Capitol Roll 1520 "Six Feet of Papa" Played by Marg Thompson

Capitol Roll 1520 "Six Feet of Papa" Played by Marg Thompson on my 1912 Stroud Metrostyle-Themodist player piano. Has some pretty interesting lyrics. Columbia/Supertone and Capitol brand rolls contain some of the most sought after performances by rare artists like James Blythe and Clarence Johnson, but I consider many Marg Thompson rolls to be right up there alongside them. Annette Hanshaw did a great recording of this song. I've used a better digital camera with this video and it makes the lyrics much clearer than in my previous videos. Sorry about the focus issues for the first bit, I'm still learning some settings.

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• Capitol
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• 1520
• Six
• Feet
• of
• Papa
• Fox
• Trot
• Blues
• Marg
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• Thompson
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• Annette
• Hanshaw
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• Themodist
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[TotallyItalian1]

I really enjoyed this. Of course before I found you I was listening to Annette Hanshaw sing this cute tune. Well it has put a zip into my step so I thank you for that. Oh how I wish I had taken piano lessons. Gotta press replay...this is so good.

Lucia

[AAErikCO]

Hi Lucia,

Happy that you liked it :) I find Annette Hanshaw had a very sexy voice. Sort of the 20's sex appeal in effect there :) I don't have a photo of Marg Thompson yet, but she could've been a looker too! lol

Stay tuned ;)

Erik

[KawhackitaRag]

Judging from her playing, Marg must have been a chain-smoking, hard-drinking, pistol-packing mama!

hahaha OK maybe not, but keep in mind that at least one other Capitol artist WAS a gangster's moll: Gladys Bagwill.

[AAErikCO]

Hi,

Yeah I had heard that, funny! lol. I think of Gladys whenever I hear the song "yes we have no bananas". Her supertone roll of it is just TOO good.

Erik

[DuoArtDanOz]

Great tune and nice clear sound!

[AAErikCO]

Glad you enjoyed. Funny enough the clear sound is coming from a bargain basment Logitech desktop computer microphone. I really would enjoy getting a better one. The piano itself (original strings) has a much richer and, for lack of a better word, "meatier" tone in person.

[Turkeydoodlers]

hey friend, long time no see..

when you going to put some new rolls on? i will be soon myself, having my pianos tuned tommorow morning

[aknabea]

Very nice, piano sounds real good and a nice old roll. Thanks for posting it.