Author Archives for Retro
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on My Reverie 1943
Larry Clinton orchestra performs the song “My Reverie.”
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on Thanks for the Boogie Ride 1942
Soundie featuring Gene Krupa, Anita O’Day, and Roy Eldridge.
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on St. Louis Blues 1958
Biopic of W.C. Handy starring Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Cab Calloway.
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on Shine 1942
Louis Armstrong performs “Shine” with Nicodemus in a Soundie short.
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on Why a Girl Loves a Sailor 1927
Laurel and Hardy short where Stan is mistaken for a sailor and chaos ensues.
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on Me and My Shadow 1946
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- Comments Off on Video Scapbook: Harlem Swings (Volume III)
All Black cast musical comedy short subjects.
- February 2, 2021
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- Comments Off on Music And Comedy Masters (Volume Four) 1940s
Includes “Come To Baby Do” with Nat King Cole Trio, “Bundle Of Blues” with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway’s “Jitterbug Party”, Count Basie & Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Harlem Hotshots, “Sugar Chill” and “Black & Tan” with Duke Ellington
