Benny Goodman - SING, SING, SING | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@dmsturgis]

Check out the Ken Burns documentary Jazz! You will love it!

[@threwthelookingglass7194]

ohhhhhhh we..... My man..!. love this old stuff.. got it in vinyl. few other is . ... ....Take Five... 😞✊🏻my dad last words.. ps they used this in the ritz crakers commercial

[@scottcarr8738]

@@threwthelookingglass7194 by Dave Brubeck. Many have played it since but it's still his to me.

[@threwthelookingglass7194]

@@scottcarr8738 yahh . just like dick dale and mirslou.. ?. surf song

[@iKvetch558]

This sounds off..it does not sound like one of the original Benny Goodman performances. It has either been remixed badly, or this is a version that some other group played. The drummer on this definitely does NOT sound like the legendary Gene Krupa...when Krupa played this, you knew it was him, his drumming was much faster and more skillful, the guy playing on this was OK, but absolutely no Gene Krupa. 💯✌

[@virginiacox-westwood551]

Gene Kruppa KILLED it on the drums! He's the only musician who didn't get to pause for this whole piece.

[@geofftaylor8913]

There’s videos of him really going to town.

[@caroliamurri3872]

So true!!

[@Johnny_Socko]

True, but at least he got to sit down. 😝 (Seriously though, that man was a force of nature on the drums.)

[@mochawitch]

He sure the f did ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

And this version doesn't even include his incredible drum solo!

[@kentclark6420]

I don't see anybody mentioning this, so yes, that was Benny on the clarinet. He was probably the best jazz clarinetist of any era! He was in some great old Hollywood musicals playing his clarinet along with his band, too.

[@erichammer2751]

I know people who preferred Artie Shaw.

[@fidge54]

@@erichammer2751 Absolutely! No contest

[@fidge54]

"He was probably the best jazz clarinetist of any era!" Please stop! HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@fidge54]

No contest

[@johnrussell5592]

Just gonna throw my Pete Fountain into the ring there.

[@BayouMaccabee]

Gotta love it when a good human gets to jam out to some Benny Goodman.

[@micheleromano2966]

If a song is great it doesn’t matter how old it is! This is what our grandparents listened to

[@brianbaker2455]

This is actually a cover by Benny Goodman. The original was done by Louis (pronounced Louie) Prima. Check out the original song, and virtually anything you Prima. The movie you may be thinking of is Swing Kids. There is a version of this song done by an All Star band in Carnegie Hall in 1935. I highly recommend Prima. He did Just A Gigalo/I Ain't Got Nobody (covered in the 1980s by David Lee Roth on his first solo EP) and played the part of the king of apes who sang I Wanna Be Like You.

[@CrowManyClouds]

The Prima original, kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXiwY3uGgpt1esU

[@caroleann_2142]

Prima wrote it

[@caroleann_2142]

With Keely Smith

[@muffinamy83]

@@caroleann_2142 This was way before Keely. They didn't marry until the 50s.

[@johnsilva9139]

Yes, it's a Louis Prima ( New Orleans trumpet player and singer ) song. Jamel was wondering why there were no lyrics. Prima sings them in his original version. Goodman came up with definitive instrumental arrangement that most everyone has heard at one time or another.

[@ultraredd]

"This song thrives in any era." Damn straight! Good music will stand the test of time. I'm dancing 💃

[@mikekelly5491]

Damn skippy!

[@toycarsushiwriter3573]

​@@mikekelly5491😊

[@bvwatcher2]

You HAVE to hear the Carnigie Hall version ti get the full impact of this brilliant piece. It is like a 13 min piece. Krupa absolutley killed the drums. And Goodman had an all star band backing.

[@stevehutnikoff5964]

That's an amazing version!

[@colinvandenberg3446]

Glad you're still branchig out a bit. The next Big Band song should be "In the Mood" by The Glenn Miller Orchestra.

[@johndunkelburg9495]

Maybe “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” by Glenn Miller and his band.

