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Louis Jordan - Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
This is a clip from the 1944 film "Follow the Boys". In this film there's a performance sequence of the song "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby".
The song was originally released by Louis Jordan in 1944 as a b-side. It became a hit and reached high positions in various charts. The song was co-written by Billy Austin. The phrase "Is you is or is you ain't" dates back to the 1920's where it first appeared in a story by Octavus Roy Cohen who wrote humorous black dialect fiction, racist fiction basically.
The tune has over time become a jazz standard and it has been recorded by such artists as: B.B. King, Diana Krall,Bing Crosby,Nat King Cole, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
It also gained fame through being featured in a 1946 "Tom and Jerry" short titled "Solid Serenade". That is the clip above this text. It's a fun little clip. The title card of the cartoon is in the image below.
It's a great little jazz tune, sure to pick you up if you're feeling down, cause this is swingin'!
Enjoy ; )
Etiketter:
1944,
1946,
b.b. king,
Billy Austin,
black dialect,
cartoon,
Diana Krall,
Is you is or is you ain't,
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby,
jazz,
Louis Jordan,
phrase,
Solid Serenade,
Tom and Jerry
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