MOUND CITY BLUE BLOWERS

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Blue Blowind :

Es el curioso efecto sonoro que se obtiene cantando con los labios apretados contra una tira de papel de seda apoyada sobre un peine .El creador de esta original técnica" instrumental" fué William Red McKenzie, cantante , apasionado del jazz que en 1924 formó un conjunto compuesto por él mismo como solista de "peine" , el jovencísimo Dick Slevin al kazoo ( especie de instrumento-juguete que se utiliza tambien como elemento de vibración en trozo de papel de seda, como ya se hiciera en las skiffle bands negras ) y Jack Bland, mozo de bar, al banjo. Despues de los primeros éxitos entre el vecindario, los tres músicos tuvieron la suerte de ser escuchados y aplaudidos por el saxo alto Frankie Trumbauer, cuya orquesta actuaba entonces en St. Louis.Trumbauer los presentó a los dirigentes de la casa de discos Brunswick, para una sesión de grabación como grupo novelty, Las dos piezas resultantes , Arkansas Blues  y Blues Blues, alcanzaron un éxito extraordinario, vendiéndose mas de un millón de discos . Del nombre de aquel conjunto " Mound City Blue Blowers " derivó el termino Blue Blowing.

The Mound City Blue Blowers were an American novelty jazz ensemble, formed in St. Louis, Missouri and given its nickname. It was co-founded by Red McKenzie and Jack Bland and performed during in the 1920s and 1930s.

First assembled in 1923, the group's original members were Red McKenzie playing comb and tissue paper, Dick Slevin on kazoo, and Jack Bland on banjo. The band also included, in lieu of a drum kit, a traveler's suitcase played with foot and whisk brooms. Their debut recording, the 1924 release "Arkansas Blues" b/w "Blue Blues", was a hit in the Midwest. They recorded twelve tunes in 1924 and 1925; Frankie Trumbauer and Eddie Lang played on some of the tracks.

In 1929-1931 the group also made at least two short performance films: The Opry House (1929) and Nine O'Clock Folks (1931), which included "I Ain't Got Nobody","Let Me Call You Sweeheart," "My Gal Sal" and "St. Louis Blues."

After 1925, McKenzie recorded under his own name as a vocalist, but returned to the Mound City name in 1929 for several sessions with jazz stars including Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins, Glenn Miller, and Pee Wee Russell. In 1931, the group recorded with McKenzie, Hawkins, Muggsy Spanier, and Jimmy Dorsey. The last recordings to bear the Mound City name, 25 songs from 1935-1936, included appearances from Nappy Lamare, Spooky Dickenson, Billy Wilson, Bunny Berigan, Yank Lawson, and Eddie Miller.

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