[@hgodvilla00]

Tommy Dorsey or Jimmy Dorsey would be good choices as well. I recommend Song of India by Tommy Dorsey.

[@matthewscheidt9801]

Nope, crank it back another decade. “Four or Five Times” by McKinney’s Cottonpickers will blow his mind.

[@bobmarlowe3390]

He needs to do one on a tune performed by the real 'King of Swing' Chick Webb. The people who were at the Savoy Ballroom the night Benny Goodman went head-to-head against Chick's band have all said Chick's band blew them off the bandstand. Even Krupa hung his head because he knew he had been outplayed.

[@DMFDan2]

Long as he’s reacting to classic Jazz pieces, he’s gotta do Take Five by Dave Brubeck

[@sunshinefairy6651]

Horns baby, Horns!!! Drums baby drums!!! Jitterbuggin' JOY!!! Benny was the BEST.

[@lisag2560]

You just can't listen to this song and not move your body! Loved watching you react to it!!

[@steveshute3810]

This song is an all-time classic. This is one of the precursors to Rock n Roll - imagine replacing the various horns w/ electric guitars, bass guitars, and keyboards and you'd have a kickass rock song.

[@alpetrocelli4465]

FYI: Gene Krupa, the drummer, was from the South Side of Chicago & a Bowen Public HS grad. Great jam! ✌️🎶❤️

[@chiconeededthemoney]

Check out Drum Boogie.

[@snowbird9660]

This was before my time but I had a crush on Krupa. He was sooo handsome and mesmerizing to watch on the drums. To this day, I get a thrill from big band music. The music was first, whatever movie you’re referring to.

[@striderranger7384]

Sun Ra birthday May 22. Saw some of the Jazz greats years ago, Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd who opened for Led Zeppelin at the Fillmore East , May 1969. Woody was booed off the stage and Bill Graham came out and “dressed down” the audience . “You people don’t know shit!” Also saw Nina Simone at Newport Jazz summer 1970. Also saw the great bebop Jazz man Dizzy Gillespie that same night. And also that same night Ike and Tina Turner Review. And the great Sun Ra Arkestra at the old time famous jazz club Keystone Corners , San Francisco. More people on stage than in the audience. Like a private living room concert. Doesn’t get any better.And met the famous jazz sax player Sonny Simmons on Valencia Street San Francisco over 30 years ago. Love you Jamal, you rock the world with kindness, generosity and respect.

[@jimwiater2867]

Benny was from the south side. Harrison high school

[@annnorway9042]

Finally, somebody going back to an amazing period of music BEFORE rock and roll. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@joeday4293]

Gene Krupa on drums, ladies and gentlemen - the very first modern drummer. Everything you know about the drum set was standardized by this man. Anyone who plays or loves the drums owes everything to Gene Krupa.

[@scottzappa9314]

Thank you for that. I knew he was one of the all time greats, and my mother spoke of him. I'm a drummer, so thank you Gene. And I love a wide variety of music but mostly classic and prog rock, which I attempt to play to. (John Bonham, Neil Peart, etc.) Now I'm going to have to research him.

[@joeday4293]

@@scottzappa9314 He's the reason drummers have tunable toms. He collaborated with Zildjian to develop "ride," "crash," and "splash" as cymbal designations. Like I said, the first modern-day drummer. Legend.

[@scottzappa9314]

@@joeday4293 Wow that's incredible, I had no idea. Thanks! Yep, that would put him in a class by himself.

[@joeday4293]

@@scottzappa9314 There is probably no other drummer who had as great an influence not only on other drummers, but the very design and construction of the instruments themselves.

[@djhaugh9514]

I was fortunate enough to meet Gene Krupa when he played a nightclub in Milwaukee when I was in high school. My dad took me and Krupa was so gracious- came to our table a couple times between sets (my dad bought him drinks). He gave me an album that he signed, still one of my prized possessions.

[@smolderingjay3360]

Timeless. Oh man, the syncopation ...and so tight. The swells. So expressive. C'mon people.

