Drummer reacts to "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman

I am so glad I recorded an extra video because I had a feeling one of the videos would get blocked. And the first damn video got blocked! So, thank you to our patron Patrick M for this great choice, Big Band and Swing just such a fundamental and original sound. I love it.
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[@keithwest2148]

As a drummer, you need to explore Gene Krupa. There's a great video from around 1960 of him preforming Sing, Sing, Sing with a quintet. ALL drummers owe him a debt of gratitude for popularizing the instrument.

[@L33Reacts]

I'll have to check more out! Thank you for the suggestion.

[@stlmopoet]

Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. Maybe already saw Buddy Rich.​@@L33Reacts

[@maraboo72]

There is also a drum battle between Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. And the winner is: the audience. Krupa played in a movie with Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. At the end of the scene he plays a very special and unique drum set. Look for Barbara Stanwyck, (vocals: Martha Tilton), Gene Krupa & His Orchestra. Drum Boogie". Worth to watch.

[@ddthor]

The movie with Krupa and Stanwyck was Ball of Fire. Good movie.

[@lookmanohands1966]

You are correct sir.

[@tommonk7651]

To me, Sing, Sing, Sing is one of the best of the big band songs.... Krupa, baby!! One of the godfathers of modern drumming....

[@annbanderson]

Thanks for letting the music play and talking over it instead of stopping the track. Best way to do it.

[@mildredpierce4506]

I think every drummer should listen to this.

[@jameslapham3274]

Gene Krupa was one of the first to elevate the drums from just being a rhythm keeper to being another voice in the orchestra. Love Big Band music!

[@duckydewer]

Goodman and his band played for decades. My Mom died in 19. She was 87. She saw Goodman, the Dorsey's, Artie Shaw, and on... Drummers, Krupa, Buddy Rich, Dave Tough... She saw Artie Shaw before he retired in the late 40's. She saw him in Washington DC at the Earle Theatre at a afternoon performance, his female singer was Billie Holiday, it cost her 75 cents.

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

Wow. One big reason I so want a time machine.

[@brendencarlson5220]

I used to listen to Big Band with my dad every Friday there was a show on public radio back in the 70s and 80s. Anyway, Benny Goodman will still touring in the late 70s and my dad took me to go see him. He had to sit on a stool once in a while to take a breather, but it was great and I’m so glad I have that memory and can say that at 14 years of age, I saw a Big Band legend live in concert.

[@Jude_196]

I could NOT imagine: being able to go to a "club", back in the day, and having the chance to LISTEN to SEVERAL PIECES, like this, ALL in ONE NIGHT!! WHAT a SHOW THAT would BE!!!

[@BonniBarlow-fn6oj]

I love playing the drums to swing and big band music - complex and carefree at the same time. A fun challenge. Other faves: In The Mood, Toy Trumpet, Chop Suey.

[@mildredpierce4506]

It makes you wanna dance? That is what swing music was all about, dancing. This is the kind of music you were twirl your girl around as you danced across the floor.

[@davidgale7384]

Swing music is what my mother used to teach me to dance when I was as tall as her at 5' 1" (1965). The spins and between the legs slides did me well later in the disco era... contests in LA with cash and drinks prizes. Great band and danceable music.

[@carolynschmidt5467]

I noticed that. Disco was a little callback to big band.

[@emilymartinez6961]

L33, this is amazing! You're the only reactor that I know of that is reacting to Big Band music and l'm here for it!! This takes me back to my childhood, this is what my parents listen to all the time and my father even taught me how to dance swing, so yes, l get a little emotional listening to Big Band Music, THANKS❤🥰👍🏻

[@AP-gb3eh]

You should se some of the Lyndy Hop and Swing dancers 💃 dancing to this , they were amazing.

[@jean-pierreyot5871]

This song was written by Louis Prima of "Just a Gigolo" fame … worth checking out too.

[@russellsketchley8830]

Louis Prima also did the voice of King Louis in The Jungle Book (1967).

[@johnsilva9139]

Louis Prima from New Orleans played trumpet and sang, like the other Louis from New Orleans ( Armstrong ). Benny Goodman and the band didn't bother with the vocals, they just liked the music.

[@thomasripley1548]

Love the big band sound....

