Pied Piper of Albany

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What a great stunt by famed jazz musician Red Nichols.

Original article here.

I wonder if this was the tune he played.

     Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 06, 2014
     Category: Animals | Pests, Plagues and Infestations | Publicity Stunts | 1940s





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If truth be told the rats were DRIVEN out of Hamelin by those 'high notes'.

I've been driven out of wedding receptions by that screeching noise which JUST MUST be amplified to be any good.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/06/14 at 10:23 AM
Red tried, but the October 15, 1943 of the Pittsburgh (CA) Press notes the failure of Red's effort.
Posted by KDP on 06/06/14 at 12:00 PM
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