Jan Garber & His Orch. - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, 1928

[roybo1930]

OH, MAN!!! This has got to be one of My favorit Garber sides! And I LOVE the AWESOME photos of Gilda. This video is just to DIE FOR!

[baghend]

Gilda and Garber are both Hot!

Thanks for this- a great arrangement and wonderfully played -as usual for Garber - always enjoyable.

-Bill

[TCDS75]

Deliciosa, mencanyadora, estupenda, armoniosa ........¡¡¡Me gusta!!!

[poplogan]

Very Very well done! Clean sound is really amazing! Viva Tonal recordings were either great or pretty poor, and never seemed to find middle ground.

[Masquerade03]

I only see her in action in "Rose Marie" where she performes a quiet hot dancing and singing.

[Masquerade03]

I did not know Gilda Gray was polish! Superb music and "naughty but nice" illustrations! By the way, do you know that Mae West said that she invented shimmy too?

[240252]

Hi, yes, Gilda's real name was Marianna Michalska, she was born in Cracow in around 1900 and her family left for the US (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) when she was 13-14 years old. There's no doubt the word "shimmy" was taken from the way she sung with a strong Polish accent, the line "I'm shakin' my CHEMISE" in one of her early 1920s dance numbers.

[barbcard]

Perks up my spirits on this gray Sunday. How does one say shimmy in Polish?!

[baghend]

@barbcard  Shimitski

I think!

[dzheger]

Cheerful music and pretty, spirited sisters.

[HeadHunter131]

great!

[abendstunde49]

Terrific!

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on February 14, 1928.

[SteveCarras]

Valentine's day, no less. very different form his Guy Lombardo style.

[EdisonSquirrel]

Great electrically recorded rendition.