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Comments on MetaFilter post A variety of talent both well known and forgotten.Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:14:27 -0800Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:14:27 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60A variety of talent both well known and forgotten.
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<a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0048988/">Harlem</a> <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0135628/">Variety</a> <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0135630/">Revue</a>. Pre-rock & roll TV show featuring swing from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4My8VzkZLI">Duke</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxwHUHR_cFc">Ellington</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AICkwVP4-nM">Count</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpPehptG3yw">Basie</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXdjxK6qoag">Lionel</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jngw1mscH28">Hampton</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxcc34Ik2QA">Cab Calloway</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1X6y9Gzhs">Sarah Vaughan</a>. Rhythm & blues from <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ypTDKl1Mb5U">Amos Milburn</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=FEy4CS7Frac">Ruth</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=XcB41GXddbo">Brown</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=20Feq_Nt3nM">Joe</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=uMJ2XH_qHkU">Turner</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYocYcQ4EIo">Martha</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2yCcTlb6gs">Davis</a> and <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=O9empDEQz1g">Larry Darnell</a>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH3FSD9GHUI">Jazz</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUyOaeuUWis">calypso</a> from Nat Cole. Ballad by <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcZyiHjUAF4">Dinah Washington</a>. Doo wop from <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ddnDuR8QG-s">The</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=YRibptcxSqg">Clovers</a>. Harmony from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bqz8_mYps">Larks</a> and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhiu4-CiwZc">Delta Rhythm Boys</a> (complete with exciting choreography). Comedy provided by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipsey_Russell">Nipsey Russell & Mantan Moreland</a>, tapdancing by <a href="http://www.zippyvideos.com/9731802741669956/colesatkinsf/">Coles & Atkins</a> and <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=2VbPd2iu4bg">Bill Bailey</a> (check out that 1955 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalk_(dance)">Moonwalk</a> at the end!) Hosted by <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/willie-bryant">Willie Bryant</a>.post:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:50:20 -0800andihazelwoodjazzbluesrhythmmusicblackracecomedydancevarietytelevisionBy: andihazelwood
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As an aside, I discovered two of the three "movies" that were packaged from the Harlem Variety Revue - Rhythm & Blues Revue and Rock n' Roll Revue - in a <a href="http://www.dvdwarehouse.com.au/dvd-detail-10928/music-dvds/movie-mega-pack-musicals-dvd.html">discount set</a> I recently purchased... 50 musicals for $25 (I got mine at the Australian retailer called The Warehouse). Also includes Hi-De-Ho with Cab Calloway, Reet Petite & Gone with Louis Jordan and (obviously) 46 others. What a goldmine- and cheap.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731774Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:14:27 -0800andihazelwoodBy: andihazelwood
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... and <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/56396/Miss-Rhythm-passes-on">previously</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731832Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:45:08 -0800andihazelwoodBy: amyms
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Great stuff (especially the swing links), thanks!comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731859Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:36:15 -0800amymsBy: phrontist
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Wow, I'd never seen such a huge hi-hat as exhibited in the first Duke Ellington link. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_hat">wikipedia</a> article explains it's development.
Great post.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731923Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:55:53 -0800phrontistBy: andihazelwood
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thank you both. I was beginning to think people were skipping it! I've been browsing mefi since posting it, looking for similar. I knew Sarah Vaughan was good, but not THAT good. And Larry Darnell, never even heard of him till last night. How fun to watch.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731930Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:11:33 -0800andihazelwoodBy: flapjax at midnite
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Great post, thanks!comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731973Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:34:47 -0800flapjax at midniteBy: andihazelwood
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That means a lot coming from you flapjax. Thank you.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731981Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:51:12 -0800andihazelwoodBy: flapjax at midnite
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<i>Wow, I'd never seen such a huge hi-hat as exhibited in the first Duke Ellington link.</i>
Hmmm...looks like 15" or 16" cymbals, maximum. 14 inch is the standard, but I wouldn't characterize those that Louie Bellson played in that clip as <i>huge</i>, exactly. Kinda weird how there was never a shot of Louie together with the band, huh? Just at the very end of the clip, there's one shot of him and Ellington together. Strange.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1731999Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:11:38 -0800flapjax at midniteBy: PeterMcDermott
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Fantastic post, andihazelwood. Dunno why it isn't getting more mefi love.
The Amos Milburn clip is great. Didn't Amos do 'One bourbon, one scotch, one beer' as well?comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1732005Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:37:25 -0800PeterMcDermottBy: Abiezer
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Let me join the chorus - great stuff.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1732014Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:16:20 -0800AbiezerBy: punilux
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[This is good] - especially those Clovers clips. Thanks for the post.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1732195Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:30:52 -0800puniluxBy: andihazelwood
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Yay! Thank you all! PeterMcDermott, yes, he did "One Bourbon", "Thinkin' & Drinkin'", "Let Me Go Home, Whiskey", and plenty of songs about partying. Sounds like a fun guy :)
punilix, I love those Clover vids too- I can recognize their voices instantly but seeing them onscreen gave it a whole new dimension, same with Ruth Brown.
I used to do a radio show in San Diego where I played all this stuff... I'm seriously thinking of resurrecting it on the web after seeing these performances, they've really rekindled my love for this music.comment:www.metafilter.com,2007:site.62144-1732333Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:24:27 -0800andihazelwood
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