It's that feeling you get when you realize your grandparents and great grandparents were cooler than you are!
@tenhirankei3 жыл бұрын
And it's hard to accept! LOL
@hectorsmommy17173 жыл бұрын
My parents loved big band music and Cab Calloway was my dad's second favorite band leader after Glen Miller. Minnie the Moocher was his favorite song and he played it constantly on our old 78 rpm record player. Not bad for a bunch of Wisconsin white people.
@hectorsmommy17173 жыл бұрын
@Gabbie Rocks They did and they allowed we kids to develop our own taste too. Whoever got to the living room first got to choose the music. Also whoever was the driver chose the radio station.
@guysabol87433 жыл бұрын
druid YEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
@ronviejo49943 жыл бұрын
Cooler and more hip than you are or ever will be. Cab was the BEST!! Rock n roll from the '40's
@MrDuncanrod3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else getting emotional watching this young brother's discovery, pride and fascination at great talent in his own musical heritage? I wish I could give this video several likes.
@davidluyster55283 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Seeing him light up watching this was so incredible!
@marygriffin16043 жыл бұрын
You don’t have to be black to love this or to be happy for him. His reaction is fabulous. It’s great that he has discovered this exceptional talent.
@guysabol87433 жыл бұрын
raydeon butt buttt buttttt you just DID give him a like its superb that alll young brothers of any skin type can RE RE discover our superb musicians of yesteryear and allow that rap = crap = hip hop to remain in the ground rite ohn brothers of all skin types:: now play:: we are company:::: pieces
@laapache13 жыл бұрын
Don't you envy him
@laapache13 жыл бұрын
I mean really. In our time back in the late 60s and 70s, everybody was putting out great music if you didn't it didn't last long. and they put music like this alongside Disco
@barryw26593 жыл бұрын
When you consider the unbelievable timing and precision these guys had, the stamina, dancing in perfect unison jumping from one type of surface to another, not to mention the degree of difficulty of the routine itself.....well, this is the most talented performance I have ever seen. My only regret is that these guys lived during a time of extreme prejudice. If they had been doing this today (assuming this style was popular) they'd be superstars.
@bennjenn9293 жыл бұрын
This Nicholas Brothers performance is considered one of the greatest dance performance in history of big or small screen...
@goochmcduck4285 Жыл бұрын
It’s one of the finest things I’ve ever seen in my life.
@davidgrace2951 Жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire said it was the greatest ever put to film.
@agenttheater5 Жыл бұрын
by notable dancers including Fred Astaire and Gregory Haines
@commonsenseisnt2dimesandan7293 жыл бұрын
This is Jive music, a part of Big Band, and Swing.
@WillTheBassPlayer3 жыл бұрын
It's Jazz 😎. Simple as that
@kokosoko83713 жыл бұрын
It's a jazz swing during the prohibition era
@somchai10253 жыл бұрын
Big Band Jazz and Jive music fantastic
@colejohnsondrums3 жыл бұрын
@@kokosoko8371 nope this was made around 13 years after prohibition ended
@MrPonytron3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Some some sort of jive
@The_Butler_Did_It3 жыл бұрын
6:47 The moment you realise that your grandparents were way cooler than you are.
@MeanGreenMotherFrom3 жыл бұрын
WAAAY cooler.
@corbingreiner98793 жыл бұрын
That moment when you realize gramps could break dance. lol
@magiciansalchemist36933 жыл бұрын
@Gerry C B.S..No one refers to "Cool" with Opium Drugs from the Chinese..The Term is Notorious with Black Men..Stop Attempting to Rewrite History.
@iskandartaib3 жыл бұрын
I suppose the modern equivalent is "dope". ^_^
@jennysmith383 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe that this is from the 1930's, maybe the early 40's (if I remember correctly), the brothers were amazing.
@robertcrundwell278210 ай бұрын
I was lucky to be Cab's backstage security at a concert in Ohio about 30 years ago. It was an honor.
@alanfoster658914 күн бұрын
History.
@itellwalker79232 күн бұрын
WOW!!!! Congratulations man! That’s cool!
@jandain73132 жыл бұрын
This is from “The Big Band” era with bands like Glen Miller, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman etc. They played everything from blues, jazz and ballads. Wonderful music 🎶🎶😎
@pattydinero6292 Жыл бұрын
this :) and Ricky Ricardo :) lol
@SafeSetsFilm3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire said this was the greatest tap dance number ever recorded!
@wickedmirage3 жыл бұрын
And everyone agreed with Fred Astaire. To this day, it is still hailed as the greatest tap routine ever.
@marielacey79283 жыл бұрын
They did this with no rehearsal !
@Peace-lr7mt3 жыл бұрын
"Greatest performance of all time" - not just tap. And I agree. No one can touch this routine or these brothers.
@marielacey79283 жыл бұрын
@@Peace-lr7mt He did sometimes rehearse with them Gregory Hines believed that nobody could do this today
@deeknits3 жыл бұрын
@@marielacey7928 ...and in ONE TAKE.
@Dilirium233 жыл бұрын
This, my friend, is big band Jazz. A packet of emotion and energy.
@nope246013 жыл бұрын
Roots in the Caribbean, Central America, and New Orleans. Related to Swing and the Blues.
@CancerArpegius3 жыл бұрын
@@nope24601 But in the end, it's an American Music with roots of many of its first immigrants.
