Ever hear on the news that someone killed their old lady in a marajuana-induced rage? Nope. Drunken rage? You tell me. All the old weed laws were passed for racist and greed reasons, and didn't have a damn thing to do with public safety.
Yes, this IS Calloway - definitely in his later years. But his voice did get quite a bit deeper with time - you start to notice it first in his mid-50s records for the Bell label. This tune was recorded by Larry Adler, the famous harmonica player, in the 1930s.
Did anyone know that marijuana was legal during proabishion. Booze was outlawed but marijuana was not. In the joints that had gambling and bands playing the band would mostly refrain from drinking and prefer to smoke weed instead. For 13 years marijuana was legal but it was only used by musicians.
Back in the prohibition days my mother-in-law was in high school and she said the dictionary definition of marijuana was, an herb used by artists and musicians to enhance their awareness!!!
Society has completely changed since the era of Cab Calloway. People at that time were very aware of marijuana use and or opium use. Neither at this time have been determined to be legal. The use of medical marijuana should be a must in the United States. Our representatives are either narrow minded or afraid of the extreme right.
Hi, The music was recorded for a tribute album Ben Bagley's "Arthur Schwartz Revisited"in the 70s. Other artists on the LP are : Blossom Dearie, Gloria De Haven; Phyllis Diller, Warde Donovan, Charles Rydell, Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante. Cab also appears on several albums from this series.
@azzummm Several reasons it became illegal: a) when prohibition ended, the distillers didn't want competition from a cheap, legal intoxicant. b)it was the drug of choice of the black intelligensia of the time; poets, writers, musicians, etc. Laws against heroin, etc. were less rigidly enforced as such drugs kept them down, unlike reefer. c) the Treasury agents who enforced Prohibition needed something new to do; enforce drug laws and enforce the National Firearms Act.
Illegal marijuana: Users become criminals, weed is more expensive and the money goes to gangs and drug lords Legal marijuana, sold through government-controlled and regulated dispensaries: Private sellers and illegal dealers can't compete with the state's/country's legal business. Users don't have to deal with shady dealers anymore, which also keeps them away from hard drugs.
Yes Calloway, it is another thing the white man is afraid of (I'm white). I am not afraid of this beautiful plant. Long live the reefer, long live the peace. Americans wanted to leave a country they felt was too corrupt and war hungry, so they moved to the America's found people who were peaceful, loving, and sharing. They stole their land called it their own and tilled it to the bones.
@RevRoach YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BACK THEN THERE WAS A HUGE CAMPAIGN AGAINST REEFER. THE COMPANIES WERE PUSHING TOBACCO, BUT NOT THIS. IF THEY KNEW WHAT WE KNOW NOW THE WOULD STILL HAVE DONE THE SAME. IT'S CALLED CAPITALIZATION.
I'm no expert, but Cab sounds older, and the band more post-jazz, post-swing . . . maybe 1948, or even later? As a minor side note, I can't smoke or anything anymore, but PROHIBITION ALWAYS FAILS, EXCEPT WHEN USED A CERTAIN WAY TO FILL PRIVATE PRISONS, AND FUND A MOST PROFITABLE "WAR ON DRUGS"!! PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL FAILED UTTERLY LONG BEFORE REPEAL IN 1933, AND SO IS LEGAL - YET ALCOHOL IS REPEATEDLY SHOWN TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE OF ANY DRUG BY FAR. REPEAL PROHIBITION!!!
Been researching it and I think it was Larry Adler, I know he was a harmonica soloist but an old bird told me this...Smoking Reefers was Recorded by Larry Adler in April 1936. Cab Calloway's hit song was called Reefer Man. Original 78's are tough to find! Smoking Reefers was re-issued on 33.3 rpm by Stash Records on Tea Pad Songs Vol.2 in the 1970's.
Racism is the reason they use as an excuse or in order to get people to mindlessly follow it because many people used to be racist. The real reason pot and things like it are illegal is because we live a country that doesn't want its citizens utilizing free thought and exploring their own consciousness. The drug war is not against chemicals, but against thoughts and states of mind.
