As a child, you really can't comprehend the immensity of this production. Then, you grow up, and realize that this movie is a concert, a tribute and a master piece.

@justrr1

5 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece... That does it!

@jeffreyrainey1015

5 жыл бұрын

Precisely. I also went back and found the making of documentary. That, in of itself, is now over 20 years old, which is freaky.

@jamesfranke4521

5 жыл бұрын

And all the cocaine they needed..

@gatsur7046

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesfranke4521 they are still paying for that

@kelseycrider329

4 жыл бұрын

My kids LOVE this! And I loved it as a kid when my daddy showed it to me! Now we have 3 generations who enjoy this movie together! My kids are always singing this song lol!

This man was 73 years old when this movie was released. still had it almost 50 years after this song's original release.

@thegaybookpixie

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit he was 73 and could still move like that? Holy shit...

@davidranney8723

3 жыл бұрын

73 and his voice was still perfect. I gotta believe other older singers must watch that and think it's just not fair.

@genericnamehere7602

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidranney8723 Because some people, like Cab, are just THAT awesome.

@lakrone1

3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this when I was very young.....you could feel the importance of this performance

@kriswilliams2297

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

The fact this man was literally in his seventies, and still moved and sounded like a young man. May his soul Rest In Peace

@agenttheater5

2 жыл бұрын

Like I've been saying since the season finale of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier': "And that is why you don't underestimate the elderly."

@Guy.WhoAsked

2 жыл бұрын

@@agenttheater5 thanks for spoiling it for me :(

@agenttheater5

2 жыл бұрын

@@Guy.WhoAsked oops, sorry

@Guy.WhoAsked

2 жыл бұрын

@@agenttheater5 you're fine, I don't even watch any of that stuff.

@culcune

Жыл бұрын

Think about being an extra on this film for this exact scene. I was fortunate to have seen Ray Charles in the early 1990s at a 1000 seat venue. I was taking a jazz appreciation class at Cal State Northridge, and one of the assignments was to take in a live show. Ray Charles was playing at the Ventura Theater about an hour north of where I lived, so I got tickets and dragged a friend along. The singing was great, of course, but I was a little bit disappointed in that they put an electric keyboard on the stage (not a real piano) for him to play, and when the show was over, they got us out as soon as possible as he had another show right after. But, once he passed away, it sunk in that I got to see Ray Charles!

The looks on all the guys in the band's faces. Every single one of them hugely accomplished musicians, every one of them grinning like kids bc they're playing with Cab Calloway.

@samuelatwood9924

2 жыл бұрын

like they woke up on Christmas morning and got what they always wanted.

@justanothersoul9102

Жыл бұрын

And to be apart of a classic movie like this, man I'm jealous haha

@dars5229

Жыл бұрын

No, no. Not just playing with Cab Calloway. Playing with THE Cab Calloway.

@wolverinefangowings

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention doing scenes with Ray, Aretha, and John Lee Hooker and getting to meet James Brown.

@jamiemusella2688

Жыл бұрын

Unsung heroes of some of the greatest music ever.

This guy was born in 1907 and died in 1994. Rare that we see someone from this era of music at such high quality picture from 1980.

@TATANKA-nf4ck

Ай бұрын

俺の爺様と生没年が一緒。

I was in that audience at the Hollywood palladium for 14 hours while they shot the concert. Cab Calloway was a true professional and was SO excited to be there!!

@Junior3z

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome man :)

@jcdlovetron

2 жыл бұрын

What a great story you have!!

@hihowareyou61

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@jmm1000

Жыл бұрын

goddamn history!

@StigaWorldCup

Жыл бұрын

Wow What an legendary moment!

In the 1940s in Louisville KY, my uncle was friends with Cab Calloway. I have pictures of him with my dad and uncle baby-sitting and playing them as 5 and 7 years olds. They spoke on the phone and wrote letters until Cab died. RIP LEGEND!!❤

@deldridgewilliams6724

3 ай бұрын

wow that's cool how long have you had it

@Earthrush

2 ай бұрын

Hope you got them framed

@boebender

2 ай бұрын

My dad died in 2013. I think he gave me copies of the original photo a couple years before he died. Haven’t framed them but o have them in an album.

