Cab Calloway "St. James Infirmary Blues" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • @QueenetBowie
    @QueenetBowie Год назад +1304

    Dude was almost 60 here, yet not a drop in quality, the man was pure talent.

    • @DJWOLFLIVE
      @DJWOLFLIVE Год назад +11

      Absolutely facts

    • @jasongouldburn6114
      @jasongouldburn6114 Год назад +18

      Damm he must of been really old in blues brothers

    • @Ambipie
      @Ambipie Год назад +15

      ​@@jasongouldburn6114 He was tiny and old in that movie but he could still spit. He used to be able to slide from stage left to right

    • @jasongouldburn6114
      @jasongouldburn6114 Год назад +7

      @@Ambipie damm I love RUclips comments so much wisdom and knowledge I hope you have a very happy holidays!!

    • @dougschnufski5824
      @dougschnufski5824 10 месяцев назад +5

      Yes he was! A pure badass! You wanna see badass ,check out the Nicholas Brothers tap dancing team! Get sooommmeeee!

  • @loudastous1159
    @loudastous1159 3 года назад +1226

    One of the truly greats,no one could touch this man's vocal expressions

    • @buildingwithtrees2258
      @buildingwithtrees2258 2 года назад +32

      We've evolved to mumble rap and the dark culture unable to put together a coherent sentence.

    • @jedtayag8034
      @jedtayag8034 Год назад +25

      ​@@buildingwithtrees2258 Then that means you're not looking for music that you like. The internet is a massive place. It's not all mumble rap. There are a ton of people with tons of singing talent and skill. Not like Cab of course, but ones that show you that the music from yesterday's time is still alive and kicking.

    • @macunum3009
      @macunum3009 Год назад +2

      And music appreciates music. Beautiful music all around

    • @thekinginyellow1744
      @thekinginyellow1744 Год назад +1

      Eh, he's got the voice, but the wrong interpretation. This song should be a dirge, and let's face it, Cab is just not a sad man.

    • @ralphmueller3725
      @ralphmueller3725 Год назад +7

      No one could touch this mans influence on music at large, period. when it comes to soul, this mans soul burns bright as the sun.

  • @notanotherjamesmurphy5574
    @notanotherjamesmurphy5574 11 месяцев назад +243

    I love the fact that the Beatles and Cab Calloway each did appearances on the same episode of the Ed Sullivan Show. Cab Calloway was one of the most important acts preceding the 60’s rock

  • @sillyguy459
    @sillyguy459 11 месяцев назад +362

    WE MAKIN IT OUTTA THE INFIRMARY WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️

  • @christianzafiroglu6705
    @christianzafiroglu6705 Год назад +71

    Man, what a voice. A powerhouse is putting it lightly. Bottle that and power the country for a few weeks.

  • @Shaka_Zulu
    @Shaka_Zulu 2 года назад +607

    I don’t get why this doesn’t have millions of views this is the most fantastic rendition of St James infirmary blues. You can just see how much fun he has singing it and I think if you aren’t having fun singing why sing at all? Sure we have our fair share of sad songs that are good but they just don’t compare to how upbeat a happy song like this is. I think a lot of people have forgot just how amazing Cab’s pitch control is.

    • @pumpkin_the_snek
      @pumpkin_the_snek 2 года назад +29

      I think this song is actually quite dark. maybe that's just my dumb interpretation though. One of my favorite songs honestly :)

    • @ixthebest8325
      @ixthebest8325 2 года назад +3

      This man is truly amazing but I prefer the version of this song played by King's Oliver Orchestra

    • @Jcaeser187
      @Jcaeser187 2 года назад +17

      @@pumpkin_the_snek its a pretty even mix of both, thats why I love it! gallows humor of a sort

    • @gatorandy3899
      @gatorandy3899 2 года назад +5

      Hoy en diA nadie valor los verdaderos musicos de antes, yo digo que estas cansiones nunca pasaran de moda, diempre sera recordado

    • @rubix187
      @rubix187 Год назад +12

      @@pumpkin_the_snek it is a dark song. St. James Infirmary takes inspiration from The Unfortunate Rake by A.L. Lloyd & Alf Edwards. Cab changes the subject matter a little and gives a more cool/hip delivery in comparison

  • @KASH10043
    @KASH10043 2 года назад +276

    And he was 57 years old when this was recorded! I've adored him since the first time I saw him. One of my biggest regrets is that I wasn't around to see him preform in a nightclub with his band back in the day.

