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. . . of all things.
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06-19-2024 07:38 PM
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I thought Judy Garland was a brunette
ps that's Paul Whiteman and Don Goldie his trumpeter on the left, don't know the guitar player w the L-5.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
I thought Judy Garland was a brunette
ps that's Paul Whiteman and Don Goldie his trumpeter on the left, don't know the guitar player w the L-5.
I didn't recognize him either. But that L5 is so blond it's almost white!
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The guitar was made no earlier than a year or two prior so the finish hadn't ambered yet. Originally Posted by Sleeko
I think it's Art Ryerson but I'm used to seeing him w a Super 400
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Sweet! And no matter how hard he strums I still can't hear him! Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Hey, Ray Charles stole that bass-line for Hit the Road, Jack!
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I hear a bit of Sing Sing Sing in the beginning as well. Originally Posted by Mick-7
Hey, Ray Charles stole that bass-line for Hit the Road, Jack!
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Boy, this reminds me of the brilliance of Mickey. This has been said before but i'll say it again.. There is nothing he couldn't do.
What an extraordinary figure in our lifetimes' guys. Handsome and otherworldly talented.
Thanks for sharing.
JD
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great actor yes, but that was a mimed video Originally Posted by Max405
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I don't know if you'd call that a Florentine blonde but fortunately it's not a Venetian one Originally Posted by Sleeko
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Was it? Hard to tell. The sound is a bit out of sync with the video. Originally Posted by wintermoon
He certainly looks to be playing all the right drums and cymbal, and of course the cowbell. (I know we assume everything before the late 60's was lip-synced and mimed, but it might have been cheaper and more efficient to record them live on the set.)
He actually started out as a drummer with his family's vaudeville act.
According to an article in Vanity Fair, "He could sing, he could act, he could dance. He learned to play the banjo—scarily well—in a day. He played the drums like a pro. He was an expert golfer, a champion ping-pong player. He composed a symphony, Melodante, which he performed on the piano at Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 Inauguration Gala. Mickey was some kind of beautiful, talented monster."
More Rooney drumming:
With Louis Armstrong:
And playing piano and singing:
He was an old-school all-around entertainer. One-of-a-kind.
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Naturally, I thought, oh my god, he took over all our instruments. At least he doesn't play guitar.
Oops...
Oh he could tapdance even as a little kid.
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Mickey is the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend in 5 minutes flat.
I wouldn't let a girl of mine anywhere near the little bastard.
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
Yup. And wow, I had no idea about his talents. Say what you want but I don't think there's a Mime who could out do him!
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Frankly, it all looked real enough to me. Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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Or not. There's a part in that video where I finally realised where mine must have gotten her term musique de singe from Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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I had no idea he was that talented. Will have to search some of those films out. I always appreciate multi-talented people who are so far beyond me that I'm forced to sit and enjoy, instead of being plagued with trying to figure out how they do what they do.
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On the subject of nice blondes even without (Mickey Rooney on) drums:
Do you think I'm right or wrong thinking that this playing is actually great (expressive and suchlike)?
And, disclaimer: I'm unsure precisely what to expect from violins playing "in tune", but I actually find these imprecisions rather charming (even though, well, this could also be down to "nice-blonde bias..." hard to tell...)
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https://www.facebook.com/NowThisEnte.../?locale=ms_MY Originally Posted by palindrome
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Yes, I was aware of this connection. Also remember thinking, what a horrible childhood experience... Originally Posted by Woody Sound
Just imagine!
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AND! Jane Mansfield reportedly had an IQ over 160…. Originally Posted by palindrome
But..Who cared!
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Define "in tune", according to what temperament, etc? Vivaldi in ET is going to sound wrong no matter how (if you've heard it played correctly). Originally Posted by palindrome
But, this does sound like what I've mentioned before, violins not sounding in tune because of bowing and "vibratobligato" not being helped by an old live TV recording (even the applause sounds out of tune) but you'd expect the soloist and the accompaniment to be equally affected by that
To stick with the (fake) blonde theme: you didn't mean twice over 80? Originally Posted by mauibob
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No worries.
As long as your IQ is higher than your systolic blood pressure, you should be fine.
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LOL Originally Posted by Sleeko
Sweet! And no matter how hard he strums I still can't hear him!
I've always thought of big band swing guitar as felt but not heard.
You can't always hear the guitar in a swing big band, but if it wasn't there, you'd know something was missing.
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Take a look at this... Bobby Hackett, better known for the cornet...
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