@nope246013 жыл бұрын
@@CancerArpegius Oh, definitely American. Not sure about the first immigrants. That’s an interesting question, though!
@CancerArpegius3 жыл бұрын
@@nope24601 Jazz is a form of music created when the Ragtime music (otherwise known as the black music at that time) mixed with the many immigrants from the New Orleans in the 1910s. Fun fact: Jazz used to be spelled as Jass because they would have Jass written on the drum and when they perform they could stand in front of the J so it seems like the drums say "ASS".
@lonelyglen3 жыл бұрын
From a time when dancing was what everybody did. My dad said that they danced in the high school lunchroom every day. He fought in World War 2, to date that. Doesn't it make you want to pick up your feet? My folks, ordinary people, could dance with such smooth style.
@MegaBlackViolet3 жыл бұрын
If a studio were to produce a bio of the Nicholas Brothers, the Jumpin' Jive routine would have to be CGI, simply because no one has been able to reproduce it since.
@paulpeterson42163 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. They were the best ever.
@SB-st4yq2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@aafjeyakubu51242 жыл бұрын
I think I broke a leg just watching. Ouch! Those two were amazing!
@MarieProvost77 Жыл бұрын
Exactly - imagine being a stunt double & watching this routine... like, you can't pay me enough to... LOL
@michaeldavidfigures98422 жыл бұрын
The greatest dance sequence ever filmed! Hands down!! Now that is what I call a jaw dropping reaction!
@furtherdefinitions13 жыл бұрын
The great Fred Astaire called this the greatest dance routine ever put on film
@jaredf62053 жыл бұрын
The tap dancers don't seem that interesting to me, I would much rather hear Cab sing and dance more.
@GeorgeD19653 жыл бұрын
@@jaredf6205 yeah, tap dancers have faded. Not populur any more, which is a shame
@parsnip26993 жыл бұрын
And from what I understand, it was all done in JUST ONE take!
@ThePinkDragon3 жыл бұрын
high compliment
@norskawarrior19193 жыл бұрын
@@jaredf6205 I get it and to each their own. But The Nicholas Brothers were so very talented as dancers. The sheer strength and agility shows their hard work paid off! Too bad they were so underrated for their talent.
@LHPottery3 жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers did this in ONE TAKE with no rehearsal. They were truly amazing.
@MeanGreenMotherFrom3 жыл бұрын
Very impressive! That is so cool! I'm not sure, but I don't think very many people can do that. That really takes a lot of skill and team work. Not to mention LOTS and LOTS of practice.
@LisaCSCO3 жыл бұрын
Still blows my mind everytime I watch this to see them dance!!
@willynilly25453 жыл бұрын
One take yes, but I'm sure there was a lot of rehearsal beforehand
@emmapeelfan3 жыл бұрын
Saw an interview with Fayard (sp?) Nicholas about this routine. He said they had been dancing to this song for a few years (it came out in 1939). So they just had to work out the logistics of the set and the rest came naturally.
@AnonymousAlcoholic7723 жыл бұрын
Cab calloway was a walkin talkin myth.
@zeekchaiyde223 жыл бұрын
I truly hope people understand just how much skill and pure talent this takes! On par with the greatest of dancers, and I'm both jealous and proud!✊🏿
@Greyareas27 Жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers are the G.O.A.T.
@johnrussell49543 жыл бұрын
As a 70 year old white guy these guys and all their cohorts were my heroes in 1969 I heard the Count Basie Orchestra live sent me on a 40 year career playing cabarets across the country never got famous but had a life you can't buy with money
@civillady133 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway was in The Blues Brothers and performed his classic “Minnie the Moocher.”
@dkerris3 жыл бұрын
And an OUTSTANDING performance it was too!
@chadperkins91673 жыл бұрын
Do this. Blues Brothers Version
@hadurs64593 жыл бұрын
that was amazing
@MrEdTaps3 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers also appeared in Janet Jackson's All Right video.
@randywatson43413 жыл бұрын
Check out the Berry Brothers also very Talented Dancers!
@davidsatterlee44293 жыл бұрын
So glad to see the younger generations waking up to all the great music, movies , comedy ....... It's a great big world out there
@laurenanderson4943 жыл бұрын
This was the music of my parents' generation. They loved Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller, and Big Band swing. The people of that generation lived. I mean they lived life to the fullest.
@anthonynull2673 жыл бұрын
I like big band music. Though it is even before my time. I am 67. My grandmother was a music teacher and she enjoyed playing this type music when I was growing up. All types of music was played by her too.
@Free-flyBE3 жыл бұрын
My parents met at a USO dance like so many others then & danced all their lives!
@goochmcduck4285 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful time
@johnfisher96393 жыл бұрын
This is when entertainment had style, class and elegance.
@tomelder23583 жыл бұрын
And TALENT!! :-)
@melissagerber72313 жыл бұрын
Black entertainers were treated very badly.
@sereneamani17133 жыл бұрын
@@melissagerber7231 The definition of what being a "survivor" means.
@crissiampco3 жыл бұрын
Except this song was considered vulgar and lower class at the time because it was performed by Black people. Let's not do the bullshit fetishization of past eras because you like the clothes.
