Soundies: Jazz And Jive (1940s) | Early Music Videos
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2019
- Soundies were an early form of music video. Developed prior to television, they played on 16mm film projectors that were viewed on small screens like a video jukebox and captured some of the top artists of the day. This reel, preserved by the Prelinger Archive features Rhythm and Blues performers .Enjoy!
Delta Rhythm Boys in "Take the 'A' Train" (1941).
2:43 Fats Waller in "Your Feet's Too Big (1941).
5:49 Count Basie Orchestra in "Take Me Back, Baby" (with vocal by
Jimmy Rushing) (1941).
8:21 "Preacher and the Bear" featuring The Jubalaires (vocal quartet)
11:25 "Ring Those Bells" (Black children vocal quintet, unidentified;
Possibly The Cabin Kids.)
12:19 The Ali Baba Trio in "Patience and Fortitude" (1946)
(featuring Valaida Snow singing and playing jazz trumpet -
with trio of guitar, bass and accordion!)
15:01 "Rocco Blues" featuring Maurice Rocco (piano and vocal)
17:54 Gloria Grey sings "Oh By Jingo" (looks later, circa 1950 or so)
20:35 "I Want A Man", sung by Annisteen Allen and accompanied by
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra (huge big band)(1943).
25:33 Woman jazz harpist (LaVilla Tulos) playing "Swanee River"
(a title list of Soundies has this entry as "Swanee Swing").
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This is a prime example of why being high and randomly going on RUclips is genius idea. Idk how I found this but I love it 😅
Eres un genio jaja
Lmao thats how I got here
If you missed the A train 🎶
LoL 😂
On god 😂😂
Yeeeah me too 😂😂
Fats Waller is one of the greatest entertainers in American history. Not only a virtuoso pianist, but a consumate performer who knew how to get the audience to rivet its attention on his wonderful hamming approach.
And don't forget, a composer!
My sentiment exactly.
It's all an incredible musical treasure here, sheer heaven on earth. However, gotta say. The beautiful harpist playing the river song has truly just slayed me. Hallelujah to that. Blows me away, this harpist. She must have been an angel. So majestic her hands are.
These idiots in school teaching our children now they just skip right over the Harlem Renaissance, it's just a shame our children are not being taught our true history.
Beautiful, just beautiful! Loved the A train song ❤️❤️❤️❤️
These clips are absolute gold............Im a 45 year pro musician from Memphis and these films are part of the music that started it all......Rock and Roll in its infancy.....Important part of Americana......thank you
THis music is actually so good. I just listened to like an hour worth of this and I'm obsessed
You are not alone dude
"actually"? You're in for some big surprises about old music then...
This is Looney Tune music
They are all so gorgeous.
8:53 dude started spittin dat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 We been rapping since the Harlem Renaissance that’s crazy
The Jubilaires first rappers
the two of you are exactly on point. peace@@NYNEDollaSign
@@richard1849they just wasn't rapping about drugs, guns, sex and other debauchery
Can watch this stuff all day. Man Fat's Waller!, Duke Ellington , Count Basie.... I never knew Take The A train had lyrics. Harlem was something else back in the day.
damn, some of these girls man. Gorgeous!
wooooww!!!... That's pure magic, gold, diamond...etc. 5:16 The girls was like flowers, pure, beautiful & delicate!
Usually my music tastes and era range from the 70s 80s 90s and early 2000s... But I'm going a little further back into the 40s and surprisingly I like this music! Discovering these gems
Just another example of the phenomenal richness, variety, and creativity of black music. One lifetime is not enough.
I look into the eyes of many of the performers and extras and I can see the hurt through the smiles.
Come on. They were in the movies and getting paid.
I Always wanted to relate... But had a hard time finding all this EXtremely impressive.VERY RARE FOOTAGE MY LOVE TO ALL THOSE. "GENT'S"... LOVIN'IT!!!!!!!!!
What do you mean???
Lmao, yeah....ok....🤣
@@PapagenoMFdefinitely were underpaid if paid at all
Billy Strayhorn wrote A Train from the Duke's directions to Harlem. Love it!!!
Always loved Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge".
Dont know why. Pretty sad song...
The Delta Rhythm Boys remixed a Duke Ellington classic and added lyrics! Just awesome
Boy am I glad that this video was listed in recommended!
