Ernie Mayne
35 records in the collection· mostly on Winner, TEST, Jumbo
Ernie Mayne was an English music-hall comedian and singer whose imposing physique and comic songs made him a distinctive variety performer in the early twentieth century. Remembered for numbers including "What D’yer Think of That?" and "A Proper Cup of Coffee", he was also among the first generation of established music-hall stars to appear on British radio.
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Records by Ernie Mayne
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- AAll for the Sake of England
- BWhere's your Ticket for Coal
Ernie Mayne is not identified in standard discographies. 'All for the Sake of England' and 'Where's your Ticket for Coal' are recorded on Winner 3225, a small British label dating from the 1920s.AI summary
Winner 3225 Music Hall
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- AAnd the Fog grew thicker & thicker
- BGoosey Gander
Ernie Mayne performing 'And the Fog grew thicker & thicker' and 'Goosey Gander' on Winner Records catalogue 2738. Winner was a British label active in the 1920s–30s; Mayne is not established in standard reference.AI summary
Winner 2738 Music Hall
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- AAnd the Fog grew thicker & thicker
- BGoosey Gander
Ernie Mayne was a British comic singer and monologist; 'And the Fog grew thicker & thicker' and 'Goosey Gander' were recorded for Winner, a British label active from the 1900s through the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 2738 Music Hall
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- ADear old Mother
- BEggs and Bacon
Ernie Mayne on Winner 3420, a cheap British marque of the 1930s–1940s. Titles suggest a sentimental novelty number.AI summary
Winner 3420 Voice
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- ADirty Face
- BWhy does a Hen lay an Egg?
Ernie Mayne recorded 'Dirty Face' and 'Why does a Hen lay an Egg?' for Curry's, a minor British label. Curry's was active in the early 1930s and specialised in variety and comic material from minor entertainers.AI summary
Curry's 8060 Music Hall
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- AFarmyard on the Brain
- BLloyd George's Beer
Ernie Mayne, a British music hall entertainer, recorded two comic songs on Winner, a British label of the 1920s–1930s. The titles suggest topical or sentimental comedy.AI summary
Winner 3174 Music Hall
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- AFried Fruit Fritters
- BShave yourself with Sunlight
Ernie Mayne on Winner Records, catalogue 3328, performing comic novelty songs 'Fried Fruit Fritters' and 'Shave yourself with Sunlight'. Winner was a minor British label.AI summary
Winner 3328 Comic
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- AGoosey Gander
- BTen little Fingers
Ernie Mayne, the music-hall comedian, with 'Goosey Gander' and 'Ten Little Fingers' on Favorite.AI summary
Favorite 886 Music Hall
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- AGoosey Goosey Gander
- BTen Little Fingers
Ernie Mayne was a large, jovial Edwardian music-hall comedian and singer known for novelty and comic songs. This Jumbo pressing (1315) — 'Goosey Goosey Gander' and 'Ten Little Fingers' — is typical of the children's-song material he sometimes recorded. Jumbo is an uncommon label; Mayne is a minor but documented music-hall name.AI summary
Jumbo 1315 Music Hall
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- AHow's your poor old Feet
- BPat-a-cake Baker's Man
A second Ernie Mayne coupling on Winner Records from slightly later in his recording career, following similar comic and novelty music hall repertoire.AI summary
Winner 4058 Music Hall
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- AHow's your poor old Feet
- BPat-a-cake Baker's Man
Ernie Mayne was a British entertainer, likely active in music-hall and early broadcasting. 'How's your poor old Feet' and 'Pat-a-cake Baker's Man' are novelty and comic songs typical of the 1920s–30s variety tradition. This Winner pressing is from a British label.AI summary
Winner 4058 Music Hall
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- AI like a C-hup of C-hocoa
- BSammy Salter sorted Sausages in Salter's Shop
Ernie Mayne performing two comedy novelty songs ('I like a C-hup of C-hocoa' and 'Sammy Salter sorted Sausages') on Winner, a minor British music hall label; the titles are typical of British novelty and comedy material of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 3198 Music Hall
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- AI want to go back to my Father and Mother
- BOh Granny what big Eyes You've got
Ernie Mayne, a British music hall comic, on Winner Records, a minor British label of the 1920s-1930s; two comic novelty songs from Mayne's repertoire of patter and sentimental humour.AI summary
Winner 3971 Music Hall
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- AI've never wronged an Onion
- BMy Girl's got long Hair
Ernie Mayne on Winner Records, performing two comic songs from the early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 4384 Music Hall
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- ALove Love Love
- BYou can't get many Pimples
Ernie Mayne on Winner Records, a British budget label: 'Love Love Love' and 'You can't get many Pimples'. Winner was a cheap imprint for early 1930s light comedy and popular songs.AI summary
Winner 2680 Comic
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- AMister Pussyfoot
- BBreakfast Dinner & Tea
