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Always Good To See Calloway
A battered-looking Cab Calloway and his orchestra perform the title song in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Calloway was one of the most frequent performers in the soundies. Although they usually did not pay much money, he obviously felt it kept him in the public eye and helped record sales. While this isn't one of his best songs, it's a solid piece.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Calloway was one of the most frequent performers in the soundies. Although they usually did not pay much money, he obviously felt it kept him in the public eye and helped record sales. While this isn't one of his best songs, it's a solid piece.
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- boblipton
- Jul 9, 2023
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- Runtime3 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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