@barrypuckett2488

Ай бұрын

That's a to cool memory.

@zerogrey3798

Күн бұрын

Wish that kind of stuff could make it into a book or something.

Cab Calloway is one of the very few artists to have a song on the Billboard charts in 5 DIFFERENT DECADES. AMAZING.

@theeyeplaylists

Жыл бұрын

Carlos Santana has to be on that list too, I’d guess

@worthington5687

Жыл бұрын

Cab Calloway is one of the very few artists to portray KOKO THE CLOWN.

@vincentconti-jb3hd

Жыл бұрын

Nice did not know that...coolest guy ever ..few equals

@davidwesley2525

Жыл бұрын

@@worthington5687 and the Only Artist to portray " The Old Man of the Mountain ". Luckily Betty Boop got away from Him. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💘💘💘

@boofd0ut653

9 ай бұрын

Cab Calloway actually voiced a bunch of 20s cartoon characters

Cab Calloway initially hated this version of the song and had a big row with Dan Akroyd about it. He called it old-fashioned, which of course was the whole point of Blues Brothers, so that didn't get him far. Angrily he did it the way Dan wanted (which is the take used in the movie), and then stormed out without another word. When the time came for shooting the scene he showed up on set and did everything professionally with no hint of the previous arguments. I don't know what caused him to change his mind, but I'm glad he did.

@TheSteam02

5 жыл бұрын

Because that's what heroes(pros) do.

@michaelglickman1300

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, it was director John Landis whom Calloway quarreled with, not Dan Aykroyd.

@mariazahedi7444

5 жыл бұрын

I can't even comprehend someone arguing with Cab Calloway. I would say that anything Cab Calloway says goes. He was so amazing as were lost of the performers of his time. ❤ I wish I could have seen them.

@Terryfan

4 жыл бұрын

There’s also the saying the show must go on I respect him for going on to perform the song

@pirates12343

4 жыл бұрын

actually I think John mentioned something about Cab did it the first time and Cab was pissed and he asked John how that take was and John said bad but you're Cab Calloway so it should be great and Cab said....Oh great?! You gotta tell me you want great....so Cab went back in and did it a second time and that's the version you hear in the film

This man was around long enough to shape the history of jazz as a style of music, and then act in a movie dedicated to its legacy.

@mousiebrown1747

Жыл бұрын

Scat. It’s called Scat singing.

@philobeddoe8342

Жыл бұрын

He was in the Jazz Brothers too?

@Navesblue

2 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s just wow.

My dad loved this, he had met Cab when he was in a jazz quartet and they went to hear him play. My dad and Cab talked about what it was like to get started. He kept in touch and whenever Cab was playing within 200 miles he would go to the show. I remember being introduced to him. So when the movie came out I took my dad to see it. When he first saw Cab he leans over and say's "I'll bet you a million bucks he sings Minnie the Moocher." He loved the movie, because he loved all kinds of music and this had it all. He would say that this was one of the best musicals that Hollywood has made.

My favorite part of this scene is that the whole fancy stage was just imagination. because it doesn't matter what the stage looks like, what matters is talent. And this man had so much talent that he was able to convince that he belonged on that stage.

@AstroGains

2 жыл бұрын

No the stage does matter this is from a movie and I don’t think you would want to look at some street were he performs

@FuzzyLittleBastard

2 жыл бұрын

@@AstroGains I'd watch Cab Calloway literally anywhere.

@whywelovefilm7079

2 жыл бұрын

@@AstroGains dude, what? You could not be anymore wrong. OP got it 100% right. The stage does not matter. There’s a video on KZread of 4 brothers performing this song on the street in LA. They had no lights, no crowd. no big band playing, nothing. Just 4 dudes wearing wife beaters. One on bass, one of the horns, one banging on an upside down trash can and one singing. Nobody could ever do it like Cab Calloway but these 4 dude playing on the street were unbelievable. Proof that it isn’t about the stage. It’s about the talent…

@brickwirestudios1540

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@brickwirestudios1540

2 жыл бұрын

The stage doesn’t matter I’d whatch this even if it were at the back of a super market

That Calloway stroll is one of a kind

@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346

3 жыл бұрын

Cab Calloway was awesome. Hard to believe when they made this movie in 1980. Cab was a youthful 73yrs old. .and i was 7.