La Yerba Buena USED TO BE sold in our downtown open market...until the DEA and their hilarious movie, "Reefer Madness" scared all the hypocrites who would never be HIP, but DID believe in a MEAN, and JUDGEMENTAL Jesus Christ !!! lol
I've seen Jobim, Miles, Sarah, Sinatra, Betty Carter, Ray Charles and other jazz gods and goddesses....I know what I'm talking about and I doubt that you saw Cab....anywho....here's the proof. www.discogs.com/release/8538248
Ellen, Why would you doubt this recording was him? Because of the content? If so, you need, I mean need, to go smoke some reefers!! Really, do yourself the best thing in your life and get some marijuana cigarettes! You welcome.
@@ellenkomp3637 I know your comment is old, but this song was actually recorded in 1971. There’s no doubt it’s him, especially because that was a time when many people started smoking marijuana.
Totally agree with both comments above... Cab rules! I'll dedicate my next reefer to him. When I get my fingers on it... f***in' recession and stupid legislators...
. Drugs should be legal ... 1st of all : One of the HARDEST and MOST DEVASTATING of them is LEGAL, and that's ALCOHOL. 2nd : When it's legal, the state can tax it and get money for useful social activities. 3rd : When it's legal, then, any drug addict isn't considered as some sort of rebel anymore, but just the same as any stupid drunkard. 4rth : Part of the mafia business becomes obsolete. A lot of the mafia money gets invested in standard activities which are slowly integrated to the system.
weed needs 2 be legalized for all purposes. weed is really tha only thing that helps my sever bi polar disorder. i can be cycling and flippin out,sad and depressed, and sumtimes i have no appetite when im in a bi polar episode. I TAKE A COUPLE TOKES OF SUM GUD SHIT AND ALMOST INSTANTLY IM BACK TO NORMAL AND CAN HANDLE THINGS AND NOT SEEM SO OVERWHELMED CUZ THA OVERWHELMING FEELINGS ARE 1 OF THA TOP 3 TRIGGERS!!! ITS 2010 AND THEY STILL AINT GOT IT RITE. ACHOHOL KILLS YOU AND POSSIBLY OTHERS
The arrangement and the sonic quality are first rate. At least 1950's, but his voice is quite rough in places. Perhaps 1960's. We need a Calloway discographer to nail this gem down.
The key is for it to be legalized as medicinal. We are patients. No matter how you look at it it's been a remedy for many ailments. One day it will be legal. Old generations are leaving us and which are the ones staying behind? The ones who will make it legal for medicinal purposes only...
Decriminalization is the way to go, I think. I'd rather buy from private growers who insist on producing high quality produce, than government monopolized macro farms who have no incentive to produce a better product.
by no means not commercial...good and bad... it's a reflection of a state in which it's wonderful to enjoy things, but not always to create them; GREAT songs are perfect high or sober..and 1 remembers them better, so they may learn it too.
@FlippinFlaves I know his voice well, and this is absolutely, definitely Cab. However, it sounds later in his career - both in the timbre of his voice being older, and the timbre of the technology of the recording of the band.
@adamxy3 Ending the insanity of the "war on drugs" would improve the nation beyond belief. For that and other great reasons, we must elect the only President who will actually address legalization-Dr. Ron Paul.
First time I've heard this. From the sound of his voice and the style of orchestration, this was recorded quite late in his career. Bass trombones didn't make their appearance in big-band trombone sections untill the late 40's/early 50's, and didn't really catch on until well into the 60's; there's one in this lineup. His voice sounds well aged, as well. While I agree with the sentiments, it's not one of his better efforts, in my view.
I've been painting and landscaping a house that's been abandoned for at least a year. It's been 3 loooooong days! I'd give anything for A BIG FAT SUPER FAT CHEECH N CHONG JOINT!!!!!!!!!!
