Rehearsing The Blues

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Showing posts with label Betty Boop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Betty Boop. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Then Give Me Six Crap-Shootin' Pallbearers

Cab Calloway sings "St. James' Infirmary" in Betty Boop's "Snow White," 1933:


Cab Calloway has always creeped me out. His voice is otherworldly and his dancing is insane. Fleischer-animated Calloway is ur-Calloway. Happy Halloween!
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Labels: 1933, Betty Boop, Cab Calloway, Halloween, Koko the Clown, St. James' Infirmary
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