[@paulalibby1072]

There is a film of Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall in 1938, I believe it was. This was one of my dad's favorite songs.

[@nyimalhamo7856]

Nostalgia in spades!! My dad had hundreds of 78’s from this era, of extraordinary musicians and musicianship. Thank you , thank you.

[@victorcowboywest]

Written by Louis Prima in 1936. He sang "I WANNA BE LIKE YOU" from Disney's(animated) version of "JUNGLE BOOK". Check out the movie "HOLLYWOOD HOTEL" here see Benny and his Orchestra. The Andrew Sisters and Louis Prima have a vocal release of the song.

[@monacofranze1238]

As a 10year old clarinet student i found that "Shellack" 78'rpm in Grandparents cellar in an old box. IT MAKES ME JUMP UP AND DOWN AND CRY YEEEEEAAASH GRANDMA WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE ? I'm infected with Jazz. I'm 60 now and i still listen to the BEST AMERICA EVER HAD. JAZZ !!!!!!

[@etc7070]

This was pretty much the rock 'n roll of its time. Young people took to it, dressed differently, danced differently... It was an act of rebellion.

[@davidhosscowart5849]

A prime example of why you are the best of all the “reaction” folks on here. Thanks for being a good human and helping keep good music alive!!

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

You can draw the line to rock and roll through this performance. There is a great live video version.

[@kurtjk01]

The band played Carnegie Hall. In the review, the reviewer noted that, when they played this song, "They were dancing in the aisles." Hence the term used ever since for a big hit played live, with audience participation. "How good was the show? They were dancing in the aisles."

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

Great music never dies. Most modern music is already mouldering in the grave. Louis Prima, you are immortal.

[@sood9876]

If you look back through the years, you'll find that humans have always been capable of producing great music. It still holds meaning today.

[@marcfriedman7339]

I love this one!! Thank you for showing some Big Band love!! This was one of my father's favorites and he showed it to me 50 years ago. It is still on my regular Pandora play list.

[@thetalantonx]

0:50 - Yeah brother, you got it. This is a classic, and well worth the intense listen. I used to do East and West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, and Charleston. 1:44 - Louis Prima's version, the original, is "Sing, Sing, Sing ( With a Swing)". It was released in 1936 with the lyrics: "Sing, sing, sing, everybody start to sing like dee dee dee, bah bah bah dah Now you're singin with a swing Sing sing sing everybody start to sing like dee dee dee, bah bah bah dah Now you're singin like everything When the music goes around Everybody's gonna go to town But here is one thing you should know Sing it high and sing it low Oh, sing sing sing sing everybody start to sing like dee dee dee, bah bah bah dah Now you're singin with a real good swing!" 3:50 - Yessir, and it was in MANY movies from Swing Kids to Casino to TV Shows like the Sopranos, etc. A live version with Benny Goodman and his orchestra is in Hollywood Hotel (from 1937)

[@videocat1366]

Thanks for the education! So Louis Prima did it first? Was Keily Smith involved?

[@peterblood50]

I have learned every psrt of this song and I can sing along with every instrument. It's just a really great song to sing too.

[@vapsman88]

My Mother played Swing Music in our house when I was growing up. I saw Benny live in concert in the '80's before he passed. Swing Kids I believe was the movie you referred to.

[@Surfishy888]

This has got to be the swinginest old song there is...a true classic for all ages and backgrounds

[@robertjessen1554]

This is a great "rabbit hole" to drop into. Anything from the 30's and 40's. Personally I'm a huge Glenn Miller fan. My parents bought that big console TV/stereo/HiFi and they'd dance around the living room to Miller's band. Love them 💕

[@melissawitt3773]

Love Big Band music! Benny Goodman was a standout in this era of music. My parents use to dance to this music. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@EricHenning]

I had the great privilege of seeing Benny Goodman live fronting the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with Tex Beneke and Helen O’Connell. They played on December 10, 1977 at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna Virginia. My parents had season tickets and made sure that I saw a lot of different musical styles. Benny had had a stroke a couple of years earlier and had been out of commission; this was one of his comeback appearances.He would continue to perform until his death in 1986. It was an electrifying night of great, great music. I cannot recommend highly enough that today’s young people listen to this stuff. The virtuosity is beyond compare. This is the music that a lot of rock ‘n’ roll icons grew up with. They really appreciated the skill level and the compositional complexity of these pieces. This is where we get groups like the Beatles from.

