EPISODE · Sep 3, 2016 · 10 MIN
Dick Todd: Are you in the mood for mischief? , Deep Purple –Vocadance
from Storytelling with a technical Heart · host Curt Hahn
Forgotten Music on 78 RPM records S3productions Dick Todd Are you in the mood for mischief? , Deep Purple –VocadancePermalink http://www.blogtalkradio.com/techstoryteller/2016/09/03/dick-todd-are-you-in-the-mood-for-mischief-deep-purple-vocadanceFor information on the background of the songs, Requests or contacting Curt Hahn, write to www.Facebook.com/s3productions2 or Forgotten Music on 78 records or [email protected] Dick Todd Are you in the mood for mischief? , Deep Purple –VocadanceBluebird Records B-10072 A: Are you in the mood for mischief?030726=1, BS1030726, 12/17/38Composers Mack Gordon-Harry RevelBaritone with Orchestra 1939 20th Century Fox “Tailspin” B: Deep Purple –Vocadance030725=1, BS1030725, 12/17/38,Composers Mitchell Parish –Peter DeroseDick Todd (August 4, 1914 – May 1973) was a Canadian singer, most active from the 1930s to 1950s. He was nicknamed the Canadian Crosby, due to his supposed vocal similarity to Bing Crosby, and was born in Montreal. In the late 1930s, Todd signed a contract with RCA Victor to record for the company's Bluebird Records labelBack in the days of wholesome radio entertainment, Bing Crosby and Tommy Dorsey used to do a routine that had as its punch line the question "I wonder where Dick Todd is tonight?" The question always got a laugh because Dick Todd was perceived as North America's most accomplished Bing Crosby imitator, emulating Der Bingle so closely as to become known as the Canadian Crosby You tube https://youtu.be/P-Ev347gvZs
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