Hal Kemp Band w. Eddie Peabody 1928

[justin10054]

ok, that tiny violin is hilariously awesome. why aren't more people doing this?

[Tropicsca]

Eddie peabody VS Eddie van Halen protigies !

[moparmtn]

Eddie Peabody..... could make a banjo sing and beyound....

[mpf4434451]

I almost forgot!! Thank you for posting this. Also it is GREAT to see more family out there.

[peterpalacios79]

There is a feeling of experimentation here. I enjoyed watching them play as if they're out of their time.

[galtroark0]

This guy was really a string virtuoso. Really pioneers the essence of steel guitar. ...and that miniature violin!

[5gramercy]

According to Brian Rust, "The Dance Band Discography 1917-1942", in addition to Bob Mayhew (trumpet), Wendell "Gus" Mayhew (trombone) and Jack Mayhew (clarinet & alto sax) were in the Kemp band in 1928. What a musical family!

[blondiebanjo007]

The Great Eddie Peabody.....saw him in person several times...

played an entire show for me when I was 11 years old at the

Lookout House in Covington, KY......a friend of my dad's......

no one like him......great musician, entertainer, wonderful and

humble gentleman......top notch in every way. Love you EP !!!!!

[flutelaura]

I would love to get the sheet music and lyrics for this number . . . I have an elderly friend who would be overwhelmed to recieve it . . . anyone have any ideas where I can obtain it?

[bubbleshorwitz]

haha at 6:42, that guy behind him falling asleep.

[vertxxgg]

Hal Kemp band s one of my favourites remember the 2 LPs realised by Hindsight with lavinia soup hour radio concerts in 1934...great sweet syncopation

[codonboy]

Not sure when this was actually shot, but there's a listing for the copyright as Apr 12, 1929 in Google books, Catalog of copyright entries, Part 1.

[Lorddragonfang]

This is too cool.

Robert (Bob) Mayhew, the coronet player, was my grandfather on my mother's side. (Also, John Scott Trotter was my mother's godfather) My mom and my aunts were clustered around the computer watching this.

Thanks for posting this, man!

[harryoakley]

Very good to hear from the grandson of Bob Mayhew! he was a very fine trumpeter who recorded many excellent solos not unlike some of Bix Beiderbecke's. Could you tell me which of the trumpeters in the film is your granddad?

[Lorddragonfang]

@harryoakley

According to my mother, he is the one on the left in the very back the beginning, next to the tuba/sousaphone. Bob also played with his brothers Jack and Nye in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Bob also played on Louis Armstrongs albums.

[RaichuDeathThreats]

Eddie Peabody was actually my great uncle. Loved watching this. I never got to meet him but my dad did.

[seanmoyses]

THE best ever banjoist! A great musician and entertainer.

Sean Moyses.

[Sergito69]

@seanmoyses you're great too, i really like your versions

Sergio

bs as - Argentina

[goatface1000]

@seanmoyses He may have been a great technician but his playing is showy and all about grandstanding. So he was not in my opinion a great musician, a mere show off

[clem52]

Two web sites I looked at agree with you.

Who am I to disagree.

My apologies.

However, every time I look at the title, I see "Copyright MCMXXXVIII" at the bottom.

Maybe it's time for new glasses.

[harryoakley]

If you look closely - it says : MCMXXVIII. Besides, this is typically 1928 - not 1938; a completely different era. Besides, as I wrote in the text above, the band also recorded "I Don't Care" for Brunswick in April 1928.

[consterned]

it's a cool style of playing banjo, i hear tenor guitar is built for this kind of playing too.

[5656bigsteve]

Eddie Peabody;

Genius or smart arse?

[ateleia]

Very rare and intestesting. Excellent recording, too!

[bcedrone]

Eddie Peabody grew up in my wifes' grandmothers' house. She had memories of him constructing "home made" banjos as a small boy.

[5656bigsteve]

Wow! That's all..Wow!

[stan2211stan]

The Greatest to ever come out of The Merrimac Valley - Reading Massachusetts. He could do it all and did do it all. Enlisted in The USN at 14yo!!!

And got put into the Submarines. Served his Country in BOTH World Wars and many say was Leo Fender's and Doc Kaufman's Musical Hero. Made it all the way to Lt.Commander in The USN. A life that was lived to "the max". Both Fender and Rickenbacker made the Eddie Peabody "Banjoline". Reading Massachusetts stand tall Brothers!!!

[duncanstpt]

I've never seen a slide guitarist with a bow tie before.

[JacopoToscani]

My god that was music Thanks thank thansk for posting..

[dkj1999]

Oh my God, this music is GREAT. They don't play "instruments" anymore, it's all CRAP out there these days. MY POOR CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[tobytwirrll]

My Uncle Leo was a mean guitar and banjo man. He worshipped Mr Peabody. He was dead right.

[tobytwirrll]

unbelievable!

[VINLAROSA]

Peabody was an alltime great !

I play Tenor Banjo and his musicianship was superb.

[FHSTVAshes]

Wow, this is great. My great Grandad Flynn saw him in the Theatre Royal in Dublin in late 1920's.

[Fretkillr]

This is the beginning of talkies. The early films with sound were shorts featuring music. The new technology brought world class talent to the masses.

[buckfiesta]

this stuff is great