[@bladerunner752]

Boogie woogie bugle boy of company B, by the Andrews sisters is another great song from that era.

[@bonnielemenager4030]

I haven't heard this song in a L-O-N-G time. Like all great music does, listening to this classic reminded me of dancing with my father when I was a little girl, standing with my feet on his tan work boots as he twirled me around the living room. Benny Goodman was an innovator during the swing era, and he could really play his clarinet very well. Of course, the awesome drumming of Gene Krupa was what drove the audiences wild. Thanks for the early-morning memories, Jamel!

[@juliacarl584]

My departed father inlaw played this music all the time. He used to be the accordion player for one of these bands. This was his time, you are only young once.

[@JamesWilliams-lk2eq]

That was so much fun, imagine going back to the 20's and getting to dance to this. 💃🏻🕺🏻

[@paulhudson563]

You should do more big band reactions. A fantastic era for music.

[@janethernandez724]

Wow, you went way back! Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, and Chick Webb, I am guessing in the 1930s I think, oh my goodness, all of those Big Band names my mother grew up listening to because of her parents, this is some good stuff, Jamel! Some are instrumental, some might have words. They are all wonderfully composed music many have enjoyed dancing to. I love Sing, Sing, Sing! I checked on YT and there is a video from a film in 1937 where you can actually see them playing! I haven't watched that video but it does appear they have the band members playing. Check it out! Enjoyed your reaction!

[@kiltwatcher]

Gene Krupa was the first to arrange the drum kit as we know it today. He was the first to have a drum solo. He was the first to also record a drum solo. He was the first rock star drummer! He was amazing. My grandpa had this record. He'd get this going as loud as he could on his hi-fi stereo and the windows would rattle. Oh man, you could tell he was back in the 40s when he listened to this. He gave me his record not too long before he died. My son is a drummer and is now learning about Gene Krupa! This whole era of music was incredible! True rebel music!

[@philiponcale1820]

I'm 65 and I still listen to the music of my parents generation. Music like this. Thanks for helping keep it alive. Swing that thing, baby!

[@melissagerber7231]

Oh,yes, I liked swing,myself.

[@johnvaillancourt4168]

This is the music our Grandparents fought and won WWII to. This piece of music has been in many movies and TV shows but most memorably it makes itself heard in the movie “Swing Kids.” A story about the swing counter culture that went against the prevailing grain of the day in prewar Nazi Germany. The song is the backdrop to a major dance scene of subversive kids having their fun at a large underground dance party during a time when this kind of music was considered degenerate and was banned in Nazi Germany.

[@rachelhronis1966]

Thank you for that interesting piece of history.

[@NZLatic]

Swing Kids was an amazing movie. It got me listening to swing music and turned me into a swing fan…and I’m a metal head from way back!

[@peterschmitz2549]

Thank You! “A tasty ‘tidbit’ to the puzzle we call Life. So important to remember and understand history. Even the most feeble or meager effort by the curious may offer “food for thought” in today’s world as we know it.”

[@richg0404]

Here is a link to the "Swing Kids" clip with this song playing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCzhHiKd7qarLM

[@scottzappa9314]

Some time before the other evil one, Elvis was on the scene, LOL

[@markandmandyd7445]

Glenn Miller Orchestra In The Mood ., Jukebox Saturday Night.., Moonlight Seranade.. Anything by Glenn Miller.. Mandy and I both grew up with our Grandparents listening to it.. Sad to say not many will even give this a chance today.. Note in late 90's a teen who lived next door his fav bands were System of a Down and Glenn Miller.. Now that is great.. LOL..

