AFRICAN AMERICAN SOUNDIES 1940s MUSIC VIDEOS CAB CALLOWAY LOUIS ARMSTRONG FATS WALLER XD38984c

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This collection of 1940s music videos, also known more widely as "soundies", was released by Official Films. It features some outstanding performances by African American singers, jazz performers and boogie woogie musicians.
The first features Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing "Blues in the Night". The credits indicate was film was originally produced by Minoco, which was owned by Mills Novelty of Chicago. For a time, Mills made a sort of closed-loop 16mm video juke box known as a Panoram. The film dates after 1942, when Calloway first released the song. Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His career spanned over 65 years.
At screen time 14:56 trumpeter Louis Armstrong and his band, as well as Nicodemus, are featured in "Shine". This was produced by R.C.M. Productions / Sam Coslow and directed by a Russian emigre named Josef Berne. R.C.M. was actually an acronym of the last names of company founders Roosevelt, Coslow, and Mills. R.C.M. owned the trademark to the term "soundies" back in the day. Shine was originally recorded by Satchmo in 1931.
At 17:49, the gospel group The Charioteers are presented by Minoco singing "Oh, Susannah".
At 20:39, Fats Waller is presented by Minoco singing "Ain't Misbehavin'". This was directed by Warren Murray and produced by Fred Waller. This was one of Waller's standards, with his innovative Harlem stride style, which laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano, clearly on display. The performance dates to 1938; Waller died in 1943 at the age of 39.
At 23:54, Maurice Rocco presents Rhumboogie, produced and directed by William Forest Crouch. Crouch is probably best known for having directed Astor Picture's African American musical "Reet, Petite, and Gone." Though less famous than others in this reel, Rocco was known for playing boogie-woogie piano and his disdain for using a piano bench. He was a top nightclub and theater draw in the 1940s, and made several film appearances.
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[@kavic1234]

Much better than the crap they call music today.

[@peterbondmusic]

This is so great

[@codyives5409]

Fats Waller and Cab Calloway’s charisma and showmanship are unmatched.

[@mikedrown2721]

Pure 1940s CLASS!!!

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Fantastic thanks! Sha boop de boop!

[@michellejones2416]

I just wish I could have seen a Panoram . My gosh what a wonderful 3 minute piece. All of them . I simply love shine💝

[@darrellmfume4020]

REAL NICE.

[@norman102745]

This is a wonderful gift, thank you so much !

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[@abbaby555]

True artists

[@gunsaway1]

Great music of all time

[@earlyriser8998]

this is why I am a Patron

[@fozziebear26]

Sweet 🎶🎶🎷🎶🎵🎶🎺😉

[@scootinflh]

Ahhhh human music.

[@tubi333]

Thank you for these musical goodies! As far as I think to know there have been produced hundreds of them. Would be nice to see them occasionally.

[@nickoriesse945]

Excelente !!

[@autodidactic]

12:31 Maurice Rocco's Rhumboogie is OG rock and roll no lie

[@jamesanderton344]

Reminds me of Little Richard

[@FunkyMarcel]

@@jamesanderton344 Rocco rarely used a piano bench

[@xiezz1538]

Enjoy these sounds while you can, one day they will be gone with the wind.

[@musicom67]

They already are.

[@rutabega2039]

Who is the woman singing with Fats Waller?

[@kenouk6183]

The sad thing about old music is that it is finite

[@darrellmfume4020]

if that's TRUE, you wouldn't be here.

[@brooklynnicole11]

who’s the woman who sang on “ain’t misbehavin’”?

[@FunkyMarcel]

Vivian Brown........kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWatmndvrt1_arcsi=6hXPECbnoWZVigRK

[@scottscott232]

Oh, what a beautiful smile from such a beautiful lady - 7:02

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Phenomenal! I hope they performed for the white folks too. Back in the day, it was hard for blacks to move into the white entertainment industry as everyone knows. I'm glad they hung in there and became great.

[@Leejahstar]

afro khan

[@darrellmfume4020]

Afro is a hairstyle. NOT a race. we be Afrikans in America.

[@Leejahstar]

@@darrellmfume4020 who is we

[@Leejahstar]

@@darrellmfume4020 Africans in America. 😂👈🏾

[@Leejahstar]

@@darrellmfume4020 my people are not te same as the so-called africans

[@craigcontofalsky4387]

I watched these movies back in the fifties as a young child. I'm surprised the idiots on the left haven't banned them like everything else from that time period with black stars.❤❤❤

[@skipperclinton1087]

Craig, yes and Louis and "Shine" would be called racist and stereotyping by the 'woke mob!