    • @VermillionPengu
      @VermillionPengu Год назад +6

      Dam, people really do be looking younger nowadays I often forget how it was before.

    • @matthewgillies7509
      @matthewgillies7509 Год назад +5

      And the Blues Brothers was filmed and released 16 years later!

    • @ayndowney9401
      @ayndowney9401 Год назад +1

      Check out Cab in The original Blues Brothers with Jim Belushi performance of Mini the Moucher excellent performance

    • @vicebastidas77
      @vicebastidas77 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@ayndowney9401John Belushi

  • @tonycanabal1659
    @tonycanabal1659 Год назад +168

    I first heard his version in a Betty Boop cartoon as Snow White.30 years later, his amazing voice is still clear!

    • @cherylalt101
      @cherylalt101 Год назад +4

      @tonyc... I was just telling someone on another thread that I first saw a cartoon version of this song that mimicked all Cab's dance moves. I forgot it was actually a Betty Boop cartoon lol! The cartoon is amazing and Cab in his prime was an incredible performer!

    • @RadicalCaveman
      @RadicalCaveman 4 месяца назад +1

      @@cherylalt101 They didn't just mimic his dance moves. They actually drew the cartoon over him, frame by frame. It's a technique called rotoscoping.

  • @jackroyaltea5034
    @jackroyaltea5034 3 года назад +86

    That “HA SNAKE EYES!” Always kills me.

  • @meeeeeeeeeeee
    @meeeeeeeeeeee 6 месяцев назад +46

    This is the coolest guy who has ever lived

  • @motnosniv
    @motnosniv 3 года назад +136

    That big band jazz sound was a knockout!

  • @michaelgadsby
    @michaelgadsby Год назад +302

    What a voice! I love how he differentiates the approach, almost lyric by lyric, to paint a picture of the character's crazy despair and deranged self affirmation. I love how his voice and performance chew the scenery into a pulp, but everything feels in service to the song. Totally unique stylings, totally fantastic.

  • @davehire1433
    @davehire1433 3 года назад +1799

    The Beatles had to be like “Dang, we gotta follow THAT?”

    • @lucasneon
      @lucasneon 3 года назад +64

      Not really, their performance this day was prerecorded on the 9th

    • @markeddeckmusic7202
      @markeddeckmusic7202 3 года назад +128

      They don’t stand a chance , over rated anyway , yet cabs the real hep cat deal

    • @johnostaszweski2189
      @johnostaszweski2189 2 года назад +18

      @@markeddeckmusic7202 hep cat,nailed it.😀

    • @deficharliegosseTK
      @deficharliegosseTK Год назад +20

      They never stood a chance

    • @landensummitt909
      @landensummitt909 Год назад +16

      Funny enough this was within the same month of that legendary performance. But the beetles had preformed a few weeks eairler

  • @raymondgallardo576
    @raymondgallardo576 3 года назад +154

    Actually, Calloway's performance was live while the Beatles' final performance was actually taped ahead. So by the time, this was aired they were already back in England.

    • @gator_productions
      @gator_productions 2 года назад +1

      How come

    • @drpibisback7680
      @drpibisback7680 Год назад +6

      ​@@gator_productions Probably logistical reasons - presumably they couldn't get the Beatles in the day of the live taping, likely because of touring or other press obligations, so the only option was to have them film their segment ahead of time.

  • @2Dope713
    @2Dope713 Год назад +27

    I Just heard this for the first time in my life , My God! down the rabbit hole i go

  • @RagingEggs
    @RagingEggs 10 месяцев назад +14

    No matter what we do, neither you nor I will ever, ever, EVER be this cool.

  • @henrydgolsan5517
    @henrydgolsan5517 10 месяцев назад +27

    WE MAKIN IT OUTTA ST JAMES WIT THIS 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥‼‼‼

  • @Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rm
    @Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rm 6 месяцев назад +16

    Talented consummate entertainer. One of the Top Dawgs EVER. No one on his level performing right now.

  • @pko166
    @pko166 Год назад +21

    this man is a piece of art, a walking piece of art

  • @broskydoodle6697
    @broskydoodle6697 10 месяцев назад +9

    One of the best performers ever. This man could sing the same song a million times and I'd love each and every one

  • @joe56474
    @joe56474 3 года назад +177

    Damn, Cab was one of a kind. Would have loved to be able to see him live.

    • @Robbover
      @Robbover 5 месяцев назад +1

      Same here!!

