Reg Kehoe & His Marimba Queens - A Study in Brown

An internet favorite these days and a solid candidate for Best Soundie of All Time... here's a version that's not reverse-imaged. Makes all the difference, huh?
Slap bass players - hold on to your dentures!

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Music

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• music
• marimba
• weird
• all
• girl
• orchestra

[TheFrankieDee]

this film was made at radio city music hall early 50's that was my dad on the bass he plated in hersheypark for 32 yrs. he passed away about 4 yrs.ago at age 93 still playing his all medalbass

frank di nunzio, jr.

hershey,pa.

[terrapyn99]

I wish that the women of today looked as glamorous as the "Marimba Queens"

[ifmusicbe49]

@piranhaseatpat You're right it is a brilliantly exuberant routine. But! He is playing the bass it's just very low key, try a decent set of headphones and you'll pick out its beat.

[ifmusicbe49]

@jpl123456 Yes! He is playing that bass, a decent pair of headphones would allow you to pick out the bass' driving beat from the marimba's syncopation.

[ifmusicbe49]

FrankieDee Your Dad must have been a hell of a bloke. Many thanks.

[ifmusicbe49]

You would have to be deaf not to hear that bass. Brilliant and exuberant playing, a perfect underscoring to the marimbas.

[xjne66]

Ese es un verdadero bajista!!

[MsPysanky]

I love-love-love this video. So many women during WWII joined touring bands in order to send money home to their families. Mr. Frankie Dee: Is it true the bass your dad is playing is actually made of steel? I read this elsewhere on the internet. Accordingly it's the reason why it can be heard/recorded. Yes-the original film is much better than the reversed negative ones. Such a fabulous film clip!

[toddhamby]

love this!

[Aerotractor]

It takes incredibly talented people to make music sound this good on basically simple acoustic instruments like the xylophone. WOW!

[TheFrankieDee]

my dad on the bass had an ear like no one i ever knew the bass is metal he bought it in the late 40's he played that bass in hersheypark for 32 years as a young boy he took me with him all over the world the girls were beautiful and had talent..they also had great comedy skits that were so funny they should of received an award in comedy..i'm frank dinunzio jr. i have a son frank 3rd who plays out of atlantic city n.j. my dad passes in 2007 at 93 he was still booking jobs