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1)
"Dry Bones," Delta Rhythm Boys
2)
"I'm a Good, Good Woman for a Lovin' Man to Have," Una
Mae Carlisle
3)
"Corn Pone," Skeets Tolbert and His Orchestra with Lucy
Carterio (1945)
4)
"They Made Me Swing for My Supper," Dorothy Dandridge,
Cee Pee Johnson
5)
"Along the Navajo Trail," Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers,
John Shadrack Horance
6)
"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans," Gaye Dixon with Jack
Schilkret and his Orchestra
7)
"Rigoletto," comedy song Day, Dawn and Dusk
8)
"Red Hot Buttered Crawfish" quartet
9)
"The Preacher and the Bear," The Golden Gate Quartet
10)
"The Preacher and the Bear," The Jubilaires
11)
"Breakfast in Rhythm," Day, Dawn and Dusktap
dancing and song
12)
tap dancing duetman and woman
13)
"In That Great Gettin' Up Morning," religious trio
14)
"What to Do," Savannah Churchill with Les Hite and his
orchestra
15)
"Cats Can't Dance [They Got Ants in Their Pants],"
Mabel Lee plus man at pianoscat singing, too
16)
"The Easy Way Out," rent party with piano and singers
1)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road," Sister Rosetta Tharpe
with Lucky Millinder and his orchestra 1941
2)
"Beat Me Daddy [Eight to the Bar]," Maurice Rocco
3)
"Celito Lindo," The Mills Brothers (1944)
4)
"Rockin' Chair," The Mills Brothers
(1942)
5)
"Paper Doll," The Mills Brothers with Dorothy Dandridge
as dancer (1942)
6)
"Caravan," The Mills Brothers
(1942)
7)
"Fast Harlem Blues." jump band with dancing couple
8)
"Jump, the Water's Fine," The Four Toppers
9)
"Rock It for Me," black pianist-singer Maurice
Roccosong is post-jitterbug and pre-rock and roll (copyright
1943)
10)
untitled boogie/blues piano piecewoman and fat man dance
11)
"Vip-I-Ti, Vip-I-Ti, Vop," Martha Davis Group
(Snader)
12)
"We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye," Martha Davis
(Snader)
13)
"Martha's Boogie," Martha Davis Trio
(Snader)
14)
"Just Goodbye," Martha Davis
(Snader)
15)
"Up a Lazy River," The Mills Brothers
16)
"You Always Hurt the One You Love," The Mills Brothers
1)
"I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem," Delta Rhythm Boys (1941)
2)
"Take the A Train," Delta Rhythm Boys (1941)
3)
"Dixie Rhythm," Pat Flowers piano-singer (1945)
4)
"Jumpin' Jack from Hackensack" Tommy Thompson and The
Chanticleers (1941)
5)
"Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town," Mabel Scott and The
Flennoy Trio
6)
jump blues song, woman sings in rhythm & blues style (1944)
7)
"What Your Love Could Do," up-tempo love
songwoman singer
8)
fast boogie woogie numbermale pianist with all-girl
9)
rhythm section (dressed like Aunt Jemimas)
10)
Day, Dawn and Dusk tap dance trio
11)
"Oh, So Chilly and Cold," The Little Four Quartet
12)
“Jim" sultry woman singer with jazz guitar in
backgroundstereotyped footage of Jim shooting craps and
womanizing
13)
"Dynamite," jump trio with scat singingguitar,
bass, drums
14)
"Rocco Blues," boogie woogie version of "Molly
Malone," Maurice Roccogood montage of hands and fingers
playing piano (1943)
15)
"Love Grows on the White Oak Tree," The Little Four
Quartet
16)
jump instrumental by Cecil Scott orchestra
1)
"Flamingo," Herb Jeffries
Snader/1954
2)
