― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 14:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Revive. Mostly because Talking Heads "Swamp" is supposed to be musically referencing "Minnie The Moocher" and I can kind of see how that works. I have that song and the "Ghost of Smokey Joe". Is this a particular style of music ("hardy hardy har" call and response ragtime/blues) or was Cab the only one who did it? What else is worth checking out?
― the next grozart, Friday, 17 August 2007 01:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Louis Jordan otm
― ghost rider, Friday, 17 August 2007 01:50 (sixteen years ago) link
and yes the thing you're talking about is basically jump blues.
― ghost rider, Friday, 17 August 2007 01:53 (sixteen years ago) link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HaZOXF83zBg
― ghost rider, Friday, 17 August 2007 01:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Nice! Cheers.
― the next grozart, Friday, 17 August 2007 02:08 (sixteen years ago) link
What's the song that sounds like minnie The Moocher that they kind of changed for a Quavers crisps advert in the late 80s/early 90s? Remember it?
― the next grozart, Friday, 17 August 2007 02:11 (sixteen years ago) link
i am american, i cannot help you there
― ghost rider, Friday, 17 August 2007 02:14 (sixteen years ago) link
ah ok. maybe they only did it for the ad, but i'm sure i've heard it elsewhere. it sounds almost exactly like minnie but slightly different melody and a bit faster. cheers for the help all the same :-)
― the next grozart, Friday, 17 August 2007 02:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Don't forget his performance in the Blues Brothers movie!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 17 August 2007 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Personally I prefer the one with St. James Infirmary Blues: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3jwNSteo
― Nick Minichino, Friday, 17 August 2007 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Stone classic. Early 30's stuff is just incredible - everybody needs to hear some Cab at least once in their life.
― Soukesian, Friday, 17 August 2007 18:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Sadly, the recent PBS documentary on Cab isn't all that great but skip ahead to the interviews with Landis, Cropper, Dunn for some great Blues Brothers stories.
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 5 May 2012 05:14 (eleven years ago) link
Hey, I just saw that documentary and, yeah, it's pretty thin but what do you expect for just an hour on such a grand man? One thing I did get out of it was that I didn't realize his older sister was a bandleader herself, travelling around the south and in general way, way ahead of her time. I'm going to listen to her stuff shortly.
Anyone have the "This Is Hep" box set from Proper? Thoughts?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 19 September 2014 01:19 (nine years ago) link
Morris Day pinched his act.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 September 2014 02:58 (nine years ago) link
saw this short film last night with an audience, somewhat naughty and lotsa fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-kJqM7he9o
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
Damn, that's fantastic, thanks for sharing! I love Cab, it seems like James Brown picked up a trick or two from him.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
Lol’d at the final gag. I’ve seen a clip of the lady with the fan song, never realized it was from a longer piece. There are times when I think he may be the best entertainer who ever lived.
― One Eye Open, Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:56 (four years ago) link