OH! SUSANNA by Arthur Fields c.1925

[SandyKellymtv2]

my favorite song.. 

[c7i6abc]

That's amazing! Times have surely changed. Still needs more changing of course.

[cdbpdx]

@merkatz1

Yes. This was written for a minstrel show of the 1840s and was to be performed by white actors in blackface pretending to be black people.

[cdbpdx]

@merkatz1

"And if I do not find her,

This Darkie'll surely die"

[biglinc1]

this is how its performed at the stephen foster story at bardstown, ky... I have an old song book for piano and organ from there and the words are exactly like this recording... Thanks for uploading, people aren't accusomted to the "old world" songs from the late 1800s as they were originally written - they tend to change down thru the years...

[stevesparks37]

what a magnificent version...and I love the violin. Thanks for the vid!

[BarefootCowboy100]

I wasn't familiar with the original version before...until now.

[justinruebensaal]

awesome

[relatedreality]

I first heard this on bugs bunny even though they only played certain parts, i always remember my dad telling me something about this about how it was racist. Alabama Rocks!

[deadxkorps]

Best version I've found! Thank you so much for uploading that.

[yanskey01]

My blue-colored label GREY GULL-4125 copies use, respectively, the "A" and "B" takes, though both credit Jack Kaufman as the singer [ same 2492 mx]. The "B" has also turned up on MADISON-1636 crediting Fields as Roy Butter.

[MrXnews]

@yanskey01 The singer is certainly Arthur Fields.

[thumais]

thank you for the upload, I couldn't find this version anywhere to sing along!!

[TheJesusTreatment]

haha yeah you NEVER hear that. bet 90% of people wouldn't have a clue

[Narutology]

i remember this from buggs bunny :3

[xaixaikennel]

@Narutology

me too!!!

[5EBASlo96]

wish tat i coud have one graphophone like tat! =)

[Zamainc]

I'm glad you had this, me and my sis were singing it and wanted to sing with the real singer. :3

[PotterPossum1989]

Thanks for the upload, I've always wanted to hear that particular verse. Can't find it anywhere :)

[poplogan]

Before the WW@ era, that was a common version. I have another like it on Edison DD. This one is certainy electrically recorded, post 1927-28

[cdbpdx]

Could have been recorded 1928, I don't think later than that. The online 78discography has only a few dates for this label, some as early as 1922, but nothing later than 1928.

[sevraj2008]

oh suzannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aa:X

[poplogan]

Possibley, certain sounds make it seem obvious to me that it is electrical. I do have a number of grey gull records, and have no recollection of them marking matrices, or otherwise indicating electrical on the record itself. Each company seemed to use variations on the theme-ie: VivaTonal-Orthophonic-Light Ray-New Process, or flat out electrical recording. When time presents, I'll check some referance books I have.Curious to see if Roland Gelatt or Lester Docks note anything on the company.

[Kreamcakepie22]

cool song