  • @ahmad.tillery.1987
    @ahmad.tillery.1987 Год назад +52

    Cab Calloway was so unique and animated. His music blended so well with cartoons like Betty Boop and The Looney Tunes. He was truly one of a kind, there was never anyone like him, before him and there would never be another like him, after him. RIP King 👑👑👑👑

    • @JoseLopez-do5ui
      @JoseLopez-do5ui Год назад +3

      Right. See had nicely entertainers dressed. Kept nicely pure talent No garbsge sabout Racism many Nat king Cole Sarsh Vaughn Sammy Davis many msny all so many wonderful people weve lost mom Lopez

    • @JoseLopez-do5ui
      @JoseLopez-do5ui Год назад +2

      Amen. Well said

    • @ahmad.tillery.1987
      @ahmad.tillery.1987 Год назад +1

      @@JoseLopez-do5ui Thank you

    • @Robbover
      @Robbover 5 месяцев назад

      Spot on! I get a t-shirt of him whenever I decide to wear it at Jazz Festivals. So many people came up to me and asked where I would get from. I replied back in 94 at a boutique store in Boston, MA. I gave away many of my great hero t-shirts but this one is my all time favorite. My son and daughter are fighting over this one. lol... ps I truly admire this amazing man. A gift from God.

  • @thesaltypineapple7663
    @thesaltypineapple7663 Год назад +95

    This is so impressive, no auto tune no editing no nothing

  • @AChi__
    @AChi__ 3 года назад +112

    That voice is something else. Salute to the Man, the Legend, and who was never a myth.

  • @scorpius6667
    @scorpius6667 Год назад +8

    The Ultimate Showman!🦂🥂

  • @plutototoh
    @plutototoh Год назад +11

    WowowowowowOWOWOWOWOW WOW!!!!!!!! HE IS AMAZING!!! WHAT A STUNNING SHOWMAN

  • @asmabenoun9484
    @asmabenoun9484 3 года назад +29

    What a vocal wow,,, my favourite.... Betty boop classic i remember this song from there too

    • @davidwesley2525
      @davidwesley2525 2 года назад

      Petty boop? Her name is BETTY BOOP. The most Famous cartoon Lady of All Time.
      🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

    • @asmabenoun9484
      @asmabenoun9484 2 года назад +1

      @@davidwesley2525 yes, thanks autocorrected I overlooked it

    • @davidwesley2525
      @davidwesley2525 2 года назад

      @@asmabenoun9484 I've made a similar mistake a number of times , how do I use auto corrected?

    • @filmfreak5856
      @filmfreak5856 Год назад +1

      @@davidwesley2525settings my brother

  • @MrRichiekaye
    @MrRichiekaye 3 года назад +92

    The greatest! What a tour de force!! No one comes close today.

  • @the1truejoe178
    @the1truejoe178 2 года назад +51

    he sings it different every time and its always good

  • @balcon983
    @balcon983 3 года назад +24

    I will never find a sweet man like you is right !

  • @Nonuance
    @Nonuance 5 месяцев назад +7

    His movements and gestures really makes this an immaculate performance.

  • @imetaboyiusedtoknow8308
    @imetaboyiusedtoknow8308 3 года назад +118

    Another great performance by Cab Calloway. Love the way he walked onstage and that horn (trumpet?) was 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

    • @ronin6158
      @ronin6158 3 года назад +3

      from :58 fire blankets were thrown over the rest of the orchestra. yes thats the trumpet w muting. I think it's Chris Griffin.

  • @alexkalish8288
    @alexkalish8288 Год назад +2

    Just a superb vocalist and stylist and a damn good dancer on top of that. He's an American Master of his art.

  • @chocapic2373
    @chocapic2373 4 месяца назад +4

    God, what a voice! A wonderful singer, and his stage presence, too, hot damn. Would have paid any and all money to see and hear him perform live 😢

  • @0ddsandb0dkins
    @0ddsandb0dkins 6 месяцев назад +4

    I’ve always adored music from the 20s to the fifties. And I first found out about Cab Calloway when I was 16. Ten years later and I’m still screaming this song on my daily/nightly walks

  • @Robbover
    @Robbover 5 месяцев назад +3

    OUTSTANDING!!! Plain n simple...

  • @logancarlton9522
    @logancarlton9522 2 года назад +17

    The audio quality is insane! It's sounds like it was recorded yesterday!

  • @Smoke1
    @Smoke1 2 года назад +12

    Woooow, there are no words for how awesome this is.