@natebroadus84743 жыл бұрын
@@crissiampco doesn't change the fact that it was better--it just means we need to recognize and appreciate it for the spirit, energy and talent on display. We just need to learn from the mistakes of the past, instead of defining things by old hatreds.
@derek29663 жыл бұрын
Such a legend! Cab Calloway is a Jazz musician, but his style of singing is called “Scat”. Cab was certainly the most famous Scat singer and deservedly so. Listen to "Minnie The Moocher”. You’ll love it. (Btw- strong Bugs Bunny vibes :) )
@justinsmith13343 жыл бұрын
oh man, Minnie The Moocher I love that song. Didn't Cab Calloway publish a book called the Hepster Dictionary? Just checked yeah he did.
@unseenentity3263 жыл бұрын
I second the Minnie the Moocher suggestion.
@CN-uc6py3 жыл бұрын
I was first introduced to Cab Calloway in the Blues Brothers movie. Some great music in that movie.
@thenecessaryevil26343 жыл бұрын
He sang in a lot of styles, 'scat' was the style he preferred and got real popular with. But he sang ballads and blues, too. While he didn't write many he covered several 'I've got you under my skin' 'That old black magic' and 'I'll be home for christmas' were fan favorites for him to sing, he often did so at the middle and end of the performances to let everyone rest a bit from his high energy.
@carolepalmer63293 жыл бұрын
Jazz. Scat. Swing.
@dee_dee_place3 жыл бұрын
You know this routine had to take a lot of practice but even still, there is no one else who could have pulled it off BUT the Nicholas Brothers. Their natural affinity for dance was mind-blowing. If Fred Astaire said THIS was the best dance routine ever filmed... THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
@theresamnsota39253 жыл бұрын
I'm a 45 year old white woman....grew up listening to Cab Calloway. I had an older dad (he was born in the early 1930s) and he worked for Public Radio and Television and my mom was a music teacher, so we had old school jazz, swing, and classical in my house.
@Robbover3 жыл бұрын
Com'on my brother and sister!!! WE MUST NOT FORGET ABOUT OUR PAST!!! This is JAZZ.... My brother big Band music or SWING music... Mr. Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers were the BEST and most GIFTED human beings in the 20th century. Please, do your homework on these guys and other talented people during their time. The musicians,singers, dancers and actors were all amazing during the harsh, segregation and jim crow era. They are true American Hero's!!! My son is a Jazz lover and plays all wind instrument. He is a second generation medical student and its sad that most of his college friends and medical student don't listen to Jazz music. But, that doesn't stop him from educating them... We have to do a better job as parents to educate our young children about our rich history in America..... GOD BLESS YOU and STAY SAFE!!! ps, Mr. Paul Robeson was another great one in the 20th century... Knowledge is Everything.... Peace
@cnikkiturner763 жыл бұрын
I’m 44 now but I fell in love with big band, early blues jazz back when I was in high school. Alberta Hunter, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey. Excellent music.
@Robbover3 жыл бұрын
@DAVID FILER Okay!!
@Robbover3 жыл бұрын
@DAVID FILER Hey David, that guy on the alto sax ripped it! Nice.... A great set!!!
@Robbover3 жыл бұрын
@DAVID FILER Yessir!! I just passed it on to my son.. Good stuff! Thanks for the heads up!!!
@bp-ob8ic3 жыл бұрын
My first band director turned me on to jazz. I continue to get lost in the sounds, nearly 50 years later ... Five years after desegregation, he found himself teaching beginning band to 6th graders. He toured in the 50s and 60s from Chicago to New Orleans with whichever band could feed him. He was a brilliant musician, and an incredible man. To say jazz is color-blind diminishes this power the music has to bring us together. It is, in so many ways, the best of what we can be.
@jeffreyetherton31853 жыл бұрын
Cab calloway was one of the greats. Try Minnie the moocher. And done forget he was one of the stars on the blues brothers!!
@kurtzupin48353 жыл бұрын
I'm willing to bet an entire paycheck that he's never heard of the Blues Brothers, nor seen the movie. I love reaction videos, but sometimes I wonder how a person has never heard or seen some of this stuff in their entire lives.
@voiceofraisin37783 жыл бұрын
Too common, try Reefer man
@walther0073 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you need to see the Blues Brothers. Skip the 2nd one, but the 1st is a must see.
@dfhowes3 жыл бұрын
I had already seen the Blues Brothers a few times when mom & I watched it together (mom was born in 1931). We were quite a bit into the movie when she suddenly realized "Oh my gosh, that's Cab Calloway!" The realization was before he transformed into his trademark white long-tail tux on stage while stalling for the Blues Brothers to show up. Mom's maiden name was Calloway and she took a lot of crap for it as a child (her being white and racism pretty much out in the open back in the 30s and 40s). LOVE Minnie the Moocher, BTW.
@stacymoore98363 жыл бұрын
I loved him on the Blues Brother’s!!
@antoniotula2623 жыл бұрын
Yesssss..... Universal reaction to phenomenal talent!!!.. I've seen this so many times but each time I'm in awe! Can you imagine being right there when that went down?!
@nursemarn3 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway the king of scat! Loved him the blues brothers. Minnie the moocher😁
@dommybomb3 жыл бұрын
Him: "Look at them go" Me: "Yeh just wait until the stairs part"
@manipool3 жыл бұрын
Right. They were just amazing and stupendous!