"Shine", Louis Armstrong with Nick Stewart (1942)
3)
"Taking Your Time," Ethel Watersfrom the film
short Bubbling Over (1934)
4)
"Hey! Tojo, Count Yo' Men," Bob Howard
(1944)
5)
Musical Satires, Day, Dawn, and Duskfrom Official Films
6)
"The Swamp Girl," Herb Jeffries (Snader
1950)
7)
"A Woman is a Worrisome Thing," Herb Jeffries
(Snader 1950)
8)
"Dry Bones," The
Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader
1950?/ Soundie 1945)
9)
"Caravan," The Mills Brothers
10)
"St. Louis Blues," Cab Calloway
11)
"Ain't Misbehavin'," Fats Waller and Myra Johnson (1945)
12)
"Let Me Off Uptown," Anita O'Day, Gene Krupa (with Roy
Eldridge) 1942
1)
"I'm Making Believe," Warren Evans sings with Cecil Scott and
his orchestra
2)
"Paper Doll," the Mills Brothers (partial)
3)
"Coalmine Boogie," Mabel Lee, Pat Flowers (1946)
4)
"Oh, Rock It for Me," Maurice Rocco
5)
"Five Salted Peanuts," The Counts and the Countess
6)
"Time Takes Care of Everything," June Richmond
7)
"Joe Joe," Noble Sissel (Indian images)
8)
"Hark, Hark the Lark," The Deep River Boys, Myra Johnson
9)
"Chili and Beans Avoutee," Slim Gaillard Trio
10)
"Blowtop Blues," Cab Calloway (1945)
11)
untitled boogie woogie
(1943)
12)
"Breakfast in Rhythm," The Three Chefs (tap dance trio)
13)
"Mamae Eu Quero," Fayard Nicholas [solo
singer/dancerfrom feature film]
1)
"Please Don't Cry and Say No," Louis Jordan
2)
"Chili and Beans Avoutee," Slim Gaillard Trio
3)
"Blues in the Night," Cab Calloway
4)
"Jack, You're Playin' the Game," The Delta Rhythm Boys
5)
“You Always Hurt the One You Love," The Mills Brothers
6)
"Down by an Old Southern River," Bill Robinson
(1941)
7)
"Let's Scuffle," Bill Robinson
8)
untitled, dancing girls and a dance couple
9)
"Honeysuckle Rose," Fats Waller
10)
"Can't See for Lookin'," Ida James
11)
"Swingin' on Nothin'," Velma Middleton and George
Washington with Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
12)
"Till Then," The Mills Brothers
13)
"Lovin' Up a Solid Breeze," The Chanticleers
14)
"Lazy River," The Shadrack Boys
boogie woogie opening and chorus 1944
15)
"Baby, Don't You Cry," Warren Evans
1)
"Sleepy Time Down South," Louis Armstrong (1943)
2)
"You Always Hurt the One You Love," The Mills Brothers
3)
"Brand New Evening Gown," Lena Horne with Pete Johnson
and Albert Ammons
4)
untitled instrumental, Noble Sissle and his Orchestra with woman
dancer
5)
"I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal, You," Louis
Armstrong sings with his Orchestra
6)
"Virginia, Georgia, Caroline," Cab Calloway and his
orchestra
7)
"Rhapsody in Love," woman singer
8)
"Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
9)
"Nobody Loves Me," male quintet sings plus Cab Calloway
and his orchestra
10)
"I Was Here When You Left Me," Calloway and his
Orchestra with Dotty Saulter
11)
"Molly Malone," Maurice Roccogood montage of
hands and fingers playing boogie woogie piano
12)
"Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar," Maurice
Roccomore montage of him playing pianoboogie woogie
13)
"Rum Boogie," Maurice Rocco
boogie woogie
14)
"Lazy River," The Shadrack Boys
15)
"Love Grows on the White Oak Tree," The Little Four
Quartet
1)
"Pig Meat Throws the Bull," Pigmeat Markham and Mabel
Lee-no music, just comedy routine (12/45)