[@ianmitnick8245]

Drummer Buddy Rich called Gene Krupa "the best drummer of all time" - true story - they were good friends - and drummer Neil Peart of RUSH was inspired by and influenced by Gene Krupa and started playing the drums at age 12 or 13 because of Gene Krupa.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

There is a video of the drum contest between them. Battle of master and student.

[@theeloquentbaby]

Love it! My 91 year old father does too… That Jungle Beat😀 How could they resist getting on the dance floor? Thank you, Lee and Patrick!

[@lindalou6105]

As a kid I listened to this a lot off my Dad's album. Loved it.

[@ShadowSong634]

How can you not dance to this??? So classic! Thank you Patrick!!!

[@lauracarlo1262]

My daughter’s dance team did a tap dance to this song and won the competition! Great song

[@marcdaviddecker]

Dude- the players back then in the big band era were just devastatingly good. Those horn sections killed it man. Can’t EVEN imagine what it was like to hear that shit live in person. Crazy fucking insane good. Just nuts. Thx bro- enjoy ur shit.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

This is the music that elevated the spirits of the allies and helped win World War 2. Krupa was a great and always had a smile on his face.

[@harrietmiller3982]

Benny Goodman inspired to play the clarinet when I was a kiddo~ this song got me

[@johnnyfrederick01]

The Gene Krupa story with Sal Mineo is amazing, as is The Benny Goodman Story with Steve Allen. A real throwback to the time when the world hung on the brink of darkness and destruction, and yet they kept their cool and did their part. Indeed the “Greatest Generation” with all their flaws kept the flame of liberty alight. It’s our turn now, and we must MUST do whatever we can to see that the American “Great Experiment” continues….. I’m sorry for your loss, Lee. Our mother died at 48 when my sister was only 11, and she hasn’t (yet) done the work to grieve and heal. It’s a pain that can be soothed and healed, but the memories and the gifts shine through. Keep searching!!

[@glenndespres5317]

This is the music my Mom and Dad danced to before I was, you know, even a twinkle in Dads eye. The Big Bands were all the rage. Krupa, Buddy Rich, and as you have here, Benny Goodman were the big names.

[@genegarrett3372]

Goodman was a classically trained player. His band did this at Carnegie Hall (there were other bands on the bill as well) Most of the audience were very conservative upper crust, but all were tapping their feet to the music.

[@johnnyfrederick01]

That’s a big moment in the movie The Benny Goodman Story

[@daveb8449]

Love that you're getting into the big band era!

[@netzahuacoyotl]

Gene Krupa was instrumental (yes, that) in the development of the modern drum kit. In the 1920s drummers made their own “contraptions” out of available marching and exotic percussion. Marching bass and snare, cowbell, woodblocks, temple blocks, China cymbal, Turkish cymbal and Chinese toms (tam tam). Drum manufacturers began to supply mountable Tom’s with one tunable head and the hi hat was introduced by the 1930s. Krupa, as a major star, got manufacturers to create toms with two tuneable heads, larger sizes and larger cymbals that were specialized for riding and crashing.

[@toastnjam7384]

Gene Krupa was one of the first drummers to elevate the drums from a rhythm keeper to being another instrument in the orchestra.

[@tow5384]

Find the extra long version of Sing, Sing, Sing with Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall. It's got all the great musicians including Gene Krupa in it. This appearance made swing and those musicians no longer low class musicians.

[@billc.5861]

Yeah. Gene Krupa was the first rock star drummer about 25 years before there was such a thing. I grew up on Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Gene, Krupa and Buddy Rich Music playing from my parents Day and night But my father and my uncle, who taught me how to play the drums leaned a little more towards Buddy Rich, but Gene Krupa was so damn good

[@anrun]

Best piece of popular music written in the 20th century.

[@melk.6024]

Best Swing dancing music!❤

[@alpetrocelli4465]

I always thought of this as the first jam band, before music discovered electricity. And Gene Krupa, the drummer, was from my South Chicago neighborhood. What a jam! ✌️❤️🎶

[@tomenrico6199]

When I was young the drummers I heard the most about from the big band era were Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson. All three great in their own ways. This track is a great example of Krupa's style.