Ernie Mayne on Winner 3402, performing novelty music-hall comedy songs. The artist is unidentified in major discographies.AI summary
Winner 3402 Music Hall
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- AMy Mary
- BChips & Fish
Ernie Mayne recorded 'My Mary' and 'Chips & Fish' for Winner 3432, a British budget label of the 1930s. Artist details are obscure.AI summary
Winner 3432 Music Hall
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- AMy meatless Day
- BSugar
Ernie Mayne recorded 'My Meatless Day' and 'Sugar' for Winner Records, a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3111 Music Hall
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- AMy Wife makes me call her Teacher
- BWaltzing
Ernie Mayne, a British music hall comedian of the early 1900s, recorded 'My Wife Makes Me Call Her Teacher' for Winner Records. Winner was a cheap British label of the era, and Mayne's comedic monologues survive in scattered copies.AI summary
Winner 3539 Music Hall
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- ANo we don't keep Fish only Kippers
- BI do like a little bit of Turkey at Christmas Time
Ernie Mayne on Winner, performing two comic novelty songs: 'No We Don't Keep Fish Only Kippers' and 'I Do Like a Little Bit of Turkey at Christmas Time'.AI summary
Winner 3922 Comic
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- ANobody loves a Fat man
- BLet's go round & have a Taster
Ernie Mayne was a British comedian and singer of the interwar period; 'Nobody Loves a Fat Man' and its B-side are typical of the comic novelty songs that made up much of his catalogue on Winner, a cheap British label.AI summary
Winner 3261 Comic
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- AOur little Garden Subbub
- BPeanuts
Ernie Mayne, a British music hall comedian of the early twentieth century, recorded 'Our Little Garden Suburb' and 'Peanuts' for Winner Records. The catalogue number places this in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 3764 Music Hall
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- APeanuts
- BOur little Garden Sub-bub
Ernie Mayne performs 'Peanuts' and 'Our Little Garden Sub-bub' on Winner, a small British label of the 1920s–30s. Both titles suggest sentimental or whimsical songs.AI summary
Winner 3764 Music Hall
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- ATale of my Husband's Shirt
- BFor charity's sake
Ernie Mayne recorded 'Tale of my Husband's Shirt' and 'For Charity's Sake' for Winner, catalogue 2994. Mayne was a British music-hall or novelty singer; details are sparse.AI summary
Winner 2994 Music Hall
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- ATen little Fingers
Credited to Ernie Mayne on the TEST label, a British imprint of uncertain dating and provenance.AI summary
TEST Jazz
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- ATennessee parody
- BPlenty of Pudden
Ernie Mayne recorded novelty and comic material for Winner, a cheap British imprint. The titles suggest topical or novelty numbers. Winner was a mass-produced label, and such material survives in quantity.AI summary
Winner 3054 Comic
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- AThe Roast Beef of Old England
- BThere you are then
Ernie Mayne, a British music-hall comedian, performing two novelty songs on Winner Records: 'The Roast Beef of Old England' and 'There you are then'.AI summary
Winner 3593 Music Hall
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- AThe Roast Beef of Old England
- BThere you are then
Ernie Mayne recorded "The Roast Beef of Old England" and "There you are then" for Winner 3593, a British budget label of the 1930s-1940s. A British popular or music-hall vocalist.AI summary
Winner 3593 Music Hall
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- AThere's no Toad in the Toad in the Hole
- BA n'egg and some n'ham and a n'onion
Winner 4292 Music Hall
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- AThop your Thtuttering Thammy
- BWhere do the Flies go in the Wintertime
Ernie Mayne recorded for Winner, a British label; these are novelty comic songs with speech effects, typical of 1920s–1930s music-hall material.AI summary
Winner 3371 Music Hall
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- AThop your Thtuttering Thammy
- BWhere do the Flies go in the Wintertime
Ernie Mayne on Winner 3371, a British comic or novelty vocal from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3371 Comic
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- AWe used to gather at the Old Dun Cow
- BA great big plonking Kiss
Ernie Mayne recorded 'We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow' and 'A Great Big Plonking Kiss' for Winner, catalogue 3285. Winner was a budget British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 3285 Music Hall
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- AWhat d'yer think of that?
- BHello old What's-a-name
Ernie Mayne, credited on the Winner label with two comedy or novelty pieces, "What D'Yer Think of That?" and "Hello Old What's-a-Name"; Winner was a cheap British mass-market label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 3670 Comic
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- AWhat d'yer think of that?
- BHello old What's-a-name
Ernie Mayne, a British music-hall comedian, performing two comic songs on Winner Records, a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Winner 3670 Music Hall
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- AWhen my Ship comes home
- BAre Yer going to have one?
Ernie Mayne performing 'When my Ship comes home' and 'Are Yer going to have one?' for Winner 3652.AI summary
Winner 3652 Music Hall