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This song appears to have no relation, other than title, to "Back, Back, Back to Baltimore" sang by those racist vaudevillians Collins & Harlan.
I'd seen that sheet music before and assumed that this recording would be my peek into it's questionable content. I had already formulated thoughts in my head about the times when people decide it's appropriate to re-record racist songs, changing the lyrics to make it seem okay. And whether a song is worthy of doing that. That can be a post for another day, because I've got some examples.
So..... Zeb Turner is some rockabilly guy, and apparently a local DJ here in Baltimore (and DC).
I guess this record is from the early 50s. It's cool that he wasn't just some guy who was cised on the original "Back to Baltimore," but it leaves me with little to say.





Zeb Turner
Back, Back, Back to Baltimore
King Records

Labels: baltimore

Posted by: Kara Mae 10/16/2009 09:45:00 PM