Cab Calloway Orchestra - Kicking the Gong Around mp3 download

Cab...perhaps the greatest musical pioneer of the 20th Century...

god damn i wish i could get some of them ol timey drugs. gets rid of the ghosts in yer blood.

Was Minnie an addict or did he just pretend to snort something for no reason, what’s kicking the gong around mean anyways ??

When addicts become lovers, sooner or later one or the other will choose the drug over their partner. The scenario in this song happens every day, in one way or another, to this day. (From "Minnie the Moocher," "She messed around with a bloke named Smokey, she loved him though he was cokey. He took her down to China Town, taught her how to kick the gong around...." Thought he was recruiting a new partner in drugs, but ended up being replaced by the drug entirely.

Man, this guy must have faced so many obstacles in the 1920s and 30s. You have Americans today who still think slavery was a good thing. I can’t imagine what it was like for these guys then. Bad-asses. Absolutely superhuman. With so much talent.

Love Cab the Best in his days.

Older people (atleast the ones I know) always rant about modern songs being all about violence and drugsMeanwhile this:

Apart from the fantastic vocals and the fabulous musicians , Cab’s footwork including Doing the splits in that immaculate tailored suit is itself a feat of amazing skill. A visual and audio feast.

someone high someone mighty low cheff kiss

Cab was on some good shit

the more i see this video the more I think Cab was the greatest entertainer that ever lived, there is not a talent these days that comes close to this man