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SOUNDIES can be considered the precursors to music videos. Produced during the years 1940 to 1946, Soundies were made to be seen on self-contained, coin-operated, 16mm rear projection machines called Panorams. They were located in nightclubs, bars, restaurants and other public places. Eight Soundies, featuring a variety of musical performances, were generally spliced together on a reel which ran in a continuous loop. The Panoram, a complicated and unique machine, later served as the basis for the RCA 16mm projector.
Some viewers have noted that some of these amazing soundies seem to be a mirror image of how things are supposed to be. This is because original Soundie films were printed backwards so that they could appear correct when played in the Panoram machine (an early film jukebox).
There is 35 vintage Soundies on this DVD collection and the list is as follows:
Havana-Madrid Show (1941)
Featuring Maya\'s Pan-American Orchestra and Carlos and Zedra. There\'s Latin rhythms aplenty on this lively series of two soundies featuring Maya\'s Pan-American Orchestra. The first features a floor show Ricky Ricardo would have been proud of and the second features the lady from Fiesta Soundie singing about Cuban Pete, the King of the Rhumba Beat. Get out your maracas and prepare to rhumba, folks!
Same Old Story
Singer unknown. A very pleasant 1940 Soundie. The vocalist is good, but needs better direction because his appearance is too stiff. The catchy tune is played very well by the musicians on the duo pianos. The style of the song was still in the popular style of 1930\'s
Fiesta Soundie
A peppy soundie indeed. There is a resemblance with lots of performers of Latin music in that era, not just Xavier Cugat. Could this singer be Chelo Silva?
Who\'s Yehudi? (1942)
This soundie for the song \"Who\'s Yehudi?\" dates from circa 1942. This novelity song is based upon a running gag by Jerry Colona from Bob Hope\'s radio show. Colona would constantly look for a mythical and invisible figure named Yehudi. Yehudi soon became synonymous with anything hidden or invisible. There was even a Project Yehudi during WWII for the camouflage of ships and airplanes.
Gags and Gals
Great tunes & 1940\'s babes in highly absurd situations. Sexy/sexist fun that will get your foot tapping, and arouse your prurient interest. Puts the average music video of today to shame. Highly recommended for everyone but the most hard-core feminists, and even they would have to stifle a chuckle or two...
What This Country Needs (1941)
Performed by The Singing Powers Models. Features Jimmie Dodd. Great song with a slight patriotic bent, \'Just what the country needs\" features a guy (with a slight Hitler look) being upstaged by a pretty brunette. who says we need more kisses! More moonlight! More romance!! Everyone agrees and starts to sing along!
A Jazz Etude (1941)
Danced by Billy Burt. And it was supposed to be. Maybe no big names, but plenty of energy and some fair footwork. From an era when music was fun. Compare it to the so called music of today!
Sweet Sue (Just You)
Features Six Hits & A Miss and the all-women Lorraine Page Orchestra. The song\'s words & music by Will Harris & Victor Young. This soundie seems to have been cobbled together from scraps. However, it is possible to get a complete song from it by editing. The song grows on you after a while. The dance sequences are memorable as are the girl\'s costumes.
Chime Bells (1943)
Rosalie Allen yodels to her sailor boyfriend who is overseas during the war. A young woman yodels her man to war. Really quite charming. Newfound potential in goodbye scenes!
Ten Pretty Girls and I\'ll Make You Mine (1930\'s)
Niela Goodelle is the vocalist and has a pleasant voice and personality. The band & conductor are also good.
The Hut Sut Song
Very cute soundie with a lunatic theme. I wonder who is providing the backup music in the boarding house? Fantastic use of exotic wipes, including a spade and a star. Interesting note: on the front page of the newspaper, under the SONG BECOMES NATIONAL DISEASE headline, it also says \"Stalin linked to US Reds at (Dies) Hearing.\" Hmmm. Hmmm. Kudos to the fine acting talents of Earmuff Grouch and Ma Mills! Special guest star: Gerardo, in the bath. A warning to all : This song will be stuck in your name of the singer is Harry Cool. No Joke, that\'s his real name. He was a Decca recording artist way back in the 1940s. This particular clip comes from the Castle Films Musical Collection called \"Songs Of Romance.\" The dancers are The June Taylor Harry Day and Della and the June Taylor Girls, This is one great example of a soundie. The lead dancer with his bolero jacket and pants that go to his armpits (Hello, Fred Mertz!) is a laugh, and the girls at the beginning with their skimpy candy stripe costumes is entertaining as well. What a great CASINO - JENI FREELAND - EMILE PETTI ORCH
The singer has a good voice, but his stiff staging and angle he is filmed in does not do him justice. Pleasant song.
Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens (1940s)
This soundie is an amazing glimpse into American pop culture of the World War II era. Memo to the bass player: Next time, switch to decaf! An amazing short by an \"orchestra\" of vibraphone players.
Our Teacher (1943)
Features Henny Youngman.
Hawaiian Hula Song (1940s)
Pretty standard soundie here with a hawaiian guitar artist, a slide guitarist, and a somewhat attractive soloist.. Not too bad, somewhat scandalous finish though.
Row Row Row
Song from the Broadway show \"Ziegfield Follies Of 1912\" (William Jerome / James V. Monaco). Clever version of the song. Nicely performed. Good vocal and orchestra.
Hollywood Boogie (1946)
Thelma White and Her All-Girl Orchestra. This is a rendition of \"Hamp\'s Boogie Woogie\" originally done by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra. Not a bad job-- the saxes do a little better than the brass. Ol\' Thelma\'s kind of a goofy party girl and fun to watch.
Lamp Of Memory (1944)
Directed by Reginald LeBorg, stars Yvonne DeCarlo. Yvonne sings and dances her way into your heart with this Latin music \"video.\" Quite a saucy little number... and the song\'s good, too!
Lullaby of Broadway
The Mel-Tones were Mel Torme and some college students (formerly known as \"the School Kids\"). Now their vocals are ok, but that orchestra sounds brilliant. This very well might be Count Basie and his Band.
Once In A While (1941)
A very popular early 1940\'s song. Lee Sullivan has a pleasant voice and an excellent relaxed personality. I like his acting response to the woman (who looks kind of silly in her static pose) sitting next to him.
One Look At You (1940s)
Del Casino and his orchestra. Another popular song of the early 1940\'s well sung by Del Casino.
Tica Ti Tica Ta
Features Ginger Harmon and the Mercer Brothers
Beyond The Blue Horizon (1944)
A talented and lively trio. Nice showmanship, excellent musical arrangement.
This trio was also identified by one of my customers as the \"Three Suns\".
Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech
The Gordonairs of Fred Waring\'s Pennsylvanians and The University Chorus. A Soundie that was fun to see. Well sung, and humorously presented. Probably enjoyed by college students of that era.
A Little Robin Told Me So
Sung by the Three Canadian Capers. Given the name of the trio and the accent of the unnamed band leader, I assume this is a late 1930s Canadian big band. The trio looks decidedly unenthusiastic singing the song.
Got To Be This or That (1945)
Emil Coleman and His Orchestra, vocal by June Barton.
Zig Me Baby with a Gentle Zag (1941)
Features... Gai Moran, Danny Hocktor. This lively musical number is very well edited and staged. This was needed because the studio it was filmed in was probably small. Nice singing and dancing, good musicians. Catchy boogie-woogie number.
Heaven Help A Sailor On A Night Like This (1941)
THE SEVEN SARONGS - JACK SKILKRET ORCH
I Can\'t Give You Anything but Love (1941)
Carolyn Marsh with Ray Bloch and His Orchestra. Ray block, before the Ed Sullivan Show(First called \"Toast of the Town\"). Excellent vocalist, cute number.
In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town (1940s)
This is Johnny Long and his orchestra performing one of their big hits. This band was very popular in the 1940s and developed a style where the band became a chorus on almost every performance. In the 40\'s the vocal was usually done by a featured vocalist who only sang the chorus after the band had played the verse and perhaps even the first chorus. So using the band members as a chorus gave Johnny Long a distinctive sound for his group.
Juvenile Jubilee - I Don\'t Want To Walk Without You
Featuring Kay Lorraine, Merle Pitt\'s Five Shades of Blue, and Frank Wilcox as the porter. Song originally from the Paramount Picture \"Sweater Girl\"
Mexican Hat Dance
The \'Mexican Hat Dance\' soundie is great...the leading lady has some fancy footwork, shows her undies, and bangs a mean tambourine...what more could anyone possibly ask for?
Daddy (1951)
The Bobby Troup trio & Virginla Maxey (all excellent musicians) do a light and breezy rendition of the song, \"Daddy,\" which Mr. Troup composed.
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