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DigiTrad:
AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT
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OBIT: 'Amelia Earhart' songwriter, McEnery (9)
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Amelia Earhart's Last Flight [Dave McEnery]
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Subject: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: John in Brisbane Date: 13 Apr 99 - 10:51 PM I've been searching for this tune for some time and it's not in the DT. Any help please?
Courtesy of a Mudcatter's link to the Jug Band Rag I stumbled across the following reference to Amelia's death.
The News Story With No End - Regular readers of the JBR know the continuing saga of Amelia Earhart, in both story and song. Well, Connie Chung has added her own little pieces to the puzzle. The January 20 edition of Eye to Eye ran a story titled Whatever Happened to Amelia Earhart? Randall Brink's new book, Lost Star, says that Earhart's life ended quite differently than was publicly reported. The official version was that she was "...lost at sea after becoming hopelessly lost in the Pacific, along with her co-pilot Captain Fred Noonan." Brink did research on the tiny island of Mili in the Marshall Islands. He concluded that Earhart safely landed there, and that she had been tasked by U.S. intelligence to conduct photographic reconnaissance of Japanese buildups. Local residents recall seeing a twin-engine plane like Earhart's on a barge. It was shiny like Earhart's. He found old U.S. reconnaissance photos of the island, which clearly show an aircraft similar to Earhart's. Brink found a number of natives who saw Japanese prisoners who resembled Earhart and Noonan. In addition, Brink interviewed a U.S. Marine who was part of the invasion force on an island, where the Japanese had kept important war prisoners.. The Marine found a buried safe, which he and another Marine cracked open. They found a briefcase inside, which contained Earhart's documents. They were all dry and had never been in the ocean water. He knew what he had found, and called investigators. He never heard another thing about the briefcase, and investigators later denied that they had investigated such a briefcase. Brink used the Freedom of Information Act to gain access to documents and phone calls related to the investigation of her loss. He says that top U.S. officials did not want to release information which would "tarnish her image." The U.S. Government says nonsense.
Regards
The reference to Eye to Eye was (I think) 1994. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Les B Date: 14 Apr 99 - 12:12 AM Do you want the words or the melody ? (I have the words, no way to send melody) |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: John in Brisbane Date: 14 Apr 99 - 12:17 AM Les, thank you, the words are in the DT. If you have the melody in written form, I'm sure that we can work out a painless way of getting this. In the meantime suuggest we wait and see what other People may be able to come up with.
Regards John |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Les B Date: 14 Apr 99 - 01:00 AM Sorry, I don't have it written down, it's in my head. Too bad I can't hum a few bars and have these magic machines translate. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Date: 14 Apr 99 - 01:25 AM John:
We learned Amelia Earhart's Last Flight from the author, Red River Dave McEnery. He said he wrote it on July 2, 1939, the day she disappeared. He just needed something new for his band to perform so he dashed it off in the afternoon and performed it that night.
There have been countless alleged discoveries of traces of Amelia Earhart but none have ever been proven. We have lots of information on this subject so if you want more, just E-mail us.
We also have the tune in our heads but, alas, no way to transmit it through cyberspace. Jerry and Bev
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: John in Brisbane Date: 14 Apr 99 - 02:29 AM Jerry, Bev and Les - This a special song for me because it was sung by a late friend of mine. It became one of his signature tunes. I have always wanted to present the framed tune and words to his widow - the second anniversary of his death is about 6 weeks away.
Re Amelia herself, it was through hearing the song first that I started to pick up on the snippets about her disappearance. Have they made an X Files episode about her yet? In a similar vein, an Australian Prime Minister disappeared while still in office in mysterious circumstances in the mid 60's, and even though I've met some people who claim that he was still alive until at least 10 years ago, the real facts may never be uncovered. If you're out there Harold, feel free to respond to this thread.
