I've been awfully busy today, so in lieu of a proper post, I set critic-at-large Moe loose at the Library of Congress. It's not like he's been doing that much reviewing lately—time to step up and start earning that steady stream of tennis balls and freeze-dried liver treats! (There he is at right, resting after his labors.) Anyway, after sniffing around for a couple of hours, here's what he came up with:"Dogs," a pretty funny old Barbary Coast ditty, as performed by Byron Coffin, Sr. in 1939 (audio recording).
photo by William Gottleib.
"That Mastiff Dog She Bought," comic song by F. E. Galbraith, 1879 (sheet music).
"Mr. Bethel Dog Bit Me," a Bahamian folksong, as performed by Theodore Rolle ("Tea Roll") in 1940 (audio recording).
photographer unknown, 1927.
(In retrospect, I should have guessed this was coming.)
5 comments:
Copland was not the prettiest of composers, was he?
Not only that, the dog looks like a Dachshund, and proof of what I have heard: that the breed has been bred smaller and smaller over the last 60 or 70 years.
Such cuties they are... as always...They are real harmless.. trust me!!
Great dog picture at:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7720586c
but who exactly is who?
Hey, cool blog! What an intelligent dog you are!
Check out my new blog: Top Dog Blog!
It's still pretty new, but I'll be adding new content and pictures daily.
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See you there!
Kim
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