Saw my old-man "swing-dance" to this once with Mom at a wedding reception, when i was real young.The old-man flung Mom six-feet in the air, caught her, brought her down, threw her between his legs, then spun her around, and niether missed a beat. My godfather said to me then, "Man! Hank & Rose can still cut a 'MEAN SLICE' 'o rug!" That was 61 years ago.
That is one of the most bad ass things I've read in a while! Thank you so much for sharing that memory with us ! Your a bad ass just for passing it on !
There's some interesting things about this track. One is the length. It was very rare to record anything this long. Originally on a 78 rpm platter back then, you could only get about 4 minutes in a side. It was released as a double sided single, something that just wasn't done. It ended up this length because Krupa kept playing. That longer drum part at about half way, expected to be the end but he kept playing and so Benny and company did too. The whole second half basically is ad-lib.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY JAZZ BAND IS GOING TO PLAY THIS. I. AM. THE. CLARINET PLAYER. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN JAZZ BAND. GOD FUCKING DAMN IT *TWO* GOD DAMN SOLOS??????????
That's Gene Kupra on drums Daddy-o! Also in his band was the great Lionel Hampton. My parents turned me on to swing and big band music. Keep it Alive! Times were simpler but jammin.
My wife’s uncle Wilf had this very piece played at his funeral last week, he loved Benny Goodman. The poor vicar obviously didn’t know how long it would last and wasn’t familiar with it. At every point where it went a bit quiet she thought it was finishing she start to rise but she had to sit back down as the tempo kicked back in. Wilf was always the joker and I wonder if his choice was Wilf’s last prank.
Sounds like it was! What a great memory for the family. I am certain everyone had a chuckle. I am sure the vicar knew this song - just didn't know it was going to be the extended version that was played! Uncle Wilf sounds like he was a cool cat!
@@juliusbakker4415possible but unlikely. 1 out of 500,000 men make it to 106. But even more unlikely is a 106 year old to use UA-cam. So unless if this guy has proof other than his word, I don’t buy it
To this day, I still believe that this song is the best song ever composed from the 20th century. Other songs may have out-sold it, but no song ever sounded better.
I think it may be a design flaw of these earbuds, or perhaps a flaw in the structure of my outer ear 😅, that makes it so when I smile the earbuds fall out 😂 It’s not very conducive to listening to good songs all the way through!
In nearly every decade, there's one artist who stands out from the crowd, who's basically the Jimi Hendrix of his (or her) generation, taking music to a place it's never been before. In the 1940s, that guy was Benny Goodman (honorable mention to Art Tatum).
I AM ALMOST 74 YEARS OLD, BORN 12/01/49. THIS IS MUSIC OF MY PARENTS' GENERATION AND I LOVE IT. THE MUSIC OF THE 1960'S WAS MY YEARS 10-20. THE MUSIC OF THE 40'S THROUGH THE MID 70'S WAS THE BEST. I FEEL BAD FOR THOSE GROWING UP TODAY. CURRENT POP MUSIC IS AWFUL!!
NCIS brought me here , binging up to season 17 and this came on to remind me that a bespectacled nerdy Jewish guy could be the swinging-est man on the planet 👍👍
If I have a memorial service, this is the recording I want played ..... as loud as traffic allows. Imagine getting drummed to the hereafter by Gene Krupa!
Me too my late father had a collection of records Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller etc some were even before vinyl records came out. Enjoy this wonderful music@@carolpayette854
The 8:43 version...the full length job. Louis Prima. They WILL play this, in it's entirety, at my funeral wake. Folks' gonna jump at MY death rock! Heck yep.
Just so you know.. that's Gene Krupa. I too am a Zep fan, I even had the great luck of seeing them live once... but this is an awesome song with Gene in there
I'll never forget my visit to New Year City years ago. I was riding the subway and thoroughly enjoying some music on my headphones. I saw that an older man was smiling at me, so I handed him my headphones. He put them on, and he was thrilled to hear Benny Goodman! He said, "Beautiful!" He thanked me when he got off at his stop.
