Message sent Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:47:35 -0500 (EST) , from time zone -0500.)

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