[@reneestes6254]

Yes! Love the music of Glenn Miller. Great stuff!

[@markandmandyd7445]

@@reneestes6254 It sure is.. And some of those drummers from those days were Rock and Metal Drummers beforehand.. Thanks for your reply all the best to you and yours..

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

I recognized this song right away! I didn't know the name of it, though. It's probably been used in dozens of movies, and even a few commercials, i believe. That was fun!!! Thank you, Jamel!

[@parsifal40002]

This song came out in 1936! For me, it was Benny Goodman at his best! He played the clarinet.

[@ivannaranjo599]

You have to do " ONE OCLOCK JUMP ", the version recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1937,,,,it is long but every inch is pure magic,,, just do it.

[@TheFlowNetwork]

The original version is by Louis Prima and it has lyrics. Louis Prima also sings "I Wanna Be Like You" from Junglebook. He helped popularize the shuffle beat (swing) that became one of the prime ingredients for early Rock And Roll. If you want to introduce someone to Jazz and not hate it, don't play them Miles Davis first....play them Louis Prima.

[@richg0404]

Here is a link to the original Louis Prima version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXiwY3uGgpt1esU I LOVE Louis Prima but the lyrics do nothing for the song. The Goodman version of the song is the best.

[@erichammer2751]

I'd start with Louis Jordon, but Prima's not bad either.

[@Tony-uk6ul]

Louis Prima also wrote or did Just a Gigolo, Jump Jive and wail and so many more good ones. I would also agree, Louis Jordon is somewhere you should go

[@mdmjeremiah]

There are lyrics to this song but Benny Goodman's version is typically this instrumental. I have the sung version done by the Mcguire Sisters, I believe. Now you are in my favorite music era!

[@noblshtplz]

"Sing Sing Sing" was featured in many movies including one of the Thin Man film series, The Benny Goodman Story, All That Jazz & yes...The Jungle Book as the backdrop to King Louie's entrance. Goodman's instrument, the clarinet, was referred to as a licorice stick, a slang reference in the day. The guy was one hot musician...guaranteed to make you tap your feet all with a big ole smile!

[@rachelanderson2014]

Benny Goodman was one of the first bandleaders to include black musicians to his orchestra. He wanted to break down racial barriers.

[@monacofranze1238]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Hamp, Teddy, The Count himself, Freddie, Walter, Lester ....

[@jolenewitzel7919]

Good ole 1940's jitterbug music. I can picture a canteen somewhere and soldiers dancing before going to war.

[@maryc.3161]

My late father absolutely LOVED Benny Goodman and all the swing bands! This made me smile. Miss you, Dad.

[@gailchurch194]

Can you imagine being in the clubs with this music? Wow!

[@marksingo2177]

Amazing song Jamel!! The great Gene Krupa beating those drums like they owed him money..

[@morganspector5161]

Gene Krupa. Madman! And cowbells too! My goodness. Life she is good. Movies? Sal Mineo played Gene Krupa in Gene Krupa Story, and there was The Benny Goodman Story. I'm pretty sure this solo was featured in both

[@webbtrekker534]

In the Benny Goodman Story Benny is played by the Late Steve Allen who was an excellent musician in his own right. Here is the trailer to the movie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGGqpnmpmt5-j7s&ab_channel=rosen88kavalier

[@mlkj13]

I grew up on Big Band music because of my dad. It wasn’t from his generation but he loved this music. Gosh the amount of records he had of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and so on.

[@mamamurray2]

One of my all-time favorites! I never get tired of this one. 💜

[@natsienat]

This so reminds me of the music my grandad used to listen to when he was alive. It just brings me to tears thinking of that old fart . Love you gramps ❤

[@mgordon1100]

This brings back memories. I played clarinet when I was young, so my aunt turned me on to Benny Goodman. Teresa Brewer as well. She came from that era, and I loved all the music sent my way.