@ignaciosanchez8292

2 жыл бұрын

I used to watch him perform this same song along with Sesame Street s TwoHeaded monster. Still sounded cool for a kids show. Thanks Mr Calloway.

@Struzzylive

2 жыл бұрын

What even was the point of that stroll

@groovyfreds

2 жыл бұрын

@@Struzzylive swag my friend, swag

@SStupendous

2 жыл бұрын

@@Struzzylive Never been on stage? You rarely stand still, especially if you're singing or performing. Or both.

I met a kid at camp who has also seen this movie and every time we bumped into each other, we would always say, “This is glue. Strong stuff.”

@vincentanguoni8938

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@DNRY122

Жыл бұрын

That scene comes to mind when I pass the adhesives display at the building supply store. And the poultry netting reminds me of Bob's Country Bunker: "Chicke wire?!?"

@millyjames7891

Ай бұрын

@@DNRY122 I love it when references come to mind. I do it all the time. Normally colleagues think I'm deranged.

When you realize that Calloway first recorded this song in 1931 :O

@cheesemccheesy3850

4 жыл бұрын

QuantumShock66 That’s exactly what I thought

@Ward1706

4 жыл бұрын

Go back a step: you're saying this is nearly 90 years old?

@quantumshock6620

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ward1706 Yep. Just goes to show how well it has aged!

@marckpineda2989

3 жыл бұрын

He did it for a Betty Boop short of the same name

@franciscoramirez4179

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus! I mean the man is a LEGEND!

0:50 The lessons 2:30 The homework 2:43 The test

@allibrinafit

3 жыл бұрын

I'm dead 😂 the most accurate comment ever

@tigergirl305

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right!

@zeus_3135

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct!!!!

@maxim_hue6089

3 жыл бұрын

Nice 😂

@sirjazz1268

2 жыл бұрын

I remember a captation... The public did it perfectly. He was so shocked. xD

Cab was the Man back in the 30's and 40s. Thanks to the Blues Brothers to introducing him to a generation before there was an Internet!

Great music has no expiration date.

@honeynielsen4778

6 жыл бұрын

Miss Agent E unlike like music today wich will age like milk

@mikejones2416

5 жыл бұрын

Miss Agent E s

@missagente8100

5 жыл бұрын

+Not chuck Dumb random stuff I edited You must be quoting Walter from "Jeff Duham: Arguing with Myself". :)

@patrickdenton8178

5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@nikococo6359

5 жыл бұрын

Magnifique

31 years ago, when my father was very I'll, I stayed up with him all night , sometimes holding him because his cancer was progressing rapidly. This was the last movie we ever saw together, sometimes he would even crack a smile. I miss that man, and boy oh boy, what a movie to go out with! Pretty cool.

@dwad3ify

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. May he Rest In Peace and live on through you

@pfffttt9563

2 жыл бұрын

I wish you and your father the best

@bh9225

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing...touching.

@AoiUsagiOtoko

Жыл бұрын

such a beautiful comment, best wishes to you and your family 💕 memories like that are what life's all about

@ninaj6051

Жыл бұрын

🖤🤍

Jake and Elwood walking out to the beat never ceases to crack me up

@brihev4355

8 ай бұрын

kinda like Belushi sneaking around in AnimalHouse.

Cab Calloway. Still one of the greatest.

@sikaerkki666

6 жыл бұрын

i just loved when cab calloway was in movie,he still lives in these songs,kids will learn to believe...i did..

@jubalcalif9100

5 жыл бұрын

Well said and well put !!

@RosaGarcia-xb1ei

5 жыл бұрын

I love this song

@reinaguzman9030

5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss I was born in 1993 and I wish I could back in time to see him perform

@humbleju-ju9327

5 жыл бұрын

coolest man whoever walked this planet.

Cab Calloway could be wearing a tank top and hot pants and still be the classiest man in the building.

@kingwaffleton1774

3 жыл бұрын

That may be the strangest image anyone’s ever put in my mind.

@JimmyCasket02

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the flip flops

My father was one of the extras in the crowd, didn't believe him till I finally watched it when I turned 7, now that I'm 40 it's really all I have of him now.

