I'm 80yrs young youngest of seven brothers,the last man standing born 1943 this swing music is priceless too me there's so much of it memories in abundance, talent of the Era unending

Glenn Miller, Tex Berneke and the Nicholas brothers will never be bettered ever. They are all dead but thankfully we we have the internet to keep my 10 year old memories alive.

Heard this hundreds of times as a child. reminds me so much of my parents, the record on, and my Dad trying to dance like the Nicholas brothers. Great memories.

The fabulous Nicolas Brothers the likes of dancers the world will never see again

OMG!! Real musicians!! Real music!! I can’t believe we once had this!! Where did it go!?

@NVanHiker

7 ай бұрын

Eastern Europe, along with swing dancing.

@fayromans766

5 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@jonathancummings3807

4 ай бұрын

In a word. BOOMERS. They REJECTED the music of their parents along with the rest of the cultural norms.

This is MY KIND of music!! Born in 1954, now 68 years old!! My parents were entertainer’s, beautiful voices and their harmony was “BETTER “ than perfect. We 7 children always want hem to sing!! Momma’s gone now, in 2003, but Dad is soon to be “95”!! Still has a beautiful voice 💕🙏🙏

@BrokeDownBob

Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1952. I am still driving a semi across America. I love this music!

@Kellzdaprincess

Жыл бұрын

Bless your family ❤️

@anthonyroberts357

Жыл бұрын

I hear you sister.i am 70 and love this every day

@jeannetaylor2217

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyroberts357 Hallelujah Sir!! Young people today DON’t know what REAL MUSIC is 💕🙏🙏

@anthonyroberts357

Жыл бұрын

You should listen to WWII Big band

even in 2024 - it's still fun to listen to!!

I'm 15 and love this music! My friends and family laugh but this is so much more impressive and harder too do that what most artists do!!

@Disques13Swing

Жыл бұрын

GOOD FOR YOU, MORGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

You got taste

@john8787

Жыл бұрын

We'll I'm an old(er) guy and you have good taste , this is a scene from a movie orchestra wives you should check it out it's loaded with good music oh and by the way that's Jackie Gleason on the upright bass ( not playing it ) Stick to what you like and soon enough everyone will respect you for it.

@Montecitodesign

Жыл бұрын

You may like this. It’s the Tachibana Senior High School Marching Band in Japan. (About 95% of the members are female!): kzread.info/dash/bejne/paOpzI-xh9adqNY.html

@tedcullen7480

Жыл бұрын

Base should be BASS

I have tears rolling down my cheeks. The musician-ship, and the singing are utterly perfect. Out of it pours the emotions. Now that is real talent. Thank you everyone.

@rudolphguarnacci197

Жыл бұрын

I had that happen to me lisyening to The Andrew Sisters with Bing Crosby 40 years ago. I can't believe it was so long ago. Brought tears to my eyes.

@davidrichards3314

Жыл бұрын

I am so pleased that I have found this brilliant performance.I was 3 years old when this took place.

@lordnookes

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to learn it's not just me who has tears flooding out as I hear this fantastic score. It takes me back to the 60's, listening to the Glenn Miller Story LP with my dad and siblings ....

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

I almost get tears watching those Nicolas Brothers doing the hard splits, if ya know what I mean. 😫

@nd5301

7 ай бұрын

Я совершенно с тобой соглесен!

Всякий раз, когда я смотрю Серенаду солнечной долины, на глазах выступают слезы. С этого фильма и на всю жизнь я полюбил эстрадную и джазовую музыку. Мне тогда было всего то лет 12 (род.в 1945 г.) я попал на этот фильм, пришел домой и буквально вцепился в отца, чтобы купить магнитофон. Жил я тогда в Ташкенте, трудно было его достать, но я сам объезжал магазины до тех пор пока удалось найти латвийский магнитофон Гинтарас. И первой записью на нем былы все мелодии этого фильма, достать которые было для записи не менее трудно, чем сам магнитофон. Сейчас у меня есть все на дисках, собрана большая фонотека и видеотека, (спасибо Ютубу), но каждый раз когда случайно попадаю на Серенаду солнечной долины, например по телевизору, смотрю фильм от начала и до конца. Не надоедает, вспоминаю свою юность и плачу...

Tex Beneke has got one of the coolest voices

Did you notice Cesar.Romero playing the piano this a priceless rendition of this swing legend ,never will you see or listen too an area of talent ever I feel privileged ❤

@Poisson4147

11 ай бұрын

Fox liked to put members of their "actors' stable" into roles in musicals. But unless the person was a trained musician their parts were usually dubbed. Romero's playing was done by Chummy MacGregor and Gleason's was by Doc Goldberg. Even star Lynn Bari's singing was dubbed by Pat Friday.