@dolcevita2093 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Me: 'They haven't even gotten to the stairs yet!'
@cristian-oe3yn3 жыл бұрын
"You haven't seen nothing yet"
@lisaknox42573 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY what I thought!
@bobsmith14053 жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers
@HH-xyz1233 жыл бұрын
Swing jazz is the genre! Cab Calloway was the coolest.
@HH-xyz1233 жыл бұрын
Violet Rose 😹
@julieb39963 жыл бұрын
Swing dancing and the big bands were popular again in the 1990's, it's about time for it to come around again
@xanthus7983 жыл бұрын
@Violet Rose Lindy Hop was only one type of dancing to Big Bands. Lindy is a type of Swing dance.
@p.t.d.5053 жыл бұрын
Violet Rose - It’s Swing. The Lindy Hop is only one of many swing dances that people danced to this Big Band Swing Music.
@iamthatiam44963 жыл бұрын
Paul Downer Damn!! Music is timeless. This is the 1920s, 1930s and I’d listen to it today
@57essex603 жыл бұрын
In my opinion this is one of the best dance performances ever. utterly fantastic.
@sharonelliott23666 ай бұрын
This was the big band era. My parents were young adults and living in Virginia in the late '30s. They loved to dance, this was their music. They saw Cab Calloway twice in concert. What a privilege. Look for his rendition of "Minnie the Moocher". Dad would sing it to me as a lullabye.
@julianblind46243 жыл бұрын
“Maybe this is their only good song and I shouldn’t waste my time...” Bruh. You couldn’t be more wrong. This was the epitome of cool.
@julianblind46243 жыл бұрын
And this is Big Band music. Some of the best ish you will ever have the pleasure of hearing.
@lindamaemullins51513 жыл бұрын
Yep
@eugenemulhern79463 жыл бұрын
Like Cab said: "Make you s dig your jive on the mellow side...Makes you 9 feet tall when you're 4 foot 5"
@memorialled_zeppelin-warew13463 жыл бұрын
@@julianblind4624 ...actually its Scat Jazz. Learn some history.
@luckydave3283 жыл бұрын
He sang scat with his big band. So it was both !
@davidkeller61563 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest tapping dancing scene ever.
@themajicman7453 жыл бұрын
Probably??????
@davidkeller61563 жыл бұрын
The Majic Man Well, I haven’t seen them all. I will say it’s the greatest I’ve ever seen.
@padfolio3 жыл бұрын
None other than Fred Astaire said it was the greatest dance sequence on film.
@davidkeller61563 жыл бұрын
padfolio Can’t argue with Fred.
@Robbover3 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever seen!!! Hands down...
@amymack195417 күн бұрын
Love seeing a youngster discover the GOAT Nicholas Brothers. :)
@MrGuitar4783 жыл бұрын
“Minnie the Moocher.” Cab Calloway check it out
@achilleonv3 жыл бұрын
It's sad that he is so shocked to see real performers. Shows what is missing today and that it is largely forgotten.
@kathdavies12203 жыл бұрын
It's sad that young people don't realise the gift Black artists gave to the world not just rap, but blues, jazz, rock etc.
@gmchris37523 жыл бұрын
There ARE real performers like this (maybe not as good as the Nicholas Bros) today, but they don't get the attention and they don't get matched up with Cab Calloway. If you look for it, there are astonishing dance teams and parkour artists that echo what the Nicholas Brothers did.
@tobiaswedin3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you haven't heard of this genre at all before, it's one of the most significant parts of black american music history!
@ertfgghhhh3 жыл бұрын
Ikr. A shame isnt it
@miklein013 жыл бұрын
That’s Jazz dude!! That’s BIG BAND JAZZ!!
@bapyongukgukguk23523 жыл бұрын
@@ertfgghhhh shows how a lot of Black Americans have lost their roots
@ertfgghhhh3 жыл бұрын
@@bapyongukgukguk2352 truedat
@preacherjayk3 жыл бұрын
It's a huge part of American history I study Cab Calloway in music school, he influenced as many white musicians as he did Black, he was a true, Titan in the History of our country's music.
@krisstiebee96883 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song and dance routine in movie history. Its brilliant. The Nicholas Brothers were mesmerizing and Cab Calloway, obviously a legend. What's even more amazing, this was filmed in one take.
@thisisme24763 жыл бұрын
4:47 During an interview, one of the brothers talked about how this was actually the hardest part of the dance sequence. They worked the hardest on the BOTH of them landing on the tables at the EXACT same time. They worked on making it sound like one person jumping. They were known for that timing..
@SisterUnity3 жыл бұрын
The Nichols Brothers, who performed together all their lives starting as children, were the greatest American dancers of this genre. Fred Astaire lauded them saying they were the best he'd ever seen. YT has more videos of their work. I love them for the immense joy they always show wile dancing, they make the most complex steps look like easy magic.
@skarbuskreska3 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that all the talented black dancers and artists were just seen as side numbers to the white guys. I love Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, but they hid soooooooo much talent from the world.
@SisterUnity3 жыл бұрын
@@skarbuskreska You're right. It wasn't just Fred or Gene; the whole of the Hollywood studio system and the deeply ingrained racism of American commerce and society hide these shining lights from all our eyes.