I met Butch Trucks' father, Derrick Trucks' grandfather, before an Allman Bros show at the Beacon Theater in NYC. I asked him if he liked the Allman Brothers band when they first started playing. He looked right in my eyes and said, "I like Benny Goodman." 😊
bands in those days traveled a lot by train, and i wonder how much time Gene Krupa spent in the coach vestibules listening to the sound of the wheels rolling over rail joints and switches , because you can sure it in parts of his drum solos.
This has been on of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, you can't help by tap your toes and smile. Don't understand how people can give a negative vote
@@ramonrodriguez3741the historic Carnegie hall performance was in 1938 so the tune must have been in the orchestra's book at least before then. Maybe Google is mistaken.
@@ramonrodriguez3741 if Google says 52/53 that is definitely wrong. As I said, the historical Carnegie hall performance was in 38 so this tune was absolutely making the rounds during wwii
I watch a decent amount of new jazz stuff but it will never be as great as the old stuff. The older jazz is just a lot more tight and you can tell they are so much more confident. The new stuff is good but I’ll always come back to the old stuff :)
This legendary song encompasses a lot of musical genres. The Jazz and Big Band elements are there and with that upbeat tempo and rhythm, Rock music was obviously influenced. With Harry James, Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman all on this recording, it's a mix of musical superstars.
@@AnnePatriotic -- Your reading comprehension is obviously limited, so I'll overlook your lack of knowledge and chalk it up to the poor reading and writing skills of young people. When Rock was in it's early stages, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was an obvious influence. I hope your literacy improves with age, but don't count on it.
This recording is fine, Krupa is brilliant, James incredible, Goodman never played better but the 1938 Carnegie Hall version surpasses them all. Why is it better? You hear the emotions of a vive audience but the piano solo {with Krupa in the background quietly keeping time) raises the performance to new heights. Chris Pannell
amazing how many people still recognize this. am trying to transpose it for funsies, and the amount of people that have this as a fave. total bop, love Gene Krupa on drums. man really slays
I remember watching Monsters University and Paddington at Marriott and Delta because it reminded me of Randy Newman and Nick Urata and The Emperor’s New Groove and Monsters, Inc. at IFly Indoor Skydiving reminded me of John Debney and Randy Newman.
At my first Grateful Dead show in 1978, the band was jamming, the people on the floor had pushed forward to the crowd the stage, everybody was listening, everybody was grooving, and I thought: "this is what it was like for my parents when they went to see the big bands". And Benny was the best.
@@walrusuveous Yes this is better music mr troll. What days are you talking about this was during the swing jazz era. NOT JUST FOR KIDS BUT FOR ADULTS TOO. Classical music is boring. Everyone's a critic.
@@Uvaronova Nah, rage rap and drift phonk are better music. Who cares about the swing jazz era? RAGE RAP AND DRIFT PHONK ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS BUT ARE FOR ADULTS TOO! Swing jazz is boring. Everyone's a critic.
@@walrusuveous Lol I'll have to admit, there are very few genres I listen to To me rap rock screamo and such just aren't good. You can't understand the growling in other genres. Yes I am picky deal with it :)
Pioneer of every concept you hear in music...breakdowns, solos, progressions, climax, slowdowns, repetitions, etc.... everything summed up in one song! Amazing. Every band teacher should have their classes listen to this song. Put the drum machines and synthesizers away!
My dad was a big fan of the big bands. My was into the crooners. So my sister 4 older brothers and I were growing up to this. Plus I always thought this was how WWll was won. The music
The longest car I've ever seen was blasting this through Harlem
what the fuck y'all know about this?
TURN ON THE TV
what the fuck yall know about this
THE FUCK YALL KNOW ABOUT THIS?
holy shit they hit the black pentagon
turn on the black tv it doesnt matter what channel
BLACK LYLE WAKE UP
This is A Bad Ass Song For 1937 !
This is a bad ass song for 2024!
Saw my old-man "swing-dance" to this once with Mom at a wedding reception, when i was real young.The old-man flung Mom six-feet in the air, caught her, brought her down, threw her between his legs, then spun her around, and niether missed a beat. My godfather said to me then, "Man! Hank & Rose can still cut a 'MEAN SLICE' 'o rug!" That was 61 years ago.
