Some performances from the 30s flick Paradise In Harlem. This clip features Lucky Millinder also Mammie Smith and Edna Mae Harris. MindsiMedia also has an R&B playlist with a wealth of classic material. http://www.youtube.com/user/MindsiMedia#grid/user/1FB1F6BAED2E4BC8
The complete film is available for a free download at the InternetArchive
http://www.archive.org/details/ParadiseInHarlem
Given the economic times -- there's a depression going on, after all -- coupled with the social climate, one kinda wonders how these musicians made a living. It must've been a case of art for the sake of art. Again, we must salute YouTube!
ccaammiiittoo1 4 months ago
@mswini
Probably an online search would turn something up-I need to find some too. Who was your granddad? I used to play w/a trombonist named Zalman "Porky" Cohen, one of two or three white musicians who performed with Lucky. He was a great musician, and also played with Charlie Barnet and Benny Goodman. I knew him when he was with ROOMFUL OF BLUES, who I played with later on.
Friendoffreedom 9 months ago
Is this available on dvds? My grandfather played for this band and is in this YouTube video. Let me know. Thanks.
mswini 9 months ago
does anyone know who the rhythm guitarist is ?
campocat 1 year ago