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(A 1953 humorous & satirical birthday tribute song from Dean Martin to Jerry Lewis)
Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995), born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrant parents, Gaetano and Angela Crocetti.
Martin and Lewis' official debut together occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24, 1946 and they were not well received.. More than a few people dubbed them "The Organ Grinder and the Monkey".
Lewis and Martin agreed to "go for broke", to throw out the pre-scripted gags and to improvise. Dean sang and Jerry came out dressed as a busboy, dropping plates and making a shambles of both Martin's performance and the club's sense of decorum until Lewis was chased from the room as Martin pelted him with breadrolls. They did slapstick, reeled off old vaudeville jokes, and did whatever else popped into their heads at the moment. This time, the audience doubled over in laughter. This success led to a series of well-paying engagements on the Eastern seaboard, culminating in a triumphant run at New York's Copacabana.
The act broke up in 1956, 10 years to the day from the first official teaming.
Dino made a public reconciliation with Jerry Lewis on Lewis' Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon in 1976. Frank Sinatra shocked Lewis and the world by bringing Martin out on stage. As Martin and Lewis embraced, the audience erupted in cheers and the phone banks lit up, resulting in one of the telethon's most profitable years. Lewis reported the event was one of the three most memorable of his life. Lewis brought down the house when he quipped, "So, you working?" Martin, playing drunk, replied that he was "at the Meggum" – this reference to the MGM Grand Hotel convulsed Lewis. This, along with the death of Martin's son Dean Paul Martin a few years later, helped to bring the two men together. They maintained a quiet friendship but only performed together again once, in 1989, on Dean's 72nd birthday.
Martin died of acute respiratory failure at his home on Christmas morning 1995, at the age of 78.
“You Skinny Hebrew”
By: Dean Dino Martin
Never before Available to the General Public
(A 1953 humorous & satirical birthday tribute song from Dean Martin to Jerry Lewis)
If you go to the Apple iTunes Store and type "You Skinny Hebrew" in the search line, you will see the Dino to Jerry song.
I like the big bands of the 30's on through the 40's! They make spectacular music. It's sad that there are only a few of these bands today and sometimes, you can just see them on small clubs...hmmm... big bands on small clubs...talking about sardines in tight cans...
After watching the movie Malcolm X I've gained a new and healthy respect for music that came from other era's and now because of that I have the name of Big Joe Turner permanently etched in my memory banks thank you Spike Lee.
That ad was shot over three days in Puerto Rico in 196?. FYI, The class ring on the sky-diver is from The Citadel. The skydiver was the nat'l champion at the time. In 1969 he went to Viet Nam. Now he lives in Florida. He confirms that the castinetts girl was "very cute". [ He's my Dad] Kinda cool, ay?
ilovedallascowboys
true i hate that crap hey lets me and u think of a catchy word and put it to a beat and get rich watd ya say?
sexychrisb
UPRIGHT BASS !!! God bless ( and for our sakes save ) Rock n Roll !!!!
utubeindc
buckeyesrulemichigan: Elvis is better? Please, Elvis is not even good enough to carry Joe Turner's dirty socks. No doubt, you're also a Garth Brooks fan.
Big Joe rules!
kc10ken
I absolutely agree. Elvis couldn't shine Joe Turner's shoes.
Bumblebee38
Listen to his recording issued on Atlantic 1026 from February 15 1954 with Piano Van Walls and Mickey Baker
southie231
WOW!! BIG Joe Turner...what a showman! Noticed he changed the lyrics a bit from the Atlantic Records studio version..super job. He will go down in R&B and R&R histories as one of the alltime greats, and pioneers!! May he rest in peace!!
southie231
Absolutely SUPER!!! Big Joe Turner indeed was the greatest shouter of the blues ever. He gave us great pleasure in his music over many years...God Bless you Joe!!
AchillesShield
Why didn't Atlantic put THIS version out? The version they released seriously lacked energy and lustre.
