David de Lange - Die Sambreelmaker (The Umbrella Man, early 1940s)
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Channel: Jan Tak · 2011 · Music
I have already mentioned a little about David de Lange (http://youtu.be/WOLAlbk2AvE) who was one of the most popular Afrikaans singers during his brief career. Here is another oldie from him, a translation of the 1939 swing hit by Johnny Messner & His Orchestra. The original "Umbrella Man" was written in 1938 by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock (music) and James Cavanaugh (lyrics). De Langes's version, called "Die Sambreelmaker" literally means "The Umbrella Maker". Johnny Messner's version: http://youtu.be/D59TxpaPFtY Original Sheet music: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2702309 The timing of "Umbrella Man," written in 1938, was a big help in Larry Stock's career, since its release coincided with the umbrella toting British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain's trip to Munich to sign what turned out to be a phony peace accord with the Nazis. The public quickly made the association and rushed to buy. Kenny Baker, the tenor on the Jack Benny radio show, also helped send the song on its way by performing it on the program. http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C240 David de Lange's version, in which he was backed by his own (Boeremusiek) band, appeared on Gallotone GE 311. I am not sure about the date of this recording, but it had to be somewhere between Messner's 1939 hit and 1947 (the year in which David died). Hope you like :) Some of the musicians on this recording: ================================ David de Lange - vocals Willie Welgens - concertina ?? George Abrahams - banjo Dan Truter - clarinet
