A nice blond and Mickey Rooney on drums

[Sleeko]

. . . of all things.

[wintermoon]

I thought Judy Garland was a brunette

ps that's Paul Whiteman and Don Goldie his trumpeter on the left, don't know the guitar player w the L-5.

[Sleeko]

I thought Judy Garland was a brunette

ps that's Paul Whiteman and Don Goldie his trumpeter on the left, don't know the guitar player w the L-5.

I didn't recognize him either. But that L5 is so blond it's almost white!

[wintermoon]

I didn't recognize him either. But that L5 is so blond it's almost white!

The guitar was made no earlier than a year or two prior so the finish hadn't ambered yet.
I think it's Art Ryerson but I'm used to seeing him w a Super 400

[Sleeko]

The guitar was made no earlier than a year or two prior so the finish hadn't ambered yet.
I think it's Art Ryerson but I'm used to seeing him w a Super 400

Sweet! And no matter how hard he strums I still can't hear him!

[Mick-7]

Hey, Ray Charles stole that bass-line for Hit the Road, Jack!

[Sleeko]

Hey, Ray Charles stole that bass-line for Hit the Road, Jack!

I hear a bit of Sing Sing Sing in the beginning as well.

[Max405]

Boy, this reminds me of the brilliance of Mickey. This has been said before but i'll say it again.. There is nothing he couldn't do.
What an extraordinary figure in our lifetimes' guys. Handsome and otherworldly talented.
Thanks for sharing.
JD

[wintermoon]

Boy, this reminds me of the brilliance of Mickey. This has been said before but i'll say it again.. There is nothing he couldn't do.
What an extraordinary figure in our lifetimes' guys. Handsome and otherworldly talented.
Thanks for sharing.
JD

great actor yes, but that was a mimed video

[RJVB]

But that L5 is so blond it's almost white!

I don't know if you'd call that a Florentine blonde but fortunately it's not a Venetian one

[Doctor Jeff]

great actor yes, but that was a mimed video

Was it? Hard to tell. The sound is a bit out of sync with the video.

He certainly looks to be playing all the right drums and cymbal, and of course the cowbell. (I know we assume everything before the late 60's was lip-synced and mimed, but it might have been cheaper and more efficient to record them live on the set.)

He actually started out as a drummer with his family's vaudeville act.

According to an article in Vanity Fair, "He could sing, he could act, he could dance. He learned to play the banjo—scarily well—in a day. He played the drums like a pro. He was an expert golfer, a champion ping-pong player. He composed a symphony, Melodante, which he performed on the piano at Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 Inauguration Gala. Mickey was some kind of beautiful, talented monster."

More Rooney drumming:

With Louis Armstrong:

And playing piano and singing:

He was an old-school all-around entertainer. One-of-a-kind.

[Doctor Jeff]

Naturally, I thought, oh my god, he took over all our instruments. At least he doesn't play guitar.

Oops...

Oh he could tapdance even as a little kid.

[Doctor Jeff]

Mickey is the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend in 5 minutes flat.

I wouldn't let a girl of mine anywhere near the little bastard.

[Sleeko]

Mickey is the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend in 5 minutes flat.

I wouldn't let a girl of mine anywhere near the little bastard.

Yup. And wow, I had no idea about his talents. Say what you want but I don't think there's a Mime who could out do him!

[palindrome]

Was it? Hard to tell.

Frankly, it all looked real enough to me.

[RJVB]

Mickey is the kind of guy who would steal your girlfriend in 5 minutes flat.

Or not. There's a part in that video where I finally realised where mine must have gotten her term musique de singe from

[yebdox]

I had no idea he was that talented. Will have to search some of those films out. I always appreciate multi-talented people who are so far beyond me that I'm forced to sit and enjoy, instead of being plagued with trying to figure out how they do what they do.