Minnie the Moocher: the Harlem Renaissance

[mysticalwonder7]

Man! This guy sounded good in Blues Brothers.....40 some odd years later! One of my favorite songs ever.

[goback3spaces]

Lots of passion, art, exuberance, humor, irony and authenticity in Calloway's music.

[wallacegaray]

Soo.. cooooool

[TheRevmack]

we're learning about the roaring twenties and the great depression in history class right now. I immediately thought of this song...classic

[chickpea292]

@TheRevmack thats what Brought me here....classes...gotta love em

[crusader149]

What's really sad, though, is that even though there was still legal discrimination and de facto segregation even in New York City, black folk, at least in Harlem and most of the North, were better off in most ways than they are now, in terms of education, family solidarity, and crime/crime violence.

[bivmvideo]

Wonderful Clips. I too have pictures of my parents photgraphed by James Vanderzee.

[KatzenImNebel]

I love this video and Cab Calloway's songs!

[MissyDeRail]

My grandfather was in a big band in the 40's. When then would play and tour in the north, they had a black female singer. When they went down south to play and tour, they had to replace their singer with a white woman.

[billbird2111]

Interesting not the hidey, hidey, hidey, hi ... version that I've known forever. Not bad, just different, and work so well with the pix in this, nice job!!

[MotorSickler]

I love the old pictures.Thank you for sharing with us.My dad was a piano player back then.Music transcends all boundries.People tend to forget that these days.God Bless.

[danzinnyman]

its so so true i know so many women that are moochers aka leaches that jus wanna suck your blood and money cab calloway truly speaks from his heart in this song thanks for the upload tabyjean

[fjbutch]

The 'Cherokees' did an interesting version.

[PaaOhLaaS]

I love his scat in this one.

[mistermitchey]

Wonderful song and photographs. Thanks for putting them together.

[TroyOi]

Beautiful!  Makes me wish I could've been there.

[phunkyjunkie]

this is tight work

[bealgre]

historic song!!! great pictures! Nice!!!!!

[themusicdr]

oh yeah!!!