  • @ericlarson7556
    @ericlarson7556 Год назад +9

    First Frontman and genius extraordinaire. I would not have the blessed childhood I had in the 1980's listening to a plethora of powerful frontman and frontwoman voices of it was not for you Cab Callaway. You rock!

  • @fridaynightseance2374
    @fridaynightseance2374 Год назад +19

    i’ve never been so floored by the immense talent of someone like this before. this is hands down the best version of st james infirmary

  • @wretchedslippage3255
    @wretchedslippage3255 Год назад +85

    60 years old and still better than anything since.

    • @TheHigherUps.
      @TheHigherUps. Год назад

      This 1930s right? if it’s not then this might make sense because he lived to 1994

    • @angryanakin
      @angryanakin Год назад

      @@TheHigherUps.this video is from 1964 if that’s what you were asking

    • @MP-ky3hc
      @MP-ky3hc Год назад +1

      @@TheHigherUps. He's talking about Cab.

    • @TheHigherUps.
      @TheHigherUps. Год назад

      @@MP-ky3hc yeah I know that

  • @PositiveZ7
    @PositiveZ7 Год назад +1

    And hit that falsetto with ease. Oh such a story teller, singer, artist, and hard workin pro.

  • @timefortea1931
    @timefortea1931 Год назад +27

    Wow, his voice was as strong as it was in the 1930s! And his teeth were still amazing. Such a legend.

  • @skovner
    @skovner Год назад +6

    One of the greatest versions of this song. A fantastic performance.

  • @niozella1041
    @niozella1041 3 года назад +32

    What a performance. The greatest. Wow, just wow,😎

  • @davidwesley2525
    @davidwesley2525 2 года назад +26

    Fun Fact. Cab Calloway sang St. James Infirmary Blues in a 1933 Betty Boop cartoon " Betty Boop Snow White ".
    🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • @westernspy3374
    @westernspy3374 2 года назад +118

    I dont care how advanced we get with technology we will never ever be able to replicate something like this

  • @toddsaedify
    @toddsaedify Год назад +2

    pure class and fun, always makes your day

  • @ginos7823
    @ginos7823 2 года назад +7

    King dice 🎲💜👑

  • @BiscuitGirl9154
    @BiscuitGirl9154 2 года назад +16

    definitely one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century! God rest his soul

  • @GlockMcStuffins86
    @GlockMcStuffins86 Год назад +1

    Wow....just wow!! There's no other like Mr. Cab Calloway🤩🥰

  • @henrimatisse7481
    @henrimatisse7481 Год назад +8

    incredible vocals, I was so ignorant til now of Cab's talent!

  • @Santi66
    @Santi66 Год назад +5

    Puedes rastrear al Cab Calloway en los años 30, 50, 60 e incluso 80. Conservó su voz y su talento. Una gran voz, una gran expresividad musical y un gran artista en el escenario. Hoy, a las puertas de 2024, sigue siendo un GRANDE

  • @mattleinhauser9166
    @mattleinhauser9166 Год назад +1

    Cab is so awesome. He's a good man. Love you brother.

  • @williamhervey6409
    @williamhervey6409 Год назад +1

    Stunning, no other words will do!

  • @donaldauguston9740
    @donaldauguston9740 Год назад +3

    This was fabulous!

  • @JohnPaul-rs5dr
    @JohnPaul-rs5dr Год назад +1

    Some people were just born to entertain folks, man what a talent.

  • @ivyking4149
    @ivyking4149 Год назад +3

    Gives me goosebumps, what an outstanding singer, artist and entertainer.
    I feel the love
    Grts from Amsterdam

  • @Mr.Rocklight
    @Mr.Rocklight Год назад +1

    Beautiful ❤

  • @franciscomacias2097
    @franciscomacias2097 10 дней назад

    Excelente!!!!😊😊😊😊🎼🎵🇲🇽

  • @StephanieJeanne
    @StephanieJeanne Год назад +2

    (Gasp) He was absolutely incredible!! It gives me such pleasure to hear him! This performance is out- of- this- world cool!! Cab Calloway, thank you!! 🤩❤ Ed Sullivan Show, thanks so much for preserving this! 💜💜

  • @natashakacharava9633
    @natashakacharava9633 3 года назад +8

    💖❤️So....Wonderful !!!!❤️💖👏👏👏💖❤️💖❤️💖🌹❤️

  • @renafielding945
    @renafielding945 Год назад +1

    There was a man in a group I led who reminded me so much of Cab Calloway, and it was so sad that he had never heard of him or heard one of his performances. He was an elegant and handsome man but never knew who he looked so much like.

