Phonozoic

004—How'd You Like to Spoon With Me? Songs of Love, Lust, and Courtship, 1902-1923

 

1. How'd You Like to Spoon With Me? (Jerome Kern--Edward Laska) -- Franklyn Wallace. Imperial 44571, matrix 6438-D.  Recorded ca. 1905-06.

2. Wouldn't You Like to Have Me For a Sweetheart?  (Wallace Irwin--William Robyn) -- Ada Jones.  Edison Gold Moulded cylinder 9706.  Issued December 1907.

3. If a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me (Cobb--Edwards) -- George J. Gaskin.  Concert Record 7603, matrix 6609-D.  Recorded ca. 1905-06.

4. Would You Leave Your Happy Home For Me? (Harry Von Tilzer) -- Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan.  Columbia cylinder 33018-1.  Issued November 1906.

5. On a Sunday Afternoon (Sterling--Von Tilzer) -- Harry Macdonough.  Victor Monarch Record 1391, take 1.  Recorded May 17, 1902.

6. What's the Use of Loving If You Can't Love All the Time? (Armstrong) -- Arthur Collins.  Columbia disc 3558, take 3.  Issued February 1907.

7. Hiawatha (Neil Moret) -- Dan W. Quinn.  Universal Zonophone 7" disc P5575.  Recorded ca. 1904.

8. Bronco Bob and His Little Cheyenne (Len Spencer) -- Len Spencer and Ada Jones.  Columbia disc 3734, take 1 (United pressing).  Issued December 1907.

9. When the Harvest Days Are Over (Howard Graham--Harry Von Tilzer) -- George J. Gaskin.  "Shield" Zonophone 7" disc 1571, take 1.  Recorded ca. 1902.

10. Mrs. Kelly (I'll Marry Him) -- Arthur Collins.  Imperial 45363, matrix 8683-D.  Recorded ca. 1907.

11. You Give Me Your Love and I'll Give You Mine (L. A. Davis--M. J. Fitzpatrick) -- J. W. Myers.  Zonophone 9" disc 858, take 1.  Recorded ca. 1902-03.

12. Somebody Else Is Gettin' It (Von Tilzer) -- Eddie Morton.  Victor 17151-A.  Recorded 1912.

13. The Rooster and the Hen (McKenna) -- Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan.  Victor 17036-B.  Recorded 1911.

14. By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon (Edwards) -- Billy Murray and Haydn Quartet.  Victor 16460-A.  Recorded 1909.

15. Bashful Henry and His Lovin' Lucy (Len Spencer) -- Len Spencer and Ada Jones.  Victor 12" disc 31531.  Recorded 1906.

16. Beatrice Fairfax, Tell Me What to Do (Monaco) -- Dan W. Quinn. Columbia A1847.  Recorded 1915.

17. It's Got to Be Someone I Love (Boyle) -- Ada Jones.  Victor 16896-B.  Recorded 1911.

18. Everybody Loves a Chicken (Bobby Jones) -- Peerless Quartette.  Columbia A1283.  Recorded 1913.

19. Goodbye to Johnnie -- Clarice Vance.  Victor 16672-B.  Recorded 1909.

20. Pretty Baby (Kahn--Jackson--Van Alstyne) -- Billy Murray.  Victor 18102-A.  Recorded 1916.

21. All He Does Is Follow Them Around (Abrahams) -- Will Halley.  Columbia A1563.  Recorded 1914.

22. I Love Me (Will Mahoney) -- Billy Murray.  Victor 19066-B.  Recorded 1923.

23. Santiago Flynn (A Spanish-Irish Episode) -- Len Spencer and Ada Jones.  Zonophone 5110-A.  Recorded ca. 1908.

24. I Love Her, Oh! Oh! Oh! (McCarthy--Moran--Monaco) -- Will Halley.  Victor 17353-A.  Recorded 1913.  

25. Where Can I Meet You Tonight? (Lange) -- Billy Murray and Ada Jones.  Victor 17604-B.  Recorded 1914.

26. Anna in Indiana (Billy and Eddie Gorman--Harry Rose) -- Arthur Fields.  Victor 18774-B.  Recorded 1921.

27. I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down (Ahlert--Ruby--Kalmar) -- Billy Murray and Rachel Grant.  Victor 19023-A.  Recorded 1923.

  
 
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Love may be timeless, but the customs and expectations of courtship have changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century. The songs on this compact disc reflect the ways of the first quarter of the century -- an era which might at first nostalgic glance appear simpler or at times even naïve: an age when popular songs celebrated playful excursions to the beach, nighttime walks in the park, and fond reminiscences by older people of their own youthful courting. The term spooning, whatever connotations it may have today, was then roughly equivalent to the contemporary expression petting. But many of the selections in this program show that the period covered was not an age without its own troubles, fears, and complexes, and close attention to the lyrics will sometimes reveal a biting cynicism about relationships to rival anything found today.

A wide spectrum of pioneer recording artists is represented on How'd You Like to Spoon With Me?, including Arthur Collins, George Gaskin, Will Halley, Ada Jones, Harry Macdonough, Eddie Morton, Billy Murray, Dan W. Quinn, and Clarice Vance. Selections range from the sentimental ("When the Harvest Days Are Over," "If a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me") to the playful ("Pretty Baby," "I Love Her, Oh! Oh! Oh!") to the cynical ("Where Can I Meet You Tonight?," "Somebody Else Is Gettin' It") to the absurd ("All He Does Is Follow Them Around," "I Love Me").

27 tracks plus
detailed notes in 12-page booklet
Total playing time: 73:01
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Original content copyright © 2009, Patrick Feaster.