Flippo Swings "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1959)

flippotheclown.com presents Columbus, Ohio's own TV pioneer Bob "Flippo, King of Clowns" Marvin as he lays down this early rock hit on WBNS TV. He had been doing The Clown for 6 years at this point in time.

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[jimmaneri]

Richie DiCenzo on Tenor, I think. and Tommy Dale on Trombone! This friggin ROCKS!

[iisdbomb]

@jimmaneri Yes sir, you would be very correct! The Clown always got down!

[jsinton]

Great stuff! Not Bob's favorite musical style (he disdained r'n'r, for the most part, but this is cool in that he loved to play sax, piano, sing and make fun of bass players!

[bobshoaf]

I grew up in Chillicothe with Flippo on the tube, I do not remember him swinging but it makes sense, he was a cool cat baby! The crew cuts nearly everybody was sporting in those days, late 50s to the early 60s.

[jimmaneri]

Richie DiCenzo on Tenor, I think. This friggin ROCKS!

[stevenstreets3]

He was a true genius. Used to come into the Bavarian Haus restaurant bar every night when he got off of work. I worked in the kitchen as a kid at $1.75 an hour (they were Ohio republicans). I aspire to be a cheap Flippo knockoff. I miss Flippo. Can you imagine Flippo and Mack Sennett working together?

[LaughClub]

How can you not love a clown on bongos!?

[Discgolfer1234]

Flippo introduced me to the world....of laughter and insight to the workings of the mind. And I had Jonathan Winters to add to these things, too. Both were at WBNS-TV at the very same time. No wonder I'm the way I am now.

[SylvesterAlone]

swinging band. i like flippo's "fills" "in-to-NAtion" vi-BRAto" "al-LEGro"

[boogiewoogie4]

strange but i like it