Former 78rpm: Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, 1931 - Brunswick 6074

[TheDaxbaby]

Love it . One of the best song ever written and this is my favorite verson.

[ragemanchoo82]

Wasn't Calloway like 17 in 1931? Amazing! :D

[SwingMan1937]

@ragemanchoo82 He was actually 23 years old here - born on Christmas Day, 1907. Still just a pup, though. ;)

Now, if you wanna hear a YOUNG pup, check out my upload of a 'Swing Time' label 78 by Ray Charles called "Th' Ego Song" - recorded Friday, May 26, 1950, Ray was just 19 years of age on that beauty, his first solo record. :)

[pattipie100]

Thanks....I love this song from the movie "The Blues Brothers".....straight to my favorites it goes :) :) :) Your Viking....from afar....

[TrabalRipoll]

This is tune is veeery nice. Al that tunes with minor keys give lots of possibilities. And with these members playing.....stratospherical!!!­! I enjoyed a lot with this one, Mark.

[scottosonic]

Awesome!

[TheDoctorWhoNerd]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing this!

[TrabalRipoll]

Ooooh!!! A stratospherical pleasure to listen to this tune. Thanks Mark!!

[Shabannie]

I enjoyed your video. Cab Calloway is still on my to do list.

----------Ellen

[ade425mxy]

nice

[donbenham1]

Awesome! Really awesome!! thanks!

[JeffN727]

Truly one of the greatest classics in all of music! And the remake he did in The Blues Brothers Movie! Awesome!

[BcuzJazz]

GREAT post again, man - I'm tellin' ya, yours is the best "radio station" on the net :-)

And I've heard you mention before about having donated records earlier to a charity auction, but had no idea it was for saving someone's LIFE - that's just freakin' AWESOME, man! Wish I could say that my records ever went to so noble a cause...

[SwingMan1937]

@BcuzJazz Yep.

She was battling cervical cancer & this record part of a stack of 78's I gave that went for just under $900 in an auction to help raise funds for her treatment. By the end of 2001, she was (and is) cancer free.

I've actually donated my records 4 times to charity auctions like this.

[BcuzJazz]

@SwingMan1937

You rock, sir.

[sammyb1929]

omg i been looking for this version for ages!!!

[sbd650]

How wonderful!

Best regards

Dejan

[sideshowtink]

Oh this is SUCH a fun tune! How wonderful! thanks, Mark!

[SwingMan1937]

@sideshowtink You bet, Tink - had a good, cathartic week & this fit the mood to a T. ;)

[MsOldjazz]

cool thanks for posting have a great weekend. cheers Nancy

[SwingMan1937]

@MsOldjazz You bet, Nancy - glad you dug it. :)

[patoman881]

Just bought this disc on a re-issue Brunswick label:-) I don't mind that it is not the original, though. My dad gave me a cassette of Cab Calloway that introduced me to this era of music. Finally got my wish of having this on 78rpm. The other disc was "Some Of These Days." :-)

[SwingMan1937]

@patoman881 Oh man, I wish I had that Brunswick re-issue album set - "Some Of These Days" and "You Rascal You" were flat-out awesome!

[newstart2009]

indeed a long career and amazing to the end.. Thank you for posting and all you do on youtube.

[SwingMan1937]

@newstart2009 You bet, guy - more than glad to do it. :)

[newstart2009]

@SwingMan1937 My goodness i just realized have you even seen the record player that uses a laser before??? I soooo want one. I will buy one for sure in the next coming years.

[SwingMan1937]

@newstart2009 I did just once back in the late 1980's - used a laser in place of a needle/stylus I believe, thus virtually eliminating record wear.

[newstart2009]

@SwingMan1937 They still have them.. not only does it do away with wear and tear, but it takes the noise away.. I was amazed at the demo...

[SwingMan1937]

@newstart2009 If they made 'em for 78rpm play, I'd be on it like flies on..... ;)

[newstart2009]

@SwingMan1937 They do.. its crazy expensive though... It will take me a few years to save up to get one, but the LP to transfer to CD will be much better.. etc and so on, Been an audiophile for years. I left my LPs in Rhode Island just to make sure they stayed safe before coming to NY state.

[SlimeTron5000]

@newstart2009 Can you afford the $14,000 ELPJ?

[newstart2009]

@SlimeTron5000 lol I am saving up. that is very expensive... I have no idea why they do that like that, you'd think there would be other companies doing the same thing.