Name:
Robinson, J. Russel

Songs written or composed

Lena From Palestina

Also known as:
Palesteena
Author:
Conrad, Con
Author:
Robinson, J. Russel
Composer:
Conrad, Con
Composer:
Conrad, Con
Composer:
Robinson, J. Russel
Composer:
Robinson, J. Russel
Genre:
Theatre/Vaudville/Dixieland/Jazz/Novelty
Subject:
Lena/Fat Lady/Palestine/Courting/Concertina/Arab
Additional song notes:
Same melody for entries titled "Chaim Popukal", "Unter Belzer - Himlen", "Gereist Un Getroffen", and "Nokh A Bisl".
Related information in folder 584:
Comments:
1. Article by Charles A. Kennedy (Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University). Titled, "When Palestine Played the Palace: Vaudeville Interprets the Balfour Declaration". Includes texts of novelty songs, Zionist songs, (all set in the Middle East), including text of "Lena From Palestina" 2. Article by Itzik Gottesman in Yiddish Forward of March 19-25, 2010, tiitled "Oyf Di Shpurn fun Lena Fun Palestina (on the track of Lena fun Palestina).

Recordings

On album:
K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
Track ID:
28078
Artist:
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Track comment:
Originally recorded 1920 - Recorded under title "Palesteena"
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
K-035(a) (The Original Klezmer Jazz Band)
Track ID:
9070
Trombone:
Bragin, Ted
Drums:
Salzberg, Si
Arranger/Piano/Musical Direction/vocal:
Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח
Banjo/Guitar:
Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
Trumpet:
Gross, Ken
Clarinet/Alto Sax:
Chernet, Joel
Bass:
Abruzzo, Tom
First line:
In the Bronx of New York city, there's a girl that's not...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
On album:
B-012(o) (A Concert With Lillian Lux)
Track ID:
9071
Vocal:
Lux, Lillian — לוקס, ליליאַן
First line:
Once upon a time, this Lena, was the queen of Palestina,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Same melody as "Unter Belzer Himlen"
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
On album:
K-029(b) (Klez!!! The Klezmer Conservatory Band)
Track ID:
9072
Artist:
Klezmer Conservatory Band
Conductor:
Netsky, Hankus
Alto Saxaphone:
Goldberg, Meryl
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Instrumental dixieland jazz version.
Language:
Instrumental
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans
On album:
K-029(g) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Thirteenth Anniversary Album)
Track ID:
21255
Artist:
Klezmer Conservatory Band
Conductor:
Netsky, Hankus
Alto Saxaphone:
Goldberg, Meryl
Track comment:
Instrumental dixieland jazz version.
Language:
Instrumental
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans
On album:
M-034(e) (The Mazeltones Latkes & Lattes)
Track ID:
21365
Vocal:
Hirsh, David
Vocal:
Marcus, Wendy
Artist:
Mazeltones
First line:
In the Bronx of New York city, lives a girl, she's not...
Track comment:
Additional words by David Hirsh & Pat Spaeth
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
On album:
M-044(b) (Machaya Klezmer Band What A Machaya!)
Track ID:
24411
Artist:
Machaya Klezmer Band
First line:
In the Bronx of New York city, there's a girl that's not...
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
On album:
F-041(a) (Freilach Express Plays Klezmer Music / East Goes West)
Track ID:
26083
Artist:
Freilach Express
First line:
In the Bronx of New York city, there's a girl that's not...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under "Palesteena"
Language:
Instrumental
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans
On album:
K-085(a) (Klezmorim Sher Terkish)
Track ID:
27109
Artist:
Jasnitz, Ofar & Klezmorim Sher
First line:
In da Bronx of New York city, lives a girl, she's not so...
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
On album:
F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)
Track ID:
28537
Vocal:
Cantor, Eddie
First line:
In the Bronx of New YorkCity, there live a girl, she's not so pretty, Lena is
Track comment:
Originally recorded Nov 1920, Emerson 10292/ Unknown Orchestra
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland
Length:
02:35
On album:
K-035(d)1
Track ID:
32865
First line:
In the Bronx of New York city, there's a girl that's not...
Language:
English
Style:
Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
Length:
3:55

Other tracks with this artist

Aggravatin' Papa

On album:
T-016(a) (The Last Of The Red Hot Mamas Sophie Tucker's Greatest Hits)
Track ID:
957
Author:
Britt, A. / R. Turk
Composer:
Robinson, J. Russel
Artist:
Tucker, Sophie
First line:
I know a triflin' man, they call him triflin' Sam,
Track comment:
Subtitle "Aggravatin' Papa, Don't You Try To Two Time Me"
Language:
English