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DEAR OLD GIRL - Tenor with piano
(Richard H. Buck - Theodore Morse)
Maurice J. Gunsky
Accompaniment by Leroy Shield
Victor 20693-A, 1927.
"Dear Old...
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DEAR OLD GIRL - Tenor with piano
(Richard H. Buck - Theodore Morse)
Maurice J. Gunsky
Accompaniment by Leroy Shield
Victor 20693-A, 1927.
"Dear Old Girl" is a sentimental song, in the extreme, and it did not appeal to me the first time I played the record years ago. Back on the shelf it went, to lie forgotten and gather dust, until I found it again the other day. Here was a third Maurice Gunsky record, to follow the two others recently posted!
Now, listening to the words, I realize what a sweet song it is: a lifetime of devotion told in a few clear, short lines. Maurice Gunsky's gentle and sympathetic voice breathes life into the tender emotions conveyed by the words of the song.
"Was a sunny day in June
And the birds were all in tune,
And the songs they sang
All seemed to be of you!
And the words I came to speak
Brought the blushes to your cheek
As you whispered, "yes,"
And fondly kissed me too.
I could see the love-lights shine
In your bright eyes, Sweetheart mine,
When the preacher said the words that made us one!
And you were a faithful wife
Through the changing scenes of life,
'Til the Master said, your work on Earth was done.
Dear old girl!
The robin sings above you!
Dear old girl—
It speaks of how I love you!
The blinding tears are falling,
As I think of my lost pearl;
And my broken heart is calling,
Calling for you, dear old girl!"
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CONSOLATION - Tenor with violin, 'cello and piano
(Maurice J. Gunsky - Merton H. Bories)
Maurice J. Gunsky
Victor 20236-A, 1926.
In the collection I in...
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CONSOLATION - Tenor with violin, 'cello and piano
(Maurice J. Gunsky - Merton H. Bories)
Maurice J. Gunsky
Victor 20236-A, 1926.
In the collection I inherited from my grandmother there are several records featuring Maurice J. Gunsky (1888-1945), a popular recording artist of the late 1920s. He has an interesting voice. Its tremulous quality easily conveys the tenderness, longing, and melancholy found in the type of songs in which he seems to have specialized. "Consolation" was his hit song; it was recorded on September 8, 1926.
I have found very little information about Maurice Jacob Gunsky on the internet. He recorded about three dozen records on the Victor label. The 1930 Victor catalog contains many of them. By 1934, only one was still listed: "Why Do I Always Remember" (which dates from Gunsky's first recording session).
A 1927 article from a Eugene, Oregon, newspaper (paraphrased here) sheds some light on his career:
. . . Gaining his first fame as a composer, Maurice Gunsky turned to the radio as a means of trying his compositions on as large an audience as possible. His first broadcast was of "Consolation," a ballad he had just written, and the voice of Gunsky was heard singing that now-famous number for the first time over a San Francisco radio station. The success of both the singer and the song were so phenomenal, that Gunsky put his vocal talents ahead of his role as composer.
The phonograph interests were soon attracted and soon the name of Gunsky made its first appearance on a Victor label. The nation-wide sale of "Consolation" established Gunsky as a recording artist and the tenor now has scores of disc successes on his list. . .
Maurice Gunsky's grandson, in a recent communication, confirms, to a certain degree, this somewhat simplified and idealized newspaper account. He writes that his grandfather was born in California and was living in San Francisco in the 1920s, where he worked at a local radio station as a vocal talent on a part-time basis. He would sing, on demand, for the station's in-house needs. The station was soon overwhelmed with interest in this unknown singer!
Gunsky's grandson continues, "It was this exposure at the station which eventually lead to his signing with Victor. He was a natural musician: his passion for writing and composing music started as a young teenager. He never had formal lessons.
"He was quite popular in the late twenties. The stock market crash and depression took quite a hit on him and most other performers at that time. His music is still played in Europe."
The singer did not have to travel far to make his first recordings for Victor; just a quick ferryboat ride across the bay from San Francisco to Oakland, where Victor had established a West Coast studio.