[@AutumnExplore]

Live from Carnegie Hall January 1938 is an incredible long version of this classic; a Landmark moment in popular music history.

[@alicerudolph8106]

I saw this band, including both Goodman and Krupa playing this live at Ravinia Park, an outdoor music venue near Chicago, back in the '80s. We were all up and dancing! So great!

[@scottcarr8738]

In the long, long ago I was in a marching band that won almost every competition off of this song!

[@ragjamrock]

Regardless of your age if you can't bust a move to this number you have no soul.Love the drums,the horns and the clarinet.🎷🎶🌴

[@jacqueline4514]

Sing Sing Sing, Yes Yes Yes!!! 🙌🙌🙌 The energy, the joy in this song is timeless!!! And MAN, those drums!!!! Loved your chair dancing, Jamel!!❤️

[@maggynewtown3500]

Goodman's band was invited to play at Carnegie Hall. First big band ever, They blew that somewhat stiff New York crowd away. It was used in Benny Goodman's autobiographical movie. I've always thought it opened the door for rock and roll only a few years later.

[@donnawitman3224]

You need to check out Glenn Miller “In The Mood”. Awesome swing song. Glenn was fantastic musician and arranger.

[@thetalantonx]

7:13 - Swing music heavily influenced the soundtracks of several Disney movies, from The Jungle Book ("I Wanna Be Like You") to The Aristocats ("Everybody Wants To Be A Cat"), etc, while Sing Sing Sing itself was only in Canine Caddy (Mickey Mouse and golf and swing... what a weird combo)

[@tanisdevelopment]

And Louis Prima, who sang "I Wanna Be Like You" (as King Louis), wrote "Sing Sing Sing" back in 1936.

[@virginiadurant9954]

You got it, Jamel. That is the dance.

[@craigellis0]

OMG.. I've been hoping you'd react to this. This is definitely a hidden gem in music history.

[@ashurmom2969]

This is the base for all rock, guaranteed… also I think this in the movie 1941 (among many other soundtracks), classic!!

[@auldthymer]

and approximately a million commercials!

[@cjnoffz3351]

Ok so if you want a wonderful oldie to slow dance to check out Glen Miller " Moonlight Serenade". One of the most romantic songs ever.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

A beautiful piece of music hope he does it. Ty for requesting

[@webbtrekker534]

Also there is Glen Gray and "Smoke Rings" very sexy song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6O8lH6VlpyBbrs&ab_channel=MrRJDB1969

[@bluelionvintage8134]

Not sure that was Glenn Miller?

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

@@bluelionvintage8134 it’s not. Glen Mikker was a suggestion for next time. 😊

[@webbtrekker534]

@@bluelionvintage8134 " Moonlight Serenade" was written and performed by Glen Miller. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJvUYpSKgc-lhac&ab_channel=WorldWar2Music

[@andyman58]

I had a father that loved swing. I grew up listening to this music. So much musicianship back in the day.

[@nancyl3843]

Love the Big Bands!! Sooooo cooool!

[@sandralorenz1796]

This was the 1940s...the Big Band Era. You need to check out Glenn Miller's "In the Mood", "String of Pearls", "St. Louis Blues" and "Moonlight Seranade", which was his theme song.

[@weebunny]

Jamel, I seriously love how tickled you were with how amazing this is. I get that way about music too - just laughing because it's soooo good. 😁

[@MrCplChicken]

Love the Benny Goodman reaction. My dad had many of his records.

[@aggiejason4305]

I'm 55. my old man was a WW2 Vet. He introduced me to Big Band music. Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, etc. You should check out Jump, Jive, and Wail by Louie Prima, or better yet, the cover by the Brian Seltzer Orchestra. It freakin swings!!

[@amitychief3061]

For as old as this song is, it hits as hard as anything you might hear today, I meant check out Jamel, the chair can't even hold him.

