Uploaded by mutleybird on Dec 1, 2008
The Ravens song that never gets posted. "Mahzel" (Yiddish for "luck"), with Leonard Puzey, Jimmy "Ricky" Ricks singing bass, and Maithe Marshall sharing lead (featuring Ricky). The writers of "Mahzel" (Artie Wayne and Jack Beekman) came to a Ravens' rehearsal with the song.
Pianist/Arranger Howard Biggs started playing around with it and worked out an arrangement. They all thought it was "cute".
Why, however, would two writers of an essentially Jewish song first show up at the doorstep of a black R&B group detouring from their route to present it to Artie Shaw? Possibly because they were friends of National Record's Al Green, the Ravens new label.
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this song's awesome!!!
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Benny Goodman's orchestra recorded the popular "mainstream" version - but this was somewhat successful on the rhythm & blues charts, recorded on April 24, 1947 (the same session that produced "Old Man River").
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@ thighmister yeah. my wide screen hdtv is becoming obslolete.
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A real great clip with a great group!
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This treasure hits the trifecta: great Yinglish song, written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein of all people, and sung by one of the great, genuine doo-wopp groups.
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I have a 78 by this same group titled: Be I Bumble Bee. It plays good but I collect
early rockabilly & pop of late fifties. I also like early Surf guitar records, by ANY one.
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Great song!
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jimmy ricks had a great bass voice clear tones this is a groovy song love this many thanks!!!!
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Es Kent Nit Besser Zein!
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