@jamesstegenga383

8 күн бұрын

I am very sorry for your loss. Your father’s legacy lives through you.

@fullcircle4723

15 сағат бұрын

What an awesome memory. Cherish this one and for your grandchildren.

It’s beautiful how the big band stage was all in Cab Calloway’s mind. He transported us back in time and gave a performance just as if he was in his youth. What a touching tribute to his legacy!

@Hibernicus1968

9 ай бұрын

Which is ironic, because he really, really didn't want to. He wanted to perform an updated, disco-like version of the song he had recorded in the seventies, and made the charts with. But Dan Ackroyd wanted the classic version of the song. It may have displeased Calloway, but I think it was the right decision. That disco version is pretty well forgotten today, while the original from the 1930s endures as the classic it is.

@garyskadra5236

5 ай бұрын

He transported us back in time and you're the only one who knew it all along.Give yourself a pat on your ass for that one 😅

@ashdaddyactual6933

5 ай бұрын

Not my best phrasing but the scene is still awesome!@@garyskadra5236

That trumpet lick in the intro...

@MisterWensleydale

4 жыл бұрын

That's the late Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin on trumpet.

@docmoon68

3 жыл бұрын

With that PLUNGER...he making that horn CRY!!! Straight GANGSTA!!!

@derrickboomer8531

3 жыл бұрын

@@MisterWensleydale r.i.p

@leighirvine

3 жыл бұрын

I know right!!? Gives me goosebumps every time!!

@ColburnClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

0:22

I bet the band,the audience...everyone involved had a blast doing this scene!!!

@samsignorelli

5 жыл бұрын

Not often you get to perform with a legend.

@fun_ghoul

5 жыл бұрын

@@samsignorelli A stage full of legends!

@FlottisPar

4 жыл бұрын

Still NO one can have as fun as Cab Calloway.

@robertlehnert4148

4 жыл бұрын

And as extras, they were paid!

@abbystone5552

3 жыл бұрын

My dad met Mac Murphy after a show backstage and at a bar and he talked about this and he said “this was probably the most funniest thing I’ve ever done” so I think they all had fun! Especially cause Aykroyd knew bulusi was gonna pad since his drug addiction was horrible

Probably the best SNL-based movie ever. R.I.P. Cab, John B, John C, Donald, Alan, and Matt.

You can see the band all smiling with glee. Shit I would be smiling too. To have the honor to play for Cab Calloway and see him dance and perform right in front of me! Truly magical!🤍✨

@PlayNiceFolks

2 ай бұрын

That's definitely my favorite part. There's no acting there, those big giant grins!

Kids... this man defines cool...with ease

@pd417

5 жыл бұрын

Pure class.

@bevgilmore1996

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Martinez I believe anyone who thinks this man is wrong does not either.

@dixi-marip.3373

5 жыл бұрын

Alan Donnelly 100%

The best part about this scene is all the band members like Steve and Donald Dunns smiles working with a legend and hearing him sing and playing for him.

The trumpet lick at 0:21 sends shivers down my spine

@MP-ky3hc

6 ай бұрын

Same. Got me walking to the thermostat like Cab to turn up the heat!

@motuit

6 ай бұрын

That was Alan Rubin aka " Mr. Fabulous". Man could really play. RIP

One of the greatest movies for music collabs of all time. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Johnny Lee Hooker peeking in there...y'all...I don't want this movie to ever be forgotten simply for the famous jazz and blues powerhouses they pulled up out of the Hollywood mud and raised to the golden skies where they belonged. Yeah, sure, Blues Brothers, but we all know they weren't really the stars, and, frankly, that is as it should be.

@airassault11

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget about James Brown.

@donnalee.

11 ай бұрын

And chaka Khan. And garota de Ipanema in the elevator

@Adrian-gn5bw

11 ай бұрын

So many great artists and the music just makes me smile A wonderful production Never knew the impact until my later years Well done all involved

My grandpa showed me this movie when i was 9 years old, and im so grateful that he did because this is one of my favourite movies. one time in school when we had an assembly the highest level band in the school with all of the seniors played this song, and since nobody else knew it i was the only one who repeated after the singer. my friends looked at me like wtf are you doing but the band looped the bridge and said into the mic "Everybody follow this kid, when i sing this part you repeat it to me". I was able to rise up in that moment thanks to this movie and this music. Rest in peace Cab Calloway and John Belushi.