[@michaelnorris7353]

Love this. Gene Krupa was an ultra-cool drummer however you should give Buddy Rich a try sometime. Especially anything that features one of his three-minute drum solos. I grew up in the 60`s & 70`s loving all of the different types of music from then. But my mother would also play all of these 78 LPs she had all of the time - most of them big band music. I am really happy that she did & passed that knowledge of this swing music down to me.

[@davidschecter5247]

This really influenced "jazz" in the movies. You compare the complexity and development of this with most music today and you will instantly realize how low we've gotten. Sorry to hear about your loss. I can't imagine losing a parent at that age.

[@visaman]

I listen to The Jack Benny radio Show and the songs that Kenny Baker and Dennis Day sang are so flaccid compared to this. This song was a game changer.

[@irrefudiate]

Harry James was a star trumpet player back in those days.

[@lisavalentine8877]

Gene Krupa started my life-long love of drummers! And, this song made me want to learn clarinet.

[@JPLodine]

Lee, it almost makes me jealous that you’re hearing this, and learning about Gene Krupa, for the first time. I’m 66 and have only been a jazz fan for about 20 years, but it seems like forever that I’ve felt that the best drummers in history were Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Awesome drumming here, and Goodman and the whole band just swung so hard on this track. My dad was a classical musician (church organist, choirmaster etc.) and I remember him being a huge Goodman fan, and I must have picked up something from him. Great reaction especially as you call out the names of the awesome individual players here.

[@mrysedeers]

yeah, that's jazz!

[@Pelza20]

Krupa is my favorite drummer. So many later drummers have him as their favorite too. Keith Moon comes to mind for one 🥰

[@ericarachel55]

I just love those big bands!

[@oasisraider]

Great to see a reaction to this!!! The original version is about 3 minutes longer. Check out the orchestra performing a shorter version in the movie Hollywood Hotel from 1937. It's awesome to see it performed. Gene Krupa is amazing!!! Greatest drummer in my opinion. His album Drummer Man is fantastic as is the soundtrack to The Gene Krupa Story which Gene plays the tracks on.

[@cartercarter645]

Thank you for showing real emotion and keepin’ it real

[@ShiverHinge]

What a great ball of energy. Thanks for focusing our aural gaze on this. Enjoyed it more than ever because of it.

[@theeloquentbaby]

Lee, your Mom and Dad did a good job ❤️

[@robertpearson8798]

You should learn more about Krupa. This particular drum solo has been said to have elevated the role of the drummer from that of an accompanist to that of an important solo voice. Apparently his career was partially tainted by scandal after it was learned that he was a user of……..marijuana. How times have changed.

[@CliffordLake]

Swing, baby!

[@raynavarro7997]

I wake up to this every morning....it's my alarm ringtone!

[@lesliedavis2185]

Can’t keep still when this comes on. I used to do some swing dancing, not very well. One of the great big bands, and Krupa.

[@davidmckenzie420]

One of my faves from this genre.

[@L33Reacts]

I see why Dave! This was awesome. Gene and Benny were fantastic

[@patricknicolucci5073]

Lee my dad was a big band drummer, I grew up on this before 1964 and the Beatles enetered my musical universal. Krupa was my Dad's favorite but also loved Buddy Rich as well. Great stuff

[@irrefudiate]

Whoever remastered this had his shit together. I've never heard any 1940's music recorded in stereo.. because it didn't exist.The extended drum solo had a ride tom way over on the left side. It freaked me out when I heard it. So, I'm going to listen to this again, make sure I heard what I thought I heard.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

Be sure to check out the Benny Goodman Band playing "Sing, Sing, Sing" at the 1938 Carnegie Hall concert...

[@stevehutnikoff5964]

One of the greatest things ever recorded.