Why cant we get back to this kind of music ;) there were troubles - but somehow there was also more innocence?
The song "Preacher and the Bear" is defintely the roots of rock 'n roll
and of rap too
man! my people was always the show stoppers for entertainment, man these times look so peaceful.✊🏽
This entertainment from the Harlem renaissance is the best thing ever, entertainment at its finest
Amazing, that harpist at the end was so great. Had almost a ragtime feel to it. Never heard anything like that before!
I did my thesis on Jazz, it's a shame children nowadays are not taught this in school.
The kids in school today are not being taught about Ragtime, Be-bop and the real origins of our popular music we listen to today.
This was the music of mama and papa just as the Motown sound was what me and my peers heard, sang, and danced to. I was fortunate to hear some of the great musicians of my parents' generation, including Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
This is real music with excellent production. Very talented singers, dancers, and acting! Love it!
I love the way that everyone in these old films is always so beautifully dressed. I do like clean white cuffs with smart cufflinks. And some of the women's clothes and hairstyles are to die for.
I remember when my teacher who was in her 60s or 70s told us about what she’d wear. She had strict parents and would wear these white gloves everywhere she went. She absolutely hated them heha I adored that teacher despite some different views.
@@gelid1578my mom purse always had the white gloves mof she's buried/laid eternally in white gloves. RIP Mom. I made sure you had the white gloves, pink dress and white pearls and earrings
just make me smile....love them old movies...
Jimmy Rushing was at the beginning of a singing career that would take him well into the 60s. Great seeing him with the Count Basie band, and I found myself appreciating how Basie had completely changed his style. Only a few years before he made this soundie, he was a stride pianist leading the remnants of the Bennie Moten Orchestra in the mid 30s, then into Swing in the late 30s and early 40s and now you hear him moving into an early form of R and B with, "Take Me Back, Baby." Yea, Man.
Who's the woman at the end of the video... She's SICK SICK...
Thanks for helping my time machine experiences. I love seeing vintage footage
Me also…thanks!
Me too!
Thank you this vid telling me who delta rhythm boys are been looking for this amazing voice a long time < 3
Having been a professional musician for most of my life and having grown up around the time when these clips were made, the high quality of the music is fantastic and in many instances we have our black brothers and sisters for handing down such great music performed with such class.
I enjoy this music,,,,my Auntie FLORA had wonderful parties at her house,,of course as children we weren't allowed to be on the same room but we could sit in another with the rest of the kids and imitate the adults dancing and enjoying the music! I miss my Aunt Flora!
It's crystal. They were rapping way way back baby.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@GAIUS HOTCHKISS I see your confusion. Sorry. Wasn't for you. Excuse us please?
No rapping here. It’s called singing.
Rap
Aggressive syncopated rhyming over predominant drum beats.
@@sefp Suck a Webster's dictionary if I don't know. My opinion stays on ya face. Move on.
James, I'm with you. This was the radio edit. I bet when they were live, they were cussing the police and talking about their ho's :D
Exactly we’ve always been rappers
Never Have I ever heard a harp beautifully played Muy Bonito.
A-train video is just like a Boys To Men video, just, ya know...old. Plenty o babes rocking around while the impeccable vocal harmonies ring throughout. Fats always creeped me out. Bruh clowning with that giant hat represents Flav A Flav's minstrel act. "Soundies", who knew? Thanks for posting this. Everything old is new again.
That's why all children should be taught the cultural significance of the Harlem Renaissance
This is well needed during this chaotic year of 2020 ! Indeed it is.
Beautifully Graceful Artistic Music & Songs...Appropriately finished with the Harp Instrumental... :)
This is soooooo great to see !!!! A talent time machine
20:38 This is why I came here. This is the epitome of the Big Jazz Bands 🥁🎺🎷🪘🎵🎶
12:21 very interesting, every band member uses left hand to play their instrument while 90% of the world uses right hand. What a lucky coincidence that these three met
I might be young but this is really cool to see, glad I found these ancient songs😁
The older you get the less ancient this will become. This wasn't as far back as it seems. Ain't even been a century yet
Thank you, ndugu! I love this. Great bass lead vocal A-Train.
