I have "Whistling Coon," on two diamond disks. The DD # is 50478-L. The
sketch was recorded by Edward Meeker and the Empire vaudeville Company. This
is
one of the most blatantly racist "coon" records ever released. I've played it
for people, but I asked them to take the sketch for what it is, a historical
artifact, and not get mad at the record, or me.
The flip side on Diamond Disks (50478-R,) was "The Colored Recruits." That
sketch was recorded by Golden and Heins (with Band). Both selections were WW
1-based minstrel sketches. I doubt seriously that they were ever released as
Royal Purples.
Randy Minor