[@PolferiferusII]

A friend of mine's father died of a heart attack at the same age. Although it had a big effect on him, he also told me he had frequent nightmares of his dad doing something that actually happened a lot when he was alive, which was giving him a choice between a beating with a thick leather belt with hobs, or one massive punch to the face. The beating was worse, but the punch he only chose once because it knocked him out and gave him a concussion. Of his nightmares, he always awoke before the deed. His mom became an alcoholic and was later taken advantage of by a conman who robbed himself and all his siblings of their inheritance, as the conman had power of attorney. As it relates to his father dying when he was 9, he later felt deep unresolved resentment towards his father which could never be solved because his dad wasn't around to confront. He also had resentment towards his mom and other siblings, because he had warned them that his mother's lover, who sold himself as a family man and church deacon, was a sociopathic con-artist, and no one believed him. He knew full well that these feelings weren't necessarily logical, but what do you do with feelings? They can't be accounted for rationally, but they come regardless. He is currently a recovering alcoholic and has come to some resolution with his siblings, as, afterall, they now don't and couldn't deny that he was right. My own family history is quite complex with hair-razing trauma, but, as you grow older you realize so is everyone's to some extent. When we mature we stop seeing our tragedies as so unique as to be the "only one". With most people, you just need to scratch their "normal" exterior to find out not _if they have,_ but rather _from whence it comes,_ that their resentments, issues, and childhood traumas lie. After meaningfully getting that, it's possible to grant ourselves and others grace for we we've done to others, and vice versa. And that can create healing from our past, and move us to be confidant, creative, good allies to one another, build trust, and sleep better, etc, etc.

[@honestabe1940]

Music of America becoming,"The", Superpower!

[@jellyrollnorton]

There are 2 great videos on KZbin of this song with dancers and a live band, choreographed by Bob Fosse.

[@user-pe9gz8si8k]

If you haven’t already heard, you should listen to Sandy Nelson’s “Let there be drums”

[@mikeeckel2807]

Great drummer from the early to mid-1960s!

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Wish you could have watched the video (Called Soundies in those days). Watching Gene Krupa on drums driving the song along with the extended arrangement is a treat.

[@jamesg7822]

thank you for opening up at the end of video - enjoying your reactions

[@musicairplanes4884]

Rock & Roll before Rock & Roll.

[@alanshepherd4304]

I'm sure i have seen this performance on video on KZbin. Worth taking a look!!😁😁🇬🇧

[@Squarewave39]

Also check out drummer Chick Webb with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, there was a competition at the Savoy versus Benny Goodman Orchestra with Gene Krupa

[@visaman]

You saw the Ken Burns documentary too eh? 😊

[@Squarewave39]

@@visaman Yes Ken Burns is an American treasure and yes, I have the DVD

[@sgt.blkdog3840]

That shit flat out slaps

[@cameltanker1286]

In the late 1930's this was my grandfather's chair throwing music.

[@richardfeldkamp1707]

There is a video of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich going head to head, well worth looking for

[@rexrobertson2219]

listen to the live Carnegie hall recording almost twice as long.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

Good introduction of Krupa for a drummer.

[@L33Reacts]

He's nuts back there! I want to see this video of him and buddy going head to head lol

[@andreaschmall5560]

Krupa was phenomenal. You should also listen to Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five (The DC5). Never see anyone reacting to this fabulous band of the sixties that came from the British Invasion. Tom Hanks gave the tribute to The DC5 when they were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There is a documentary about the formation, popularity and history of the band where current musicians praise Dave Clark's style of drumming.

[@thomasripley1548]

The great gene krupa on drums, Benny was a killer on Clarinet....they had other s as well I dont remember em all....there is a version of Rhapsody in blue with benny playing in an all star band my all time fav musical piece ever....

[@HotQgav]

That history of yours... damm, man, damm...

[@HotQgav]

You should try "Song of India", "No name jive", "Stomping at the Savoy" and also the recently made "Hey Pachuco"

[@markkringle9144]

Oh, yeah. This band has jazz funk!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Unmistakable gangster era tune! Oozes badness from every note!! The hotter version is the live one from their famous Carnegie Hall concert! The star trumpeter is Harry James! Try his version of TWO O’clock Jump!

[@AndyMakesPlaylists]

Love this! Another great job. Despite the credits (which are ALWAYS wrong, for some reason), this record is actually a medley of two songs, "Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)" and "Christopher Columbus." Both have lyrics which Goodman dispensed with. They always leave out "Christopher Columbus"! And though Jimmy Mundy gets the arrangement credit, Fletcher Henderson originated the "Christopher Columbus" arrangement. (Louis Prima is amazing too, btw.) There's an even longer and more explosive Goodman "Sing Sing Sing" recorded live at Carnegie Hall which you might want to check out. It's from what was for many years the best-selling jazz album AND the best-selling live album. That version has an extended (shockingly mellow) piano solo by Jess Stacy. But it also roars like this one -- only moreso. Might be worth reacting to. May I recommend a record Gene Krupa did with his own big band called "Let Me Off Uptown," featuring Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge. His drumming on that one is equally wild, as are O'Day and Eldridge on vocals and Eldridge's trumpet solo. It will also blow you away.

