vintage entertainment old recordings

Betty Boop With Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher

hipcat — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:49:45 +0000

This classic B&W cartoon features our gal Betty Boop running away from home with her pal Bimbo, but they enter a dark, scary cave full of strange creatures singing along to the Cab Calloway song “Minnie The Moocher” and are frightened away.

The video starts with a cool clip of Cab dancing in front of his band and then gets into the usual freaky Betty Boop groove. What were these artists on??? There’s some crazy stuff going on in this cartoon!

Check it out!!

Louis Prima Singing Just a Gigolo – I Aint Got Nobody

hipcat — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:19:44 +0000

I LOVE THIS SONG!! Louis Prima, the “King of Swing”, belts it out with singing partner Keely Smith in the best version of this cool jazz tune EVER! He takes the old nugget “Just a Gigolo” to new heights in a medley with his “I Ain’t Got Nobody” and creates pure audio magic.

And when he sings “cuz I aint so bad…”, it’s like a confessional where all his past transgressions have been washed away by the sound of his own voice. Even when he’s up to no good, you just know he’s gonna be ok…

Louis Prima rocks!!

HR Pufnstuf – The Magic Path Pilot Episode

hipcat — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:35:22 +0000

Here’s a retro classic TV show for kids that I watched every Saturday morning featuring Jimmy and his talking flute, Freddy, and all the weird inhabitants of the magical place called Living Island, including the Mayor, HR Pufnstuf, and the mean ol’ Witchiepoo.

Watching this bit of far out psychedelic puppetry may bring back some fond childhood memories, or flashbacks (depending on your perspective), but it’s still a fun trip either way! This is the pilot episode, called “The Magic Path”, where our boy hero first arrives and meets all the oddball locals, who try to help him escape from the witch’s evil plans. She wants to steal Freddy!!

Let us now go back in time and relive the adventure once again with our friend HR Pufnstuf right here!!