Video duration: 55 seconds
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One of the two surviving film clips of Woody Guthrie performing. This one, of "Ranger's Command," is from 1945. The other, of "John Henry," with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, is already on YouTube.
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This old Mexican song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. And Tino Rossi's is one of its best (and least known) performances.
Columbia, 1945
See also: http://pl.youtube.co m/watch?v=2ECLROT9aT A
Video duration: 270 seconds
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Swing Dancing from the Movie Twiced Blessed (1945). Some square cats try their best in a swing dance contest. Dancers cutting a major rug - Hal Takier & Alice Scott, Lenny & Kay Smith, Wally & Mousie Albright, Freda Angela Wyckoff, Bob Ashley, Chuck Saggau. Brought to you by the San Francisco Jitterbugs, www.jitterbugs.info
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This is a very old clip of Berlin in 1945 right after the war. The song can be downloaded for free at:
http://rapidshare .com/files/129652145 /Psi-Ologic.mp3.html
Comments are much appreciated.