@mggentry

3 ай бұрын

He later knocked everyone out with purple laughing gas

@Walt222

3 ай бұрын

That was a very young Cesar Romero very cool.

@footpuppy100

2 ай бұрын

The Joker !!!

@williamboyle429

Ай бұрын

And Jackie Gleason on base!!

I JUST ADORE THIS MUSIC.. IT IS SO SOOTHING, AND DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE NEED TODAY.... THANK U UTUBE...👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

I've lost track of how many times I've watched this. So much fun!

I’m 58 and I love this music

When I was a brat-kid in the early 1950's and this came on the radio, I did not like it, but move onward 70 years, many small but deadly wars fought in my own country and miles away, I realised that its the sentiment along with clean cut lyrics speaking about important to me things, home my gall, my kids, my safety, my health. To every one that in any way fought for this brat-kid, I say a heartfelt " THANK YOU SO MUCH!!" Let's enjoy this tune together shall we??

Came for the song. Stayed for the Nicholas brothers.

I've lost count of the number of times I've returned to this video over the years. It is just entertainment at its best. Watching Marion's zeal and playfulness, the amazing artistry of the Nicholas Brothers and all of it against the wonderful melody of Glenn's orchestra is simply amazing. I wonder if these incredible artists knew people would be applauding them decades later. We will never see the likes of this in entertainment again.

@aafjeyakubu5124

2 жыл бұрын

I was getting winded just watching the Nicholas Brothers! Incredible athleticism. Kinda makes me sad that this kind of live entertainment is hard to find these days.

@noralee6787

2 жыл бұрын

The Nicholas Brothers could dance any modern dancer's away with their moves and singing combined!! This music is my favorite and their dancing just adds more to it!!

@evestar100

2 жыл бұрын

Same.😃

@simonduring-nicholson7228

2 жыл бұрын

Was it still Glen's orchestra playing? Sounded like a prerecorded track came on?🤔

@ramonmcgee2240

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonduring-nicholson7228 Probably pre-recorded. They had to shoot the movie in two segments in order to appeal to Southern audiences.

The Greatest Generation deserves such great music. God bless them all.

The Nicholas Brothers were definitely the best dancers ever in my book. UNBELIEVABLE MEN who were underappreciated. God 🙏 Blessed for certain.💎💕

@steelers6titles

2 жыл бұрын

They were in both of the Miller band's movies.

@richardsmith4187

11 ай бұрын

What a routine !!!

@davidrichards3314

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@samruda23

11 ай бұрын

But KZread has given brothers Nichols a new audience and my sense is that most people recognize that they were exceptionally talented dancers and singers.

@johnkingsley9525

5 ай бұрын

First time I have seen these dancers and I always thought Fred Astair was the best but these guys have him beat absolutely a jaw dropping performance.

It’s just so bloody good. The band. The singing. The dancing. Makes me feel so happy!

@Poisson4147

Жыл бұрын

Billy wrote some amazing charts for the band but they were so far ahead of their time Miller rarely performed them. Try to find an air check of "Harlem Chapel Bells" (not easy, unf.) - it sounds like it could have been done in the mid-50s. The current band's conductor Erik Stabnau has pulled out a few other May compositions as well.

I'm 62 and was brought up on the big band sound. So many memories, thanks for a fantastic video.

Love, love, love this music! The Big Band era was so fantastic. Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Les Brown, etc. Think of the singers that came out of those bands. Anyone hear of Frank Sinatra and Doris Day? My toes still tap when I hear these great songs that are utterly timeless. Today's "music" is nothing but noise compared to this.

@odettetenney409

4 ай бұрын

SPOT ON..TY..AGREE ...👍👍👍

No one can touch the Nick Brothers No one. The Greatest Dancing Team ❤❤

Tex Benecke was a triple threat ! He sang played Sax and whistles. They became great musicians by always playing to live audiences. I love R&R but this is marvelous

If she walked down the street in that look today she’d drop jaws. This is just timeless beauty.

A real group of musicians, vocals and the brothers will always be the best.

Man to live through these times would have been so amazing.

If only this kind of talent was still present here today. Man, the performance and music is incredible and easily one of my top 5.

If you can appreciate this kind of music from a songwriter's perspective and how somebody had to compose every riff of every instrument, I'll tell you, those people weren't amateurs.

