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Cow Cow Boogie - Ella Mae Morse & Liberace
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Ella Mae Morse was the sultry, swinging pop-jazz singer whose 1942 hit, ''Cow Cow Boogie,'' became the first million seller for Capitol Records and helped establish the label. This film clip is from a 1954 Liberace television show.
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Morse's musical style blended jazz, blues, and country, she has sometimes been called the first rock 'n' roll singer.
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#EllaMaeMorse #Liberace #CowCowBoogie #Music #Retro #Vintage -
"Mr. Five by Five" is a 1942 #popularSong by #DonRaye and #GeneDePaul, that describes a heavyset man who is "five feet tall and five feet wide". The person highlighted by the song was #JimmyRushing, the featured vocalist of #CountBasie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. #EllaMaeMorse with #FreddieSlack and His Orchestra had a hit recording with the song in 1942 (Capitol 115); it was number one on the #HarlemHitParade for two non-consecutive weeks.
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Ella Mae Morse mostly performed with Jazz/Swing/early rock musician Freddie Slack and while she retired from recording in late 1950s she continued to tour and perform live into the 1990s
#RetroView #ReveilleWithBeverly #EllaMaeMorse