Finally got to sing at Peter’s Biergarten, a beautiful, open-air, European style venue here in Winona, Minnesota. Had a lovely time. Here’s a fun video Kitty filmed for me. Hope to play for them again – was too much fun! This is an old Clarence Williams Washboard Band number, from 1934. I recorded it on…
Heigh-ho, everybody, heigh-ho! Last week I played the Bloody Mary bar at Boats and Bluegrass, a fun music festival in Winona, Minnesota. After my set, a fella came up with a resonator guitar and asked about my National resonator. We traded guitars, tunes, and stories. Turns out he was up busking from New Orleans… and…
Hello, baby!Yeah, this is Jack Norton speakin’!Oh, you sweet thing!Do I what?Will I what?Oh baby, you know what I like! Cheers,Jack
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #5 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, never thought it would happen. The latest episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the 1920s and…
Heigh-ho, everybody, heigh-ho! Been so busy forgot to share this little performance video with y’all. This is such a fun tune to sing. It’s called “Who Walks In When I Walk Out”. I learned this number from an old record by the crooner Al Bowlly, but a lot of folks have recorded this tune. Probably…
Hey hey had a fun weekend! On Friday, I played at Prairie Island Campground for their Boats and Bluegrass Festival, singing during the 10:00 AM Bloody Mary bar. Wowza! Tons of fun. Here’s a little live video I made. If the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, I’ll post more vids from this…
Hey y’all! Here’s a fun little vlog. Kitty and I had a great weekend. We played at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis for their big Oktoberfest event. Got to listen to some amazing polka music (and drink amazing beer). Then, we raced down to Winona to play at a historic venue that’s been hosting concerts for…
Hey hey I had so much fun playing the big Oktoberfest celebration at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota this past weekend. Check out this little performance video of the old blues tune, “He’s In The Jailhouse Now” – próst! Cheers!Jack
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #4 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, never thought it would happen. The latest episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the 1920s and…
There are many tall tales. Lost fragments of time, nearly forgotten today. One such tale was told by a minstrel man named Theodore August Metz who, in 1896, claimed to have written the popular American song, “There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Old Tonight”. At least he copyrighted this claim. Metz was a white…