2)
"Prisoner of Love," Billy Eckstine
(12/30/46)
3)
"Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway
4)
"Ain't Misbehavin'," Fats Waller and Myra Johnson (1945)
5)
"Your Feet's Too Big," The Ali Baba Trio (1946)
6)
"His Rocking Horse Ran Away," Ida James (1944)
7)
"Lazy River," The Shadrach Boys (1944)
8)
"Let's Scuffle," Bill Robinson
9)
"The Darktown Strutters Ball," The Charioteers
10)
"House on 52nd Street," Henry "Red" Allen and
J.C. Higgenbotham (1944)
11)
"I Like Cause I Love It," Una Mae Carlisle at piano and
vocal
12)
"Good-Nite All," Johnny Taylor (1943)
13)
"Oh, H-E-E My, My" trio with woman singing and playing
jazz piano
14)
untitled instrumental, three men in hats, turban dance, Ali Baba Trio
1)
"Fare Thee Well," Day, Dawn and Dusk (1945) Musical
Satires
2)
"Faust," Day, Dawn and Dusk
3)
"Sleep, Kentucky Babe," Day, Dawn and Dusk
4)
"Rigoletto," Day, Dawn and Dusk
5)
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'," The Delta Rhythm Boys
(1945)
6)
"Jumpin' at the Jubilee," Louis Jordan and the Tympany
Five (1944)
7)
"Please Tell Me What to Do," Savannah Churchill with
Less Hite and His Orchestra (1942)
8)
"The Preacher and the Bear," The Jubilaires (1945)
9)
"Joseph 'n His Brudders," June Richmond, Tiny Grimes
and His Orchestra
10)
"Do I Worry?," Patterson and Jacksonnovelty
with man imitating The Four Ink Spots
(1943)
11)
"A Woman Is Nobody's Fool," The Delta Rhythm Boys in
novelty song reminiscent of Louis Jordan's "Beware"
12)
"Fan-Tan Fanny," The Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader)
13)
"This Is My Night to Dream," Nat King Cole with the
King Cole Trio (Snader)
14)
"Angel Eyes," Herb Jeffries (Snader)
15)
"In My Heart," Herb Jeffries (Snader)
1)
"Down by an Old Southern River," Bill Robinson ends
short (1941)
2)
"Rhapsody in Love," Hilda Rogers (1944)
3)
"When I Write My Song," Herb Jeffries (tune is based on
Sans-Seans melody "Full Moon and Empty Arms")
Snader
4)
"Angel Eyes," Herb Jeffries (Snader)
5)
"In My Heart," Herb Jeffries (Snader)
6)
"I Lied," The Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader)
7)
"The Gypsy in My Soul," The Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader)
8)
"I Lied," The Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader)
9)
"Wherever There's Me, There's You," Mr. and Mrs.
88good jazz guitar (Snader)
10)
"Detour," Mr. and Mrs. 88
(Snader)
11)
"Calloway Boogie," Cab Calloway sings and dances
(Snader)
12)
"I'll Remember April," Martha Davis Trio (Snader)
13)
"Martha's Boogie," Martha Davis Trio (Snader)
14)
"Martha's Boogie," Martha Davis Trio (Snader)
1)
“Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans,” Billie
Holiday from feature film “New Orleans”
poor dupe
2)
“Jumpin’ at the Jubilee,” Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
3)
“Taint Yours,” Una Mae Carlisle
4)
“Dinah,” Bob Howard
5)
“I Do, I Do, I Do,” unknown—man sings/dances/trumpet
6)
“Emily Brown,” Bob Parrish Emily Brown—sung in Broadway
show tune style
7)
“Oh, H-E-E, My My,” The Counts and the Countess
8)
Corn Pone,” Skeets Tolbert—vocal by Lucy Carterio
9)
"Old Black Joe," Kodachrome color film of this secular
Stephen Foster song with Old Joe going to heaven (he climbs a ladder!)
