"The Hootinanny Song" / "Ophelia The Cow"

MISC NOTES: "Texas Jim" Lewis was nationally famous in the 1930s--1940s for performing on his "hootenanny" musical contraption -- which was a hand-built amalgamation of various percussion instruments (bells, washboard, etc) and honking horns etc. In 1950 he moved to Seattle and later became the town's first kiddie TV show host, "Sheriff Tex," on KING-TV's Sheriff Tex's Safety Junction.

LOCATION: Seattle, WA.
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Jim Lewis (vocals, hootenanny?, bass?);  Jack Rivers? (gtr?);
RECORDING STUDIO: Commercial Recorders (?)
RECORDING ENGINEER: Lyle Thompson (?)

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES: These songs were released in both a 7-inch / 45 rpm format -- and a 10-inch / 78 rpm format (with picture sleeve).

A-SIDE MATRIX NUMBER: KS-1
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 45-KS-1
A-SIDE COMPOSER: L. Penny
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Commodore Music Corp. (BMI)

B-SIDE MATRIX NUMBER: KS-2
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: 45-KS-2
B-SIDE COMPOSER: L. Penny
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Commodore Music Corp. (BMI)