@kennythecooldude i'm inclined to agree...it sounds similar to a lot of cab's work, but the voice doesn't quite strike me. fantastic song, though - i'd be interested in finding out who it is. (also, cab's band regularly employed other singers, such as members of the band as for 'all i can give you is love')
REPEAL is the only workable, long-term solution. Not "decriminalization" or "legalization" or even "re-legalization", and damned sure not "tax and regulate", bcause that'll be even worse! Think about it for a few seconds... REPEAL gets rid of the statutes once and for all, and can save BILLIONS annually, not even considering retail sales, which are already taxed ith existing tax codes! We can save BILLIONS, and generate tax revenue, just by killing a STUPID, damaging, prohibitionary statute!
Lol. All those guys smoked reefer. They are not played at black tie events, but they were all reeferheads, or even more at the time. Any modern jazz enthusiasts heard of speakeasies? ;)
@Friendoffreedom @Friendoffreedom You are wright but hey... still.... it's the subject, the words, the truth about feelings and the way he sings them...
@RevRoach You won't die from a joint but taking smoke of any kind into your mouth and lungs can cause cancer of the mouth, throat or lungs as well as many other health problems.
@TSlMFAUKIS prevents minors from acquiring the drugs, generates revenue for the government, frees up prison space. in the uk, NHS funding doesn't need increasing because usage goes up fractionally.
@FLHTP2007 Do your research. The whole "prohibition" on MJ originally was based in racism. The whites in power said MJ was used by blacks and mexicans, "dirty" people, people who wern't human.
This is a Larry Adler tune from 1938. I seriously DOUBT that it is Cab Calloway singing it. Not his vocal style. Cab has more range and rhythm. This cat sounds flat.
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Ever hear on the news that someone killed their old lady in a marajuana-induced rage? Nope. Drunken rage? You tell me. All the old weed laws were passed for racist and greed reasons, and didn't have a damn thing to do with public safety.
Yes, this IS Calloway - definitely in his later years. But his voice did get quite a bit deeper with time - you start to notice it first in his mid-50s records for the Bell label. This tune was recorded by Larry Adler, the famous harmonica player, in the 1930s.
Did anyone know that marijuana was legal during proabishion. Booze was outlawed but marijuana was not. In the joints that had gambling and bands playing the band would mostly refrain from drinking and prefer to smoke weed instead. For 13 years marijuana was legal but it was only used by musicians.
Pedro Lara boy would I have loved to live in those times !
Back in the prohibition days my mother-in-law was in high school and she said the dictionary definition of marijuana was, an herb used by artists and musicians to enhance their awareness!!!
Herbal Jazz Cigarettes my man. I wish I was there to Jive with those hip cats swinging the jazz
Lol. It doesn't mess up your body at all, doesn't cause you to be overly-provocative, nor does it make you stupid, in fact, it inspires creativity.
Cab Calloway was the coolest man who ever lived.
this song makes me feel baked....love!! thanks for sharing :)
Society has completely changed since the era of Cab Calloway. People at that time were very aware of marijuana use and or opium use. Neither at this time have been determined to be legal. The use of medical marijuana should be a must in the United States. Our representatives are either narrow minded or afraid of the extreme right.
The last thing I expected to hear at 3am: a big band ballad about lighting a doobie.
he is so awesome he deserved much more fame than he got
Among white folk, you mean? Cause he was as famous as a mouthafukka amongst the colored.
Exactly in fact that is why it is called marijuana - its the Mexican name for cannabis and was chosen to make it sound more exotic and dangerous.
Hi, The music was recorded for a tribute album Ben Bagley's "Arthur Schwartz Revisited"in the 70s. Other artists on the LP are : Blossom Dearie, Gloria De Haven; Phyllis Diller, Warde Donovan, Charles Rydell, Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante. Cab also appears on several albums from this series.
Love this video...cab is amazing as allways...and I love my mary jane ..she treats me just fine....cali babi
this is the most relaxing song....ever!!!
@azzummm
Several reasons it became illegal: a) when prohibition ended, the distillers didn't want competition from a cheap, legal intoxicant. b)it was the drug of choice of the black intelligensia of the time; poets, writers, musicians, etc. Laws against heroin, etc. were less rigidly enforced as such drugs kept them down, unlike reefer. c) the Treasury agents who enforced Prohibition needed something new to do; enforce drug laws and enforce the National Firearms Act.
