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1907 "Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain" 78RPM
10" Victor Record Label |
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Side B - "Brother Noah
Gave Out Checks For
Rain" |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1907
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RECORD LABEL
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Victor Records
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CATALOG
NUMBER
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Side A - 16241
Side B - 16241
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SIZE
- 10"
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SPEED -
78 RPM
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PRICE GUIDE
- $20.00 - $30.00
Excellent -
Near Mint Condition
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Words
and Music By Arthur Longbrake "Brother
Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain" was
published in 1907 by Jos. Morris, of
Philadelphia. The song is a story of
Deacon Jones' novel idea to raise money
to fix the leaky Church Roof. The
Congregation will have a baseball game
on Emancipation Day! When one member of
the Congregation, his wife, Sister Jones protests
to such a worldly game; “That am no game for good church folks
to play,” the Good Deacon sets her
straight that this idea is right out of
the "Good Book."
With the alternative title "Biblical Baseball Game" the song was recorded
on June 5th, 1907 by Arthur Collins,
and released by Victor Records in
September that same year. This double
face 10 inch 78RPM record features the
song "Dew Drops" by Chris Chapman on
Side A, and "Brother Noah Gave Out
Checks For Rain" by Arthur Collins on
Side B. The recording was also
issued in a single face format (5204), and on
an Edison Gold-Moulded
Cylinder Record.
"Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain" was also showcased in illustrated
song. A type of performance art that
was a popular form of entertainment in
the early 20th century. Vaudeville
houses would play music recordings, or
use live vocalists, accompanied with
still images projected from glass
slides (magic Lantern). A single song
was usually accompanied by 12 to 16
different images that sequentially
"illustrated" the lyrics, encouraging
the audience to sing along. Illustrated
songs were used as a promotional tool
for marketing sheet music, and the hand
painted color slides would sometimes
depict images from the sheet music
cover art.
Listen to
"Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For
Rain" on YouTube, and Lyrics
and sheet music here
to sing-a-long.
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1907 "Brother Noah Gave
Out Checks For Rain"
Victor Record |
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Side B
"Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain" |
Side A
"Dew Drops" by Chris Chapman |
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