Ethel Smith - Tico Tico

I have a bunch of old 78's up in the attic just sitting in boxes. Stuff i kinda poo poo'd a while back as "junk". And most if it is.... Dinah Shore and vocal crap i could really care less about. Stuff that i've just accumulated over the years. Me and the boys take a few junkers out in the backyard and shoot 'em up sometimes. They make for dandy targets. But a thread over at Waxidermy got me thinking maybe i should revisit a few of these BEFORE we shoot them to shit.....

I started with a small stack and spot played each one and yep, all of them were pretty much crap to my ears. But this one, this one sounded kinda cool. It sounded sorta "modern" with this crazy organ. And its from 1944. I know all about Hammond organs for R&R but i had no idea they were being rocked way back in the 40's. Apparently they started rockin' the electric Hammond organ back in 1934. I had no idea....

You can check the Hammond organ history HERE:

So while this isn't necessarily my cup of tea i think its actually pretty "neat" sounding for 1944. This awesome movie clip from the movie "Bathing Beauty" shows Mrs. Smith killing it on the organ.



So maybe i'll be posting up a few more 78's if i find anything else that sounds good to these ears, otherwise its to the backyard for target practice!

Ethel Smith - Tico Tico