  • @PrettyboyAshtun
    @PrettyboyAshtun 4 месяца назад +1

    the animation for this song is so hauntingly beautiful

  • @sirnicholas5542
    @sirnicholas5542 Год назад

    I got goosebumps exactly ten times watching this

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 Год назад +3

    I was born 100 years too late to enjoy this man in his prime, but DAMN!!! What a performer!

  • @ericbeltrami2718
    @ericbeltrami2718 Год назад +1

    Nice! Absolutely legendary!

  • @MrResns
    @MrResns Год назад +1

    God damn, how come i've never heard of this legend

  • @mfdoom1167
    @mfdoom1167 Год назад

    There will never be another talent like Cab Calloway

  • @lyshchuwm5890
    @lyshchuwm5890 Год назад +2

    👍😉👍L'œuvre de c'est artiste formidable est une véritable cathédrale...

  • @polarfuchsin5560
    @polarfuchsin5560 Год назад

    This man had an amazing beautiful voice.

  • @KANOAHOfficial
    @KANOAHOfficial Год назад

    CLASS ACT!!

  • @duradim1
    @duradim1 Год назад +1

    What a set of pipes.

  • @marctoleds6259
    @marctoleds6259 2 года назад +4

    What a class act!!!

  • @altpotus6913
    @altpotus6913 Год назад +1

    Quite the showman. Also one of my favorite tunes.

  • @russelsaurrexrawr
    @russelsaurrexrawr Год назад

    This man is truly a king of dices 🤩 We get him guys

  • @RomaTotti85
    @RomaTotti85 Год назад +3

    One of the coolest cats in the game!

  • @davehill5806
    @davehill5806 10 месяцев назад

    Such an amazing and powerful voice.

  • @rainergoertz2070
    @rainergoertz2070 Год назад +2

    Einer der ganz Großen !!!

  • @RichardNogan
    @RichardNogan Год назад

    Wow, pure class by the original Mr. So Smooth.

  • @davidstepanczuk
    @davidstepanczuk 8 месяцев назад

    Sensational. I saw this guy at one of his last performances at the Chicago Blues Fest.

  • @asahmed1980
    @asahmed1980 Год назад +2

    What a voice! 😃

  • @johnharpdalton4092
    @johnharpdalton4092 2 года назад +2

    Just brilliant, one of the best ever performers, wish I'd seen him live hundreds of times, I'd never have got bored!!

  • @abigailgarcia3090
    @abigailgarcia3090 Год назад +4

    If this man knew the impact that his voice and choreography had on culture today!

  • @hirampriggott1689
    @hirampriggott1689 Год назад

    Such a stellar perfomance!

  • @casaundramay4191
    @casaundramay4191 4 месяца назад

    I could watch this a million times…sooo…damn….good

  • @orange-ranger7089
    @orange-ranger7089 2 года назад +25

    in moments like these are when i appreciate technology the most, bc this is a musical piece of history that could have never been heard again if not for technology

  • @johnnyj0104
    @johnnyj0104 8 месяцев назад +1

    One of a kind 😎

  • @tomf429
    @tomf429 3 месяца назад

    One of those originals with a style that could never be copied. There haven’t been many of those.

  • @kickthesky
    @kickthesky 7 месяцев назад

    Such a great musician at almost sixty in this video. But with all that he is dripping with charisma, too. Such an amazing stage presence!

  • @benjaminluane
    @benjaminluane 2 года назад +4

    What a AMAZING performance 😮 *jaw drops on the floor*

  • @johndudley9118
    @johndudley9118 Месяц назад

    Super performer 👍👍👍

  • @shimon1166
    @shimon1166 3 года назад +8

    I used to see him at Aqueduct Racetrack in the crowd gambling away on the horses.

  • @kabronetti
    @kabronetti Год назад +1

    this guy was a super star...total class

  • @peterhofmann665
    @peterhofmann665 Год назад

    What a performer .....

  • @danyelnicholas
    @danyelnicholas 11 месяцев назад +1

    Phenomenal.

  • @David-et5qd
    @David-et5qd Год назад

    King

  • @TKMcEachin
    @TKMcEachin Год назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @playstationg.s.l4276
    @playstationg.s.l4276 Год назад +5

    Vaya talento, estilo y elegancia se manejaban en esos tiempos...

  • @genofontanez312
    @genofontanez312 3 месяца назад

    Helluva Showman ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