For a sample snippet of "slap doghouse bass," go to 2:07. Ritt Henn competing in the first round of the 1930s Idol contest; he was ultimately crowned First Runner Up. Here, he performs "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?," a.k.a. "Five Foot Two."
"Has Anybody Seen My Gal?"
by R. Henderson, S.M. Lewis & J.W. Young
The event producers, Jennifer Wren & Bill Zeffiro,
can be seen in the background.
filmed by Pete Nicholls
edited by Ritt Henn
©2009 Inimitable Media
All rights reserved.
Yeah, Mom had it in a songbook for her guitar lessons with Carmen Carmanica, (one-time musical director for Tony Orlando and Lou Rawls, tho not at the same time), we used to play it and sing it when I was a kid too. Nothin' like the classics!
ManBassBoxTV 1 year ago
i grew up listening to my family play this song. this was to funny! i can't wait to show dad lol
shleeve 1 year ago
Well heck, Rex, you were probably busy entertaining the masses yourself at the same time too.
ManBassBoxTV 2 years ago
I wish I'd have seen that go down "live." It's a hoot!
RexBenincasa 2 years ago