Rhythm Boys - Sweet lil' & Ain't she sweet

Victor master BVE 39272-3, rec. New York, 20 June 1927.
Harry Barris (voc), Al Rinker (voc, p), Bing Crosby (voc, percussion).
One of many great recording by this legendary 1920s outfit that launched Bing Crosby's carrer - although at the beginning nobody would have guessed that he would be the one of the group to make it big. Crosby and Rinker started out as "Two Boys and a piano" in 1925, and as such joined Paul Whiteman's orchestra. They changed into the "Rhythm Boys" in March 1927, when Al Rinker left Paul Ash's orchestra and joined them, and soon they became one of the top attraction of Whiteman's show. Their carreer was jeopardized by Crosby, however, who sometimes preferred drinking and partying to his work. After a night of particularly excessive drinking in 1930 he was imprisoned, and before a lawyer got him out a day later it looked as though the schedule for Whiteman's "King of Jazz" film was in peril. Having been warned more than once, the Rhythm Boys were kicked out after the movie was complete. They found work with Gus Arnheim's orchestra, but soon after Crosby decided to quit the band and go solo. It is understandable that the two others had somewhat mixed feelings towards Bing, and though later many offers were made for them to appear toghether, the only brief reunion that ever took place was for a radio show in 1943. I know that someone recorded it on aluminium discs, so if by any chance one of you has the recording, I'd love to hear it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1920s
• 1930s
• close
• harmony
• vocal
• trio
• Rhythm
• Boys
• Bing
• Crosby
• Al
• Rinker
• Harry
• Barris
• jazz
• novelty

[jeff94582]

They sure had fun singing this song...Didn't they?

[trainman536]

love this song