Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (1942)
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Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra — 1942 short film
The Wikipedia page on the band says:
In 1942, the orchestra made a Warner Bros. short film, Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, that featured the songs “Hep and Happy”, “Purple Moonlight”, “Broom Street” and “Darktown Strutters Ball”.[3]
The four songs performed (credits from IMDb and the video provider):
- Hep and Happy (uncredited)
- Purple Moonlight (m. Arthur Kent, w. Edgar De Lange)
with unidentified male vocalist - Broom Street (uncredited) — featuring jitterbug dancers Dean Collins and Jewel McGowan
- Darktown Strutters’ Ball (Shelton Brooks) — vocal by Pee Wee Hunt
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Oct 22, 2011 @ 23:37:08
I think it might be possible that it is Pee Wee Hunt doing the vocal on Darktown Strutters’ Ball. Pee Wee was a trombonist in the band.
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Oct 22, 2011 @ 23:58:02
Anon, Thanks. Yes, it is Pee Wee Hunt.
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