I was listening to some awesome Cab Calloway (the man is a genius), and then came across this clip. Everyone's so multitalented. Feel like I've got to work some tap into my guitar playing now or I'm not a talented enough musician...
Re: And then he busts out a guitar
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:40 am
by fatjack
Those old 'race's shorts and movies are cringeworthy in some respects. But when you straight look at the talent and the fact they shot on extremely low budget compared to white productions,the quality is amazing.
Re: And then he busts out a guitar
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:09 am
by PsychoCid
Seeing as how both black and white performers were doing the same thing at that time in terms of performance standards, I fail to see the racism. Oppression maybe. Welcome to Hollywood.
But more on point, these guys are fekkin awesome. And now here's some Cab:
Re: And then he busts out a guitar
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:52 pm
by PsychoCid
This dude made the guitar scat. Damn.
Re: And then he busts out a guitar
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:34 pm
by nomadh
Do any of us work this gmhard to entertain our audiences? Any pros left who do?
