Thank you sooo much for this, I never thought I would ever get to see this! :-))) I hope more Pied Pipers performances from short subjects will emerge 🎉
Arthur Freed wrote the song (with Nacio Herb Brown) in 1929- and he made sure it was included in an "early talkie montage" when he produced "Singin' in the Rain" in 1952.
June and her sister Ina Ray Hutton were Black. Ina Ray was very beautiful and fronted several all-girl orchestras in Thirties, Forties and Fifties most notably in early Fifties when she hosted her own musical variety show on LA’s KTLA.
That's debatable, since neither Ina Ray or her possible, "half-sister", June, ever claimed being "black". I've seen Ina's marriage license and Ina listed herself as being "White" . In a time, when being Black was not necessarily frowned upon, why would there be a need to hide anything ? Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers, Count Basie, etc etc etc, were all popular, all very much Black, and never hid it. They were making good money and were never out of work. So, no, there would've been no reason to hide a small percentage of Black lineage in these women. You're claiming something false, considering both of these women obviously had a larger amount of Caucasian genetics or lineage in them. So, the other 95% percentage we are to simply ignore ? Lol. Also, the term "Mulatto" during the 1930's and 1940's, simply meant any mixture of races i.e. American Indian and White, Chinese and American Indian, Mexican and Chinese, Black and Chinese, etc etc. it did not mean, just White and Black mixed together, which is the modern definition, after the 1960's, but not the definition in the further distant past.
Maybe you're referring to Axel Stordahl's orchestra? Stordahl was Sinatra's musical director during the 40's - and he later married June Hutton. There is another sensational version here at youtube of this song "Should I?," by the Pied Pipers, on Sinatra's radio program (Stordahl's orchestra) from Feb., 1946.
@@sandaglad Jo Stafford was in the Pied Pipers during WWII, tooling around with Tommy Dorsey and his singer, Frank S. Afterwards Jo embarked on her solo career, and June replaced her.
Yes - they sing "doesn't matter if you gotta blend, shades of Leo Watson." The reference is to Leo Watson, a singer of the 40's who was know for scat-singing and vocalese - where a voice emulates a musical instrument. The whole passage is "Hey Bop-A-Rebop, the present trend, licks we don't sing too often, it doesn't matter if you gotta blend, shades of Leo Watson." Definitely hipster-talk. An example of Watson here at youtube is "Leo Watson, Tight and Gay, 1946."
Fabulous harmony
Glad to have you here. 😅
Fell in love with this amazing lady....just recently
So long b4 i was born....but..this is music i know......im at a loss.my ma was born in44.
Thank you sooo much for this, I never thought I would ever get to see this! :-))) I hope more Pied Pipers performances from short subjects will emerge 🎉
This song gives me goosebumps !
Beautiful harmonies. What possible reason is there for it to be taken OFF of Apple Music 😡😡😡 I can’t find it anywhere
It's here.❤
Arthur Freed wrote the song (with Nacio Herb Brown) in 1929- and he made sure it was included in an "early talkie montage" when he produced "Singin' in the Rain" in 1952.
Great timing and perfect chemistry❤
June and her sister Ina Ray Hutton were Black. Ina Ray was very beautiful and fronted several all-girl orchestras in Thirties, Forties and Fifties most notably in early Fifties when she hosted her own musical variety show on LA’s KTLA.
That's debatable, since neither Ina Ray or her possible, "half-sister", June, ever claimed being "black". I've seen Ina's marriage license and Ina listed herself as being "White" . In a time, when being Black was not necessarily frowned upon, why would there be a need to hide anything ? Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers, Count Basie, etc etc etc, were all popular, all very much Black, and never hid it. They were making good money and were never out of work. So, no, there would've been no reason to hide a small percentage of Black lineage in these women. You're claiming something false, considering both of these women obviously had a larger amount of Caucasian genetics or lineage in them. So, the other 95% percentage we are to simply ignore ? Lol. Also, the term "Mulatto" during the 1930's and 1940's, simply meant any mixture of races i.e. American Indian and White, Chinese and American Indian, Mexican and Chinese, Black and Chinese, etc etc. it did not mean, just White and Black mixed together, which is the modern definition, after the 1960's, but not the definition in the further distant past.
This was in singin in the rain
How about their accompanying Frank Sinatra and his great orchestra?!
Maybe you're referring to Axel Stordahl's orchestra? Stordahl was Sinatra's musical director during the 40's - and he later married June Hutton. There is another sensational version here at youtube of this song "Should I?," by the Pied Pipers, on Sinatra's radio program (Stordahl's orchestra) from Feb., 1946.
@@sandaglad Jo Stafford was in the Pied Pipers during WWII, tooling around with Tommy Dorsey and his singer, Frank S. Afterwards Jo embarked on her solo career, and June replaced her.
Frank Sinatra and Axel Stordahl most beautiful string arrangements ever
does anyone know what they were saying at 1:51
Yes - they sing "doesn't matter if you gotta blend, shades of Leo Watson." The reference is to Leo Watson, a singer of the 40's who was know for scat-singing and vocalese - where a voice emulates a musical instrument.
The whole passage is "Hey Bop-A-Rebop, the present trend, licks we don't sing too often, it doesn't matter if you gotta blend, shades of Leo Watson." Definitely hipster-talk.
An example of Watson here at youtube is "Leo Watson, Tight and Gay, 1946."
Suddenly 1:24 it jumps and then some!
Itchy and Scratchy ripped this song off
Yes, he really looks bewildered! And he is not very good att playback singing either!