Illegal marijuana: Users become criminals, weed is more expensive and the money goes to gangs and drug lords
Legal marijuana, sold through government-controlled and regulated dispensaries: Private sellers and illegal dealers can't compete with the state's/country's legal business. Users don't have to deal with shady dealers anymore, which also keeps them away from hard drugs.
Mellow and Groove defined in a song... Pure class. Marihuana Chic
"It's the thing, that white folks are afraid of". Hehehehehe
good old Cab Calloway... i wish i was born into these days... ;)
Yes Calloway, it is another thing the white man is afraid of (I'm white). I am not afraid of this beautiful plant. Long live the reefer, long live the peace. Americans wanted to leave a country they felt was too corrupt and war hungry, so they moved to the America's found people who were peaceful, loving, and sharing. They stole their land called it their own and tilled it to the bones.
i'm white and i'm totally not afraid of a little reefer brotha!!!
This is the coolest shit I ever heard.
@RevRoach YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BACK THEN THERE WAS A HUGE CAMPAIGN AGAINST REEFER. THE COMPANIES WERE PUSHING TOBACCO, BUT NOT THIS. IF THEY KNEW WHAT WE KNOW NOW THE WOULD STILL HAVE DONE THE SAME. IT'S CALLED CAPITALIZATION.
Wow. Never heard this one. That's hysterical.
I'm no expert, but Cab sounds older, and the band more post-jazz, post-swing . . . maybe 1948, or even later?
As a minor side note, I can't smoke or anything anymore, but PROHIBITION ALWAYS FAILS, EXCEPT WHEN USED A CERTAIN WAY TO FILL PRIVATE PRISONS, AND FUND A MOST PROFITABLE "WAR ON DRUGS"!!
PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL FAILED UTTERLY LONG BEFORE REPEAL IN 1933, AND SO IS LEGAL - YET ALCOHOL IS REPEATEDLY SHOWN TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE OF ANY DRUG BY FAR.
REPEAL PROHIBITION!!!
Has to be around 50 or 60 listen to how quality the band sounds like. He sounds like he’s 50-60 years old
@@Melody_Mike.4460 It's from the early 70s and is one of the Ben Bagley albums he was part of
Been researching it and I think it was Larry Adler, I know he was a harmonica soloist but an old bird told me this...Smoking Reefers was Recorded by Larry Adler in April 1936. Cab Calloway's hit song was called Reefer Man. Original 78's are tough to find! Smoking Reefers was re-issued on 33.3 rpm by Stash Records on Tea Pad Songs Vol.2 in the 1970's.
His truth is to much for the people of the brain washed people of today 😪
Racism is the reason they use as an excuse or in order to get people to mindlessly follow it because many people used to be racist. The real reason pot and things like it are illegal is because we live a country that doesn't want its citizens utilizing free thought and exploring their own consciousness. The drug war is not against chemicals, but against thoughts and states of mind.
@falloftroyfunk Good for you...that doesn't change the fact that it's ridiculous to have Alcohol legal if Cannabis is not legal.
Awesome..... Never Heard Before..... Wow
Great song. Ought to be played on radio now in states where medical marijuana is allowed.
~ Excellent .....just Excellent !!!!!!!!!
La Yerba Buena USED TO BE sold in our downtown open market...until the DEA and their hilarious movie, "Reefer Madness" scared all the hypocrites who would never be HIP, but DID believe in a MEAN, and JUDGEMENTAL Jesus Christ !!! lol
That is Cab.....unlike probably most of you good folks, I seen him perform at the Latin Quarter in Detroit in 1982.
I saw him perform in Pittsburgh around that time. He was amazing! However, I also doubt this recording is him.