@thefirm46063 жыл бұрын
@@skarbuskreska absolutely, when they danced with Kelly, they made him look weak! Astaire copied whole dance routines from Bo. It’s heartbreaking
@skarbuskreska3 жыл бұрын
@@thefirm4606 Good thing we have at least the internet now, so their talents cannot be hidden by some studio bosses racist agenda. I've gotten into some French Hip Hop twin brothers the last years. One of them occasionally does the jump into split thing, and people in the comments go crazy over it. And that's my time to ask, do you know the Nicholas Brothers? Funny enough each twins second name is Nicolas.
@MsAppassionata3 жыл бұрын
@@thefirm4606 Who is Bo? Bojangles?
@thomascarey66873 жыл бұрын
From an old white guy, I enjoy watching you discover the great old music. Enjoy your journey.
@arlaabrell86583 жыл бұрын
So do I, I love when younger people discover all of the stuff from many years ago and can appreciate just how good it was.
@crgrier3 жыл бұрын
It makes me remember discovering this stuff in my grandparents collection. For the name of this music genre, it's either Boogie Woogie or Swing depending on the race of the indended audience. Whitey listed to Swing, the brothers listed to Boogie Woogie. It's all really the transition from Jazz to Big Band, or what happens when poor Jazz musicians get some money behind them.
@hrussell96772 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. Calloway was a “skat” singer (a few others also used skat in their singing, but he is well known for it). Michael Jackson used to study a lot of the old dancers of this era, especially the Nicholas Brothers, Fred Astaire, and Gene Kelly. It was a magical time in Hollywood, way before my t8me, but my mother introduced me to all the old black and white movies. This is from Stormy Weather. You should check out Sister Rosetta Thorpe-not skat, more early rock and roll and blues.
@joelvelezjv763 жыл бұрын
Cab is a Black Icon, pioneering black entertainment on stage, music, and cinema. RIP Cab
@Salguine3 жыл бұрын
Wanna have your mind blown? This is almost 80 years old.
@funnybunnyfuzie3 жыл бұрын
stop reminding me how old this it makes me so depressed MANAJIDSKDKSFJKSJFK
@michaelrainey96683 жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers are dance legends. They were honored at the Kennedy Center Honors which was attended by the sitting President Bush senior and the First Lady and every major celebrity of the day. There are alot of old movies like this with brothers and sisters doing things THEY have tried to copy. Fred Astaire literally bowed to these men and called them masters after a friendly tap dance challenge which he quickly conceded to them. He stated that he regrets deeply that they won’t get the credit they deserve in his film, due to racism. You young people need to check out this stuff. Unbelievable and part of your history!
@angelabaiers50553 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@teresamcclellan32283 жыл бұрын
Well stated Michael. In addition, these performers did not recognition or money they truly deserved. In addition, they were the precursors to Jackie Wilson, James Brown and Michael Jackson.
@VallaMusic3 жыл бұрын
Astaire and Gene Kelly were great masters. But clearly the Nicholas Brothers have them beat. They are simply the best dancers - period !
@tamiramos58733 жыл бұрын
Love this. Cab Calloway was such an entertainer. This is big band/swing music. Its awesome. It gets you moving. You should react to couples swing dancing...bet no one nowadays could do it. Fred Astaire was once quoted as saying this was the best dance routine ever recorded on film. He felt his talent could never even hold a candle to theirs, and he was the most famous dancer in history. The Nicholas Brothers deserve a lot more recognition than they get. And most of all....no slutty stage performance to hide the fact that some entertainers have no talent.
@340wbymag Жыл бұрын
You have no idea how much I am enjoying you "youngsters" discovering the wonderful music and performers of the past. I am an old man now and have witnessed a tremendous evolution of music in my lifetime. If you are willing to expand your horizons, you will find a lot of joy. It was really cool to see how you enjoyed this old video! The swing era and the big band era were great times for music. Enjoy!
@jimmyj19693 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway was still singing 'till his mid 80s - and his voice & style hadn't change a lil' bit! A phenomenal artist!
@lindamaemullins51513 жыл бұрын
❤️
@parksideturks213 жыл бұрын
What Cab in the 1st Blues Brothers movie. He must have been in his late seventies, early eighties at that point
@TheMattlockyer3 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t it Cab Calloway singing Mini The Moocher in that movie? It would be brilliant to see a reaction to that
@hillsane92623 жыл бұрын
@@parksideturks21 also did a Janet Jackson video that was in part paying tribute to him and that era!
@wilshade3 жыл бұрын
"Swing" is another term used to describe this genre of music. Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller are from that era.
@whiterabbit753 жыл бұрын
Both guys are in my Fallout playlist. XD
@MeanGreenMotherFrom3 жыл бұрын
In the Mood and I got a gal from Kalamazoo. AWESOME SONGS!!!
@dougdoesall3 жыл бұрын
Big Band Jazz is what this is. It's peak was in the 1930s through 1950s. Cartoons often use(d) it because it was the pop music of its time, and the early cartoons were from this period.
@kathybest7412 ай бұрын
I absolutely ;love this sequence, I don't have an idea of how many times I've seen it, never get tired of it. And one thing I especially love about your video is that you are in the corner and the scene we're watching is large and we can see it so easily see it!
@beansnrice3213 жыл бұрын
It's called "Scat." It's kinda the granddy of rap.