only to encounter an all-Black heavensold as part of the "Hymnalogue"
series
10)
"Five Guys Named Moe," Louis Jordan
11)
"Look Down That Lonesome Road," Sister Rosetta Tharpe
with Lucky Millinder and his orchestra 1941
12)
"The Conga Girl," Josephine Baker in exotic dancer
routine from French feature film Princess Tam Tam
13)
"Keep Smiling," Natalie Cole
color 1980s
14)
“Fan-Tan Fanny," The Delta Rhythm Boys (Snader)
Black
Music 12
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Beta/SP
V-Room
1)
“Rhythm Sam,” The Lennox Trio/Three Peppers
2)
“Your Feet’s Too Big,” Ali Baba Trio
3)
vocal blues, International Sweethearts of Rhythm
4)
“Just Won’t Give It Away,” unknown
double entendre
5)
“I Want a Man,” Lucky Millinder—vocal by Annisteen Allen
6)
“Love Grows on the White Oak Tree” The Little Four Quartet
7)
dance instrumental—unknown
8)
“Drink Hearty,” Henry “Red” Allen, J.C. Higginbotham
9)
“Time Takes Care of Everything,” June Richmond
10)
unknown jump blues instrumental with female dancer
11)
“You Fine and Healthy Thing,” Dallas Bradley & Orchestra
12)
“Shine,” Bob Howard
13)
Cab Calloway jump song sung in scat
14)
“I’m Tired of Waiting for You,” unknown
15)
“All Ruzzit Buzzit,” Dallad Bradley & Orchestra
16)
“Jackpot,” The Harlem Honeys
17)
“’Tis You, Babe,” Skeets Tolbert & His Orchestra
1)
“Who’s Been Eating My Porridge?,” Nat King Cole Trio with
Ida James (1944)
2)
“Brown Skin Mama [You Fine and Healthy Thing],” Dallas
Bartley
3)
“I Cried for You.” Billy Ekstine and his orchestra—sung by
Ann Baker—Ekstine takes great trombone solo—excerpt from featurette
Rhythm in a Riff (1946)
4)
“Cuban Episode,” Katherine Dunham and her dance ensemble
(1942) Rhythm And Blues Songs: dupes of mostly Blacks singing taken from
Official Films shorts and the feature film, Mr.
Rock and Roll with Alan Freed
5)
The Ink Spots, "The Gypsy"
(1946)
6)
The Moonglows, "Over and Over Again" (from the feature
film Don't Knock the Rock) 1956
7)
Chuck Berry, "You Can't Catch Me"
8)
The Flamingos, "Would I Be Crying"
9)
Johnny Burnett Trio, "Lonesome Train"
10)
The Mills Brothers, "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
(1944)
11)
Clyde McPhatter "You'll Be There"
12)
Clyde McPhatter, "Rock and Cry"
13)
Nat King Cole Trio with Ida James, "Is You Is, or Is You
Ain't My Baby?" (1944)
14)
Nat King Cole Trio, "Errand Boy for Rhythm"
(1946)
15)
Nat King Cole Trio: "This Is My Night to Dream"
Snader Telescription 1951
1)
“Low Gravy,”
Fats Daniels with Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
black singer white
band (1945)
2)
“Congo Clambake,” Dorothy Dandridge in vigorous burlesque
dance with four “natives”
3)
“Everybody Eats at My House,” Cab Calloway—from March Of
Dimes film
4)
“G.I. Jive,”
Louis Jordan (scratchy soundtrack)
5)
“Baby, Don’t Go Way from Me,” Mabel Lee with Stepin Fetchit—music
from Derek Sampson and His Orchestra
6)
“I’m an Old Fashioned Girl,” Eartha Kitt sings and pitches
for 1957 March of Dimes campaign (5-minute
spot)
7)
“Jam Session,” Duke Ellington
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