Roy Fox and Russ Columbo in the same video? Amazing! Didn't know they were connected and had to look back at Roy's biography to double check and make sure I wasn't seeing things.
Fantastic old music film! Recorded with the Vitaphone System, I belive was 331/3 rpm records played in sync with the picture. Amazingly good sync here. Just look at the xylophonist! But I miss that Gus Arnheim didn´t introduced the tunes speaking to the camera. Just bowing.
When Bing Crosby left the Arnheim orchestra, he recommended Russ Columbo as his replacement. In a very short time, Columbo’s handsomeness, musicianship and lyric baritone voice made him a national star on radio. To promote him, a so-called “Battle of the Baritones” between Crosby and Columbo was invented by a radio sponsor. In reality, the two were good friends. Crosby was a pallbearer at Columbo’s funeral at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 1934.
The string bass player have a very peculiar style! String bass was very rare in these orchestras (or these recording sessions) at the time. But he obviously also plays the tuba!
Crosby preceded Columbo with the Arnheim band, and suggested to Gus A. that he choose Columbo as his new soloist. Crosby and Columbo were very good friends, and the so-called “Battle of the Baritones” was a network-radio press agent’s invention.
@@RubyRosaRudy yes, the rivalry seemed a bit pointless. They had different singing styles. Crosby was, in my opinion, better -an innovator and more inventive, but Columbo was much better looking. Room for both. So sad RC died early.
What’s sad about this is that there were so man y many band working all having 10 , 12, 16 musicians working constantly. Now if you have a trio or quartet it can be hard to find steady work at decent pay.
The problem with trying to find out what styles this old music is called is that this was all “pop” music. So I guess that would’ve been called popular harmony back then. The closest thing to it that has a name is “barbershop harmony.” For more 1920s harmony, I recommend the Revelers, who were all accomplished solo singers performing together. There is a vitaphone short of them on RUclips also.
This band is wonderful in itself , but it's obvious that they copied Whiteman , The trio vocalists , the Rhythm Boys , the guitar , Eddie Lang , the string bass , Steve Brown , the violin , Joe Venti , the saxophone Frank Trumbauer , and the cornetist , Bix .
Imagine going there with a time machine, fully dressed, sitting in front of those guys, order a Martini, and enjoy those times for a while.
You always can buy the man in charge@tomvenam
And that friends is how a slap bass is played!
Ace slapping,! man xx.
Wonderful Vitaphone short! 😁😁😁😁😁
The bass player just kills it, soooo good and doubles on the Euphonium, a real treat to watch.
the level of sophistication is unparallelled ~
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY~ A MAGIC TIME FOR THE ARTS.
Absolutely love this! So charming and sophisticated.
And it SOUNDS great also, almost hi-fi!
Absolutely priceless wish I was around those times would have loved to see these great musicians born too late😊
I had a trumpet teacher in the 60’s who played & earned his way through that big band era! God bless you, Mr. Hines!
Wow, wish I could have met those gents, look like a cool bunch of people. So glad they got this on film, you know?
Russ Columbo, the tallest of the singing trio, reminds me of a young Gary Cooper, particularly in the first section.
Roy Fox and Russ Columbo in the same video? Amazing! Didn't know they were connected and had to look back at Roy's biography to double check and make sure I wasn't seeing things.
He played to Hollywood's stars at the Coconut Grove ...
With Bing Crosby on vocals
Wow! = to even see such a gem like this from 1928 is a marvel; the quality is super excellent
With Russ Colombo violin and vocals, Roy Fox and Ray Lopez on trumpet
The year that my mother was born!!
Fantastic old music film! Recorded with the Vitaphone System, I belive was 331/3 rpm records played in sync with the picture. Amazingly good sync here. Just look at the xylophonist! But I miss that Gus Arnheim didn´t introduced the tunes speaking to the camera. Just bowing.
Fascinating!!
More greatness from this Orchestra and Trio of great singers.
The Tiger Rag at the end is great!!
What a pleasure, a long forgotten art..
Thank you for sharing hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼♥️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8
wow my feet are off again what great music you need head phones even better
The "jazzy rag" is called the Tiger Rag :) great quality video! Thanks for posting it!