I've seen Jobim, Miles, Sarah, Sinatra, Betty Carter, Ray Charles and other jazz gods and goddesses....I know what I'm talking about and I doubt that you saw Cab....anywho....here's the proof. www.discogs.com/release/8538248
Ellen,
Why would you doubt this recording was him? Because of the content? If so, you need, I mean need, to go smoke some reefers!! Really, do yourself the best thing in your life and get some marijuana cigarettes! You welcome.
@@ellenkomp3637 I know your comment is old, but this song was actually recorded in 1971. There’s no doubt it’s him, especially because that was a time when many people started smoking marijuana.
@@BLUTOV Oh, I did. He was a last-minute substitute for another act, so maybe wasn't properly recorded.
Totally agree with both comments above... Cab rules! I'll dedicate my next reefer to him. When I get my fingers on it... f***in' recession and stupid legislators...
That was the joint!
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Drugs should be legal ...
1st of all :
One of the HARDEST and MOST DEVASTATING of them is LEGAL, and that's ALCOHOL.
2nd :
When it's legal, the state can tax it and get money for useful social activities.
3rd :
When it's legal, then, any drug addict isn't considered as some sort of rebel anymore, but just the same as any stupid drunkard.
4rth :
Part of the mafia business becomes obsolete. A lot of the mafia money gets invested in standard activities which are slowly integrated to the system.
This is Cab Calloway, a later rendition of his own 1932 release "Smoking Reefers".
love this
LOVE this
weed needs 2 be legalized for all purposes. weed is really tha only thing that helps my sever bi polar disorder. i can be cycling and flippin out,sad and depressed, and sumtimes i have no appetite when im in a bi polar episode. I TAKE A COUPLE TOKES OF SUM GUD SHIT AND ALMOST INSTANTLY IM BACK TO NORMAL AND CAN HANDLE THINGS AND NOT SEEM SO OVERWHELMED CUZ THA OVERWHELMING FEELINGS ARE 1 OF THA TOP 3 TRIGGERS!!! ITS 2010 AND THEY STILL AINT GOT IT RITE. ACHOHOL KILLS YOU AND POSSIBLY OTHERS
I like the Larry Adler version a lot better. It's way darker and you can feel the pain in his singing. Brilliant.
the "thing white folks are afraid of" wow,now that's a lyric!
In 1932, a musical number "Smokin' Reefers" opened in a review on Broadway starring Mr. Belvedere, Clifton Webb. hope that helps
The arrangement and the sonic quality are first rate. At least 1950's, but his voice is quite rough in places. Perhaps 1960's. We need a Calloway discographer to nail this gem down.
The key is for it to be legalized as medicinal. We are patients. No matter how you look at it it's been a remedy for many ailments. One day it will be legal. Old generations are leaving us and which are the ones staying behind? The ones who will make it legal for medicinal purposes only...
Decriminalization is the way to go, I think. I'd rather buy from private growers who insist on producing high quality produce, than government monopolized macro farms who have no incentive to produce a better product.
I only approve of Medical Pot. It helped my dying brother-in-law 34 years ago.
love this song.. to bad cigs are legal and weed is not
i have a limited edition #135 of 500 autographed lithgraph of cab for sale on craigslist. i'm thinking of keeping it now. i love his music.
happy 420 yo
@damiongringe can you provide a link that shows the correlation between weed and higher incidence of cancer?
by no means not commercial...good and bad... it's a reflection of a state in which it's wonderful to enjoy things, but not always to create them; GREAT songs are perfect high or sober..and 1 remembers them better, so they may learn it too.
@FlippinFlaves I know his voice well, and this is absolutely, definitely Cab. However, it sounds later in his career - both in the timbre of his voice being older, and the timbre of the technology of the recording of the band.
Its one of his fun songs. he never put it on a record.
I love this song!!!!!!
My, I did enjoy that.
@adamxy3
Ending the insanity of the "war on drugs" would improve the nation beyond belief. For that and other great reasons, we must elect the only President who will actually address legalization-Dr. Ron Paul.
