Scat Singing Ivie Anderson All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

[ColonelFain]

With Whitey's Lindy Hoppers dancing. Thanks!

[marston5000]

This song with "Ivy Anderson" is so upbeat. I feel better after listening to this YouTube recording. Thank You very much, Doug Archer, San Diego

[ChandlerPWaldo]

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[ChandlerPWaldo]

This is the most beautiful music i have ever heard

[cbs2don]

Ivie was fantastic. Glad we have clips like this to preserve a record of her talent. Health issues shortened her career and eventually her life.

[riqgonzalo]

Tom & Jerry!!

[Bandaids4ever]

Well this disproves the old theory that white people can't dance. See? It was said so right in the video! "All God's children got rhythm"!

I love this movie.

[DjDedan]

@Bandaids4ever hmm i always thought white folks not being able to dance is a new stereotype not an old one. considering during the swing age and even the early rock and roll age everyone was dancing. i think it wasn't until the 60's with the free dance movement that white folks stopped listening to danceable music... thats my theory anyway - cheerio.

[Bandaids4ever]

@DjDedan Haha. Maybe. I don't got no rhythm, though, so there must be some truth behind it.

[DjDedan]

@Bandaids4ever lol - some black folk have no rhythm either - believe it or not ;-)

[Bandaids4ever]

@DjDedan LOL. Urkel comes to mind. xP

[bvscfanatic]

Though many will see "stereotyping" in this wonderful scene from "A Day At The Races", the reality is somewhat otherwise. For its time (1937) it was it was a rare and wonderful opportunity for some amazingly talented Black singers and dancers to be showcased before white audiences. Mae West, the Marx Brothers and Jack Benny (among others) were ahead of their time by introducing Black talent to white audiences.

[DjDedan]

@bvscfanatic i have to say you are distorting some history here, white folks were constantly exposed to black talent (cotton club comes to mind), it was common practice to allow blacks to perform at white establishments they just couldn't actually by PATRONS of these establishments. This is a great scene but not because of what you say, its great because these guys got talent DESPITE all the obstacles they had to overcome DAILY. It was a terrible time and yet look at the art. no SUGAR COATING.

[we4wary1s]

@DjDedan I hope you realize the Marx Brothers were Jewish. They couldn't go to a lot of places either, and they were very vocal about their abhorrence to anything like that. They never changed their names to something safe and non ethnic like some people did and still do. No sugar coating. The Marx Brothers liked a lot of music, and they put a lot of music into their movies, just because they liked it. They didn't care who made it, as long as it was good.

[bobdinwiddy]

WOW ! Great to see the moves behind the song. I love Ivie Anderson, she has such a wonderful personality. I've heard she brought the house down in '32 with Stormy Weather: the band refused to play further she was SO good...

[naturalthing1]

What a beautiful voice. This was recorded straight onto film while she's dancing/performing...unlike today's singers where they go back into the studio and overdub.

[DavoFrito]

This is so not true. The issue isn't the talent, it's the media mogul scouts that keep signing and producing the cookie cutter sounds. There are people with voices right out of yesteryear, but you won't find them on your TV or your stereo...

[hallailluusio]

Exactly! She is so wonderful, the music is in her body.

[waynebrasler]

Judy Garland loved the Ivie Anderson record so much she used the same arrangement for her Decca version. Think what a big star Ivie would be today.