[@mikemike2322]

Search Krupa and Buddy Rich drum duets . They often challenged each other in drum solos.

[@damonhines8187]

How great is that?!! Krupa kills it! Love that beat, most memorably repurposed on the 60s cartoon series theme for 'George of the Jungle' and Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life'. Sunday afternoons for me in England, late 50s-early 60s were all about listening to what of my Dad's jazz collection he'd been able to bring with him to the UK from India. 😎🤙🏼🎺🎷🥁🎶❤✨️🕊

[@VereinPlatzhirschamHirschenpla]

Next must be: Just A Gigolo by Louis Prima

[@ShadowSong634]

Hey Lee. I can really relate to letting the past haunt you and letting the future scare you. The best way is to live is in the current moment but I'm just now beginning to learn how to do this. I rarely succeed but I'll keep trying. LOL

[@Thombene77]

Ed Sullivan show has a great video of Gene Krupa playing this its worth a watch.

[@normandaubry]

Gene Krupa is considering to be of of the greatest jazz drummers of all tike. Hos drum battles with Buddy Rich are legendary!

[@lookmanohands1966]

Definitely check out OSCAR PETERSON - Boogie Blues Etude Live @BBCStudios sometime. Mind blowing piano.

[@Cheryworld]

Why Don't You Do Right - with a very young Peggy Lee - Benny Goodman Orch 1943

[@RichRobben1]

Krupa is a top 5 drummer of all time!!! Maybe top 3!!!

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

There is a John Belushi movie of this WW2 era of Americana. It's called, "1941". A Spielberg movie. You need to see this.

[@lmkeniston216]

The dance scene using this song in Ace Ventura is my fave part of the movie. The trouble with the Carnegie Hall recording is that production values are sorely lacking. This one’s way better!

[@lisarainbow9703]

It's also featured in a dance routine in the movie, "Blast From the Past". .

[@RebeccaRaven]

Louis Prima and Keely Smith....you need to listen!

[@Beatles4Sale.]

Classic! Classic! Classic! Great video of a dance video on KZbin from that time too.

[@woedan48]

Klezmer is a genre that you should check out. I think this song may have some roots In Klezmer. It’s like a Jewish jazz thing.

[@carolynschmidt5467]

This one... good job finding this one!

[@L33Reacts]

My patrons know their stuff! I trust them to steer me in the right direction :)

[@mildredpierce4506]

The first time I heard this was years ago on a chips ahoy cookie , commercial

[@paulehney4581]

Cool

[@L33Reacts]

Cool, cool.

[@ericarachel55]

Sonny Payne played drums on this Gene Krupa is another fantastic drummer

[@sldrums]

buddy rich loved gene.

[@ericarachel55]

Gene Krupa also played sing sing sing too!

[@Jude_196]

MAN - KRUPA was SO GREAT IN THIS PIECE!!! LOVE me some BENNY GOODMAN!!! :) ENJOY, LEE!!!

[@carolynschmidt5467]

You had to be a good dancer to handle this.

[@joejohnston3591]

More cowbell!

[@bobbissell2910]

WW2 had to dance ass off cause world was blowing up. My dad danced to this while on leave in Uk

[@splitimage137.]

Mr. Goodman had to be CONVINCED by Mr. Krupa to allow him to bring the drums up front and be given those drum solos. Benny WAS convinced, and the rest is history. If you like this, check out COZY COLE'S cover of Duke Ellington's CARAVAN. I have the single, and it's on two sides, and side 2 ROCKS like this song does, with the same "motoric rhythm" - like an idling V8 engine with oversized cams. (See Led Zeppelin's MOBY DICK at Madison Square Garden for Bonzo's "motoric rhythm" with visuals of dragster engines - firing on all cylinders.)