The violinist/singer was Russ Columbo who died in a tragic shooting accident at a very young age.
He was the "Columbo" in the 1931 Warner Brothers cartoon "Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee."
Oh man, that's sad. I liked him right off the bat in this video; he clearly had personality to go along with his musical chops.
When Bing Crosby left the Arnheim orchestra, he recommended Russ Columbo as his replacement. In a very short time, Columbo’s handsomeness, musicianship and lyric baritone voice made him a national star on radio. To promote him, a so-called “Battle of the Baritones” between Crosby and Columbo was invented by a radio sponsor. In reality, the two were good friends. Crosby was a pallbearer at Columbo’s funeral at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 1934.
Thought I was listening to Rhapsody in blue at the beginning. Great playing and vocals.
Followed by ‘I ain’t got nobody’.
A teaser, no question.
Great quality and glimpse into the roaring 20s..
Heard often over KNX radio, The Voice of Hollywood, in the 1920s.
I LOVE THIS!!! "The Full title of the song "Reminds Me Of You" is There`s Something About A Rose, That Reminds Me Of You"!
great!! thanks for sharing---- back from before glamour died
This is great!
Super excellent with very good interesting video
Great! Love this Music.
Thanks a lot from Amsterdam. Great!
Wonderful
Incredible music!!!
EXCELLENTE! most on par this re-creation's song performances take me way back to how it felt was actually happening behind that radio set of mine.
Thanks for posting this! It made my day!
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I like so much this kind of music, very nice and ghostly sound...saludos desde Perú...
The string bass player have a very peculiar style! String bass was very rare in these orchestras (or these recording sessions) at the time. But he obviously also plays the tuba!
That's the briefly famous, and horribly, tragically short lived Russ Columbo as part of the singing trio. He was Crosby's biggest rifal.
Crosby preceded Columbo with the Arnheim band, and suggested to Gus A. that he choose Columbo as his new soloist. Crosby and Columbo were very good friends, and the so-called “Battle of the Baritones” was a network-radio press agent’s invention.
@@RubyRosaRudy yes, the rivalry seemed a bit pointless. They had different singing styles. Crosby was, in my opinion, better -an innovator and more inventive, but Columbo was much better looking. Room for both. So sad RC died early.
And is that Roy Fox on cornet sitting at the front..
Add some crazy percussion and a couple of comedians, and you have Spike Jones' City Slickers.
Aw, wish there had been more banjo.
In a dance band it gets drown out unless well amped!
What’s sad about this is that there were so man y many band working all having 10 , 12, 16 musicians working constantly. Now if you have a trio or quartet it can be hard to find steady work at decent pay.
is there a genre category for this type of harmonizing??? i've been tryna single it out forever. or is it just the style of that era???
The problem with trying to find out what styles this old music is called is that this was all “pop” music. So I guess that would’ve been called popular harmony back then. The closest thing to it that has a name is “barbershop harmony.” For more 1920s harmony, I recommend the Revelers, who were all accomplished solo singers performing together. There is a vitaphone short of them on RUclips also.
I believe that I see Roy Fox, and he has a “solo” in the 2nd number, can anyone correct me on this?
You're correct!
Don't forget Fred McMurray who played also sax and clarinet. He even sang. Here he is: ruclips.net/video/DaEgxVODgC4/видео.html
During the 2nd song he briefly plays the violin!!
Now, interesting question, I think: Is this a disc sound track originally, as it was made by Vitaphone???
Great band great music is that joe venuti playing violin please someome tell me ? it sounds like him great video
I don’t think Mr Venuti was with this group, but his style was highly influential in the 20s and dozens or hundreds of violinists took after him.
The violinist here is Russ Columbo. He also had a baritone vpice and was in a so called "battle" with Bing Crosby before his unforunate death.
Is that Russ Columbia in the trio with the violin?
Does anyone know who the trumpet player was with the fun hat?
That's Ray Lopez, an important early jazz cornetist from New Orleans.
This band is wonderful in itself , but it's obvious that they copied Whiteman , The trio vocalists , the Rhythm Boys , the guitar , Eddie Lang , the string bass , Steve Brown , the violin , Joe Venti , the saxophone Frank Trumbauer , and the cornetist , Bix .
Super excellent with very good interesting video