@joeheintz3 жыл бұрын
Scat is the style of singing at the beginning. The music as a hole is called Jive.
@chrisostic66603 жыл бұрын
Cab had bars for days!
@cissiedunton19433 жыл бұрын
It's three genres in one, Cabs speciality, scat, jive and swing 😊
@MsAppassionata3 жыл бұрын
It’s a sub genre of Jazz.
@MsAppassionata3 жыл бұрын
This is the best dance sequence ever filmed in many people’s opinion. If not for the fact they were black men in white Hollywood the Nicholas Brothers would have been considered the best dancers ever and would have gotten more of the kind of movies they deserved. Fred Astaire, and Gene Kelly both acknowledged how great they were. There’s a dance routine that Kelly did with them on film should you care to check that out.
@mandisanders403 жыл бұрын
This is the artist who started his own genre called Jive. It came out of the big band and swing genres.
@paprika19513 жыл бұрын
The oldest and the ultimate! Anything involving the Nicholas Brothers is worth watching!
@cliffchristie58653 жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers occupy a unique niche musical film and dance history. Their style was so unusual, and the material so exceptional that no one else could choreograph their routines - that had to do it all themselves.
@derekwilson9127 Жыл бұрын
This performance as amazing as it was also shows the Nicholas Brothers using tap as a musical instrument! No one has come close to this performance! Cab Calloway was the Morris Day of the 40's Mr. Cool!
@christopherreaves6913 жыл бұрын
It's called "scat back jive,or jazz" the father of motown,and grandfather of hip hop/rap.
@mikekeach75923 жыл бұрын
often shortened to "jive."
@mikemorgan53943 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I would go so far as to say Motown was the grandfather of Hip-hop. The people at Motown were talented. Maybe Disco was the grandfather of Hip-hop.
@TheMollyPitchers3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemorgan5394 HepCat way, Dude👍👌😁
@qdHazen3 жыл бұрын
The genre you're hearing is usually referred to by one of two names: either "swing" or "big band." Along with Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway was probably one of the most popular black bandleaders of the 1930s and 1940s.
@jamesbaggett72233 жыл бұрын
You forgot Fats Waller
@qdHazen3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbaggett7223 So I did. Good catch.
@kohashiguchi14543 жыл бұрын
There were *lots* of great Black bandleaders. Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstein were two others. Incidentally, when Steve Allen starred in the biopic about Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson was played by Sammy Davis *Senior*
@LordGertz3 жыл бұрын
And what sounded weird was "scat", which when done properly is pure magic, and Cab Calloway was the greatest Magician there ever was.
@franmateyko89263 жыл бұрын
Also Chick Webb, in th 1930s he lead the house band at the NY night club The Savoy, were swing originated.
@terryfirestone63423 жыл бұрын
I'm a 63 year old white woman and I love this type of music and dance. I love the old musicals from the 30's - present.
@marcuspi9993 жыл бұрын
The genre is Jazz/Swing. Recorded in 1939
@ericboncuk53033 жыл бұрын
Great to see this young man open himself up to a prior generations entertainers and being in awe of how great they were.
@parksideturks213 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed, him enjoying👍🏽
@rexcaliburn3 жыл бұрын
cab calloway was one of the best showman and entertainers who ever lived the man could out perform guys less than half his age even when he was in his 80s. the nicholas brothers were perhaps the best dance duo in old hollywood. Fred Astaire called this number the best dance sequence ever filmed. the incredible part is this was filmed with no rehearsals and in one take
@ellenmarch30953 жыл бұрын
I don't believe you. Forgive me, I'm not trying to start random fights on the interwebs, but omg I don't see how that could possibly be true. 😳😳😳
@ronwells29863 жыл бұрын
@@ellenmarch3095 Everything above is true except the last line, where I think Mr. Weber is slightly misinformed. They obviously had to rehearse the number, and it was not filmed in its entirety in one take. BUT: the famous ‘splits down the stairs’ sequence was NOT rehearsed beforehand, and indeed they did it only once, and it was filmed in ONE take.
@ellenmarch30953 жыл бұрын
@@ronwells2986 Yeah, that's exactly the part I was "nope" on. Not denying they're great; great"est" is subjective and not something I would begrudge someone. But the no rehearsal for all parts thing, (not said but logically implied), nope, nope, nope. Thanks for clarifying which parts were and weren't; I feel better now... 😂❤.
@jackal593 жыл бұрын
@@ronwells2986 Fayard Nicholas said in an interview that this was not rehearsed and done in one take: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mt2Jfpt1qq7QaYk.html. He may have been exaggerating, but that is what he claimed.
@ronwells29863 жыл бұрын
Watch the interview again. The only part Fayard specifically claims was not rehearsed and was shot in one take is the “stair” sequence. This is still an amazing feat.
@nordge443 жыл бұрын
The brothers did this dance routine impromptu. They were the best dancers.
@robb93952 жыл бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers were amazing and Cab Calloway was cool long before cool was a thing. So glad you did this. You just witnessed an amazing performance.
@Bino433 жыл бұрын
It's "Big Band Jazz", or "Swing Jazz" with "Scat" vocals.