I was listening to Gza & Method Man “Shadowboxin” not sure how RUclips figured I’d want to watch this next BUT I love it!!
The Real
Let me make my way over to shadowboxin
@@destroyeverything-_-479 ........
Interesting stuff. A different time but very familiar too.
I love the joy in everyone's face
Classic stuff!! Fats was a genius! And some of those girls were gorgeous.
i love this kind of music show, it remind me of my beloved mother, a very independant women who had a buick car way back then, n good life, living the life of indeoendant
That's straight up rap..Sugarhill action
Rap..? Much better than Rap......RR in its infancy
@@davidringo1399 youre a classic troll
@@brandonnewell1023 and your a moronic fool......
@@davidringo1399 shut ur bitch ass up u wouldnt know hip hop if it bit u in the ass
@@brandonnewell1023 hip hop crap...I know it and hate it ..punk
8:51 the first rap music!! And holy shit the lady at the end playing the blues on a harp!
God I love this SO much my eyes sting with tears....
And the ladies are SO beautiful...
such a good song music were way better then now and ikr the woman were pretty 😃
This is greatness! Thanks for this. Always considered myself a "connoisseur" if you will, of great music. My music taste runs from the 40s to now, damn near every genre, culture, background, etc. Music is life.
bring back jazz
Yes, real jazz.
Fell in love with fats whaler… fun fun happy fun - this is music at its best
Thanks, I was looking for this "Feet's too big" version for many years.
Thank you. Wonderful upload.
26:10 first time hearing a harp solo in RnB style
Fats Waller is INSANELY Charismatic. For real!
This is beautiful 😍
Just can't stop listening to this songs, just can't stop thinking about the youthful days, you seem to love the music alot right, I can tell from your comment, they will be so glad to know that people are out there who cares and appreciate them so dearly.....by the way nice meeting you on here, I hope you are having a wonderful time out there right ???
The preacher went out a huntin', it was on one Sunday morn'
It was against his religion, but he took a shotgun along
He got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail and one old scraggly hare
And on the way home he crossed the path of a great big grizzly bear
Well the bear got down lookin' ready to charge
The preacher never seen nothin' quite that large
They looked each other right smack in the eye
Didn't take that preacher long to say bye
The preacher, he run till he spotted a tree
He said, "Up in that tree's where I oughta be"
By the time that bear made a grab for him
The preacher was a sittin' on top a that limb
Scared to death, he turned about
He looked to the sky and began to shout
"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion's den
You delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale and then
The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
So the good books do declare
Hey lord, if you can't help me,
For goodness sake don't help that bear"
Yea, look out preacher!
Well, about that time the limb broke off
And the preacher came tumblin' down
Had a straight razor out of his pocket
By the time he lit on the ground
He landed on his feet right in front a that bear
And Lord, what an awful fight
The preacher and the bear and the razor and the hair
Flyin' from left to right
Well first they was up and then they was down
The preacher and the bear runnin' round an' round
The bear he roared, and the the preacher he groaned
He was havin' a tough time holdin' his own!
He said, "Lord if I get out a here alive
To the good book I'll abide
No more huntin' on the Sabbath day
Come Sunday I'm headin' to the church to pray"
Up to the heavens the preacher glanced
He said, "Lord won't you give me just one more chance"
So the preacher got away, he looked around
Seen a tree where he'd be safe and sound
Jumped on a limb, turned about
Looked to the sky and began to shout
"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from the bottom of the lion's den
You delivered Jonah from the belly of the whale and then
The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
So the good books do declare
Hey lord, if you can't help me,
For goodness sake don't help that bear"
I love 💘 it! " He began to shout, "Lord, if You can't help me, don't help dat bear!!"
The preacher and the bear sounds like the original version Rapper's Delight !
Just can't stop listening to this songs, just can't stop thinking about the youthful days, you seem to love the music alot right, I can tell from your comment, they will be so glad to know that people are out there who cares and appreciate them so dearly.....by the way nice meeting you on here, I hope you are having a wonderful time out there right ???
BEAUTIFUL💕
It’s great watching all the great talent of the past. Smart and talented.
