@maxonian206 I picked up the excellent Bear Family (Germany) collection of Red and co. years ago and just thought I'd mention in case nobody gave a thought to it, but Serutan Yob is actually their twist on Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy". Backwoods' backwards I guess!
These guys are brilliant. This is one of the best renditions of this may be because its visual-but others have done good versions -notably Buck Owens and Rambling Jack Elliot.
Who was Red Ingles?Can anybody tell me? I know I used to hear this song on the radio in the 1950;s but cant remember who performed it then.Who did the original?
@Yarooo1000 Red Ingle was a wildly talented musician/comedian who started his career playing sax & clarinet with the Ted Weems Orch. He went on to fame playing and 'singing' on some of Spike Jones' best records, then to a solo career on Capitol. Bear Family Records in Germany released a great compilation on Red several years ago... if you like this, you'd love the CD!
Red was one of the excellent musicians with a comic bent who ended up in Spike Jones "Orchestra", and left when Spike screwed him out of a promised bonus (as Spike tended to do with most folks). He then went on to produce Tim-Tayshun, which was a HUGE hit (and must have burned Spike's ass) and he had his own group. There's a really nice CD out with all the Ingle hits, which you'd probably enjoy. I use them for my English classes sometimes. ha.
@pappyredux Thanks for the reply. When I saw Castle Films at the beginning of a number of Red's movie shorts, it would seem logical. Screen Gems/Columbia studios would often grab an actor or actress off a soundstage to be part of an ensemble or background extra in those days. Castle Films took comedy shorts from these feature films to use as sample 16mm and 8mm films for then new Bell & Howell home movie projectors.
The guy giving the sermon in the video, Ernest "Red" Ingle, played with Jean Goldkette's orchestra and Bix Beiderbecke at Castle Farms, Cincinnati in June, 1927. There is even a famous picture of Ingle and Bix.
Thanks for this - my dad had a 78 of this track (not the live version) and I recently got the CD of Timtayshon, which has it on. I'm thinking of leaving instructions to have it played at my funeral (and Lonnie Donegan's "Have a Drink on Me" at my wake...)
Marvellous, of course. Perry Como apparently said he thought Red was the most talented person he ever came across.
Terrific tio watch and hear; I just miss from the record, one of them saying drunkenly in the middle, "I wanna hear 'Temptation' [it's also on YT, and Red replying, the first time,"We don't sng that kinds music around here" and when the drunk asks again, "Get that bum outta here".
Thanks so much - so thaaaat's what they looked like.
Interesting; Buck Owens does a version of this that also has a heckling drunk, who asks to hear "Tiger By The Tail". Buck says, "We don't sing that kind of music around here", and then finally "would someone get that bum outta here!"
My Dad (closing years, WWII, Navy) used to sing this song when I was little (60's) and I never heard anyone else do so, until an older guy this year repeated words out loud as I was passing on sidewalk. I chimed in, but never asked him where it CAME from, which I'd wondered. With Google & You Tube one never needs to wonder. But guy falling down kinda sad; my Dad got neuopathy at 60 or 62; falling contributed to his early death--He learned smoking & 7 beers each evening in Navy & couldn't stop
Fabulous. I remember this from an album my Dad had.... and as a smoker I still sing it to myself now.... A fire at one end, a fool at the other! Thanks for sharing.
Got the Capitol 78 in the cupboard next to me. B side of Serutan Yob. It's thecry of "Sing Temptation!" that gets you on the record.
maxonian206 6 months ago
@maxonian206 I picked up the excellent Bear Family (Germany) collection of Red and co. years ago and just thought I'd mention in case nobody gave a thought to it, but Serutan Yob is actually their twist on Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy". Backwoods' backwards I guess!
quieterrps 1 month ago
I prefer the Peter Sellers version. Do a youtube search on "Muppets Peter Sellers"
AxeNewkill 7 months ago
The Hombres brought me here.
brandone1981 7 months ago
@brandone1981 I checked to see if anybody would mention the connection. Cheers!
quieterrps 1 month ago
These guys are brilliant. This is one of the best renditions of this may be because its visual-but others have done good versions -notably Buck Owens and Rambling Jack Elliot.
Who was Red Ingles?Can anybody tell me? I know I used to hear this song on the radio in the 1950;s but cant remember who performed it then.Who did the original?
Yarooo1000 1 year ago
@Yarooo1000 - I believe this one was written by Tim Spencer of the Sons of the Pioneers in the mid 40's... lots and lots of versions over the years.
pappyredux 1 year ago
@Yarooo1000 Red Ingle was a wildly talented musician/comedian who started his career playing sax & clarinet with the Ted Weems Orch. He went on to fame playing and 'singing' on some of Spike Jones' best records, then to a solo career on Capitol. Bear Family Records in Germany released a great compilation on Red several years ago... if you like this, you'd love the CD!
pappyredux 1 year ago
@pappyredux
Good stuff. It brings back memories.Thanks for you help
Yarooo1000 1 year ago
@Yarooo1000
Red was one of the excellent musicians with a comic bent who ended up in Spike Jones "Orchestra", and left when Spike screwed him out of a promised bonus (as Spike tended to do with most folks). He then went on to produce Tim-Tayshun, which was a HUGE hit (and must have burned Spike's ass) and he had his own group. There's a really nice CD out with all the Ingle hits, which you'd probably enjoy. I use them for my English classes sometimes. ha.