No one would promote it because they knew white parents wouldn't let kids buy black rock n' roll. And because they didn't go out and promote it, the record got overshadowed.
skeptyky
PAS BELLE CETTE VERSION ? HEIN LES AMIS , shake!
shake!shake!!! year!!! ...
jimjam4419
Big Joe Turner was truly one the great pioneers of the early rock and roll years.
ffairlane57
Don't forget Wynonie Harris and T-Bone Walker. Jump Blues was really the beginning of rock & roll.
Rogere76
Pat Boone covered Little Richard . Need anymore be said ?
ibm650
Well, having heard both Bill Haley (live!) and Pat Boone (on radio) back in the day, I must say Bill Haley actually did rock, and played pretty good guitar. Pat Boone should have had more sense than to try "Tutti Frutti".
1940semochild
this is great! can see sorta of a Cab Calloway influence in his voice + style.
arjhendrix 'THE BIG JOE' ----->>> some of the greats play one to a few (musical) instruments..... but when uz gott a man like me main man 'THE BIG JOE' playing a whole orchestra (5+ people & on a good day) my/ur knees knock and somehow do it in tune.
MAGICO240 I like it, Elvis version is revolutionary too!
Obscurity3 a great version of this song is done by Bill Haley
gebeeze Shame that many of the great songs of the 50's/60's were made by black artists in America but only made it commercially when it was redone by white artists. How many top songs have been covered note for note by white artists, lacking the 'soul' of the originals? Songs like Shout, Go Now, Let's Stick Together and pretty much half of the Rolling Stones 60's catalogue. Its amazing that a band like Oasis can be derided for 'copying' a sound, yet the 60's bands (including Beatles) aren't critizised
Logstoned This poster makes the world a little better :) keep up the good work and please keep on posting great peaces of heavenly history
beberoo i'm currently researching on early american rock and roll, i guess it's one of the perks of my work. i'm very grateful to all whom have posted wonderful videos of truly revolutionary and moving songs. you guys are making my work easier :) ... now the hard part is staying focused enough so as not to get distracted. there's a lot of great music out there just waiting to be played.
DandJRuffin It is funny, but I am doing a little research on the Blues, too. I noticed that I knew almost nothing about this wonderful music unique to the U.S. I'm trying to share what I've learned through a blog with a handful of German Bluesfans. It is amazing what a wealth of music is out there without us knowing about it.
oramikleepunk
I agree with you...Blues music is amazing.
gitoffmylawn I remember this song going "Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands." Must've been too much for the white audience then. Times change, today a line like that would probably be considered "too lame" by many. But Big Joe himself wouldn't, unless by a total idiot. This man is a legend, and I consider this song to be the first rock n' roll song ever. "Rock Around the Clock" is ok, but Bill Haley owes everything to artists like Big Joe. Give credit where credit is due.
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Worldwide release on Apple iTunes
“You Skinny Hebrew”
By: Dean Dino Martin
Never before Available to the General Public
(A 1953 humorous & satirical birthday tribute song from Dean Martin to Jerry Lewis)
Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995), born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrant parents, Gaetano and Angela Crocetti.
Martin and Lewis' official debut together occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24, 1946 and they were not well received.. More than a few people dubbed them "The Organ Grinder and the Monkey".
Lewis and Martin agreed to "go for broke", to throw out the pre-scripted gags and to improvise. Dean sang and Jerry came out dressed as a busboy, dropping plates and making a shambles of both Martin's performance and the club's sense of decorum until Lewis was chased from the room as Martin pelted him with breadrolls. They did slapstick, reeled off old vaudeville jokes, and did whatever else popped into their heads at the moment. This time, the audience doubled over in laughter. This success led to a series of well-paying engagements on the Eastern seaboard, culminating in a triumphant run at New York's Copacabana.
The act broke up in 1956, 10 years to the day from the first official teaming.
Dino made a public reconciliation with Jerry Lewis on Lewis' Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon in 1976. Frank Sinatra shocked Lewis and the world by bringing Martin out on stage. As Martin and Lewis embraced, the audience erupted in cheers and the phone banks lit up, resulting in one of the telethon's most profitable years. Lewis reported the event was one of the three most memorable of his life. Lewis brought down the house when he quipped, "So, you working?" Martin, playing drunk, replied that he was "at the Meggum" – this reference to the MGM Grand Hotel convulsed Lewis. This, along with the death of Martin's son Dean Paul Martin a few years later, helped to bring the two men together. They maintained a quiet friendship but only performed together again once, in 1989, on Dean's 72nd birthday.