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@@alysononoahu8702 how is this an L?More like a W
Absolutely beautiful comment!
That is one of the most bad ass things I've read in a while! Thank you so much for sharing that memory with us ! Your a bad ass just for passing it on !
This put a big smile on my face. Thanks for sharing
There's some interesting things about this track. One is the length. It was very rare to record anything this long. Originally on a 78 rpm platter back then, you could only get about 4 minutes in a side. It was released as a double sided single, something that just wasn't done.
It ended up this length because Krupa kept playing. That longer drum part at about half way, expected to be the end but he kept playing and so Benny and company did too. The whole second half basically is ad-lib.
I never knew that! Gene Krupa was incredible.
That’s really cool!
So you're telling me one of the greatest musical performances ever was half ad libbed? That's incredible!
CAVEIRAS DANÇANDO !
This song demands to be played past 4 minutes ......
This is how you play the drums, Gene Krupa was one of a kind
@@ludwik7326 He sure was ! I was raised on big band music and I really enjoy watching old videos of Krupa , Goodman, Miller etc…
And with that teeny drum set, too!
Yeah Man🎉😊 !
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY JAZZ BAND IS GOING TO PLAY THIS. I. AM. THE. CLARINET PLAYER. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN JAZZ BAND. GOD FUCKING DAMN IT *TWO* GOD DAMN SOLOS??????????
you poor soul
That's Gene Kupra on drums Daddy-o! Also in his band was the great Lionel Hampton. My parents turned me on to swing and big band music. Keep it Alive! Times were simpler but jammin.
You are your way to an incredible musical journey.
Give it to a trumpet player. He'll gladly take another solo. Lol. 😂
SLUGGO & YUKON ☕️😍
My wife’s uncle Wilf had this very piece played at his funeral last week, he loved Benny Goodman. The poor vicar obviously didn’t know how long it would last and wasn’t familiar with it. At every point where it went a bit quiet she thought it was finishing she start to rise but she had to sit back down as the tempo kicked back in. Wilf was always the joker and I wonder if his choice was Wilf’s last prank.
Sounds like it was! What a great memory for the family. I am certain everyone had a chuckle. I am sure the vicar knew this song - just didn't know it was going to be the extended version that was played! Uncle Wilf sounds like he was a cool cat!
RIP Wilf... unless this song is playing, then swing on. 😂
I love it! And great idea. May be stealing it for my own 'departure.' 😅
I was born in 1918 and have been DOA for 25 years but I still swing to this when the moon is full, on occasions
your 106 !!!
@@juliusbakker4415possible but unlikely. 1 out of 500,000 men make it to 106. But even more unlikely is a 106 year old to use UA-cam. So unless if this guy has proof other than his word, I don’t buy it
You could have seriously been my Great Grandfather or Grandmother
@@sizablesplash7815 That seems like a false statistic
@@toaster2428 got it off Google; blame it
Could be the best of American Music that's ever been recorded.
Yes! 😂
I agree with Duke Ellington's Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue drove the crowd wild and ranks with this is greatness.
To this day, I still believe that this song is the best song ever composed from the 20th century.
Other songs may have out-sold it, but no song ever sounded better.
This is one of those songs that just make you smile every time you hear it.
one cannot be unhappy listening to Big Bands!!!!!
I think it may be a design flaw of these earbuds, or perhaps a flaw in the structure of my outer ear 😅, that makes it so when I smile the earbuds fall out 😂 It’s not very conducive to listening to good songs all the way through!
Goosebumps
... and get up and MOVE. Music you cannot sit still to.
5:05 This part really slaps
In nearly every decade, there's one artist who stands out from the crowd, who's basically the Jimi Hendrix of his (or her) generation, taking music to a place it's never been before. In the 1940s, that guy was Benny Goodman (honorable mention to Art Tatum).
Honorable mention to Art Tatum???? He was a god amongst kings
Most Badass song, from the most Badass Generation.
