"Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Listen to Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: BennyGoodman.lnk.to/listenYD #BennyGoodman #SingSingSing #OfficialAudio
There's some interesting things about this track. One is the length. It was very rare to record anything this long. Originally on a 78 rpm platter back then, you could only get about 4 minutes in a side. It was released as a double sided single, something that just wasn't done. It ended up this length because Krupa kept playing. That longer drum part at about half way, expected to be the end but he kept playing and so Benny and company did too. The whole second half basically is ad-lib.
Saw my old-man "swing-dance" to this once with Mom at a wedding reception, when i was real young.The old-man flung Mom six-feet in the air, caught her, brought her down, threw her between his legs, then spun her around, and niether missed a beat. My godfather said to me then, "Man! Hank & Rose can still cut a 'MEAN SLICE' 'o rug!" That was 61 years ago.
That is one of the most bad ass things I've read in a while! Thank you so much for sharing that memory with us ! Your a bad ass just for passing it on !
I think it may be a design flaw of these earbuds, or perhaps a flaw in the structure of my outer ear 😅, that makes it so when I smile the earbuds fall out 😂 It’s not very conducive to listening to good songs all the way through!
I met Butch Trucks' father, Derrick Trucks' grandfather, before an Allman Bros show at the Beacon Theater in NYC. I asked him if he liked the Allman Brothers band when they first started playing. He looked right in my eyes and said, "I like Benny Goodman." 😊
My wife’s uncle Wilf had this very piece played at his funeral last week, he loved Benny Goodman. The poor vicar obviously didn’t know how long it would last and wasn’t familiar with it. At every point where it went a bit quiet she thought it was finishing she start to rise but she had to sit back down as the tempo kicked back in. Wilf was always the joker and I wonder if his choice was Wilf’s last prank.
Me too my late father had a collection of records Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller etc some were even before vinyl records came out. Enjoy this wonderful music@@carolpayette854
In nearly every decade, there's one artist who stands out from the crowd, who's basically the Jimi Hendrix of his (or her) generation, taking music to a place it's never been before. In the 1940s, that guy was Benny Goodman (honorable mention to Art Tatum).
This legendary song encompasses a lot of musical genres. The Jazz and Big Band elements are there and with that upbeat tempo and rhythm, Rock music was obviously influenced. With Harry James, Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman all on this recording, it's a mix of musical superstars.
If I have a memorial service, this is the recording I want played ..... as loud as traffic allows. Imagine getting drummed to the hereafter by Gene Krupa!
The 8:43 version...the full length job. Louis Prima. They WILL play this, in it's entirety, at my funeral wake. Folks' gonna jump at MY death rock! Heck yep.
NCIS brought me here , binging up to season 17 and this came on to remind me that a bespectacled nerdy Jewish guy could be the swinging-est man on the planet 👍👍
I'll never forget my visit to New Year City years ago. I was riding the subway and thoroughly enjoying some music on my headphones. I saw that an older man was smiling at me, so I handed him my headphones. He put them on, and he was thrilled to hear Benny Goodman! He said, "Beautiful!" He thanked me when he got off at his stop.
At my first Grateful Dead show in 1978, the band was jamming, the people on the floor had pushed forward to the crowd the stage, everybody was listening, everybody was grooving, and I thought: "this is what it was like for my parents when they went to see the big bands". And Benny was the best.
amazing how many people still recognize this. am trying to transpose it for funsies, and the amount of people that have this as a fave. total bop, love Gene Krupa on drums. man really slays
This has been on of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, you can't help by tap your toes and smile. Don't understand how people can give a negative vote
I watch a decent amount of new jazz stuff but it will never be as great as the old stuff. The older jazz is just a lot more tight and you can tell they are so much more confident. The new stuff is good but I’ll always come back to the old stuff :)
@@ramonrodriguez3741the historic Carnegie hall performance was in 1938 so the tune must have been in the orchestra's book at least before then. Maybe Google is mistaken.
@@ramonrodriguez3741 if Google says 52/53 that is definitely wrong. As I said, the historical Carnegie hall performance was in 38 so this tune was absolutely making the rounds during wwii
This is the theme song of America's greatest achievement. The nearly simultaneous victory over The Third Reich of Germany and The Empire of Japan. (two separate wars that were won in what we call WW2) That victory granted us our current way-of-life. Benny G.and Louis Prima's "SING SING SING" embodies the "can do" spirit of our American ancestors at home and abroad who worked in unison for total victory. This song signals the world that the Yanks will take care of it. It is a song of competence, hard work, confidence and success. America got the impossible job done.
This recording is fine, Krupa is brilliant, James incredible, Goodman never played better but the 1938 Carnegie Hall version surpasses them all. Why is it better? You hear the emotions of a vive audience but the piano solo {with Krupa in the background quietly keeping time) raises the performance to new heights. Chris Pannell
When I was a teenager, I was listening to this stuff. Most other kids were listening to what would now be called Classic Rock. Nothing wrong with going against the mainstream.
Pioneer of every concept you hear in music...breakdowns, solos, progressions, climax, slowdowns, repetitions, etc.... everything summed up in one song! Amazing. Every band teacher should have their classes listen to this song. Put the drum machines and synthesizers away!
Que c'est bon d'écouter de la bonne musique, mais en 2023 il faut retourner dans les archives, car depuis la fin des années 1990 plus rien (ou presque) de bon !
I AM ALMOST 74 YEARS OLD, BORN 12/01/49. THIS IS MUSIC OF MY PARENTS' GENERATION AND I LOVE IT. THE MUSIC OF THE 1960'S WAS MY YEARS 10-20. THE MUSIC OF THE 40'S THROUGH THE MID 70'S WAS THE BEST. I FEEL BAD FOR THOSE GROWING UP TODAY. CURRENT POP MUSIC IS AWFUL!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY JAZZ BAND IS GOING TO PLAY THIS. I. AM. THE. CLARINET PLAYER. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN JAZZ BAND. GOD FUCKING DAMN IT *TWO* GOD DAMN SOLOS??????????
That's Gene Kupra on drums Daddy-o! Also in his band was the great Lionel Hampton. My parents turned me on to swing and big band music. Keep it Alive! Times were simpler but jammin.
bands in those days traveled a lot by train, and i wonder how much time Gene Krupa spent in the coach vestibules listening to the sound of the wheels rolling over rail joints and switches , because you can sure it in parts of his drum solos.
