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Frankie Manning's Swingin' Funeral

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Uploaded by on May 4, 2009

Folks dancing in the aisles at Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church in Harlem for the funeral for lindy hop legend Mr. Frankie Manning. See the full story of the funeral here: http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2009/05/today-we-celebrated-the-life-and-legacy...

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  • That's disrespectful, someone should have got ol' Frankie up and danced with him ;)

  • @joemaranzano  Thank you!

  • @customkey Great solo, man.

  • @customkey Great, thanks! Nice playing too. I'm a baritone player, and I got to meet Frankie at Lindyfest in Houston a few years ago.

  • @Sigurd82 It is really one tune that modulates from F to Bb. It's Hamp's Boogie, by Lionel Hampton. The band is the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, and I'm playing the alto solo you hear in the beginning. This was an extroaordinary send off for an extraordinary man.

  • What are these two songs?

  • This is the right funeral for a real dancer.

  • WOW......I never thought a funeral could be this much fun, and so uplifting. Thanks for sharing this amazing video with those of us around the world. I am in England, and was lucky enough to have a wonderful dance with Frankie when he came over here to teach us all. Thanks xxx

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