I am 74 years of age, a Chinese from far away Singapore, really enjoy the Big Band era music and songs💖

I was not born until 1960. But I love this music. I would sit around with my mom & talk about starting a club. On Saturday nights it was big band night. All men had to wear a TUX & ladies had to wear a dress. We were closed on Sunday & Mondays. The rest of the week was come as you want. The name of the club was "The Big Band Sound." The club was two stories with the club on the bottom & the bar on the bottom. What a time it was BACK THEN. America was a special place.

I'll just jump, complete at least 4 fast turns, land in a split and pull myself up...The Nicholas Brothers were grace in motion. Just breathtaking.

@gregorykayne6054

3 жыл бұрын

I did Karate. But, don't try a Nicholas Brothers routine. Too dangerous for me!

@noelrendleman1428

Жыл бұрын

The scare the begeezus out of me. Unforgetable.

Nobody swings it like GLENN MILLER and HIS ORCHESTRA; Love the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals.

Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires, with the incomparable dancing of the Nicholas Brothers. Musical heaven!

I hear this song about 100x each day as I am working at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is part of the ambient music track for the Sunset Boulevard area. I needed to see the faces of these people that I have stuck in my head. LOL

Music to win a world war 2...My dad served in the Philippines 1944-45. One of his favorite songs. RIP.

Please transport me back to this time and leave me there. This is music.

@boomerguy9935

28 күн бұрын

When I was in my teens in the 60's, I used to make fun of this music. Then I grew up and learned how much I didn't know. I've been playing jazz drums since the 70's and I am still learning how to play swing jazz and American Standards. Anything that makes people feel love and want to dance is wonderful!

Born in 2002 and love this music

The horns! The horns! Great dance tune.

My mom and dad would have loved these amazing clips They both raised me on the classic films and I am so very thankful that they did! Wonderful thank you so much for sharing this absolute gem! 💎

Over the top great musicianship on every level. No multi track, no over dubbing, no pitch correction. 5 part vocal harmony, 18 or 20 piece band completely in tune, swinging and doing choreography.

@gregorykayne6054

3 жыл бұрын

Glenn's perfection buffed a sheen over everything.

@michaelshaw1245

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregorykayne6054 Even with Jackie Gleason pounding the upright bass!

@arizonanative7409

2 жыл бұрын

No auto tune!

@gary19531953

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelshaw1245 ceasar Romero on the piano

@simonduring-nicholson7228

2 жыл бұрын

YESS!!!!

Our darling Dad died last week age 95. He was a young man in the 1940's and Glenn Miller accompanied our childhoods in the 60's and 70's - we grew to appreciate it and now that he's gone - it brings back precious memories of him.

I was playing this in the hanger about 22 years ago. Tom who was an inspector had a huge smile on his face. He told me that Tex was his uncle. I thought that was cool.

Hard to believe that humans could produce such perfection in harmony!

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the same small town where Glenn Miller spent his preteen & teen years and there were just a lot of skilled musicians there. Nobody who could touch Glenn, but still a lot of talent.

THIS is MUSIC ! I JUST LOVE this singing group & orchestra. The fact that Jackie Gleason is part of this before he really became famous is amazing. LOVE, love, LOVE this !!

The music back in the 1930s and 40s were the best music in that time. Most bands today call themselves big bands because of the popularity they have, but nothing will compete with the Big Band aera. The music and songs were top-notch and still are top notch in my mind. I am 33 now and still think this is better than today's music

Quality like this we probably won't see again😢

Perfect big finish act of the Nicholas Brothers. They were amazing! So much athleticism and polish while making it look easy and loose and fun. I bet they did have fun. What a class act! I love those guys!!!

@NoxLegend1

Жыл бұрын

Clarification and translation "What a fine chick"

@JB---

Жыл бұрын

@@NoxLegend1 Lol!

@nealc.6927

Жыл бұрын

@@NoxLegend1 "What a fine chick" = "She's a very attractive young lady . . ."

@NoxLegend1

Жыл бұрын

@@nealc.6927 I was pointing out the requirement for him to have to make the translation mid song which I thought was funny.

@Zzyzzyzzs

Жыл бұрын

The depressing thought is that they were a "finishing act" because of racism. If you look at this one and, say, Chattanooga Choochoo, you'll notice there's a clean break in the music right before the brothers come on and it sounds almost like the music could've ended there. That was to allow southern state censors to cut out their scenes so audiences wouldn't have to see Black performers. For the same reason, the brothers were usually hired as guest stars, so their names wouldn't have to appear on the bill in southern states, and all of Glenn Miller's band on film were white.