bakhirun 10 months ago
Isn't that a young Lou Costello (of Abbott & Costello) standing to Red's left?
plaidcladloon 1 year ago
@plaidcladloon - kinda looks like him, but no. A&C had been starring as a team for 10 years at this point.
pappyredux 1 year ago
@pappyredux Thanks for the reply. When I saw Castle Films at the beginning of a number of Red's movie shorts, it would seem logical. Screen Gems/Columbia studios would often grab an actor or actress off a soundstage to be part of an ensemble or background extra in those days. Castle Films took comedy shorts from these feature films to use as sample 16mm and 8mm films for then new Bell & Howell home movie projectors.
plaidcladloon 1 year ago
this intro has been used over and opver in many guises from "let it all hang out" to techno stuff... love this song.
gnowave 1 year ago
Insane/ane/ane/ane :o)
elcoprino 1 year ago
1:50 That oughta hurt real bad.
awhitsel 1 year ago
Love the song. My only issue is, not enough volume. With this band, the more volume you have, the better it is. Pump it up, brother--pump it up loud.
musicmandon1 1 year ago
hahaha love this i remember this brilliant thanks paul for the share..ann)
glamorgangirl 1 year ago
i remember this from my younger days ..................brilliant lol
queenfan08 1 year ago
I'm definitely having this played at my funeral.
fuchsiaperfect 2 years ago 14
@fuchsiaperfect LOL that makes 2 of us ^^, but I think it;s been many a young mans ruin ;)
Scum71succer 1 year ago
The pratfall near the end is a thing of beauty.
Crazyivan777 2 years ago
cool :)
mrlowdangle 2 years ago
I just discovered a pristine 78 of this buried in my record collection.
thomas268 2 years ago
The guy giving the sermon in the video, Ernest "Red" Ingle, played with Jean Goldkette's orchestra and Bix Beiderbecke at Castle Farms, Cincinnati in June, 1927. There is even a famous picture of Ingle and Bix.
faeriedanse 2 years ago
In my seafaring days, I had occasion to be berthed in Cleveland, OH for a couple of weeks back in Dec 1977.
I went ashore there 'on a spree' with some of my ship-mates and we ended up in a honky-tonk called Fagan's (...'in the Flats'....).
It was more like 'cigareets and whusky and lezzie wimmin'. I wish to God I'd never set eyes on the place.
Be warned, all you young men who read this.....
poplar15 2 years ago
I've never heard the original! I have the French version "Cigarettes, whicky et p'tites pépés" by Annie Cordy!
aldiakaroofus 2 years ago
This is cool - I was looking up The Hombres "Let it all hang out" and found this reference to the intro...
Bazooka713 2 years ago
Thanks for this - my dad had a 78 of this track (not the live version) and I recently got the CD of Timtayshon, which has it on. I'm thinking of leaving instructions to have it played at my funeral (and Lonnie Donegan's "Have a Drink on Me" at my wake...)
fuchsiaperfect 2 years ago 4
This is a real classic, thanks for uploading this song!
Nattgubben 2 years ago
Marvellous, of course. Perry Como apparently said he thought Red was the most talented person he ever came across.
Terrific tio watch and hear; I just miss from the record, one of them saying drunkenly in the middle, "I wanna hear 'Temptation' [it's also on YT, and Red replying, the first time,"We don't sng that kinds music around here" and when the drunk asks again, "Get that bum outta here".
Thanks so much - so thaaaat's what they looked like.
uranrising 2 years ago
LOL. I remember that from the record, too. My folks had the L.P. bck in the 50s, I guess. Classic!
scotswanderer 2 years ago
Peter Sellers sang that version on the Muppet show!
Maestrojosh87 2 years ago
Interesting; Buck Owens does a version of this that also has a heckling drunk, who asks to hear "Tiger By The Tail". Buck says, "We don't sing that kind of music around here", and then finally "would someone get that bum outta here!"
mubirshu 2 years ago
Thanks so very much for posting this song and video. I enjoyed this very much!!! It is awesome!!!!
cruiser1947 3 years ago
My Dad (closing years, WWII, Navy) used to sing this song when I was little (60's) and I never heard anyone else do so, until an older guy this year repeated words out loud as I was passing on sidewalk. I chimed in, but never asked him where it CAME from, which I'd wondered. With Google & You Tube one never needs to wonder. But guy falling down kinda sad; my Dad got neuopathy at 60 or 62; falling contributed to his early death--He learned smoking & 7 beers each evening in Navy & couldn't stop
ednorandrewrowe 3 years ago
Thanks for uploading! this is undoubtfully one of the best versions on youtube!
mbranum17 3 years ago
Fabulous. I remember this from an album my Dad had.... and as a smoker I still sing it to myself now.... A fire at one end, a fool at the other! Thanks for sharing.
Poldweia 3 years ago
My ol dad used to sing this when i was a kid, great to hear it again.Thanks.
tony13a 3 years ago
classic lol
jamie25280 3 years ago
Well, that's a lot better than watching a 78 go 'round on the screen. Where on Earth is the fantastic footage from?? Thanks!
worotan 3 years ago
The song was written by Tim Spencer, for the Sons of the Pioneers quartet.
tkhering 3 years ago
Absolutely wonderful!!!
LoneRangerRidesAgain 3 years ago