Our first soundie is Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," with vocal by Ivie Anderson, which was recorded in 1941. Although he's not on camera, the alto sax solo is by Johnny Hodges.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Soundies #1
Check this blog every weekend, when I'll select a new "soundie" for your approval. Soundies were early music videos that were shown in theatres in the '40s and early '50s. Corny as some of them are, they are our best opportunity to view some of our past musical giants performing. Here's a preview of a PBS documentary on the soundies that was shown several years ago.
Our first soundie is Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," with vocal by Ivie Anderson, which was recorded in 1941. Although he's not on camera, the alto sax solo is by Johnny Hodges.
Our first soundie is Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," with vocal by Ivie Anderson, which was recorded in 1941. Although he's not on camera, the alto sax solo is by Johnny Hodges.
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