Herb Jeffries 100th Birthday! Herb talks about Duke Ellington and Jump For Joy
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2013
- It's HERB JEFFRIES 100th Birthday this month! The sole surviving member of Duke Ellington's Orchestra and the Earl Hines Orchestra wil be be celebrating his 100th birthday on September 24, 2013. The public is invited to his big birthday party that will take place on Sep 28-29, 2013 in Apple Valley, CA.
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MARCELLA TAYLOR - (760) 985-1918
In this interview Herb Jeffries talks about starring in the ground breaking civil rights musical JUMP FOR JOY in 1941. It featured and all African/American cast with music by Duke Ellington and Billie Strayhorn. Herb Jeffries had the starring lead role. FOR PERMISSION TO USE ALL OR PART OF THIS INTERVIEW for media/print article about Herb Jeffries;
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Tad Calcara
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He is my Uncle My aunt who is 96 knew him and his mother. Rip Unc
AND singing in a higher key than the original! God rest you Mr. Jeffries! What an inspirational life you led! You will be an inspiration for hundreds of years to come <3
Thanks for sharing this interview with us. It certainly gives some fascinating insights.
I was down in California September 2013 for my 50th high school reunion. If I had known about the open invitation to Herb Jeffries birthday, I wouldn't have missed it for all the tea in China. What an amazing life to have led. It's no secret, live a full life. Hitch your wagon to a star. He did; sang and worked with the very best. What truly wonderful times for entertainers and performers I am sorry I didn't get to see him in person, but God bless RUclips for this and all the other great stuff I still get to see.
This is amazing! His memory is better than mine and I'm only 55! Lol@! What a talent and great story-teller. Herbie Hancock was named after him. Fun fact.
Miracle. He was a blessing to this Earth. Thank you for sharing it!
I met HERB JEFFRIES in the early 80's He was one of the nicest Men I ever met he was always willing to share of himself weather it be the past, present or hopes and dreams for the future. unfortunately I lost contact with Herb though I will always cherish the time and conversations we shared. R I P Herb you are missed
Rest in peace, Herb.
He passed away ..... Godspeed.
great artist....lived to 100....bless his heart!
Who'd have thought that there's only a one-degree separation between The Duke and Al Jolson, and that it's Herb Jeffries :-). Thank you for this window into time and for interviewing the truly towering Herb Jeffries.
RIP Mr. Herb Jeffries, the last member of the legendary Blanton-Webster era of the Ellington Orchestra.
I'm glad I got a chance to see him perform once at Whittier College in the LA area. He either had just turned 90 or was about to so it must have been about 2003. He seemed to be still going strong, about like he seemed in this video. He was known for a time as the "black John Wayne". They had a couple posters of him in cowboy attire on sale and I bought one and left it in my rental car when I flew home (shucks!). RIP Herb.
Marvelous musicallitty and reminder
I sure hope that I've still got as many smarts as Herb if I make it to a hundred. Great clip. Thanks for uploading it. I'm going to watch the others.
Rest in Peace
December 2009 - Jan 2010
thanks.....
..This piece of Video, is just Great..Thanks for the ..History....kindl, Danny Barrett
wow Liam watching him now on aspire tv ..never heard of him till today
R.I.P Herb Jeffries