Martin died of acute respiratory failure at his home on Christmas morning 1995, at the age of 78.
“You Skinny Hebrew”
By: Dean Dino Martin
Never before Available to the General Public
(A 1953 humorous & satirical birthday tribute song from Dean Martin to Jerry Lewis)
If you go to the Apple iTunes Store and type "You Skinny Hebrew" in the search line, you will see the Dino to Jerry song.
You can also click on this link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-skinny-hebrew-live/id352134363?i=35...
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I like the big bands of the 30's on through the 40's! They make spectacular music. It's sad that there are only a few of these bands today and sometimes, you can just see them on small clubs...hmmm... big bands on small clubs...talking about sardines in tight cans...
thanks for the video.it's very great work.
Let Hertz parachute you into a moving car, apparently.
Louis Jordan is a genius
still the closest i got to the statue so far
http://weirdovideo.com/wv68/node/799
Doh!!!
After watching the movie Malcolm X I've gained a new and healthy respect for music that came from other era's and now because of that I have the name of Big Joe Turner permanently etched in my memory banks thank you Spike Lee.
Anyone recognize Moe Howard as the exterminator?
Excellent!!!! I remember traveling on those buses as a boy. London Transport was a very efficient and far reaching service back then.
Jazz snobs be darned: nothin like Ted Weems for happy dancing music and novelty numbers.
I want to use that ad for a video camp. i have storyboards for it already. know a link to get me to it?
Mmmm, Cancer.
That ad was shot over three days in Puerto Rico in 196?. FYI, The class ring on the sky-diver is from The Citadel. The skydiver was the nat'l champion at the time. In 1969 he went to Viet Nam. Now he lives in Florida. He confirms that the castinetts girl was "very cute". [ He's my Dad] Kinda cool, ay?
i need to find this song, who composed it?!
there's nothing bizarre about this video the Door (Jesus Christ) is still being preached today by all evangelical Christians
So, um are those made with Rice or Corn? Corn Flakes Made with Rice and then later in the same commercial made with corn, I am so confused
Good site, admin.
ilovedallascowboys
true i hate that crap hey lets me and u think of a catchy word and put it to a beat and get rich watd ya say?
sexychrisb
UPRIGHT BASS !!! God bless ( and for our sakes save ) Rock n Roll !!!!
utubeindc
buckeyesrulemichigan: Elvis is better? Please, Elvis is not even good enough to carry Joe Turner's dirty socks. No doubt, you're also a Garth Brooks fan.
Big Joe rules!
kc10ken
I absolutely agree. Elvis couldn't shine Joe Turner's shoes.
Bumblebee38
Listen to his recording issued on Atlantic 1026 from February 15 1954 with Piano Van Walls and Mickey Baker
southie231
WOW!! BIG Joe Turner...what a showman! Noticed he changed the lyrics a bit from the Atlantic Records studio version..super job. He will go down in R&B and R&R histories as one of the alltime greats, and pioneers!! May he rest in peace!!
royalefreshness
rock n roll is coooooooooooooool
southie231
Absolutely SUPER!!! Big Joe Turner indeed was the greatest shouter of the blues ever. He gave us great pleasure in his music over many years...God Bless you Joe!!
AchillesShield
Why didn't Atlantic put THIS version out? The version they released seriously lacked energy and lustre.
GolumTR
They did, it just got overshadowed.
No one would promote it because they knew white parents wouldn't let kids buy black rock n' roll. And because they didn't go out and promote it, the record got overshadowed.
rcp1936
I liked the Atlantic version better
I bought it in 78 format when I was a junior in HS
The black owner of the record store sorta looked at me funny
moonsafari4
hey explosions, are you feeling hurt?
skeptyky
PAS BELLE CETTE VERSION ? HEIN LES AMIS , shake!
shake!shake!!! year!!! ...
jimjam4419
Big Joe Turner was truly one the great pioneers of the early rock and roll years.
ffairlane57
Don't forget Wynonie Harris and T-Bone Walker. Jump Blues was really the beginning of rock & roll.
