Still in 1948 but back to Babe Ruth, here's the song "Babe" as recorded by the Ferko String Band on Palda Records:
Pretty fun!
The song was published in 1947, which was the same year as the famous Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium but I'm not sure if the song has a direct tie-in.
This might also be the only recording of the song, as it wouldn't see to be likely material for the big record labels to get in on.
For the flipside, the Ferko String Band kept the baseball theme going with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game":
I love "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," but this version doesn't grab me. I don't know of it's just this arrangement or if the song isn't suited to the whole Mummers type thing.
"Jingle Bells" worked for them, though!
"Cash Box" gave the record a really good review in its May 15, 1948 issue:
It's not that good, is it?
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