Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Soundies #2

This week's soundie is Fats Waller with a 1941 version of “Ain't Misbehavin'.” According to the man who posted it, the female vocalist is Vivian Brown, although she is sometimes misidentified as Myra Johnson.


There is another filmed version of “Ain't Misbehavin'” on the internet. It's not a soundie, but a scene from the 1943 musical Stormy Weather. That's Lena Horne, who acted in the film, seated at the table, and the tap dancer is Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.


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