Houses in Motion, Talking Heads ..... also Badass Award Winner
His '38 Concert was the best concert of jazz in US history. This song was stupendous. Saw him at Disneyland in Ca.
If I could go back in time, I would go to that concert at Carnegie Hall.
I AM ALMOST 74 YEARS OLD, BORN 12/01/49. THIS IS MUSIC OF MY PARENTS' GENERATION AND I LOVE IT. THE MUSIC OF THE 1960'S WAS MY YEARS 10-20. THE MUSIC OF THE 40'S THROUGH THE MID 70'S WAS THE BEST. I FEEL BAD FOR THOSE GROWING UP TODAY. CURRENT POP MUSIC IS AWFUL!!
Your birthdays coming up!
happy late birthday!
and i recommend Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan. She is bringing the 70s sound back to pop
Gene Krupa kicking out the jams. Too cool.
NCIS brought me here , binging up to season 17 and this came on to remind me that a bespectacled nerdy Jewish guy could be the swinging-est man on the planet 👍👍
bespectacled nerdy Jewish guys are be the swinging-est man on the planet
Drums and clarinet, trombone
If I have a memorial service, this is the recording I want played ..... as loud as traffic allows. Imagine getting drummed to the hereafter by Gene Krupa!
Only 24 years old and I love this piece! True talent, unparalleled! Amazing music
I am 73...... LOVE ❤
Me too my late father had a collection of records Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller etc some were even before vinyl records came out. Enjoy this wonderful music@@carolpayette854
Im 17- and I love it so much
It is great to see very young people like this kind of music
Recorded July 6, 1937..Wow!!😀😀👍🏻
GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE BENNY GOODMAN BAND! GENE KRUPA WAS THE GREATEST DRUMMER EVER!
Recorded on July 6, 1937.
"I'll play SING, SING, SING if you'll sing PLAY, PLAY, PLAY"
yep! the german Shellac says that too. "Aufgen. 6.7.37 in Hollywood"
2 days and 35 years before my birthday.
Cool boy I can't stop snapping my fingers and moving my head to this musical gem
The 8:43 version...the full length job. Louis Prima. They WILL play this, in it's entirety, at my funeral wake. Folks' gonna jump at MY death rock! Heck yep.
Easily one of the best jams of all time. The horns come in STANK.
I wish Teddy Wilson was given a solo. But still this is one of the songs I need played on my celebration of life.
Man those guys could rock!! Imagine this live! Oh ya baby!
I'm a led Zeppelin fan and a john Bonham nut. They never came close to this beautiful chaos
Just so you know.. that's Gene Krupa. I too am a Zep fan, I even had the great luck of seeing them live once... but this is an awesome song with Gene in there
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN MY0FAVORITE LED ZEPPLIN SONG SCS BUYER LUIGI MANGOEINI TSHIRT
the all-time killer diller of all time. Gene Krupa, is unbelievable.
2022 and still jamming out with Benny Goodman!!!
...2023... and STILL moving.
@@HollyMoore-wo2mh This music will always be timeless. Well.. at least to me.☺
@@racheallange2056 Always timeless.
@@HollyMoore-wo2mh ☺☺☺
Couldn't agree more. Think this tune started out around 1935. Definitely timeless.
If it doesn't have razz-ma-Tazz, it ain't swing. This song IS razz-ma-tazz!
Saw Benny in Singapore Christmas 1956, very lucky to be given a ticket, while doing National Service in Army. Robin P.
Such a classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2023 and still bumpin this😊
god created the world to listen to Benny Godman
Long live Benny Goodman & his orchestra.
I'll never forget my visit to New Year City years ago. I was riding the subway and thoroughly enjoying some music on my headphones. I saw that an older man was smiling at me, so I handed him my headphones. He put them on, and he was thrilled to hear Benny Goodman! He said, "Beautiful!" He thanked me when he got off at his stop.
That's very wholesome!
This is the best recording of this number
Recorded July 6th, 1937. Gene Krupa on drums.
I have this on a 45; it was my Dad's. It's great. I memorized Harry James' solo as a young trumpeter. This part of the fabric of my life.
