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Calliopes and Nickelodeons: Shotgun Rhythms from the Temperance Era

Milton Kaye
Calliopes and Nickelodeons: Shotgun Rhythms from the Temperance Era No need to plug a coin into the nickelodeon to hear those old favorites like "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Oh Susannah." They're here, along with other popular tunes played on the calliope (the "steam organ," once a frequent sight on riverboats or at circus parades). A surreal step back into the past, the nickelodeon and calliope offer sounds now distant to today's soundscape.

Track Listing

101
Wedding of the Painted Doll
Emory Cook
02:40  
102
Singing a Song to the Stars
Emory Cook
02:02  
103
Judy
Emory Cook
01:55  
104
Button up Your Overcoat
Emory Cook
02:04  
105
Broadway Melody
Emory Cook
01:53  
106
Highway to Heaven
Emory Cook
02:01  
107
Three Little Words
Emory Cook
02:17  
108
My Heart Belongs to the Girl Who Belongs to Somebody Else
Emory Cook
02:32  
201
Entry of the Gladiators / Anniversary Waltz / Jingle Bells
Milton Kaye
03:06  
202
The Mockingbird / Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair / Oh, Susannah
Milton Kaye
02:23  
203
Over the Waves / Yankee Doodle / Swanee River
Milton Kaye
02:17  
204
Toreador Song / London Bridge / Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley / Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Milton Kaye
02:09  
205
Pop Goes the Weasel
Milton Kaye
00:41  
206
Sing Something Simple
Emory Cook
02:15  
207
Sweet Jennie Lee
Emory Cook
02:25