I swear I lovvvve this channel ❤️
Yes dear this channel is fucking dope
Hello dear how is your day going over there
@@jamesalbertogray5842greetings darling Thank You for asking I'm moving along just Fine,Happy New year to You and Yours Sincerely 🎉❤️
@@jamesalbertogray5842 So TRUE 📈
@@thepeacetrinity4006 thanks pretty,
I loveeee this. Ol time black and white films
Love the surprise gem in there … ol’ Rocking Chair.. this is brilliant. Thanks for sharing
These sisters are so beautiful!! 😍
Some of the best music ever played. Watch "New Orleans" with Louis Armstrong........swings!
Aí gente que coisa maravilhosa
Si... Muy maravillosa1
Loved the Reverend and the Bear. XD
One thing I noticed with even these videos is that while the guys came in everything from light to very dark, pretty much all of the women they chose were very pale. The idea that 'paler is prettier' was very much still in play.
Absolutely, I just noticed that right before I saw your comment.
I wasn't around back then of course...
But I still love the history !!!
And I my grandparents were living way back then, so I am so fascinated
🙋😁😎
This is just incredible music from our people almost 100 years ago.
Really enjoyed this one! Wow-what talent!
Take Me Back Baby!!!!
Fabulous. Thank you kindly!!!
WOW, es tan perfecto! ✨🌹💞❤️❤️❤️
Just beautiful stuff....give us more!
Thanks for the Memories!! ;-)
I’ve never seen that performance of the Mills Brothers at 23:40, that was awesome and so were they.. that’s the late great Harry Mills disguised as the old man
Me encanto el video , excelente ....!!!...Gracias a Reelblack por compartir estas joyas musicales. El penùltimo video son The Mills Brothers ."Rockin' Chair " (1942)
"Rocking Chair" (after "I Want A Man") by the Mills Brothers (Four Boys and a Guitar).
just did a quick research, fats waller died in a train from pneumonia, 2 years after the "your feet's too big" video was shot, thats very sad, to die that young from pneumonia, just 39 ish
Everybody is classic and Beautiful and talented times has changes
Love this swing music
Love it. I heard the orchestra version but never a vocal clip. Just a great jam.
Sick in bed feel like absolute crud. If I am going out I am going to listen to something wild.😂 I was like, "1940s . I need to hear something amazing. Thank you for uploading. Beautiful people.
In Highschool the show at the Firehouse Dinner theatre was Fats Waller Ain’t misbehaving, this really brings back memories
This video is brilliant.
Great document !
I love this Channel.
It would be sooo nice to hear from those who participated in this film.. im sure someone was interviewed at some point.
Oh by Jingo was my fave. Such a happy song
These guys are great!
FINALLY I get to see what the Delta Rhythm boys looked like. It
was nice to see a cute young Count Basie. Fats is a hoot!! I really didn't get the little kids singing whatever they were singing. I sort of liked it except for the most part they showed light skin chicks (reality but nonetheless sad). Thanks for posting!!!!
On point .. facts
I can just keep looping it at 11:02 and sleep good
Fats Waller laid the tracks for popular American Music just as much as Duke or Satchmo.
¡Voces Perfecta y PERFECTA MÚSICA! ¡Gracias él Mundo! 🇧🇬 ❤️✨🌹🙏💞❤️❤️
All the black beauties are chilling around the old rocking chair with the mills brothers
Ikr its sad😪 but they will take the A train to heavon
You can't help but admire the beautiful, slender bodies in these clips. Before industrial fast food, when people ate proper meals.
I noticed that too.
@Art Deco jimmy rushing
Mr. Five by Five been dieting then?
These are dancers dumbass. To make an empirical comparison you would have to compare dancers of today to them. That would be a fair comparison.
Lool just because there wasn't Maccas or KFC back then didn't mean that people ate healthy. I am not a black American but when the freed slaves went to Liberia, they took their food with them as well as cooking styles, Liberian food is very oily, salty, over seasoned, over cooked. Sugary,. Which are a representation of how the slaves ate in the US especially the southern states. And continue to eat.
28 minutes of straight up bars!!
Loved this ..
Dude is rapping at 8:52. He is flowing...is this the first rap song!?! 🤔
Is it considered rap because there black and rapping 🤔
Louis Jordan, first true rapper.
man was spittin
Lol u got the same last name as me😯😃👍
The jublaires