@gloriabowie56293 жыл бұрын
I thought it was called Big Band Era
@Melody_Mike.44603 жыл бұрын
The vocals in the video is called “Scatting” and Cab Calloway is known for that
@SonicBoomC983 жыл бұрын
I love that style
@peacefulwarrior40783 жыл бұрын
Yep used to watch my mom n dad dance to this ! SURPRISED THE HELL OUTTA ME THE FIRST TIME I SAW THEM DANCING TO IT 😳🤯😱😂👍
@TheWhimsicalMimzy3 жыл бұрын
This is the popular music of my parents' generation. There's an excellent documentary on KZfaq about the Nicholas brothers.
@Pineappletaco3 жыл бұрын
Being raise by my Grandparents, I was exposed to a lot of stuff from this era and before, and seeing the awe, wonder, and feel of magic on this man's face brought a little of that back to me.
@jandain73132 жыл бұрын
Me too, I so appreciated the music from that place and time. 🎶🎶💕
@buutich13 жыл бұрын
This was my father's generation. He'd be 105 if he was alive today. The genre was jazz, blues, swing, & big band
@rochellecrump-mcnulty96753 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed this.
@rcinsley3 жыл бұрын
This was a scene from the 1943 movie "Stormy Weather", starring Lena Horne and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (one of the best tap dancers of all time!) The Nicholas Brothers always said they never choreographed anything they did--it was always ad lib!
@Minceir3 жыл бұрын
Corker x Mr Bojangles was a legend, who influenced generations of dancers including Gregory Hines.
@jenksify3 жыл бұрын
That's why the Nicholas brothers were two of the all time best dancers of their day.
@laurablalock88503 жыл бұрын
That whole movie is a treat.
@charlesspringer47093 жыл бұрын
They obviously choreographed this. That cameras were setup for every detail and the set was built for the routine.
@susanmaggiora48003 жыл бұрын
Charles Springer Plus, doing things that are choreographed are considerably harder than making it up on the spot. When I played in a band there was stuff I’d come up with on the drums when we jammed that was incredibly difficult for me to replicate again.
@vinalboy3 жыл бұрын
The scene is from the film “Stormy Weather”. The dance sequence by the Nicholas Brothers is considered the greatest dance sequence captured on film.
@dottiemathews68533 жыл бұрын
that's right! that dance sequence even inspired Fred Astair. He gave them props as noting that they were the best dancers he's ever encountered.
@dinellewatson15073 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if this was from "Stormy Weather".
@baronsorgi13 жыл бұрын
I’m an old white guy, 67 years old. This music was called jitterbug jive and I spend most evenings immersed in this music Cab Calloway and the Beatles. It’s all you need 👍
@marcuswardle31803 жыл бұрын
These were the days when a ‘performer’ had to be able to sing, dance and act. As for dance that had to be all varieties.
@AdAstra453 жыл бұрын
This is Swing music and Cab is “scatting” when he is singing non-words. This is a very famous bit of cinematography. Check out Cab’s routine in The Blues Brothers sometime. He entertains the audience when they get restless waiting for Jake and Elwood.
@MeanGreenMotherFrom3 жыл бұрын
Cab was also in Janet Jackson's music video "Alright." But he came in at the end. The whole video seemed to be a tribute to the type of music Cab did. Her music was different but the style was Cab's.
@jackhaskell6943 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra replaced Duke Ellington as the house band in New York’s Cotton Club in the 1930s. The Nicholas Brothers dance act headlined the club from when they were pre-teen. You’re seeing here the best kind of live performers from that era. Real pros.
@whatgiveslola2 жыл бұрын
It was fun watching you watch the Cab Calloway and Nichols Brothers video. They had so much natural talent back in those days. Did not have any special effects and special microphones to help them out. Just pure talent...I love it!
@peterharrison58333 жыл бұрын
Glad you checked this out. Cab Callaway was a great entertainer, singer and bandleader back in the Swing Era. The Nicholas Brothers were one of the greatest dancing acts in the business, especially dancing tap. There are many great musicals and, singers, dancers, bandleader, composers, lyricists, etc, from the period from 1900 to 1960. Without going into a long list, go to Wikipedia, and get a list of artists in each category. The amount of talent is astounding. You won't be disappointed.
@DougMcDave3 жыл бұрын
Look for him on "The Blues Brothers," with his classic, "Minnie the Moocher."
@peteramaranth853 жыл бұрын
i was just gona say till i saw your comment, nice
@jamesbaggett72233 жыл бұрын
You forgot "St James Infirmary Blues" and "Reefer Man"
@galaforte3 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the best songs and choreography in The Blues Brothers.
@MatthewRydell3 жыл бұрын
Minnie the Moocher is my favorite.
@lindamacduff25663 жыл бұрын
Named an american bulldog pup after minnie the moocher. She lived up to her name!
@joernone3 жыл бұрын
Back when talent was talent and music was music. And the artists knew how to dress!
@toddburton65703 жыл бұрын
I very much appreciate you exposing this type of talent, even though it may have been from 80+ years or so ago. This was pure talent. And I see so little of it now. Now it is all about making money in the industry. That was not the case back in the day.
@TyreLee11 ай бұрын
This is scat music. C. Callaway was a pioneer of the rap of the 1940s. This was filmed while World War 2 was being waged.
@theinsight4life3 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this music, my grandmother introduced it to me when I was 15. I have been in love with it ever since. She used to tell me how my grandaddy and her used to win dance competitions in the 20's and 30's.
