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The song is an extended reference to a famed 1870 race down the Mississippi River between two steamboats, the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez.. It imagines a fictional steamboat, the Whippoorwill, captained by "Mr. Steamboat Bill," who is determined to beat the record of the Robert E. Lee.
The song was a parody of best-selling "The Ballad of Casey Jones," by Seibert and Newton, which had itself been based on a song from the Leightons' vaudeville routine. [6] Steamboat Bill was recorded by Arthur Collins in 1911 [7] and would go on to inspire Charles Reisner to write a movie for Buster Keaton titled Steamboat Bill, Jr., which ...
Steamboat Robert E. Lee, by August Norieri. The 1910 song "Steamboat Bill" is an extended reference to the Robert E. Lee's race. In 1912 Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert composed the song "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee", which describes the Robert E. Lee sailing to New Orleans.
The film, named after Arthur Collins's popular 1911 recording of the 1910 song "Steamboat Bill," also featured Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, and Tom Lewis. The film is known for what may be Keaton's most famous film stunt: The facade of a house falls around him while he stands in the precise location of an open window to avoid being flattened.
Steamboat Willie was an immediate hit, while Gang War has since been lost and all but forgotten today. A Colony theatre bill, from November 18, 1928, promoting Steamboat Willie in the second row. The success of Steamboat Willie not only led to international fame for Walt Disney but for Mickey as well. Variety (November 21, 1928) wrote:
"Steamboat" Bill Pinkney — 5 — — "Your Promise to Be Mine" Gerhart Thrasher — — — — "Ruby Baby" b/w "Your Promise to Be Mine" Johnny Moore — 10 — — "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" b/w "Soldier of Fortune" A: Johnny Moore & Bill Pinkney B: Johnny Moore & Bill Pinkney — 11 — — 1957 "Fools Fall in Love" b/w "It Was a Tear ...
First there was “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie ...
English: "Steamboat Bill" is a 1910 song with music by the vaudeville group The Leighton Brothers and lyrics by Ren Shields which became one of the first hit recordings in the United States through its 1911 recording by Arthur Collins.