I was born in 1956 and these songs were still heard on the radio 55 or so years ago. Send all that heavy metal and rap back to hell where it came from. This is real music.♥️🤗👍👍

@FishBait-ug6ek

Жыл бұрын

DITTO!

I'm crying. I played in stage bands in the middle sixties. Sadly, the big band era was already past, but we still got corporate gigs. This is such great music, and our style has changed to what? I just want to immerse myself in this music.

I am so amazed and glad that this kind of music has three million views. Fantastic. I hope big band music never leaves us.

Dance descriptions don't lie. That was incredible! Way to go Nicholas brothers!

Songs like this and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas were hopeful, upbeat pleas in musical form that young men would return from war. As upbeat as this song is with all of its fun lyrical sincopation and upbeat chords, it's really a plaintive cry soldiers to be able to come back home. A lot of the songs from the forties that we enjoy share this family tree. They are fun songs to us, but back when they came our they were really pleas asking that soldiers at war could cone home whole and present and able to rejoin local communities that were so desperate for their return. Oh yeah, BTW these guys are amazing!

And, the Nicholas Brothers. Famous and the best of dancers. What a movie!

Thank goodness this incredible time in entertainment has been recorded for posterity.

My goodness. This is pure perfection and so happy it’s preserved.

I have this movie saved on my Dish recorder and I still watch it regularly. Although I was born in 1949, I'm still too young to have enjoyed this music in person. However, I'm a moonlighting jazz drummer who still plays this music. Gotta love swing!

@vickisawyer7405

28 күн бұрын

I was born in 61 and I listen to this stuff when I want something different from the rock...

Look how classic their clothes are. The men are so handsome and the women are knockouts. Good times never die. Love it.....❤

Likely the greatest movie scene ever. The collection of talent...as if singing and playing an instrument isn't hard enough, the idea of TWO brothers being able to sing AND dance...mercy.

@Disques13Swing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This song was nominated for an Oscar. Pure pleasure.

@bobbywimsy6741

2 жыл бұрын

It was one of Gerald and Betty Ford's favorites- President and Mrs.Ford had a loving marriage and- Gerry married Betty- a gal from- Kalamazoo.

I've still got my mum's LP that includes this - but sadly now unplay-ably scratched. However, back then I wasn't privy to this marvellous footage, only the audio. Thank god for KZread!

I hope others will be drawn to the Nicholas Brothers. They are the best.

These Nicholas brothers are so good and so classy it's hard to believe they're just human beings.

@KIA-MIA-POW

3 жыл бұрын

Moves that even Gene Kelly did not attempt

@tukela

3 жыл бұрын

Rebuenos

@tukela

3 жыл бұрын

@@KIA-MIA-POW hola

@tukela

3 жыл бұрын

@@KIA-MIA-POW nicholas brothers

@tukela

3 жыл бұрын

@@KIA-MIA-POW nicholas brothrs

Born, raised in Kalamazoo. When stationed in Texas in '68 they had heard the song were surprised that there was really a town called Kalamazoo, lol!

Those tap dancers! Wow... That's what you call talent!

Tje amount of talent on display here is amazing .

Every time I see the Nickolas Brothers do the splits I think of a pulled groin muscle! Even so, they were extremely talented dancers.

Precision dancing at its finest. The incomparable Nicholas Brothers were celebrated by their peers as the Greatest! They set the standard for excellence in themselves and for those that will eventually follow. Now, the Nicholas Brothers are “Dancing with the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.” God bless

@Kelly-nm4kw

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sue, How are you doing?

This two dancers are DELIGHTFULLY MAGNIFICENT❤❤❤

I love this music. I'm 73 years old. My parents played this music all the time. ❤

The Nicholas Brothers were extroadinary!! Fred Astaire said their dance routine in Stormy Weather was the best routine he had ever seen.!! Orchestra Wives movie really showcases the Glenn Miller band at their best!

Back in the day,you had too have natural talent and believe me there was no shortage of it back then Legends ❤

Hat's off to the guy who posted this for including the Nicholas Brothers in this upload . . .

Born in 1939 and this was the music that my Mom and Dad played and danced to. Great time for big bands.

The band is sublime, as always. The Nicholas Brothers, are insanely good. To get up out of a split without using yours hands is tough enough. To do it a dozen times in a routine, just crazy!

No one can touch the Nicholas Brothers. No one.

