Shanty in Old Shanty Town, A

DESCRIPTION: "It's only a shanty In old Shanty Town, The roof is so slanty it touches the ground, Just a tumbled down shack by an old railroad track, Like a millionaire's mansion it's calling me back." "There's a queen waiting there with a silvery crown"
AUTHOR: Words: Joe Young / Music: Little Jack Little and John Siras (source: Gardner)
EARLIEST DATE: 1932 (various recordings)
KEYWORDS: love home separation
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
DT, SHNTYTWN
Roud #42410
RECORDINGS:
Bar-X Cowboys, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (Decca, unreleaed,1937)
Big Bill Broonzy, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (unreleased, 1952; now in the Lomax Digital Archive)
Ambrose Haley and his Ozark Ramblers, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (ARC, unreleased, 1937)
Rhoda Hicks, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (Champion 16466, 1932)
Ted Lewis, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (Columbia 2652-D, 1932)
Rice Brothers Gang, "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (Decca 5815, 1939)
NOTES [58 words]: Edward Foote Gardner, Popular Songs of the Twentieth Century: Volume I -- Chart Detail & Encyclopedia 1900-1949, Paragon House, 2000, p. 251, estimates that this was the most popular song in America in 1932, peaking in July of that year. It was featured in a film "The Crooner," and was recorded by Ted Lewis, who made it extremely popular. - RBW
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