Sister Rosetta Tharpe ca. 1941 "Four Or Five Times"

Early footage of Sister Rosetta Tharpe when she was band vocalist with Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra.

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• Rosetta
• Tharpe
• Lucky
• Millinder
• jazz
• swing
• big
• band
• blues
• guitar
• vocal
• bix
• trumbauer

[jhs1848]

Wonderful song; it seems so fresh. Do you know who speaks at the end (to say "That's all there is; there isn't any more")?

[harryoakley]

@jhs1848 Yes, I ad this line, spoken by Oliver Hardy, in "Sons Of The Desert", after every film I upload.

[angelsspeakhebrew]

Is that Fats Waller on piano???

[harryoakley]

@angelsspeakhebrew - It is Lucky Millinder's pianist of that time, Bill Doggett.

[MrJimddddd]

That's Lucky Millinder's band behind her.

[harryoakley]

We know that - it is written in the in the text.

[harryoakley]

I "found" it in my 16mm jazzfilm collection!

[ph4720631]

top notch A-1 material. watched it 4 or 5 times.

[7jack7]

Thank God for the Devil's music!

[jhs1848]

@harryoakley Thank you. It makes a nice touch.

[dontknowreally]

Wonderful stuff - thanks so much!

[jonno52]

Wow this is something else. Thanks for posting. Just swings.

[angelsspeakhebrew]

@harryoakley

Thanks for that info and for posting this video. My Mom first starting performing Sister Rosetta's "(I Want A) Tall Skinny Papa" in the 40's while in highschool and I was looking to see if I could find video of it for her. I found the audio easily but seems to be no video of that song. I sent her the link today to hear the song and it made her so happy. She's 83. Thanks again!