Just to respond to an earlier comment- this is Tracy Nelson, Ozzie's granddaughter. The actress in the clip is not my grandma Harriet, though it is Harriet's voice on the recording. She was not available when they shot this. Just fyi- Ozzie and Harriet's signature spoken boy/girl "riffs" in the middle of the songs when the orchestra played (a la "c'mon get up") was the genesis of their radio show, which was the genesis of the tv show.
Thanks VERY much for the clarification. I thought it sounded like Harriet, but could see it wasn't Harriet. I've also enjoyed your work and I think the first time I saw you was in an Ozzie & Harriet episode at Christmas time and the entire family wished a Merry Christmas at the end and you were maybe two years old.
Tracy, I know your post was 6 years ago, but I hope you are still around to see our responses. I grew up watching "The Adventures...." and, of course, was a big fan of Ricky. You have a great family; I hope your life to day has been rich and blessed.
Wow. .I really e ENJOYED this clip...I'm 63 feel younger though..🤔 A very great part of the evolution Of the Nelson family. 10 thumbs up:👍 way up.. I enjoy Gunnar & Matthew's tribute TO THERE father. They are way "talented" my observation...👍jon.
Ozzie's band had it's moments in the 30's but by the time they were on the Skelton show they had really found a groove. They had a bright and brassy no nonsense sound. I wish someone would put out a compilation from that era alone. They did some great covers of standards such as "S'wonderful, S'marvelous", "Take The A Train", "Johnson Rag" ... a few of these tunes are available from scattered sources but there should be a good collection of from just that period. Then they should do a collection of O & H's novelty duets which are great fun too!
This neat film comes in the second half of 48 shorts, mostly with bands, that Jean Negulesco directed in the early 1940s. These polished his skills and smoothed his transition from a visual artist to a movie director, He would jump to features in 1944 with the Mask of Dimitrios. He would go on to great success with films such as Johnny Belinda, How to Marry a Millionaire, Three Coins in a Fountain, Boy on a Dolphin and others.
I'm a life long fan of Ozzie and his family. As a kid I heard rumors that he was once in the music field but didn't know he was a band leader, nor that he was the very, very singer he was.
This was during the period when Ozzie was Red Skelton's orchestra leader on his NBC radio show. When Red went into the service in the summer of 1944, Ozzie- and Harriet, once his "star vocalist"- began their own series: a situation comedy featuring "fictional" versions of themeselves that were completely "real" to radio and TV audiences for the next 22 years!
Incidentally, Harriet does NOT appear in this short. Ozzie's female vocalist at the time was Rose Ann Stevens, who duets with him in the "Come On, Get Up" number at 2:04.
If this shows one thing is how well and skillfully Ozzie has developed his career. He fashioned a really good, direct and very enjoyable sound. He also got Warner Brothers to produce a no corners cut full team production of his performance. Which clearly featured Ozzie as the unmistakable star. Contrast this with the many. Other music shorts of the era which were Far less well lit and overall produced. But the key ingredient here is his real skill as a writer/bandleader and of course, the basic likeable nature of the man.
Music is a continuum. I always find it funny when folks think some "old" music is corny ... what they don't realize is that the stuff they like today stands on the shoulders of that 'corny' stuff.
The Ozzie and Harriet show never seemed to reveal any job that Ozzie had. But it was revealed, maybe, in the 1954 episode "Old Fashioned Remedy". Doc Williams is making a house call to neighbor Thorny who is sick and Ozzie is there challenging that giving a shot to Thorny isn't the best way to go. Doc Williams jokingly says, "Just a minute. Let's be ethical about this. Mr. Thornberry, do you mind if I discuss your case with the eminent surgeon and musician Doctor Nelson?"
WHAT A STUNNING VIDEO CARLLAFONG69, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I NEVER SAW OZ SO YOUNG(ACTUALLY, HE WASNT THAT YOUNG, EVEN THEN, HE WAS AROUND 37) BUT I DIDNT REALIZED OZ COULD DO ALL THESE THINGS IN THIS VIDEO. THATS A LOT OF HAIR MAN. MORE THAN ELVIS. I HOPE HARRIET WASNT WATCHING. OZ WAS DOING A NO-NO WITH ROSE. I NORMALLY DONT CARE FOR BIG BAND MUSIC, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERNT ABOUT HIS BAND AND HIM. IT'S TIGHTER AND MORE HIP, THAT IS, FOR A BIG BAND SOUND. ALWAYS LOVED THE NELSONS
Do I see Chuck Goldstein and Hal Dickinson of The Modernaires in the quartet? Before they were the Glenn Miller Modernaires, Conway, Goldstein, and Dickinson were The Three Wizards of Ozzie. Partial reunion?
Your grandmother's voice sounds slightly differently here than on the television show. She definitely perfected the line "Come on, get up" in such a nice way, contrasted with the comedic delivery from the Army actors. I could listen to this a lot.