Rogere76
Pat Boone covered Little Richard . Need anymore be said ?
ibm650
Well, having heard both Bill Haley (live!) and Pat Boone (on radio) back in the day, I must say Bill Haley actually did rock, and played pretty good guitar. Pat Boone should have had more sense than to try "Tutti Frutti".
1940semochild
this is great! can see sorta of a Cab Calloway influence in his voice + style.
goodmusicday
YEAH!! Great post. Thanks.
xevcosmo
This is the original and still the best, remember bill haley just covered it.
Buckeyecat2002
My mother said he was her cousin.
shirleylanser
I love the way the host slowly exits from the stage dancing like he's loving life.
kark56cc
...I hear Big Joe and the day turns happy.
I am one year old 'cos I first heard Joe a year ago...
kark56cc
...I hear Big Joe and the day turns happy.
I am one year old 'cos I first heard Joe a year ago...
CalypsoClassic
wow. no one beast the original. Big Joe Turner is beast.
JAARNO88
this is where swing morphed into r'n'b . the missing link!
halibutty
at
1:44 that piano player looks like a real young Oscar Peterson, is that even possible?
fmichaelb
P W - obviously the initials of the band leader, but who?
MedwayMan1945
Paul Williams.
fmichaelb
Thank you.
sunfighter86
I just love this guy, he was the best! "I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store"! Classic lyrics!
freakbeatno1
Cooler than cool
DejaVuSu
Hey Joe!! Cool vid weirdovideos..
thanks FoJ for intoducing me to this.. XD
kinghendrixx
thanx for this true piece of history
arjhendrix have no fear, BIG JOE IS HERE!!! go go go me man and do bring down that house....etc.
THX(XnotC)
odoylerules2010 put him on itunes
arjhendrix 'THE BIG JOE' ----->>> some of the greats play one to a few (musical) instruments..... but when uz gott a man like me main man 'THE BIG JOE' playing a whole orchestra (5+ people & on a good day) my/ur knees knock and somehow do it in tune.
MAGICO240 I like it, Elvis version is revolutionary too!
TWUGxKR3W true fuckin classic
Obscurity3 a great version of this song is done by Bill Haley
gebeeze Shame that many of the great songs of the 50's/60's were made by black artists in America but only made it commercially when it was redone by white artists. How many top songs have been covered note for note by white artists, lacking the 'soul' of the originals? Songs like Shout, Go Now, Let's Stick Together and pretty much half of the Rolling Stones 60's catalogue. Its amazing that a band like Oasis can be derided for 'copying' a sound, yet the 60's bands (including Beatles) aren't critizised
Logstoned This poster makes the world a little better :) keep up the good work and please keep on posting great peaces of heavenly history
beberoo i'm currently researching on early american rock and roll, i guess it's one of the perks of my work. i'm very grateful to all whom have posted wonderful videos of truly revolutionary and moving songs. you guys are making my work easier :) ... now the hard part is staying focused enough so as not to get distracted. there's a lot of great music out there just waiting to be played.
DandJRuffin It is funny, but I am doing a little research on the Blues, too. I noticed that I knew almost nothing about this wonderful music unique to the U.S. I'm trying to share what I've learned through a blog with a handful of German Bluesfans. It is amazing what a wealth of music is out there without us knowing about it.
oramikleepunk
I agree with you...Blues music is amazing.
Efan56 Respect due.
gitoffmylawn I remember this song going "Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands." Must've been too much for the white audience then. Times change, today a line like that would probably be considered "too lame" by many. But Big Joe himself wouldn't, unless by a total idiot. This man is a legend, and I consider this song to be the first rock n' roll song ever. "Rock Around the Clock" is ok, but Bill Haley owes everything to artists like Big Joe. Give credit where credit is due.