@lindamaemullins51513 жыл бұрын
Cool ❤️
@tvtech773 жыл бұрын
Is this one of the many times we realize that our grandparents were WAY cooler 😎then we are!
@Elerad3 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw the Nicholas Brothers as a child. I couldn't keep my jaw closed. Amazing stuff.
@edmilham41723 жыл бұрын
I wish I could "love" this post instead of just "liking" it!
@marycobb54893 жыл бұрын
Yes, jive, big band, swing. Keep watching the Nicolas brothers, they will teach you all the dance moves you never knew existed.
@tomelder23583 жыл бұрын
Good music, creative music, talented music transcends all races, cultures and times! Love Cab and the spectacular Nicholas Brothers!! :-D
@ALWhite-ub1ye3 жыл бұрын
It's worth noting that the Nicholas Brothers' performance was unrehearsed and filmed in a single take.
@Eyes-of-Horus3 жыл бұрын
Remember, whenever any music was put on film at that time it was all done at the time. There was no filming and redoing the sound later to fit in.
@johnnybeanz12963 жыл бұрын
Doing the splits and getting up repeatedly with no hands!? Impossible-except they did it! Genius physicality.
@alwaysblake1485 ай бұрын
It's wonderful to see a young man discover three of the greatest entertainment artists of the 20th century--Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers.
@lavettacannon31383 жыл бұрын
You don’t know what you’re about to see!!!! Jazz/Big Band music is our birthright!❤️
@gratius13943 жыл бұрын
30's and 40's were one of the best times for music. That era had everything - extremely talented singers and dancers, wonderful bands and one thing that modern music severly lacks - a class.
@michaelcampbell9443 жыл бұрын
He also did a great song called "Minnie the Moocher." Not to mention the movie with Eddie Murphy "The Cotton Club."
@helenhamilton95613 жыл бұрын
Heard about Minnie the Moocher from my Grandmother.
@Sportsref133 жыл бұрын
Minnie the Moocher he does a good showing in the original Blues Brothers movie
@danic93043 жыл бұрын
@@Sportsref13 Thats where I first heard that song - wonderful.
@Sportsref133 жыл бұрын
@@danic9304 he makes a cameo appearance with Janet Jackson in her Alright video at around 6:45 mark near the end.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qp6FnMeovLbNnmg.html
@BobMinelli3 жыл бұрын
Cab Calloway would be beautiful in the very day and age. THEY saw magic happen then, make no mistake about that my friend. Great reaction brother!
@aleksandramoondancer94963 жыл бұрын
This was what is referred to as the Swing Era! Fun, isn't it!? BTW, {FUN FACT}: I am the vid actress in the "Maneater" video by Daryl Hall & John Oates! They were known as "Blue Eyed Soul" & before them was The Righteous Brothers whom were Bobby Hatfield & Bill Medley. One of they're biggest 'hits' is "Unchained Melody"-Bobby Hatfield sings this on his own. Please give them a listen (esp. that song), if you haven't yet! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
@timdlawson3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading an article years ago where Hollywood wanted to make a movie about the Nicholas Brothers, but they couldn't find 2 dancers good enough. I would agree. Susan
@GJoeJ0108413 жыл бұрын
Too late now, but there were two Brothers who might have been able do just that. Can't recall their names, but one of them was in a few movies, and the other one either quit, faded out or did some Broadway shows on his own. Can you help me? Can't recall their name. He also did a Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr., who had passed on. AH! its just came to me! They were of Hines, Hines & Dad. Dad dropped out and it was the two Hines Brothers, but ;Gregory became the star, and sadly, has passed on. The Hines Brothers as the Nicholas Brothers? Would have loved to see that movie! Any input?
@UncleDansVintageVinyl3 жыл бұрын
@@GJoeJ010841 Gregory Hines was the only one I can think of who could've come close to that performance. But I don't think that even he could've matched it--especially not the repeated jumps into splits, which takes an unearthly level of strength and athleticism. The Nicholas brothers must've been made out of spring steel.
@TheAzmountaineer3 жыл бұрын
@@UncleDansVintageVinyl Yes. I saw Hines once talking about that. He and his brother planned on being the next Nicholas Brothers act, but he said one day they both realized they were never going to match the Nicholas Brothers and decide to move on to other things.
@barbarasaracini12713 жыл бұрын
This is a really old video....1943! That was four years before I was born, so this was during my 96-yr. old mother's youth. Her being a tap dancer made the Nicholas Brothers some of her favorite tap dancers. This genre was called jazz/swing. It was great to see you enjoying that as even I did when I was a young girl and my mother used to watch all these old black and white movies with dancing and big bands.
@elizabethlucas87783 жыл бұрын
This was the era of big band music and when dancing was an art form. Now dancing is shake your butt, flap your arms and lets call it dancing. These two fellows were two of the best dancers ever and they could sing very well too.
@Jade125683 жыл бұрын
One take ladies and gentlemen. The best dancers of their period. Love them.
@trentfox64363 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how cool it would be to see that live in that club setting wow
@roseymarie53903 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable talent....loved your expression all the way through 😲
@susanmayer97913 жыл бұрын
I'm just sitting here smiling...that is awesome! Nicholas Brothers are amazing!
@southernwanderer79123 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Cab Calloway. And I love watching tap dancers. I wish it would come back. Tap dancing is an ignored enormous talent.