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Uploaded by on Jan 4, 2009

Young Ozzie Nelson leading his band in the 40's.

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  • The band sounds awesome. I really like the television shows but didn't know about Ozzies musical talent till I saw him singing and playing guitar on a Christmas show.

  • Vincent: First solo was Boe Ashford on coronet, my dad. Next to him was Holly Humphries. Don't know the others.

  • This was originally released in 1943, at the time Ozzie was leading Red Skelton's radio show orchestra (and Harriet was his "star vocalist").

  • cool old vid! look how young ozzie is!

  • sugartotea, I was a longtime admirer of Ozzie in particular. Enterprising (his idea to do a program about the family after Red Skelton went into the service) and talented (no slouch as a singer either), the brains behind the TV show and did I hear right that he was the architect behind Rick's early success as a singer? And all looking SO laid back that he made Bing Crosby look nervous. I'm a trumpeter who leads some groups...really admire what he did.

  • would love to know the soloists in this.

  • @om4444- that's how he met my grandma, decided he needed a female vocalist and found her singing in nyc. he started a band while a law student at rutgers, which explained why his contracts were always formidable.

  • @Sugartotea Sounds dumb for a 52 year old to say but I never knew your grandfather was a bandleader. Explains your dad's great voice.

  • the actress /singer in "cmon get up" was not harriet. ( o and h were my grandparents). ozzie's and later rick's (my dad's) success musically was always due to how smart they were about surrounding themselves with great musicians. (ex: re: for pop- james burton)

  • GREAT video. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks for posting.

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