[@karaminalee]

Omg J I’m already in tears thank you! 🥰🥰 This song is so damn special to me. You’re so good to me. (I figured you’d probably heard it, not sure if you’d heard the whole thing. 😊)

[@jamelakajamal]

Gave Mama A Shoutout 👍🏾

[@karaminalee]

@@jamelakajamal oh lord she’s gonna die 🥰😄😄😄

[@belindascott2747]

Oh what a great pick, mate!! Xx

[@NOAHCASAS]

GREAT PICK I GREW UP ON BIG BAND ERA MUSIC FATHER BOUGHT AN OLD RECORD PLAYER AND WAS HANDED DOWN SO MAN FROM 🎶 COUNT BASIE TO BENNY GOODMAN TO BUDDY RICH BAND ETC........🎶 BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES THE BANDS WERE SWINGING BACK THAT THANKS SISTER KARA TURNER ✌🏼& LO💚E

[@karaminalee]

@@belindascott2747 hello my darling! This song does something to me. 😊 hope you’re doing well down under! ❤️

[@brianservice1424]

So happy you reacted to this supreme classic from the big band era. The 30's and 40's produced lots of terrific music that rarely gets played anymore. Check out Fletcher Henderson for even earlier swing. All great stuff. Love your Good Human mission, so admirable and positive!

[@iandavis8755]

This was my grandfather's favorite song ever, and it is still a genius song to this day. If you ever get a chance, find and watch the Benny Goodman Story, it's a cool little movie, and the band they use in the movie are the actual members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Gene Krupa was the most intense drummer of the era, and you see him tear up the drums playing Sing Sing Sing...check it out!

[@stevedouglas5727]

Bout time you got to this one! I asked for it about a year ago. I knew you could not sit still for it. Fantastic music from pre ww2.

[@JPMadden]

The Jewish Benny Goodman deserves recognition for his contributions to racial integration. His band of the 1930s was one of the first "white" bands to include a black person. His famous Carnegie Hall concert of 1938 was not the first time blacks performed on stage, but it was still a rarity then. BTW, the extended version of this song on the Carnegie Hall concert album is even better.

[@AFmedic]

The black musician was the great Lionel Hampton on the Vibraphone.

[@JPMadden]

@@AFmedic And also pianist Teddy Wilson

[@path0610]

And he also had Charlie Christian on guitar. Goodman's famous quote was: "It takes the black keys and the white keys both, to make perfect harmony."

[@auldthymer]

Love, Love, Love!

[@collinnicholasns]

yes I love the Carnegie Hall performance it's my favorite version of this song,I still have it on vinyl. I think the best part of the song at Carnegie Hall is the piano solo, totally unrehearsed the crowd was digging the song so to make it longer they have the solos, but this time pointed to the piano and said go, which is why you hear someone saying "yeah man" on the recording, no rehearsal no prep all off the cuff and excellent work a masterpiece.

[@lollylight3670]

Dancing in your seat! Clarinets too! Excellent song!

[@Anniearchy]

SO excited to see this reaction!!! My great uncle Wally Moran was one of the traveling clarinet players in Benny Goodman's big band !!! Uncle Wally had to change his very Polish last name when he started to tour. He's actually a Marynowski !! He married a stripper, had dogs named Mugsy & Pugsy, and always sent baskets of citrus fruit to all the family for Christmas every year.

[@TheFlowNetwork]

Here's a link to a "live" version from the film "Hollywood Hotel"...not the whole song but it's great to see Gene Krupa (the drummer) in action. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faizp3-DoayKhqs And here is a VERY famous version they recorded in Carnegie Hall in 1938....13 minutes long! Gene Krupa goes OFF! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnnGhH6le8qEas0

[@copperhopperwarren4788]

thank you!🐇

[@slickroads]

Harry James on first trumpet.

[@WeeStrom]

Nice! My folks had that 1938 Carnegie Hall show on vinyl, I listened to this track a LOT. 👍

[@TheFlowNetwork]

@@WeeStrom We had that record in our collection too.

[@Yldcatz]

Thanks for the link!

[@goittoog7563]

SWEET ! I love these jazz videos, Lionell Hampton, this one right here and several others I listen top all the time.

