Jazzy scene with Ted Lewis and his Orchestra 1929
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Thank goodness the clarinet was just a prop, and one guy comes out
and takes it away. If Lewis would only SHUT THE HECK UP!
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In the very first talkie feature, "The Lights of New York", they feature an ersatz Ted Lewis, complete with battered top hat & clarinet. The guy was very good but he was uncredited and who knows who he was. The old guy with the beard & white pants around 3:00 is Tully Marshall, a famous villain of silent film days.
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loved Ted Lewis, one of my favorite band leaders...and I did`nt even mind when he had the vocal refrain, and did solos on his clarinet
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hoorah for Circleville! There is more to it than just Pumpkin Show!!!
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Neat!!
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I like Ted Lewis version of"If you see Sally"
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A very young Benny Goodman played in that band too. As did Jimmy Dorsey for a short time. Lewis never pretended to be a great or even a good Jazz player. His clarinet playing often came close to Klezmer. Actually, he wasn't a very good clarinet plyer at all. But what a great entertainer and a swell band too.
His "Dip Your Brush in The Sunshine" a favorite.
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...anyone alive....I highly doubt it
THREE CHEERS For TALKING PICTURES.
Mick342 3 years ago 3
Lewis was terrific, with more than 100 hits between 1920 and 1938. This clip is from the film "Show of Shows." "Lady Luck" became a #3 hit for Ted Lewis as Columbia 1999 in November 1929.
horarwgt 3 years ago