😢🎉😢 0:00 0:00 😢😢🎉🎉
Gene Krupa on drums
7:22--a little Big Noise from Winetka
I met Butch Trucks' father, Derrick Trucks' grandfather, before an Allman Bros show at the Beacon Theater in NYC. I asked him if he liked the Allman Brothers band when they first started playing. He looked right in my eyes and said, "I like Benny Goodman." 😊
bands in those days traveled a lot by train, and i wonder how much time Gene Krupa spent in the coach vestibules listening to the sound of the wheels rolling over rail joints and switches , because you can sure it in parts of his drum solos.
Worked many name band remote broadcasts back in the ‘40s. The bands toured by chartered buses.
Benny Goodman was a genius. He was fucking amazing.
The remake doesn't hold a candle to this version. Thanks for making it available for us to hear ❤️
True, but it's kinda nice when you're in a different mood if you know what I mean
The greatest song of the 20th century and one of the best in history.
It’s ONE of the greatest. You’ve forgotten about “Rhapsody in Blue.”
This has been on of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, you can't help by tap your toes and smile. Don't understand how people can give a negative vote
Metalheads with the IQ of a doorknob.
Easy, they have no taste and they’re tone deaf.
Best version. Gotta love that clarinet solo at the end, its just so eloquent and beautiful
Great way to wake up in the morning. 😃
Benny Goodman's sing sing sing is still going strong even in the 21st century, after how many decades, 9 ?
I Googled when this song first came out, I remember it said 1952 / 1953. Correct me if I am wrong, I am assuming it didn't came out during WW2.
@@ramonrodriguez3741the historic Carnegie hall performance was in 1938 so the tune must have been in the orchestra's book at least before then. Maybe Google is mistaken.
@@dingusdingus2152
Yes, maybe. I always thought this song was a staple of songs during WW2.
@@ramonrodriguez3741 if Google says 52/53 that is definitely wrong. As I said, the historical Carnegie hall performance was in 38 so this tune was absolutely making the rounds during wwii
It doesn’t get better than this!
NO, IT DOES NOT!!!!!
You can say that about tons of stuff, though... for example: ua-cam.com/video/PJg4bHKICa0/v-deo.html
Benny's solo is unmatched in that universe
Benny for ever !
I watch a decent amount of new jazz stuff but it will never be as great as the old stuff. The older jazz is just a lot more tight and you can tell they are so much more confident. The new stuff is good but I’ll always come back to the old stuff :)
Benny had the sweetest sounding clarinet ever!
Benny's breakdowns are still better than today's metal bands
From where?
This legendary song encompasses a lot of musical genres. The Jazz and Big Band elements are there and with that upbeat tempo and rhythm, Rock music was obviously influenced. With Harry James, Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman all on this recording, it's a mix of musical superstars.
Rock music wasn't invented yet!
@@AnnePatriotic -- Your reading comprehension is obviously limited, so I'll overlook your lack of knowledge and chalk it up to the poor reading and writing skills of young people. When Rock was in it's early stages, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was an obvious influence. I hope your literacy improves with age, but don't count on it.
I opened my radio show on Monday with this killer track. Grade A in ANY decade.
One of the best pop americana compositions ever..
This recording is fine, Krupa is brilliant, James incredible, Goodman never played better but the 1938 Carnegie Hall version surpasses them all. Why is it better? You hear the emotions of a vive audience but the piano solo {with Krupa in the background quietly keeping time) raises the performance to new heights.
Chris Pannell
thanks - ua-cam.com/video/0NigiwMtWE0/v-deo.html
This song gave me an exciting feeling that music can change my mind.
God, I wish I had been born back then!
amazing how many people still recognize this. am trying to transpose it for funsies, and the amount of people that have this as a fave. total bop, love Gene Krupa on drums. man really slays
So many other artists perform this, but never like this. An utter gem.
Thank you, Sopranos. I became the top .0001%(?) listener to this song on Spotify after you introduced me to this.
Ts trash
One of the greatest songs, EVER!!!