Regards |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: murray@mpce.mq.edu.au Date: 14 Apr 99 - 05:03 AM Don't get your hopes up John. I got holt of him soon after he went out swimming that day. Had a pain in my left fin for days. Da Shark |
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Subject: Tune Add: AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT (D McEnery) From: Joe Offer Date: 14 Apr 99 - 02:59 PM Hi, John - When I saw six responses to this thread, I was worried that somebody else had posted I had so arduously copied. This is from a terrific songbook called Here's to the Women, edited by Hilda Wenner & Elizabeth Freilicher. The songbook starts the lyrics with the words, "Well, a ship out on the ocean..." The tune won't scan right without the "well" that isn't in the version in the database. -Joe Offer- Click to playABC format: X:1
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: John in Brisbane Date: 14 Apr 99 - 08:39 PM Joe Offer, you're an international treasure. Would you object if I nominated you for beatification - I'm sure that many of your responses could be considered miraculous.
Kind Regards |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Ferrara Date: 14 Apr 99 - 10:28 PM Joe et al, around here the first line is sung, "Just a ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky..." Bill has a tape of Red River Dave singing it, but I can't swear to how he sang that first line. - Rita |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Allan. S Date: 15 Apr 99 - 07:28 PM WHat do you mean Amelia Earhart died.Any one with a lick of sence knows that she just flew so high that she could never come down. Don't destroy an old mans dreams she is still up there with T.E. Lawrence and all the heros of my youth |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 15 Apr 99 - 07:52 PM Red River Dave said that this was the first song ever sung on TV!..He was performing at the New York Worlds Fair in 1939, and NBC had a booth..(actually a tent) doing a demo of this new invention, TV...and thay needed something to transmit, so they invited Dave to sing some songs...which were sent a short distance to a receiver...and the first song he did was Amelia Earhart. I have a tape of an NPR radio program from about 1976 of him singing and talking... |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: mountain tyme Date: 16 Apr 99 - 04:46 AM "A ship out o'er the o-cean, Just a spec a-gainst the sky," is how it reads in "Red River" Dave Song Book of fifty original songs and yodels compiled and edited by Betty Ann Fisher I paid 50 cents for in "39". Dave at 24 years old was engaged with the "Swift" company at the 1939 Worlds Fair to ride around on his horse "Pal" and do rope tricks. He was the highest paid singing cowboy star on radio (Mutual Broadcasting System, WOR) and when asked by Swift to do some songs at the fair hired two other cowboys and became known as "Red River Dave's Swift Cowboys." He was born the fourth child to Mr. & Mrs. Gerald McEnery in San Antonio, Texas December 1915. (Joan Crawford and Doug ("wrong way") Corrigan were also born in San Antonio.) Amelia Earhart's Last Flight, words and music by Dave McEnery Arr. by Lindsay Mc Phail was copyrighted and published in MCMXXXIX by STASNY (Betty) MUSIC CORP. 1619 Broadway, N.Y. N.Y. It's a great song and Dave did it in the key of "G". |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: AndyG Date: 16 Apr 99 - 11:54 AM Springing effortlessly to the defence of my beloved Auntie Beeb :-) Bill D
First song on US TV perhaps ?
AndyG |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 16 Apr 99 - 11:25 PM well, Dave 'may' have stretched the truth...I just reported what he said on this program..*grin* (or maybe it was the first time anyone decided music would be nice..!) |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 16 Apr 99 - 11:33 PM well, I found this page..which does not answer the question definitavely...there HAD been experimental broadcasts for several years, but the first commercial TV sets were offered in 1939...so...*shrug* |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Lonesome EJ Date: 17 Apr 99 - 02:17 AM Allan S... you are right. Forget the theories and wild guesses, Amelia busted right through that cloud cover into the astral plane, landed happily and probably hooked a ride from ol T E Lawrence on the back of that Royal Enfield in a place where there are no empty tanks, and no gravel on the curves. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: mountain tyme Date: 18 Apr 99 - 10:31 PM There's this guy i meet at music festivals now and then who collects antique areoplanes and has a maple sugar operation. He often asks me to sing Amelia Earhart for him and gives me a couple of jugs of maple syrup for my trouble. No trouble, i enjoy the depth of this song. For those of you who would like to have a recording of this song, the best IMO easily obtained recorded rendition was done by John Herold & the Green Briar Boys in a style fitting the period of the story line. |