@SC-sf8xt

3 жыл бұрын

They are marvelous.... true artisits

@josephvitielo1693

20 күн бұрын

5:12 Gene Kelly held his own in The Pirate with the Nicholas Brothers check out the movie

The dance number always blows me away

Even the German kids during the war rocked to Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller. They were called "the swing kids". And they had to hide their love for this music to.

The Modernaires. One the hottest, if not the best harmony groups to ever hit the airwaves. And Tex Beneke? If there is a definition of cool, this man is it. Sax player. Whistles like a bird in perfect pitch. And a voice as smooth as silk. And the tap dancers? Not sure who they are but goddamn. Never seen such smooth sailin. Absolute professionals. Now this was entertainment at its finest.🇺🇸

@Poisson4147

2 жыл бұрын

They're the Nicholas Brothers. For my $$ the greatest dance team EVER! Look up some of their other performances.

@Disques13Swing

Жыл бұрын

The tap dancers were The Nicholas Brothers.. They were at the peak of tap dancing in those days.

Being a gal that was born and raised in Kalamazoo, I love this song!

@hifijohn

5 жыл бұрын

Are you a real pipperoo???

@josethadeutarquinio532

5 жыл бұрын

PLEASE, TELL ME WHERE IS IT?

@hilaireronaldpatrickbygate9714

5 жыл бұрын

It's in the state of Michigan, and the name derives the Potowatami Indian.

@sueoorbeck4887

4 жыл бұрын

I'm only an hour away (Coloma), and have family there in Kalamazoo (or Kzoo, as we call it). Glad to meet you!

@ericthuesen8059

4 жыл бұрын

IntelligentT82 ghv.

You can’t find talent like that anymore. Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman were the best when it comes to recruiting artists like musicians, singers, and dance choreographer.

Holy Crap! How can anyone tapdance on a glistening floor and do the splitz...? Uncredulously FABULOUS!

Defies description. Perfection. Every minute of this video is increasingly Amazing. God Bless whoever preserved this masterpiece. 🙏❣️😇

What great music there was back then! This was the music I grew up on! I'm 84 years old now! Anyone remember Martin Block and his radio program "Make believe Ballroom time"? The theme song for the program was written and recorded especially for Mr. Block and his radio program by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra! Mr. Block was the one who coined the name "Disc Jockey"!

I never realized the Nicholas brothers sang so incredibly well!

I went my wife to Kalamazoo on a business trip and we had fun and took pictures. We were showing our pictures to friends and one of them actually said that she thought it wasn’t a real place, just made up for a song! Hahahahaha! And of course we played this song over and over while we were there. I wonder if people there love hearing it?

Last night my wife and I went to the "Glenn Miller" Orchestra. They do a wonderful rendition of a lot of Glen millers music with dancing and singing to boot. I also grew up with a family that loved this music. It is with me still.

I didn't even know about the Nicholas brothers til I saw this. Wow.....were they talented! Great voices AND dancing. I've never seen anyone who is that daring and acrobatic in their dance moves AND can sing like that.

The producers were going to entertain you no matter what! You got the band... the singers... and the dancers!

I'm in heaven listening to fabulous music.

The Nicholas Brothers defy the laws of physics and gravity in the way they dance! They were truly amazing and they had bodies like Gumby!

This wonderful music still kicks butt 75 years later...not much of today's music will be remembered like this in 75 years time...Thanks for posting these great clips. 🤗👍🏼🤗👍🏼🤗😜

@timoklemetti1078

5 жыл бұрын

Hienoa

@garyolivier792

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto !!

@garyolivier792

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@dorisbrinkerhoff8124

4 жыл бұрын

i like the clean look and the suits neat as a pin.

@charlesrussell6201

3 жыл бұрын

They said the same negative BS about Chuck Berry, Little Richard et al.

I'm touched to listen to this music, especially the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

This is the greatest. Glenn Miller and the Nicholas Brothers. I watch this at least once a week. I may shut it down when they are doing splits that would kill me.

No one can match the Nicholas brothers. The greatest ever.

An era gone by. Can't be forgotten.

I’m the larvae of a tadpole in the bayou of Louisiana! And I LOOOOVE this music!!!!

This is made legendary by the Nicholas Brothers.

I went to college in Kalamazoo (Western Michigan University, class of 1973). I just happend to see that this film was on KZread but forgot that I had heard this song was the movie's finale. What a spectacular finale it was. I can see why it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. What a combination: the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Modernaires , Tex Beneke and the fabulous Nicholas Brothers.