beat me daddy

[bluesborn]

This is the generation who REALLY knew how to rock.They pretty much wrote the book.

[allenjalaligmail]

and Now... I'd Love to see Beyonce try to this..... Dance with a Piano, Only.... RIP Mis Lee.... You Gave Happy Thoughts and Smiles to Millions of Young Men...

[harvey1954]

Now I know where Commander Cody got this tune.

[josephnathanscott]

That dress. It reminds me of this dress:

ann miller my gaucho

That's entertainment.

[Tink2127]

I wish my grampa were younger so we could dance with me right now...lol! He and my gram taught me how to swing dance when i was little and I haven't stopped!!! THIS is music :)

[cffnmkr13]

If this hip jiving piano playing don't move you, then you simple have no Soul!

[cffnmkr13]

Wow!!! That was moving!

I don't know how many times his daddy beat him into the bar, but he definantly beat some talent into the kid!

[jamesmykal]

i remember as a little kid, watching the old movies from the 30's and 40's on saturday aft. and seeing all these cool boogie and swing performances..

[PaulDA2000]

I wonder if he is mixed with some sort of Asian blood?

[creaturebotman]

I think he was mixed Black/Asian.

Great talent. Tragic the way he died.

[pyannaguy]

Hey, Jubal, You know it! Buffalo Bruce on the bass and the guys. FUN! Andy Stein's been in The Shoe Band and working with Garrison Keillor for years, now.. But those old days were the days. At least we have the recordings. A thing of beauty is a joy fprever!

Saw Ray and some Asleep At the Wheel boys (and now, girls) playing with Willie Nelson awhile back. I think it was an Austin City Limits. Good stuff! Keep on rollin'...

[marcemg2002]

His performance is awesone!!!! and I think this is the incredible magic of boogie woogie you only needs the piano for shaking and rocking your hips........

[pyannaguy]

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen do a fun version of this tune.

[JubalCalif]

@pyannaguy

Ya got that right, pyannaguy! I love the live version that the Commander & his boys recorded at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in the 70's. It REALLY swings! Some of those band members later joined the Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel. Love those boogie woogie, Western Swing & rocakabilly sounds! Strictly from coolsville, daddy-o! THANKS for your post! :)

[purpleblake]

lol this is where the short skirt started and then inspired the bootie dancing we see today

[Rowland108]

so that's where those GIs got there inspiration. Great thanks

[rolko52]

The more I watch this video, the more I see where Jerry Lee Lewis got his groove.

[JubalCalif]

Super groovy daddy-o! Love that boogie-woogie! Never heard of this fellow before now, but he can sure rock...and the young lady can REALLY shake her bootie! Thanks for sharing this musical short with us!

[rolko52]

This is jazz musician Maurice Rocco. Born in Oxford, Ohio, Maurice Rockhold (1915-1976) later became known as a jazz musician who played the piano while standing up. He performed briefly with Duke Ellington. His career included musical performances in several movies during the 30s and 40s and he later toured in Europe and Asia. He was murdered in Bangkok, Thailand while he was living there and performing at nightclubs. He was buried in Oxford's Woodside Cemetery.

[cushtichavi]

WHAT was he doing in Thailand? He is fantastic.

[Bumblebee38]

I presume that he may have been GAY ?

[igla88]

@Bumblebee38

he plays straight though

[MahoganyArchives]

So this is the boogie woogie Little Richard is always talking about thaet he loves so much. Did Rocco and Richard ever meet? Any photos of them together?

[JubalCalif]

@rolko52

Heavens to Murgatroid! THANKS for that groovy background info about Mr Rocco, rolko! Fascinating stuff! If he had been any cooler, he'd have been frozen. That's one cat who knew how to put the boogie back in woogie! :)

[steveknows62]

@JubalCalif

This cat's puttin down some sound. We meet again.

[JubalCalif]

@steveknows62

I second that emotion, fellow hep cat! Always a joy to meet up with you here at youtube, daddy-o! You obviously have good taste when it comes to music, mi amigo! Hope you & your loves ones have a VERY happy holiday season, mon ami! :-)

[dSOOCH]

BOOGIE WOOGIE ! ! !

[webstercat]

Who is this? I've never seen or heard him before.

[backlegbreaker]

Is he Rocco Darktown ??

[TankSombrero]

No that's Darkie Rocktown

[backlegbreaker]

Hum, hum, i didn't find anybody who called Darkie Rocktown (on the net etc.)

[TankSombrero]

Try Darkie Bootown

[toohip1]

I just love it!!!!!!

[Bumblebee38]

The fabulous Mandy Lee dancing in this soundie from 1943 . Thanks

[kapacon]

He looks like a black PeeWee Herman!

[stratocastergirl]

Great early rock version of this song! The girl is lovely, too, and sure can dance! Where do you find these talentd people, Missy Mischief? :>)

[layde1]

Real early rock n' roll version. Sounds fantastic. The girl looks like that one in `Fame'.

[layde1]

Absolutely fabulous!