Those Swingin' Peters Sisters Go to Town!

Several months ago, I finally watched the movie, "Ali Baba Goes to Town".  Eddie Cantor, sadly forgotten in today's world, starred and it is a very enjoyable movie.  I fell in love with one of the musical acts, 'The Peters Sisters'.  Imagine my surprise when I found an LP they had recorded!  The song I am sharing is from the LP pictured below and is 'The Best Things in Life are Free'.

Ali Baba Goes to Town (Thank GAWD for TCM!)



Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar

Ondrej Havelka and the Melody Makers are a current band, but they perform in the style of years past.  Here is one of my favorites.

Shoot the Sherbert to Me Herbert

From the Decca release in 1939. The Merry Macs were a popular vocal teams of the early 1940s. They got its start in the mid 1920s when three high school age brothers (Judd, Joe and Ted McMichael) began performing under the name "The McMichaels."  In 1927 they were hired by bandleader Joe Haymes who changed their name to "The Personality Boys."  They became known as the Merry Macs with the addition of vocalist Cheri McKay in 1930.  McKay was replaced by Helen Carroll in 1938.  Some of the group's best known recordings include "Mairzy Doats," "Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition" and "The Hut Sut Song."