Puttin’ On the Ritz- Harry Richman (1930)

This clip features actor, singer and nightclub performer Harry Richman performing the song “Puttin’ On the Ritz”. The song was featured in a scene from the musical of the same name. It was written and published by Irving Berlin in...

Swinging in Harlem (1938)

Watch this excellent footage of the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra playing “Swinging in Harlem”. Erskine Hawkins was from Birmingham, Alabama and was a prominent African American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1978, Erskine...

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