My grandmother lived in San Francisco when Gunsky was performing on the radio and I would be surprised if she had not heard him over the airwaves! She had a sentimental nature, and the words and sentiments in his songs, that Maurice Gunsky brought to life with his exceptional voice, would have appealed to her. (After all, she did buy his records!)
As indication of just how popular Maurice Gunsky was at the height of his career, his grandson concludes with this anecdote from decades later, "As a little boy, my last name would garner attention from older ladies who remembered Maurice Gunsky."
Maurice Gunsky wrote the words to "Consolation":
"Feeling mighty blue,
The world has lost its charm for me.
Since you left, my happiness is gone.
Don't know what to do or where to look for sympathy.
Just a word from you would cheer me up. . .
Just a little word of consolation, when I'm blue.
I would need no other explanation that you're true,
Just a bit of tenderness,
Just a fond caress;
Even a little smile would do....
Just a little of bit of consolation!
That's all I ask of you!"
For more information about Victor's Oakland, California, plant, visit this site: www.gracyk.com/oakland.shtml
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This is a long trailer for our upcoming documentary about stylish New York older ladies. The documentary is planned to come out in the summer of 20...
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This is a long trailer for our upcoming documentary about stylish New York older ladies. The documentary is planned to come out in the summer of 2012.
For more stylish ladies check out http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com
For more about director go to linaplioplyte.com
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Remix of the Original Video, with a Bay Area Twist
Written directed and edited by LaeCharles Lawrence Jr
Directors of Photography
Shem Slobin, Gwyn St...
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Remix of the Original Video, with a Bay Area Twist
Written directed and edited by LaeCharles Lawrence Jr
Directors of Photography
Shem Slobin, Gwyn Stahlhut, Binky Feathers
Starring in order of appearance
Binky Feathers, Sarah Torney Lester, Sienna Torney, Gwyn Stahlhut
Featuring
Sam Pratt, Rhonda Reed, Genia Gilbert, Jason Clabourne, Alyssa Kreidt, Stephen Bradley, Juliette Perkins, Colleen George, Max Golay, Gregoire Jacquet, Jack Fender
Production assistant and Still Photography
Dustin Page
Beat by DJ Dave Wittman
of Fog & Smog Films
LYRICS
CHORUS
It's Getting real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot
Just want a meal, can a player get a Parking Spot
Look at the line Homie
why you parked way up on me
I'm a fat kid lady, I'm not that bony
yeah I want in on the Whole Foods Parking Lot
Who aint been to the Whole Foods Parking Lot
These soccer moms don't play
Should've rode my bike today
Living Berkeley Real East side of the bay.
VERSE 1
Riding up Outback green Subaru
Prius yeah, but this is how Berkeley do
Peace love and sharing
But they're not parking even
keep it moving lady
that dude ain't close to leaving
Can't you see
that there's nine cars backed up
behind that a Humboldt Fog delivery trunk
people need their cheeses
So move out the way
park a little farther walk
it's such a nice day
CHORUS
VERSE 2
Hippie Kids eating all vegan everything
I can't lie, I like the whole foods chicken wings
Peranno cheese, Clover milk,
throwing up the deuce
nine dollars for a
small pomegranate juice
Bulk foods, be careful when you pull that lever
It comes out quick
best vegan donuts ever!
When I'm feeling sick
Never let it be chronic
I get my Yin Choa, and Ginger Lime tonic
CHORUS
VERSE 3
In line, pull my bags out, I digress
I have eleven items
Standing in the ten express
"Sir you have to many items"
oh is that right B?
I thought these counted as one,
cause their the same three
Do you want donation or Bag credit
Better gimmie that ten cents
if I can get it
Back at the car, what do I see, SUV parked way to close to me,(Now it's getting real)
CHORUS
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Wonderful to know...
all the best wishes and see you,
Lilly
It looks much better!
and im very glad^^
Alanna
Your chanel is great !
I love a lot !