Never knew that Ozzie was a singer......from an era when music was music...... Ozzie here speaks with a New Yawk accent...does he come from that neighborhood?
well, sweet music was the thing in 1933. especially for white musicians. they might have been able to swing out but it was never allowed then. in a few years that would change!
So where was your grandma and how did the kids feel about someone else playing their mom?By the the way,You were awesome in 'Down and out in Beverly Hills'!lol
Must admit I am not a fan of the brassy sound ..too noisy and rather grating on the ears.Ozzie had a much softer tone in the mid 30's. which was common with most bands back then, ruclips.net/video/BvKYjVqOLI8/видео.html
Thank goodness for RUclips and those who post video clips.......... Had never seen Ozzie the musician........
Jerry Aschermann I don't have video but listen to this ruclips.net/video/_d1GehjPz1M/видео.html
Gosh, Ozzie Nelson really had a sweet sound. I knew he had his own band, but these guys had a style of thier own.... Thanks for the post
Oh yes, there is a great Hindsight LP of the band from this period that shows its swing prowess off quite well. Billy May wrote some arrangements BTW.
Just to respond to an earlier comment- this is Tracy Nelson, Ozzie's granddaughter. The actress in the clip is not my grandma Harriet, though it is Harriet's voice on the recording. She was not available when they shot this. Just fyi- Ozzie and Harriet's signature spoken boy/girl "riffs" in the middle of the songs when the orchestra played (a la "c'mon get up") was the genesis of their radio show, which was the genesis of the tv show.
Love watching all the tv shows and listening to their radio shows too..Love the music too..God Bless the Nelsons always..
Thanks VERY much for the clarification. I thought it sounded like Harriet, but could see it wasn't Harriet. I've also enjoyed your work and I think the first time I saw you was in an Ozzie & Harriet episode at Christmas time and the entire family wished a Merry Christmas at the end and you were maybe two years old.
Tracy, I know your post was 6 years ago, but I hope you are still around to see our responses. I grew up watching "The Adventures...." and, of course, was a big fan of Ricky. You have a great family; I hope your life to day has been rich and blessed.
I believe the girl is Rose Anne Stevens, as in "Quiet Rose Anne" from "I'm looking for a guy who plays alto..."
Love your family. What a wonderful family. Smiles
Recently been watching the Ozzie & Harriet show on Dish - OMG - love it!
Wow. .I really e ENJOYED this clip...I'm 63 feel younger though..🤔 A very
great part of the evolution
Of the Nelson family. 10 thumbs up:👍 way up..
I enjoy Gunnar & Matthew's
tribute TO THERE father.
They are way "talented"
my observation...👍jon.
'THE ELEGANCE AND ROMANCE OF THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE ERA OF POPULAR MUSIC !!!
Great music simpler times. Lost in time but certainly not forgotten.
It will be soon when we’re gone.
@WilliamSmith-ex9et I'm 41 and I always share these videos with friends across the country.
Ozzie's band had it's moments in the 30's but by the time they were on the Skelton show they had really found a groove. They had a bright and brassy no nonsense sound. I wish someone would put out a compilation from that era alone. They did some great covers of standards such as "S'wonderful, S'marvelous", "Take The A Train", "Johnson Rag" ... a few of these tunes are available from scattered sources but there should be a good collection of from just that period. Then they should do a collection of O & H's novelty duets which are great fun too!
This neat film comes in the second half of 48 shorts, mostly with bands, that Jean Negulesco directed in the early 1940s. These polished his skills and smoothed his transition from a visual artist to a movie director, He would jump to features in 1944 with the Mask of Dimitrios. He would go on to great success with films such as Johnny Belinda, How to Marry a Millionaire, Three Coins in a Fountain, Boy on a Dolphin and others.
I'm a life long fan of Ozzie and his family. As a kid I heard rumors that he was once in the music field but didn't know he was a band leader, nor that he was the very, very singer he was.
This was during the period when Ozzie was Red Skelton's orchestra leader on his NBC radio show. When Red went into the service in the summer of 1944, Ozzie- and Harriet, once his "star vocalist"- began their own series: a situation comedy featuring "fictional" versions of themeselves that were completely "real" to radio and TV audiences for the next 22 years!
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Ozzie's accent during "Dancing with the Mamas with the Moolah" is hilarious.
He was 1 smart gentleman.
Band, hit radio show, hit TV show. I think he was the producer of the TV show
Great stuff, Good music, and Awesome Dames !
Incidentally, Harriet does NOT appear in this short. Ozzie's female vocalist at the time was Rose Ann Stevens, who duets with him in the "Come On, Get Up" number at 2:04.
