Another of Edwards’ signature songs was a brief ditty called “One O’Clock.” According to Ralph Bartholomew’s Souvenir Book of Greenwich Village (1920), it became somewhat of a tradition:
And here is Edwards’ embellished manuscript of his composition:
And, for good measure, here’s a clip of Carmen Borgia and me performing it at a Ukulele Cabaret. We tried to give it that full 1 am flavor.
(Posted by Doug Skinner)
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1 Angela // Jan 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Fantastic! I love that there was an honor system in Greenwich Village and that they ended the nights by playing “the musical instrument of the village.”
All musical notation should include illustrations of cats and booze.
Of course the most satisfying part of this post is your clip from the ukulele cabaret. So damn fun!!!
2 Angela // Jan 14, 2011 at 3:00 pm
ah dog biscuits! the ukulele cabaret site is down… and I have a hankering to hear your version of 1 o’clock.