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Subject: RE: fresh From: Mark Clark Date: 08 Sep 01 - 08:21 PM Farewell, First Lady of the air. - Mark |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Greycap Date: 09 Sep 01 - 04:09 AM I have the Greenbriar Boys version which I could cassette for anyone still needing it. I also recorded it with Pete Stanley for the Transatlantic label back in the late 70's Roger Knowles |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Mountain Dog Date: 09 Sep 01 - 09:47 AM A song I've always liked to play since first hearing it in the late 60s. My introduction was through Rabbit Mackay and the Somis Rhythm Boys on an album titled "Looking Through" on the Uni (United Artists) label. A spunky version, true to the spirit of the original. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 09 Sep 01 - 11:05 AM I'm going to go see if I can dig out my old tape of Red River Dave singing this...it might be of interest to some... |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Peter T. Date: 09 Sep 01 - 05:31 PM Captain Noonan and His Island Hoppers (also known as Rick Fielding and his band) do a smashing version of this. yours, Peter T. (Let us not forget Joni Mitchell's great, but quite different song, Amelia -- best version on Shadows and Light). |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: GUEST,Gary Olson Date: 15 May 03 - 08:00 PM John, I found your posting from 1999 asking about the music to Amelia Earhart. Are you still interested? I have 2 versions in mp3 file form - one is a bluegrass version by the Country Gentlemen and the other is by a group called Plainsong. In both cases, the song is entitled Amelia Earhart's Last Flight. The words are the same as Dave McEnery's (approximately) but without the second verse. If you'd like these, I could email them to you. Just give me an email at glolson@att.net and I'll reply. This is one of my favorite songs - I play bluegrass and it is one in my repertoire. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Joe Offer Date: 15 May 03 - 10:33 PM Hi, Gary - I sent John a MIDI of the tune quites some time ago, and I think he's happy with that. Thanks for the offer. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Mark Ross Date: 16 May 03 - 04:49 PM When I met Dave at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in '76 he insisted on teaching me the 2nd verse which John Herald didn't sing for some reason or other. Dave was perplexed by this and questioned me about it on stage after we sang the song together. She radioed position and said that all was well, But the fuel within her tanks was running low, And she'd land at Howland Island to refuel her monoplane, And then on a trip around the world she'd go. The 1st and 2nd verses are sung and THEN the chorus. Mark Ross |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 16 May 03 - 08:44 PM In about 1976,after hearing Dave sing the song on the radio, I tried to show that 'missing' verse to an all-women's string band from the west coast, thinking that as they were actively promoting songs about strong women, they would be happy to have it. They just looked at me as if I was proposing editing the 10 Commandments. *shrug*...it takes time to make changes. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Mark Clark Date: 19 May 03 - 01:37 PM I found a nice site offering a Photographic History of Television with pictures of the setup where Red River Dave most likely performed for his 1939 World's Fair television broadcast. There are also pictures made from some of the 1932 broadcasts. Too bad there's no picture of Dave performing. - Mark |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: GUEST,jennifer@mcenery.com Date: 27 Jan 06 - 05:37 PM Bill D, I know your message was posted about 7 years ago, but I thought I might try sending a response anyway. Red River Dave was my great uncle. It was always a treat to go over to my grandparent's house on Sundays and hear his booming voice coming from the Den. He was definitely a character. I read that you have a tape from 1976 of him singing and talking. If there's anyway I could somehow get a copy of that, please let me know. It's such a great feeling to know there are people out there who truly appreciated his music. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: artbrooks Date: 28 Jan 06 - 08:12 AM Jennifer, Bill D is still around, but he may not see your message. The best way to reach him may be to join Mudcat (a quick, easy and free process...click "membership" at the top) and send him a Private Message by clicking the small "PM" next to his name in this message. Non-members don't get to send PMs. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Bill D Date: 28 Jan 06 - 12:19 PM wow....It sure is a small world! That must have been wonderful to hear him live! I am sure I saw that tape somewhere, though I don't know how long it is. I will dig for it, and let you know. Of course you can have a copy of anything I can find. |