First time I've heard this. From the sound of his voice and the style of orchestration, this was recorded quite late in his career. Bass trombones didn't make their appearance in big-band trombone sections untill the late 40's/early 50's, and didn't really catch on until well into the 60's; there's one in this lineup. His voice sounds well aged, as well. While I agree with the sentiments, it's not one of his better efforts, in my view.
Could be live, radio broadcast?
you could be right. i never considered till now
606 people were stoned when they watched this
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I am familiar with nylon replacing hemp, but that wasn't the reason used to sell prohibition to American it was racism.
I've been painting and landscaping a house that's been abandoned for at least a year. It's been 3 loooooong days! I'd give anything for A BIG FAT SUPER FAT CHEECH N CHONG JOINT!!!!!!!!!!
CC and the jazz age music were both 'unsanctioned'-
@kennythecooldude i'm inclined to agree...it sounds similar to a lot of cab's work, but the voice doesn't quite strike me. fantastic song, though - i'd be interested in finding out who it is.
(also, cab's band regularly employed other singers, such as members of the band as for 'all i can give you is love')
Indica song, definitely)))
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Love that zoot suit.
REPEAL is the only workable, long-term solution.
Not "decriminalization" or "legalization" or even "re-legalization", and damned sure not "tax and regulate", bcause that'll be even worse! Think about it for a few seconds...
REPEAL gets rid of the statutes once and for all, and can save BILLIONS annually, not even considering retail sales, which are already taxed ith existing tax codes!
We can save BILLIONS, and generate tax revenue, just by killing a STUPID, damaging, prohibitionary statute!
Does too, sounds just like him.
Lol. All those guys smoked reefer. They are not played at black tie events, but they were all reeferheads, or even more at the time. Any modern jazz enthusiasts heard of speakeasies? ;)
@RevRoach It is true actually, but people smoke tobacco probably 10 more time than they smoke weed so it causes much more damage.
We all know that Cannabis is good for your health, stop arguing and just enjoy the music.
@Friendoffreedom @Friendoffreedom You are wright but hey... still.... it's the subject, the words, the truth about feelings and the way he sings them...
Damn...Cab Calloway was a pothead.
@Friendoffreedom You are wright but hey... still.... it's the subject, the words, the truth about feelings and the way he sings them...
@TSlMFAUKIS You don't want the government in control of your pot. It'll start making you addicted and sick.
this november. i will be 50 years a burner. and my brain damage is minimal. i think.
@RevRoach
You won't die from a joint but taking smoke of any kind into your mouth and lungs can cause cancer of the mouth, throat or lungs as well as many other health problems.
So far, only smoking. chewing, or inhaling tobacco products has been shown to cause cancer.
Classic!
A friend tells me she has it on an album called Teapad Songs
AS a gay 20 year-old male. I love this 🥲
I'm of German descent and I'm not afraid.
@TSlMFAUKIS prevents minors from acquiring the drugs, generates revenue for the government, frees up prison space. in the uk, NHS funding doesn't need increasing because usage goes up fractionally.
@keb0124 It does sound like cab. It just sounds like him singing when he's stoned
You got some sand in your va-jay-jay? Nothing a blunt can't fix.
@FLHTP2007 Do your research. The whole "prohibition" on MJ originally was based in racism. The whites in power said MJ was used by blacks and mexicans, "dirty" people, people who wern't human.
YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY A $100 FINE NOW IN CALIFORNIA FOR POSSESSING WEED!! LEGALIZE IT!
@Jmma1235 acctually now it's expensive cuz they have to compete with the streets but once its legalized the prices will go down
does anyone know where to download this song??? i want it!!
This could be Cab busking with The Val parnell orch during the muppets rehearsal? Certainly not a US band
@keb0124 It does sound like cab. It just sounds like him when he's stoned
@TSlMFAUKIS Which has what to do with this recording of Cab Calloway?
@FlippinFlaves You are wrong. It is Cab Calloway without a doubt.
This is a Larry Adler tune from 1938. I seriously DOUBT that it is Cab Calloway singing it. Not his vocal style. Cab has more range and rhythm. This cat sounds flat.
So does coffee and blind dogma
Where could I get an mp3 of this??
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