[@karaminalee]

Yesss! I’m was listening to Lionel Hampton exactly when I saw your comment. 😄

[@dorothyirby5740]

About 6 years ago, I was commenting that I liked very few big band type songs, but I had a few exceptions. Then I hummed the theme and my child, who was like 19 at the tiime said, "Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman". She put it on KZbin and I was like, yeah, that's it!! Been listening to it ever since!! I was in my 50's at the time and had grown up with big band as my parents listened to it, but as most young folks did, I rebelled and refused to listen to most of it. This song must've stuck in my head! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nich5379]

Again, Jamel you remind me why you were my first and still the best reactor. Thank you for this. I know every note of this masterpiece. Sing Sing Sing was always my Dad's favourite song, we heard it many times growing up, and all the rest of the Big Band groups of the thirties and fourties. He flew F 86 Sabres in England as a Canadian pilot with the US contingent supporting South Korea in 1953, the year I was born. We played this song at his celebration of life just last year. He was 98.

[@damonhines8187]

Clarinet, J!! Listen to the opening bars of George Gershwin's masterpiece 'Rhapsody in Blue.' Love the vintage, b&w film look, btw, lol! Yeah, as remarked elsewhere here, Gene Krupa killing it on drums!

[@godbluffvdgg]

The live version is killer...:)...Swing is KILLER stuff...Check out some of the Duke, Duke Ellington...Buddy Rich had a killer swing band along with many others...

[@tpaege1]

Duke E..Don't get around much anymore..great piece by him

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@tpaege1 Skin Deep Duke ellington with Louie Bellson on drums...On of the great jazz pieces...

[@mybrainhurts1856]

OMG I can't believe you are doing this song! Spread your wings cuz Benny & Gene will take you for a ride!!!🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johniacono4361]

Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is a 1936 song, with music and lyrics by Louis Prima, who first recorded it with the New Orleans Gang. Brunswick Records released it on February 28, 1936 on the 78 rpm record

[@NOAHCASAS]

🎶BENNY GOODMAN & PEGGY LEE ~ WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT🎶 IS ANOTHER AMAZING BY HIM PLUS THE SWING / BIG BAND ERA WAS JUST BOOMIN WITH AMAZING DRUMMER LIKE "GENE KRUPA" ON THIS SONG HAD SOME MEMORABLE DRUM BATTLES THANKS JAMEL_AKA_JAMAL ✌🏼& LO💚E MY BROTHER

[@gerardroll6468]

Jamel… Damn brother, you’re REALLY going way back with the musical history on this one huh??? I loved how you switched into the black & white part of the way through 🤟😝🎷🎺🥁. Another highlight was seeing you bust out the moves big guy 👍😁

[@jamelakajamal]

Lol I would’ve got up but my wireless headphones were dead 🤣🕺🏾

[@gerardroll6468]

@@jamelakajamal … 🤟😂.. I could imagine you & Adrienne swing dancing to this or even busting out The Charleston 💃🏻💥🕺🏾

[@jp9094]

Written by Louis Prima!! Another under appreciated artist.

[@coffeetime5995]

Sing, Sing, Sing always make me feel like dancing! Liked the way you changed your video to black & white during the song - nice touch!

[@jeffflowers5489]

The movie The Mask with Jim Carey had this song in it.

[@racafritz]

Love that you did this! I was in the resurgent scene in the early, mid 90’s with this. Had a hip cat seeing you wanted to dance and just put out their hand. You didn’t know each other but, you just wanted to dance. Great times at the Durby Club on Los Feilez. It has to be the most exhausting song to keep up to till the end. You do have catch your breath moments but, then band hits you hard. Oh, and everyone dressed to the 9’s!

[@deathdrop1]

Even though I was born in 1950, I love big band swing music. It will make you get up and move. This music was used for the dance called the jitterbug. There are videos on KZbin because I have seen some of them. Benny Goodman is the one playing the clarinet and Gene Krupa was the king of the drums.