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Subject: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery)^^^ From: GUEST Date: 29 Jan 06 - 12:08 PM AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT (Red River Dave McEnery) A ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky, Amelia Earhart flying that sad day; With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July Her plane fell in the ocean, far away. CHORUS: There's a beautiful, beautiful field Far away in a land that is fair. Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart Farewell, first lady of the air. She radioed position and she said that all was well, Although the fuel within the tanks was low. But they'd land on Howland Island and refuel her monoplane, Then on their trip around the world they'd go. Well, a half an hour later an SOS was heard, The signal weak, but still her voice was brave. Oh, in shark-infested waters her plane went down that night In the blue Pacific to a watery grave. Well, now you have heard my story of that awful tragedy, We pray that she might fly home safe again. Oh, in years to come though others blaze a trail across the sea, We'll ne'er forget Amelia and her plane. Chorus |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: Bill D Date: 29 Jan 06 - 12:25 PM Well, a half an hour later an SOS was heard, The signal weak, but still her voice was brave. Oh, in shark-infested waters her plane went down that night In the deep Pacific, to a watery grave. (by the way, I found the tape...I will check it out and see about copying it this week) |
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Subject: ADD: Ballad of Francis Gary Powers(Red River Dave) From: GUEST Date: 29 Jan 06 - 03:55 PM BALLAD OF FRANCIS GARY POWERS (Red River Dave) In a lonesome prison cell in darkest Russia There's a flyer, Francis Powers is his name He was captured on a mission for his country And he'll never see old glory wave again CHORUS When the clouds are hanging high above the Kremlin And the moon beams, many happy memories bring There's a star-spangled banner waving somewhere That's the song the Russian jailors hear him sing In a lonesome prison cell in Godless Russia Where no Bible ever speaks his precious name There's a boy who flew the U2 for his country To make sure that no Pearl Harbor comes again When the clouds are hanging high above the Kremlin And the moonbeams, many happy memories brings There's a star-spangled banner waving somewhere Waving o'er the land of heroes brave and true When the clouds are hanging high above the Kremlin And the moonbeams, many happy memories bring There's a star-spangled banner waving somewhere That's the song the Russian jailors hear him sing |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: Charley Noble Date: 29 Jan 06 - 09:00 PM I always enjoyed musing over the image of how others might "blaze a trail across the sea." Sometimes I'd see them out in the ocean with their little hatchets, hacking away at the waves. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: GUEST,Joe_F Date: 29 Jan 06 - 09:14 PM Charlie Noble: I hadn't noticed that %^). For further imagery that defies imagination, contemplate "Turning toward the Morning", "A Sailor's Prayer", and (especially) "Harriet Tubman". --- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: Rules, tomatoes, entertainment: homegrown is best. :|| |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: Charley Noble Date: 30 Jan 06 - 01:18 PM I think my favorite recording of this song was done by some friends of mine in Lansing, Michigan during the late 1970's. It was another all-women stringband, called themselves appropriately Bosom Buddies, and for this song they had a grand chorus of all their friends who worked at Elderly Instruments. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEne From: open mike Date: 30 Jan 06 - 05:38 PM see the official Emilia site which makes mention of a musical based on her life.. http://www.ameliaearhart.com/home.php and here is a museum in her home town http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/ and mre here on red river dave.. (beware -- page is very red) http://members.tripod.com/~birdcastles/indexrrd.html |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: GUEST Date: 11 Oct 06 - 10:00 PM |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Amelia Earhart (Red River Dave McEnery) From: Gene Date: 12 Oct 06 - 12:14 AM Maybe some of the mudcatters have been aboard an alien spacecraft at one time or another visiting Earth from outer space in that time frame. I bet they could clear up this mystery. Or maybe some have psychic powers, like on the TV shows, maybe old John Edwards or whatever his name is could talk to Amelia or Fred and help out too. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: GUEST,Colleen Date: 31 Jul 09 - 07:53 PM I would love the words to this; I know the tune, I just can't remember tnhe words. I used to hear this sung when I was a little kid. I won't say how long ago that was. :-) |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: GUEST,Hootenanny Date: 01 Aug 09 - 10:58 AM Look about nine postings above your own and there they are. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: GUEST,Peter Laban Date: 01 Aug 09 - 11:52 AM Read here about Ian Matthews' band Plainsong and the recoding 'in search of Amelia Earheart' which includes Dave McEnerny's song and a few others set around the same flight. This was the first that came to my mind, listened to that a lot in 1972. |
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Subject: RE: MUS REQ Amelia Earhart From: Sandy Mc Lean Date: 01 Aug 09 - 12:03 PM An mp3 and more info: Amelia Earhart |