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I finished my Betty Bolton website in time for her 119th birthday: https://bettybolton.co.uk/ Take a look at the biography, discography, images, and playlist to learn more about this actress, dancer, and recording artist who did so much to define the sound of British popular music in the 1920s-1930s. Who else can you name who was on television in 1930? And follow @bettybolton if you want to keep up to date on all things Betty Bolton! (2025-01-26 ↗)

A friend told me a story that must have happened in the 1940s. He grew up in a strict sect that encouraged the playing of music, but only religious music. There was one exception to this rule. He remembers, as a child, hearing his male relatives play a song that really upset an aged female family member. "What was the song?" I asked. "Something about 'Mama Don't Allow It.'" (2024-11-23 ↗)

"Mama Don't Allow It." Recorded in London on February 27, 1936 by Nat Gonella and His Georgians, with vocals by Nat Gonella and the ensemble. Parlophone F-414 mx. CE-7487-1. Personnel: Nat Gonella-t-v / Bruts Gonella-Johnny Morrison-t / Albert Torrance-Ernest Rittie-cl-as / Pat Smuts-Don Barrigo-ts / Harold Hood-p / Jimmy Mesene-g-v / Charlie Winter-sb / Bob Dryden-d https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqb6nEofYew (2024-11-23 ↗)

For more about the origin of this song in the Disney short "Three Little Pigs," read @kozak_cinema's new article: https://www.kozaksclassiccinema.com/three-little-pigs-1933/ (2024-11-23 ↗)