@morespywareforyou2262

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely happy memory and thank you for sharing it.

@buckshot_honeymoon

Жыл бұрын

that’s legendary

@DggamerK

9 ай бұрын

Epic

He had the moves, the charisma, and spanned generations. There will never be another Cab Calloway

A great, funny movie but also a really heartfelt tribute to a lot of semi-forgotten American talents too. They don't make them like this anymore

I never tire of this movie.

it makes me happy that they gave the spotlight to Cab, so a whole new generation could discover his talents. And new people are still discovering Cab because of this now iconic clip.

You know, I just watched this movie for the first time today and I laughed when their costumes changed back and pointed it out to my dad and he said; “Well, the magics over now” And that struck me.

@rh449

4 жыл бұрын

I was today years old when I learned this. And I've seen this movie Half a dozen times.

@rishabhpal9845

2 жыл бұрын

Wait I don't get it

@namafarm

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, your Dad rocks. he gets it. we are journying inside CABS WORLD and it is his Magic at work!

@benlhyenethehyena9947

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that's literally what my mom said too !

@NoahSpurrier

Жыл бұрын

The magic is in the moment.

I was fortunate enough to meet Cab in Denver, Colorado in the early 70s. He was in town to play a gig, and he couldn't have been nicer. Truly a class act all the way. Bless you, Cab, and keep those Hi-De-Ho's going forever in Heaven.

May Cab Calloway's memory be eternal.

That song still slaps almost 100 years later. Cab Calloway was an exceptional performer.

I love that as soon as the song kicks in, we get to see inside Cab Calloway's mind, where he envisions himself back in his prime, it's so heartwarming.

Cab Calloway was pure talent and class. This is what music is all about. Even the band of famous musicians were starstruck, that they got to play with him.

I LOVE this version. It's a bit slower and it has great swing. And he was 73!

Such a great artist he doesn't even need a microphone

@David-ud9ju

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, that was my first thought when it closed in on him.

@moyesimmons2736

5 жыл бұрын

Just now realized that

@iacopoguidi7871

5 жыл бұрын

I assume you do not know the mighty Tenacious D.

@joshvega5469

5 жыл бұрын

The hepster cat does not need such items

@SchrodingerMil

4 жыл бұрын

I see you’re not familiar with operatic singers.

This is the man that literally invented the music video in the 1930s........with this song in a Betty Boop cartoon I believe

@0ne0nlyLarry

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Driscoll you are correct

@Peppersfirst

5 жыл бұрын

St James Infirmary

@noregretzfan

5 жыл бұрын

@@Peppersfirst thats the one for koko the clown with betty as snow white

@animationnerd7579

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Driscoll nah that one dude with the duck made a music video before cab.

@Lancepogita

5 жыл бұрын

Damn O'Driscoll. Dutch is gonna come for you

Imagine getting to work with the legendary Cab Calloway

This man was always a walking definition of class

"This is glue... Strong stuff"

@fun_ghoul

5 жыл бұрын

I always love that scene, but it just occurred to me tonight that I never consciously stopped to listen to the Mr. Fabulous trumpet solo in the background. RIP Mr. Fabulous.

@David-ud9ju

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, terrible writing. Good music though.

@kurtvonfricken6829

4 жыл бұрын

I still use that quote whenever I use glue!!

@Antonio960ify

4 жыл бұрын

Acting level: porn

@TheHutchy01

4 жыл бұрын

*Lloyd Bridges intensifies*

Cab Callaway STILL had it, even in the 80's. To me, he still has it!! Thanks to RECORDINGS!! JOHN BELUSHI TOO!!!! 😍🥰😁

It crazy our grandparents used to get down to this! Rest in Peace CAB! ❤

I'm 35 and I absolutely adore this film these songs. You can not be sad watching and listening to this wonderful beautiful musical comical magic show

Unattainable levels of swagger!!!

It's so great seeing Cab doing his biggest hit to a whole new generation

The greatest of all time. Perfection even long after the final curtain. He had electricity coming out of him. When he smiled at you, his whole head split in half and a row of giant teeth came rushing out at you like a cow catcher on the front of an old Western train. Captivating. I'm so happy he did this. Thank Cab.

