Grizzly Bear Rag played by a Seeburg G Orchestrion

Описание: A little humor at the end of this video. This rag was composed in 1910 by George Botsford, and turned into a song with lyrics by Irving Berlin a short time later. Like relatively recent songs "Macarena" and "Gangnam Style", The Grizzly Bear spawned a popular dance. In fact, it sparked a trend of animal-themed dances including The Turkey Trot and the Fox Trot, which ultimately stood the test of time.

Download the sheet music of the instrumental rag at one of these two links:
http://libcudl.colorado.edu/sheetmusi...
http://contentdm.baylor.edu/cdm/compo...

Download the sheet music of the song at one of these two links:
http://clio.lib.olemiss.edu/ui/custom...
http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cd...

This performance is from a new G roll available at http://www.johnnysmusicrolls.com/ . The roll contains 10 tunes arranged by Art Reblitz, all related to the Barbary Coast / San Francisco Bay Area, in honor of the July 2013 AMICA convention held there. The roll is Jazzola label G-0026.

This Seeburg G Orchestrion is part of the collection of John Mottoros. You can hear more of this instrument and other vintage automatic instruments from his collection on this CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mottoros

In the clips at the end, the pianist is Squeek Steele -- http://www.goodoldsongs.com -- but I don't know the name of the singer. I also don't remember the name of the historic dance specialists who demonstrated The Grizzly Bear. That actually was recorded back in 2009 -- a video I never posted -- so memory is fading.