*Updated with corrections pointed out by Bart Plantenga , author of some incredible book on Yodeling including Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World. -0- Kishore Kumar 's brother Anoop Kumar, who we basically know for the line ' O manu tera toh hua ab mera kya hoga ', used to own lots of Austrian music records. And from these records, Kishore Kumar picked up the art of Yodel singing, an art perfected in bathroom and then introduced by him to the world of Hindi film music. According to his biography 'Kishore Kumar: method in madness ' by Derek Bose, "Kishore was a fan of the Swiss singer Tex Norton [* Tex Morton, an Australian cowboy born in New Zealand who sang in the gene autry / Jimmie Rodgers style ] and the Australian Jimmy Rogers [* Jimmie Rodgers , perhaps the most American and one of the most famous yodelers in the world, famous for his blue yodels ] as well." Although most of these songs by Kishore Kumar are t
Thanks for sharing these, both of them look 'so fresh' compared to the over made stars of today ...
ReplyDeleteHello Vinayak,
ReplyDeleteI came stumbled upon your blog and loved the old adverts. Many of them well remembered from my growing up years. Thanks so much.
i have a request - would some of these adverts be available in higher resolution? Would you be willing to send them to me?
I would love to try and print some on old furniture that I am trying to restore. Normally, vintage French signage is used for this purpose overseas.
Imagine how much fun it would be to see these adverts on some furniture here?
I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks and best regards,
Sucheta
Sucheta,
ReplyDeleteI have earlier helped people put some of these these ads on their walls but your idea is really interesting. Email me which ones you want and I might be able to send you some.