Despite their disagreement, Cab performed 'Minnie the Moocher' just as Jon Landis wished. Generations that have grown up with this film now recognize his genius and talent. Cab now lives forever ❤️❤️❤️

The coolest sequence _ever_ committed to film. This scene stands out in memory watching it now as it puts me right back into the theater as the heavy rain from a sudden thunderstorm drummed on the roof; July 1980.

as someone who never saw this movie until 2021, I can tell you that for me, that moment at the start of this scene, when you first see Curtis without his sunglasses and realize it's been Cab Calloway the whole time is one of the wildest reveals I can ever remember seeing in a movie

Wow 49 years (1931) after its original release. Amazing! This man had genuine talent (Blues Brothers 1980)

I love the grins on the faces of the band members. You can tell they weren't acting.

@testodude

2 ай бұрын

They knew Cab had the crowd in the palm of his hand. They were in awe.

The only snl movie that was worth anything..in fact,this movie is a musical masterpiece that gives great recognition to Cab Calloway and many others...this movie actually turned younger generations onto Cab who greatly deserved it..

This scene is so iconic that the bit at 1:50 is sometimes referenced separately for people sneaking around.

@tgcx4554

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a iconic at all, what are you even talking about lmao In cartoons from the 40’s they literally snuck around the same way, it’s just a funny looking way of tip-toeing

@ejay1118

3 жыл бұрын

@@tgcx4554 They did it in The Simpsons episode; "Blue Harvest," where they were trying to get out of the Death Star. Homer "Han," says; "Alright, everybody, be cool." and they walk in that exact manner!

@derrickburwell7777

Жыл бұрын

@@ejay1118 Family Guy: Blue Harvest

You can literally seeing the happiness in the band.

Cab Calloway is the greatest everything of all time. I'd chew off my own leg to attend one of his shows.

@garyskadra5236

5 ай бұрын

If only that could happen now

He was 73 back then and still sang 😢

2023. Still the greatest movie of all time.

We need to bring these shows back

Cab Calloway; making the best music in 1931 and still doing it in 1980. An absolute legend and one of the greatest talents this nation has ever seen. Check out his rendition of "St James Infirmary Blues", with or without the Betty Boop Cartoon, a mind blower in its own right. It and his 1933 "Minnie the Moocher" are both pre-code, by the by.

@rockarollawmn

Жыл бұрын

Pre-code?

@77dorothea

Жыл бұрын

@@rockarollawmn Hays Code. Censorship guidelines enforced in and after 1934.

@GrosvnerMcaffrey

Жыл бұрын

Pre code was still tame by today's standards Jesus most HBO shows are practically porn compared to those movies

My father born in 1910 loved this movie. Both for the music an the insane stunts.

One of his last performances. Dude was over 70 when he did this! Fucking legend!

"Duck" Dunn's bass playing was perfect in this. Understated but so precise and smooth.

One of my favorite bits about this scene is that despite the fact they have no set, when Calloway starts singing it turns fancy. This shows that even though they don't have an amazing set, Cabs pure skill and talent made everyone forget about that.

@namafarm

2 жыл бұрын

its visionary ans yeah, its like going inside the mind of CAB in Cabs World

@samuelatwood9924

2 жыл бұрын

it is like saying, Cab brings the class, no matter what venue he appears in.

@kkibela

Жыл бұрын

Why am i crying ❤️

Cab Calloway - such a legend.

This movie got me into soul and blues music. Cab was an entertainer, period. I’ve heard Cab’s other versions of this song but this my favorite. The man was in his 70’s and still had the voice and moves. P.s. Mr. Fabulous was tearing it up on the trumpet

I've watched this video many times, and I've read the comments over the years. Everyone has their own opinions, their own takes, and this is mine. When Curtis tells the boys to 'hit it' and turns around, the performance suddenly turns magical, legendary, as if something important were about to happen, and did happen. The on stage sets, the backgrounds, the clothing, the sounds, all went back to that magical time and place to the '30s during that song. The looks and smiles on the bands faces made it clear they were having the time of their life being Cab Calloway's band, and the standing ovation he got at the end of the song could not have been more real and appreciative of a jazz and music legend. Despite any comments about friction between some of the people, or any disagreements they might have had, this magical moment has been captured on film forever and will always be remembered with love and respect.

