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Ramblin' Wreck/White & Gold (1925, Vocal) - First Recording of Georgia Tech Fight Songs
This 78 RPM shellac record from 1925 was the first-ever recording of Georgia Tech's famed fight songs, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up with the White and Gold". It was billed as the first recording of any Southern school's songs. Nearly a century later, it can finally be heard again.
This side of the disc is a recording by a group of students at what was then called the Georgia School of Technology, performing under the name "Yellow Jacket Four". The other side contains the Georgia Tech Band playing the same songs. According to contemporary information from the Technique and Blue Print, the quartet consisted of:
Arthur B. Edge, Jr., Textile Engineering '26, Baritone
Ivan A. "Ike" Williams, Commerce '26, Tenor
Webster C. "Web" Brown, Commerce '26, Bass
Albin Omberg "Al" Holder, Commerce '25, Tenor
William C. "Bill" Walton Jr., Commerce '28, Piano
The four singers were members of the Glee Club, and Walton was a member of the Glee Club Orchestra. Arthur Edge Jr. is remembered on The Flats as the namesake of the Edge athletics center, adjacent to Bobby Dodd Stadium. Ike Williams is notable as the quarterback of the 1925 Tech football team, and played professionally in the late 1920's.
If you've read this far, you may be interested in one more thing. "White and Gold" bears an obvious similarity to Cal's song "The Stanford Jonah". It has occasionally been suggested that Tech stole the song from Cal during the 1929 Rose Bowl. This 1925 recording of Tech singing it ought to debunk that rumor once and for all. Somebody please edit the Stanford Jonah page on Wikipedia! (For what it's worth, I do believe we stole the song from Cal, but earlier.)
Bonus trivia: listen closely to the lyrics on White and Gold. Notice anything different?
This side of the disc is a recording by a group of students at what was then called the Georgia School of Technology, performing under the name "Yellow Jacket Four". The other side contains the Georgia Tech Band playing the same songs. According to contemporary information from the Technique and Blue Print, the quartet consisted of:
Arthur B. Edge, Jr., Textile Engineering '26, Baritone
Ivan A. "Ike" Williams, Commerce '26, Tenor
Webster C. "Web" Brown, Commerce '26, Bass
Albin Omberg "Al" Holder, Commerce '25, Tenor
William C. "Bill" Walton Jr., Commerce '28, Piano
The four singers were members of the Glee Club, and Walton was a member of the Glee Club Orchestra. Arthur Edge Jr. is remembered on The Flats as the namesake of the Edge athletics center, adjacent to Bobby Dodd Stadium. Ike Williams is notable as the quarterback of the 1925 Tech football team, and played professionally in the late 1920's.
If you've read this far, you may be interested in one more thing. "White and Gold" bears an obvious similarity to Cal's song "The Stanford Jonah". It has occasionally been suggested that Tech stole the song from Cal during the 1929 Rose Bowl. This 1925 recording of Tech singing it ought to debunk that rumor once and for all. Somebody please edit the Stanford Jonah page on Wikipedia! (For what it's worth, I do believe we stole the song from Cal, but earlier.)
Bonus trivia: listen closely to the lyrics on White and Gold. Notice anything different?
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Look forward to our game 2025 game. You can meet the real 1990 National Champions :) 🦬
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, and a hell of an engineer A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer. Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear. I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer. Oh! If I had a daughter, sir, I'd dress her in White and Gold, And put her on the campus to cheer the brave and bold. But if I had a son, sir, I'll tell you what he'd do- He would yell, 'To hell with Georgia!' like his daddy used to do. Oh, I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three thousand pounds, A college bell to put it in and a clapper to stir it round. I'd drink to all the good fellows who come from far and near. I'm a ramblin', gamblin', hell of an engineer!
Bonnie Blue Flag
Go dawgs
This has to be the best fight song ever. Ha!
Much more detail in this version than the current one
TECH VICTORY MARCH??? How can anyone remember the WORDS?? You sing it one or twice a YEAR!!!
Georgia tan moment
I really do Hate the bull pups!
Loves like UGA humped your leg again!!!
They did
@@r1ft8251typical Georgia Walmart fan clearly doesn’t know the superior culture of GT
honestly now, same. I used to like UGA, not anymore. GT is superior in my eyes, at least now.
@@ericcrawford3453 Them dawgs owns yall
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!
My oldest uncle, an immigrant from China, went to GA Tech and later served in the US Airforce. According to my mom and the rest of the uncles and aunties, this is the first "American song" he taught to them when he came to visit them. Nobody understood the word "helluva" except my oldest uncle, who thought it was hilarious to see his younger brothers and sisters sing this fight song. Thanks GA Tech! LOL
Are these 12" or 10" records?
10", 78 RPM. I believe they're pressed on vinyl as opposed to shellac. It's a set of two records in a bound album.
Would love to find this set
Now this song is getting modified. See how long it takes to be outright cancelled.
The modification was voted out lol. We're sticking to this version. Thank god this dumb PC culture didn't affect GT's traditions.
I might be missing something but why would people want to cancel it?
@@wilfir2697 Because SGA is stupid and dumb. The student body OVERWHELMINGLY voted that measure down (including this Ramblin Wreck here)
Probably promoted drinking 😊
O SCION OF THE SOUTHLAND
in our hearts you shall forever flyyyyy :D!!!!!
Saying "To hell with Georgia" feels so good.
Yup
saying "Let the dawgs eat bees" feels even more good
🤖☝
The GT songs that poke fun at UGA are so damn catchy
We're just brilliant like that.
go dawgs, tech still sucks lol, GLORY GLORY!
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA @@goodnessentertainment3707
@@goodnessentertainment3707thwG
Oh hey, this is the recording they used to use in the TV PSAs! That's pretty neat!
As a Hokie fan I just wanna say fuck you and your greatest fight song ever!
up with the White and Gold Down with the Red and the Black Georgia Tech is out for a victory We'll drop our battle axe on Georgia's head, CHOP! When we meet her our team will surely beat her Down on old Georgia's farm there'll be no sound When our bow wows rip through the air When the battle is over Georgia's team will be found With the Yellow Jackets swarming around.
If my Dad cut himself he'd bleed Gold And White full ride through the Navy's V 12 ROTC class of 1945, part of The Great Generation thanks to all for their service and sacrifice 1941-1945
RESPECT and love to YOUR POP'S!!! Even great men can be wrong though!!! GO DAWGS!!! He was RIGHT about one thing though... GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!