Martha Tilton - "Who's Yehouti" from Varsity Vanities (1940)

[nealbfinn]

Jimmy Dodd, later of "Mickey Mouse Club" fame, sings the second chorus

[jenju33]

This is the first time I've seen Martha Tilton. She is so sweet. I love her voice.

[Papamarkpapa]

COLONNA, JERRY(1905-1987)

Character actor -- distinguished by a walrus-like mustache, pop-eyed expression, and complete zaniness. Colonna was a long-time sidekick of Bob Hope as a supporting player in his radio, television, and USO shows. Yehudi. This refers to classical violinist Yehudi Menunin, apparently, Colonna, not knowing who Yehudi was, asked the cast of the radio show, who didn’t know either. The search for the mythical Yehudi became a running gag and, eventually a popular song.

[jonviergeber]

Who is Jewish?

[birthday14kid]

What a great combo of voices! timeless classic!

[funkstagazza]

the music in the forties was sheer bliss.

[jeremynv89523]

@funkstagazza Wasn't it, though? I just can't get enough, especially the vocal groups like Six Hits and a Miss...

[MikeHudson65]

Checkout Martha Tilton in the other clips as a blond, this lady was pure class!!!! A pleasure to hear and to gaze upon. xx

[MikeHudson65]

I love Martha Tiltons voice it opitomises the 40s

[KeinPCvorallem]

Was popular music better back then? To invoke George Bernard Shaw: "No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious."

[hebneh]

The correct title of this song is "Who's Yehoodi?" (not "Yehouti".) The name comes from child prodigy violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who became popular around this time.

Jimmy Dodd appears here wearing a sport coat, standing to the left of Martha Tilton in one shot. His hair is wavy and sticks up. He later became famous as one of the adults on Walt Disney's original "Mickey Mouse Club" from 1955 to about 1959, and died of cancer in Honolulu in 1964.

[MatuArt]

@hebneh ......Yes, I remember him, heard him play on 78 record

[dkmckinney1]

Great video.

Thanks

[angelsart]

Love it! My mother's first cousin, Marvin Bailey, was one of the guys in Six Hits and a Miss.

[zbestwun2001]

@angelsart my next door neighbor was Bill Seckler .. also in the group and writer of this so called song.