Carol Lawrence "In The Mood, I'd Rather Lead A Band, Swing! & Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)"

[@rivaridge7211]

The lovely and very talented Carol Lawrence recently turned 91 and is still going strong. Bless her heart!

[@Juliaflo]

Best remembered as the original Maria in Broadway's West Side Story.

[@lonestarfriend]

What a production! 🙂

[@TomElvisSmith]

That was quite a production number! Very nice! It was similar to one you might find in a big-budget 1940's musical.

[@donaldauguston9740]

Carol was absolutely fabulous! Thank you for posting. DA

[@lonestarfriend]

Talk about a song-and-dance woman! 🙂 👏👏👏 for everyone! Loved the fast tap dancing!

[@josephcomuniello964]

“Good ole days of the ED SULLIVAN SHOW”👌

[@chippower5467]

Carol was a tap 👑 legendary on the Ed Sullivan Show.

[@deanfaw]

Now that's music for us older folks

[@dougmilesmedia]

Great! You don't see that on TV anymore.

[@Kw1161]

Carol Lawrence was very good in this swing era big band salute, Busby Berkley would applaud. Thanks to playing this video, and have a nice day!

[@that70sgirl90]

Sensational... the sets, costumes, orchestra, the dancing, excellent vocals! Puts you in the mood! Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@andydrewlinger9301]

So great to see a Carol performance on Sullivan that deeply highlights her dancing skills as well as vocal prowess. And not to be huffing and puffing after the first half of so of this--makes me think she possessed breathing and overall lung and muscle control that, in particular, we these days see Pink do so well, time and again, in her live performances.

[@dferzaremba]

All the heavy dance numbers on The Ed Sullivan Show were lip-synced. Only the band and vocalists sang live. Carol and the ensemble are lip-syncing to their pre-recorded tracks.

[@andydrewlinger9301]

@@dferzaremba Your source(s) for this?

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

​@@andydrewlinger9301Easy. Check out the timestamps 3:54 - 3:58. Just after she does a flip and gets atop the prop piano, watch as she opens her mouth. The lyric you suddenly hear is SING. Yet Carol can clearly be seen accidentally mouthing the word SWING. The live nature of the performance automatically kicks in as she gets pulled away from that center camera and correctly mouths the lyrics!❤

[@HootieRedwing]

It's impossible to take your eyes off of her. She's amazing!

[@Sands-show]

Spectacular!! Great🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@clickerbootsmoir1012]

Her tapping makes my thing quiver ❤

[@Tif91522]

I Love Carol Lawrence ❤

[@Supremesfan1]

In the opening, we see Ina Ray Hutton as one of the four bandleades pictures shown from the era. I think that's wonderful! She was very talented and I think she is so overshadowed by her male counterparts. I don't even think Ella Fitzgerald gets the credit she deserves for taking over Chick Webb's orchestra. However, Ina Ray had an all female orchestra at one time which is absolutely fantastic for her time.

[@sunflowerdisabilty]

I never knew she could Dance! Fab!

[@clickerbootsmoir1012]

Carol lawerence tap dance

[@clickerbootsmoir1012]

Tap❤ makes me quiver ❤

[@EdwardCardon-p9z]

Mrs Robert Goulet at the time sure could dance; and in high heels

[@andiprivat4677]

Only mega Cool wau....

[@iloveusa11]

Any version in 1080p?

[@nysaxman]

Wonder if the tall male dancer is the 6'6 Tommy Tune.

[@donaldauguston9740]

I certainly looks like Tommy.

[@kade82]

I wondered that myself, but -- though tall -- I'm not sure he's 6'6" tall.

[@waldolydecker8118]

another whose first thought was....looks like Tommy Tune...bet its him; certainly looks like him and who else can it be?

[@nysaxman]

@@kade82 according to various published articles Tommy Tune is 6'6 1/2.

[@nysaxman]

@@waldolydecker8118 the height is the key. There were no other tap dancers then at 6'6 1/2 in height. Legendary tapper Honi Coles was 6'2. So I'm certain it was Tommy Tune.

[@iloveusa11]

2:25

[@Herobello7141]

What a creepy coincidence! Ed sullivan reach 666k subs on halloween 💀

[@andrewm5402]

Very talented lady. I’m wondering if maybe the vocals were pre-recorded. Mouth mouth movement doesn’t always match.

[@HollandMacFallister]

I thought that as soon as after the big dance break she's singing at full volume and I'm not sure that that's humanely possible. Even on Broadway, I believe dancers are often singing along with their pre-recorded tracks (or have a boost from offstage singers) after a demanding routine. Back in the 1940s, before everyone was expected to be a triple threat (singer/actor/dancer), Broadways shows often had two choruses, a singing chorus and a dancing chorus. This way everyone could do what they did best without getting quite so winded.

[@jlmsmith2113]

Superb delightful loveliness!!! Awesome and fantastic!!!

[@lyallg7925]

And people rave about Ginger Rogers ….why?

[@David-up7rv]

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