Video of the Week #57

This week's video is a scene from the 1948 musical comedy A Song is Born, directed by Howard Hawks. Danny Kaye stars as a music professor trying to document the history of jazz. The girl singer is acted by Virginia Mayo, but her voice is dubbed by Jeri Sullavan. I've never heard of her either, but there are lots of familiar musicians here, including: Louis Armstrong, trumpet; Tommy Dorsey, trombone; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Charlie Barnet, alto sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Mel Powell, piano; Harry Babasin, bass; and Louis Bellson, drums. The Latin group is Russo and the Samba Kings, and the vocal group is the Golden Gate Quartet.

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