4:46 Cab's quick change fooled Penn and Teller...

@jubalcalif9100

5 жыл бұрын

Ha !!

@keishaproctor1448

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

The best part of the movie. The immortal Cab Calloway took us all back to the golden age of The Cotton Club Jazz Age 50 years before the Blues Brothers movie

You can just see the sheer joy on the faces of everyone present- Cab, the band and the audience. Of all the legends taking part in this movie, Cab was the original and the greatest, and at the age of 73 he got one last legendary hurrah which everyone was privileged to be a part of.

Don’t care what anyone says? This was his best one! Thank you Cab for the wonderful memory. I know the lord is enjoying you now!

Still a Legendary Artist to this day! The audience reaction was more than legit!

Wonderful to have him immortalised in such beautiful clear detail.. fantastic

This was my favourite part of the movie when I was a kid and still love it at almost 50

i have seen this movie so many times as a Kid, i literately can quote the whole show without even thinking about it.

The classics never go out of style.

This scene made me a Cab Calloway fan!!!

Cab Calloway has some distinctive moves and voice!

The Blues Brothers will always be one of my favorite movies! Had some crazy stunts done with cars, had some of the biggest legends of the music industry, some of the best comedians, an amazing soundtrack and so much more!

Cab Callaway is hands down one of the greatest artists of all time. It's kinda funny it's only been recently I discovered him and his music. It's completely blown my mind, and finding this music I have found some other gems. Someone who mostly loves rock/metal I have found another new love. Thank you Mr Galloway. 😎

@saxyvi

5 жыл бұрын

I first saw Cab Calloway on Sesame Street. Stevie Wonder was also great on Sesame Street.

@PapagenoMF

5 жыл бұрын

Why did you add an apostrophe to "gems?" That makes no sense.

@jameslawrence6056

5 жыл бұрын

Hairy Mo Thank you for pointing that out I didn't notice, cheers for that

@user-lr2yu5vb7h

5 жыл бұрын

Check out Fats Waller too then mate :)

@comradekitty3759

5 жыл бұрын

I saw him on old betty boop

I was 20 years old when this came out. Cab was from my mother's era, so this was my introduction to the awesome Mr. Calloway. 40+ years later, it's your introduction now. Timeless music is also priceless music. Treasure it. Let the music play.

The man was still touring the jazz festivals in 1993 just a year before he died. He was 86 when he died. So, 85 years old and he probably had more energy than me at half that age. The guy was a worker that loved to entertain and loved his life. He is one of my all time favs and this is coming from a guy that was too young to see him in Blues Brothers. Only know him from reruns. He was awesome.

The magic of Cab Calloway. He is able to give nine men tuxedos, new instruments and create a set in half a second flat and nobody seems to bat an eye. Then once the song is over, everything goes back to normal and nobody notices.

@jubalcalif9100

4 жыл бұрын

We need more of his kind of magic !! :-)

@Seahorn_

6 ай бұрын

What is more amazing, for five minutes he brought the 30's back.

What a showman!

@atlas1527

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Martinez No need to hate, pal

@atlas1527

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Martinez I ain't old

@atlas1527

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Martinez I'm thirteen.

@irixperson

5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Martinez What do you have against Cab Calloway? Man's got more talent in his thumb than you'll ever amount to!

@jacksonmustian2945

4 жыл бұрын

What an asshole

I like how he conducts the audience like they’re part of the act.

The band backing up an absolute legend this saying “ Watch and Learn Boys THIS is how it’s done”

I feel blessed that I can SEE him perform. Wow, so amazing.

So much fun, different races having a good time and no fighting.

Can’t believe this iconic movie will be 40 years old this year. Can Calloway was a musical legend, and a genius. I know the Cotton club use to be the place back in he early 1930”s!

the band seems to be enjoying watching the legend perform.

Greatest movie ever , wow!

One of those shows where the opening act was better than the headliner.

@jubalcalif9100

5 жыл бұрын

I have a notion to second that emotion !! :-)