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G.I. Jive

  • 1944
  • 3m
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G.I. Jive (1944)
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Louis Jordan and his orchestra perform G.I. Jive.Louis Jordan and his orchestra perform G.I. Jive.Louis Jordan and his orchestra perform G.I. Jive.

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    • William Forest Crouch
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    • Louis Jordan and his Orchestra
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    • Director
      • William Forest Crouch
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      • Louis Jordan and his Orchestra
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    6boblipton

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    Louis Jordan and his band -- all dressed in military uniforms -- perform the title song in this soundie.

    Soundies were videos meant to be played on a sort of jukebox called the Mills Panoram. These were placed in bars, restaurants, night clubs and similar venues. A dime got you whichever one was next in the queue. During the period of their production, roughly 1940-1946, more than two thousand soundies were produced by Mills and other companies. Quite often performers who became prominent made their first screen appearances on these short films: Doris Day and Nat 'King' Cole among them.

    The version of the song they perform here sounds to me like the standard one I have in my music collection. Because they used playback and synchronization for voice and instruments in the soundies, it's certainly possible.

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      G.I. Jive
      Written by Johnny Mercer

      Performed by Louis Jordan and His Orchestra

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      • March 13, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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      • Soundies Films
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      • 3m
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      • Black and White

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