The Ink Spots - I'd Climb The Highest Mountain (Live)

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Bill Kenny & The Ink Spots sing "I'd Climb The Highest Mountain" live from the Cafe Zanzibar on Broadway in New York City circa 1946.
Bill Kenny - Lead Vocal
Butterball Bowen - 2nd Tenor Vocal
Charlie Fuqua - Baritone Vocal, Guitar
Herb Kenny - Bass Vocal
Ray Tunia - Piano
Claude Hopkins Orchestra - Orchestra

[@Kw1161]

Thanks for this 💎 of musical history without a computer or auto tune machine in sight…😊!
Have a great day!

[@stephanieadleman1440]

Best voice I’ve ever heard in my life!

[@bharp4390]

It's absolutely crazy that Bill Kenny had no formal training. His singing just sounds so free.

[@AustinCasey]

Yup. Some people are just born with it. Idk if its fair but thats how it goes! Lol

[@catlover34fl]

First time I ever knew I'd Climb The Highest Mountain was on film with the Ink Spots. This was one of my mother's many 78 rpm records of the Ink Spots. She bought them when they first came out starting in 1939. Just amazing that you have them singing this on film. I wish my mother could have seen this. She dearly loved the Ink Spots and most all their recordings.

[@phantomnuke996]

Rest in peace, absolute legends, me and my girlfriend listen to their songs, we love their songs.

[@Chief-CO]

My second favorite song from the Ink spots.

[@dantep4966]

So moving... I feel just as connected to them as the audience

[@TomCoteTheTomCoteShow]

WOW - I have a clip of this but nowhere this long or this quality. I also have some old soundies that I converted "Back To Paradise" "It Is No Secret" "The Gypsy" - that's all I can remember off the top of my head. It amazes me that one of the very biggest vocal bands from World War 2 has so few video recordings.....

[@AustinCasey]

+Tom Cote (Food Snot Food Reviews) Bill Proctor sent me a DVD with these outtakes on it about 5 years ago but they were poor quality and had time code(s) covering much of the picture. I found this higher quality picture a couple of years ago and uploaded them but the audio sync was off so I thought I'd fix it and re-upload.
It is indeed surprising that there is so little footage of the group. It's also disappointing that the songs they sang in "Great American Broadcast" and "Pardon My Sarong" are blocked from RUclips. Besides the soundies and clips from their two films, there is some footage of the group from the Ed Sullivan Show that survives, but I doubt those clips will become available in our lifetime. The last time I made an inquiry they wanted something like $6,000 for an MP4 file of one episode. I wonder who Proctor got that clip of Bill Kenny from the Ed Sullivan show from. I figure there's gotta be someone out there with footage I've just gotta find him. I'm always on the lookout for new things though and will surely upload them when or if I find them.

[@andrewlowerful]

My dad had this in his collection of 45's: a stack of about 300 that I started exploring at a young age. I can't think of what was on the flip side right now, but it sure was great to hear again, and see, as well!

[@samiuelatulia9700]

I'd climb the highest mountain
If I knew that when I climbed that mountain
I'd find you
I'd swim the deepest river
If I knew that when I swam that river
I'd find you
Without you dear, my life means nothing to me
No matter where you are
That's where I want to be
I'd pray to get to heaven
'Cause I know that if I got to heaven
I'd find you
Honey child, I'd climb the highest mountain
That is, if I knew, when I got to the top
That I'd find you, sittin' there
I'd even swim the deepest river
If I knew that when I swam that river
You'd be waiting on the other side
You see, without you, honey
My life don't mean nothin' to me
And no matter where you are
Honey child, that's just where I wanna be
I'd pray to get to heaven
'Cause I know that if I got to heaven
I'd find you

[@krobigraubart]

Wonderful, thank you so very much Austin!!!

[@markcwilliamson1]

we shall not see their like again.

[@jimdenham4008]

Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer and Eddie Lang recorded an instrumental version of this song in 1927, calling it 'For No Reason At All In 'C'.'

[@beardedhecklertv9804]

Its weird how much Herb Kenny and Hoppy Jones looked alike. I know Hoppy was on most of their famous recordings and Herb replaced him when he passed in 44. Is there any live footage when Hoppy was still alive?

[@AustinCasey]

Bearded Heckler TV I think Herb was a lot more handsome. They did have similar skin tone and height though! lol here's Hoppy with the group from 1941. ruclips.net/video/gsVfebN9GV4/видео.html

[@altheaparkey1496]

@@AustinCasey well at the same time happy was like 42

[@ChristopherScottDixon]

TY for the upload, wonderful! :-)

[@mypfpiswhatourphonesees4294]

I love this, thanks for posting

[@severusdeath]

It sounds like every song starts the same....still dig it, just funny.

[@nathanieltyghe4526]

Lol that's their singuature chord progression

[@AustinCasey]

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[@BabelColour]

Spellbinding

[@jackassskateboarding8184]

Anyone notice bills voice at 3:28 as he says found

[@darrenmorrison4335]

dreamy