Great sound. Ozzie unique band
awesome info....keep em comin
If this shows one thing is how well and skillfully Ozzie has developed his career. He fashioned a really good, direct and very enjoyable sound. He also got Warner Brothers to produce a no corners cut full team production of his performance. Which clearly featured Ozzie as the unmistakable star. Contrast this with the many. Other music shorts of the era which were Far less well lit and overall produced. But the key ingredient here is his real skill as a writer/bandleader and of course, the basic likeable nature of the man.
Superb!
Very nice...
Fun & entertaining. Short swing & jitterbug sequence at 8:41. Thanks for posting.
You don't have to listen real hard to hear Rock n Roll and Rhythm n Blues in this music.
His band could really swing!
Music is a continuum. I always find it funny when folks think some "old" music is corny ... what they don't realize is that the stuff they like today stands on the shoulders of that 'corny' stuff.
WHEN DAVID DIED IT RALLY ENDED OZZIE AND HARRIET JOURNEY....THANK YOU FOR ALL THE JOY YOU GAVE THE WORLD
Really good first tune! Will have to look for it on the 78
i love this
It's Central Avenue Shuttle written by Ozzie. The flip side of the 78 rpm record is Sir Walters Serenade also written by Ozzie.
He was so handsome …
The Ozzie and Harriet show never seemed to reveal any job that Ozzie had. But it was revealed, maybe, in the 1954 episode "Old Fashioned Remedy". Doc Williams is making a house call to neighbor Thorny who is sick and Ozzie is there challenging that giving a shot to Thorny isn't the best way to go. Doc Williams jokingly says, "Just a minute. Let's be ethical about this. Mr. Thornberry, do you mind if I discuss your case with the eminent surgeon and musician Doctor Nelson?"
OZZIE NELSON WAS SO TALENTED HARRIET NELSON AND RICKEY NELSON AND DAVID WERE ALSO TALENTED ❤❤❤❤
WHAT A STUNNING VIDEO CARLLAFONG69, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I NEVER SAW OZ SO YOUNG(ACTUALLY, HE WASNT THAT YOUNG, EVEN THEN, HE WAS AROUND 37) BUT I DIDNT REALIZED OZ COULD DO ALL THESE THINGS IN THIS VIDEO. THATS A LOT OF HAIR MAN. MORE THAN ELVIS. I HOPE HARRIET WASNT WATCHING. OZ WAS DOING A NO-NO WITH ROSE. I NORMALLY DONT CARE FOR BIG BAND MUSIC, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERNT ABOUT HIS BAND AND HIM. IT'S TIGHTER AND MORE HIP, THAT IS, FOR A BIG BAND SOUND. ALWAYS LOVED THE NELSONS
I can easily dance to this!
Do I see Chuck Goldstein and Hal Dickinson of The Modernaires in the quartet? Before they were the Glenn Miller Modernaires, Conway, Goldstein, and Dickinson were The Three Wizards of Ozzie. Partial reunion?
Your grandmother's voice sounds slightly differently here than on the television show. She definitely perfected the line "Come on, get up" in such a nice way, contrasted with the comedic delivery from the Army actors. I could listen to this a lot.
We always wondered what Ozzie did for a living on the TV show. I guess he was a retired band leader.
when music was music xx
Never knew that Ozzie was a singer......from an era when music was music...... Ozzie here speaks with a New Yawk accent...does he come from that neighborhood?
Jerry Aschermann Yes he was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1906.
Cool.
Nope! Check out the porch sequence from WC Fields' "It's A Gift" - you'll find it on RUclips!
great
What a difference between his band of 1933 and '43. These days ten years is nothing.
well, sweet music was the thing in 1933. especially for white musicians. they might have been able to swing out but it was never allowed then. in a few years that would change!
was that second one the very first rap song?
Another comment said that voice only was that of Harriet, Evidence of this is the fact that voice and video for the lady are not in sync.
the actress in the bedroom scene sort of reminded me of Lenore Aubert, kind of.
Ahah! A fellow WC Fields fan, I see! You are the FIRST to SPOT that!
"No I don't know Carl LaFong......................................................
Capital L, small A, Capital F, small O, small N, small G....
LaFong.
Any one know the name of the opening song?
So where was your grandma and how did the kids feel about someone else playing their mom?By the the way,You were awesome in 'Down and out in Beverly Hills'!lol
I do believe she stated that wasn't her grandmother.lol
Carl LaFong?? You must have been a student at Cal Poly, Pomona's psych department in the late '80s - early 90's. Either that or you're Carl himself.
I was definitely born in the wrong generation....
Must admit I am not a fan of the brassy sound ..too noisy and rather grating on the ears.Ozzie had a much softer tone in the mid 30's. which was common with most bands back then,
ruclips.net/video/BvKYjVqOLI8/видео.html
lol the verse at the end is basically trap music of the 40s. dudes flexing and boasting about women and his belongings