I remember watching Monsters University and Paddington at Marriott and Delta because it reminded me of Randy Newman and Nick Urata and The Emperor’s New Groove and Monsters, Inc. at IFly Indoor Skydiving reminded me of John Debney and Randy Newman.
何処かで聞いたと思ったら、現在NHKの朝ドラ「ブギウギ｣で、主人公が歌う曲の元歌でした。😅
When you find the real treasure and everyone else found fools gold 🧐
I like this and I like Fools Gold too (by The Stone Roses)
@@ChubbyChecker182 same
This is Avant-Garde Swing! Definitely not a normal piece of this genre.
I cannot keep my feet from moving whenever I listen to this.
Sheer genius, artistry and joy! Every time I hear this, its utter magnificence brings me to tears.
One of the first integrated bands Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson ❤❤❤❤. American Musicians
At my first Grateful Dead show in 1978, the band was jamming, the people on the floor had pushed forward to the crowd the stage, everybody was listening, everybody was grooving, and I thought: "this is what it was like for my parents when they went to see the big bands". And Benny was the best.
Japanese school bands keep the memory alive.
One day, I'll make a film and I'll use this masterpiece
That is when music was really music.
Music these days are just repetitive annoying and no rhythm people who sound like they're having issues on the toilet
You call this music? This is just a bunch of noise for kids. back in my day we had REAL music, like Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt!
@@walrusuveous Yes this is better music mr troll. What days are you talking about this was during the swing jazz era. NOT JUST FOR KIDS BUT FOR ADULTS TOO. Classical music is boring. Everyone's a critic.
@@Uvaronova Nah, rage rap and drift phonk are better music. Who cares about the swing jazz era? RAGE RAP AND DRIFT PHONK ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS BUT ARE FOR ADULTS TOO! Swing jazz is boring. Everyone's a critic.
@@walrusuveous Lol I'll have to admit, there are very few genres I listen to To me rap rock screamo and such just aren't good. You can't understand the growling in other genres. Yes I am picky deal with it :)
This is what you call a classic
This is trashhh
God how much do I love classics my only problem is that my friends don’t have a good taste in music but I guess it’s because they are still teenagers
Don’t take it to heart. Everyone’s palette is different. If they appreciate it, cool. If not, then it’s their loss
4:50-5:25 is the best piece . For some reason this piece is not in other performances
Benny SLAYS
He slays and serves 🔥
How we miss good music today! Few if any can play this it's timeless best dance music ever made!
Doing a quickstep to the entirety of this version is like running the great north run phew.
Amazing...My distant cousin may be related to GENE KRUPA the drummer!!
Nice to know. 😆
Pioneer of every concept you hear in music...breakdowns, solos, progressions, climax, slowdowns, repetitions, etc.... everything summed up in one song! Amazing. Every band teacher should have their classes listen to this song. Put the drum machines and synthesizers away!
Nah the drummer carried this entire song.
His name is Gene Krupa. Arguably the greatest drummer in jazz history
Gene Krupa was a bad ass on the drums!
MAURICE & SIMO☕️(😍
American Pop brought me here before Mafia 2. American Pop is an 80s classic.
Love this piece!! It was recorded the same month and year my granddaddy was born. Nothing like this great jammin piece of music gold!!
this is BADASS music
Gene Krupa is amazing in this
Yes, but the horns are givin' a pretty good go too!
@@lo-firobotboy7112 Yes they are
This song gave me nostalgia and nostalgic
This just *OOZES* with class and style; and a real toe-tapper, too!
4:44
Man, Benny really hit us with the "prince ali, fabulous he, Ali Ababwa" lick hahaha
holy hell you’re right
Literally the go to song when going on the Queen Mary in Long Beach
I can't believe how grupa could keep this up for so long.
Whenever i hear this i will immediately stop what i am doing.
Swinging! 🎹🥁🎺🎷🎸🎙️
My dad was a big fan of the big bands. My was into the crooners. So my sister 4 older brothers and I were growing up to this. Plus I always thought this was how WWll was won. The music
I defy anyone to hold still during this song and not at least tap their foot.